Henry Clark, Convict “Admiral Gambier” 1811

Henry CLARKE (aka CLACK aka CLARK) was born c1793 (unknown parents)

Henry was convicted for theft (with William CLACK possibly his brother, but could be some other relationship) and sentenced to transportation for life (alternate sources say 12 years or 14 years). He arrived in Sydney Cove on 29/9/1811 on "Admiral Gambier"

Henry married Sarah BELLAMY on 27/7/1818 at Parramatta and they had the following children

• John 1824
• Henry 1826
• Sarah 1829
• William 1831 died 1831
• Jane 1833
• Anne 1836
• Mary Ann 1839
• William 1841

Henry died 15/8/1842 in Sydney age 51

Notes

• Sentence discrepancy
  • The 1828 census says "Henry Clack, age 35, Gambier, life
• Age discrepancy
  • 1811 marriage - age 25 - born c 1793
  • 1828 census - age 35 - born c1793
  • 1842 death - age 51 - born c1791
  • other dates mentioned in websites 30/7/1787 and 1797
• Surname spelling
  • 1811 CLACK in Convict listing
  • 1818 CLACK in permission to marry
  • 1818 CLARK in marriage
  • 1824 CLARKE in son John's birth record
  • 1826 CLARKE in son Henry's birth record and baptism record
  • 1828 CLACK in census (Convicts were required to give the name they were transported under)
  • 1829 CLARKE in daughter Sarah's birth record
  • 1831 CLARK in son William's birth and baptism record
  • 1831 CLARKE in son William's death record
  • 1833 CLARK in daughter Jane's birth record (she married in 1849 under CLARKE)
  • 1836 CLARK in daughter Anne's birth record
  • 1838 CLARK in daughter Mary Ann's birth record
  • 1841 CLARKE in son William's baptism record
  • 1842 CLARKE in death record

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Do NOT confuse with

• Henry CLARKE convict "Larkins" arrived 1817 - with brothers Joshua and William

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LINKS

• https://australianroyalty.net.au/individual.php?pid=I51378&ged=purn...
• https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/clack/henry/61418
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Clack-86
• https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/clack/william/61419
• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Aug 25 2018, 22:05:59 UTC