Ann was baptised on 15 Oct, 1815 at St. Nicholas Church in Gayton, Northamptonshire, England^a1, the daughter of Thomas Townsend★, a boatman, and Hester Pitham (1780–1855)★. She is Stephanie's 3x great grandmother.

She married Adam Clarke (1817–1900)★ on 22 May, 1836 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul in Heyford, Northamptonshire, England^b1 . They had ten children:–

• Ellen born in 1836 in Northamptonshire in England.
• Thomas baptised on 13 Aug, 1837 in the parish of Stoke Bruerne in Northamptonshire, England^c1.
• Joseph★, canal boatman, born on 24 Apr, 1840 in Nether Heyford in Northamptonshire, England^d1. Married Elizabeth Bates★ on 11 Jan, 1864 at The Register Office in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England^d2. Died on 26 Jun, 1925 in Nether Heyford^d3 at the age of eighty-five.
• John baptised on 27 Aug, 1845 in the parish of Heyford in Northamptonshire, England^b2. Died before 1847.
• Jane baptised on 18 Oct, 1846 in Heyford^b3.
• Hannah baptised on 11 Apr, 1850 in Heyford^b4.
• William died in infancy. Baptised on 7 Jan, 1852 in Heyford^b5. Died on 12 Jan, 1852 in Nether Heyford^e1,b5.
• Elizabeth baptised on 22 Feb, 1852 in Heyford^b6.
• John baptised on 22 Feb, 1852 in Heyford^b7.
• Louis baptised on 8 Apr, 1855 in Heyford^b8.

By the time of the 1851 census she was living in Nether Heyford^f1 with her husband Adam, a boatman, six children Joseph Clarke, a boatman, Thomas Clarke (1837–?), a boatman, Jane Clarke (1846–?), Elizabeth Clarke (1852–?), William Clarke (1852–1852) and John Clarke (1852–?) and mother Hester.

In the 1861 census she was living at Billings Yard in Watery Lane, Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire, England^g1 with her husband Adam, now an agricultural labourer and seven children Joseph, now an agricultural labourer, Thomas Clarke, now an agricultural labourer, Elizabeth Clarke, William Clarke, Louis Clarke (1855–?), Hannah Clarke (1850–?) and John Clarke, an agricultural labourer.

Ann was recorded in the 1871 census at Billings Yard, Nether Heyford^h1 with her four children William Clarke, an iron stone labourer, Louis Clarke, an agricultural labourer, Hannah Clarke and John Clarke, now a bricklayer's labourer.

Ann was buried at the age of sixty-one on 11 Sep, 1877 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Heyford^b9 She was survived by her husband Adam.

Timeline

1815

15 Oct

Baptised at St. Nicholas Church, Gayton, Northamptonshire, England.^a1

1836

Daughter, Ellen Clarke (1836–?), born in Northamptonshire, England.

22 May

Married Adam Clarke★ at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Heyford, Northamptonshire.^b1
Recorded as living in Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire.^b1

1837

13 Aug

Son, Thomas Clarke (1837–?), baptised in Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire, England.^c1
Recorded as living in Shutlanger, Northamptonshire.^c1

1840

24 Apr

Her son, Joseph Clarke (1840–1925)★, born in Nether Heyford. She was the informant.^d1

20 May

Recorded as living in Nether Heyford.^d1

1845

27 Aug

Son, John Clarke (1845–?), baptised in Heyford, Northamptonshire, England.^b2
Recorded as living in Nether Heyford.^b2

1846

18 Oct

Daughter, Jane Clarke (1846–?), baptised in Heyford.^b3
Recorded as living in Heyford.^b3

before 1847

Son, John Clarke (1845–?), died.

1850

11 Apr

Daughter, Hannah Clarke (1850–?), baptised in Heyford.^b4
Recorded as residing in Heyford.^b4

1851

30 Mar

Recorded in the 1851 census residing in Nether Heyford.^f1

1852

7 Jan

Son, William Clarke (1852–1852), baptised in Heyford.^b5
Recorded as living in Nether Heyford.

12 Jan

Son, William Clarke (1852–1852), died in Nether Heyford.^e1,b5

22 Feb

Daughter, Elizabeth Clarke (1852–?), baptised in Heyford.^b6
Son, John Clarke (1852–?), baptised in Heyford.^b7
Recorded as living in Heyford.^b7,b6

before 1855

Father, Thomas Townsend★, died.

1855

8 Apr

Son, Louis Clarke (1855–?), baptised in Heyford.^b8
Recorded as residing in Nether Heyford.^b8

1861

7 Apr

Recorded in the 1861 census at Billings Yard, Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire.^g1

1871

2 Apr

Recorded in the 1871 census living at Billings Yard, Nether Heyford.^h1

1877

11 Sep

Buried at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Heyford.^b9
Recorded as residing in Nether Heyford.^b9

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