John James Clark

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John James Clark

This letter that JJ Clark gave to his future wife, Mary Taylor 'Polly' Watmuff was sent when Mary was 16 and John was 23. It was written using pictures in the place of words- like a code or inscription. What it says is:
"Miss M.T Watmuff,
My angel,
can I ever forget
you, let me anchor my heart over thine always,
Dear Polly will you have me
Your Lovingly,
JJ Clark.
29 March 1861

3 years of waiting after this, the couple were married.

Date & Place: Not specified or unknown.

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John James Clark 1838 - Jun 25, 1915 St Kilda, VIC, Australia

John James Clark of St Kilda, Port Phillip City County, VIC Australia was born in 1838 in Liverpool, Merseyside County, England United Kingdom to George Clark and Mary (Unwin) Clark. He had siblings George Cotton Clark, Maria Morton (Clark) Panter, William Allison Clark, Elizabeth Cotton Clark, Robert Cornelius Clark, Maryanne Clark, Mary Ellen Clark, and Georgina (Clark) Lowe. He married Mary Taylor Watmuff, and had children Edward James Clark, Charles Marlow Clark, and Albert Clark. John Clark died at age 76 years old on June 25, 1915 in St Kilda, Port Phillip City County, VIC Australia.

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Adelaide Watmuff

Hey guys, just a little about me. I love reading, I LOVE history, and I've recently been digging up some family history- because a lot of the things I'm reading (like the diaries of John Henry Watmuff) are amazing primary sources to what life was like in the late 1800's for the common Aussie bloke. Also, I'm waving to all my friends who looked up my name just to see if it would pop up- you guys are cool!

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