Clara Jane Gerrish (c. 1859–c. 1914): Family Heritage

Female Abt 1859 - Abt 1914 (54 years)

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Her life

Name	Clara Jane Gerrish [1]
Birth	Abt Aug 1859	Clifton, Gloucestershire, England [2]
Gender	Female
Census	7 Apr 1861	2 Hammersmith Place, St Philip and St Jacob Out, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3]
	Age: 2
		1861 Census: 2 Hammersmith Place, St Philip and St Jacob Out, Bristol, Gloucestershire
Census	2 Apr 1871	Hammersmith Place, St Philip and St Jacob Out, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [4]
	Age: 12
		1871 Census: Hammersmith Place, St Philip and St Jacob Out, Bristol, Gloucestershire
Census	3 Apr 1881	14 Hammersmith Place, St Philip and St Jacob Out, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [5]
	Age: 22
		1881 Census: 14 Hammersmith Place, St Philip and St Jacob Out, Bristol, Gloucestershire
Residence	28 Jul 1889	12 Hammersmith Place, St Philip and St Jacob Out, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [6]
Census	5 Apr 1891	14 Hammersmith Place, St Philip and St Jacob Out, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [7]
	Age: 30
		1891 Census: 14 Hammersmith Place, St Philip and St Jacob Out, Bristol, Gloucestershire
Census	31 Mar 1901	33 Grafton Street, St Silas, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [8]
	Age: 40
		1901 Census: 33 Grafton Street, St Silas, Bristol, Gloucestershire
Census	2 Apr 1911	65 Park Street, Knowle, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [9]
	Age: 50
	Married 22 years; 10 children born alive, 9 living, 1 died.
		1911 Census: 65 Park Street, Knowle, Bristol, Gloucestershire
Death	Abt Feb 1914	Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [10]
	Age: 54
Person ID	I1567	Barnes • Whitmore • Cocks • Westlake \| Barnes family
Last Modified	3 Nov 2026

Family 1	John Catlin [11]
Marriage	Abt May 1879	Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [12]
Family ID	F537	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	3 Nov 2026

Family 2 James Clements, b. Bef 24 Aug 1851, Heydon, Essex, England d. Abt Feb 1920, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England (Age > 68 years) [6, 9, 13]

Marriage 28 Jul 1889 St Silas’ Church, St Philip and St Jacob Out, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [6]

Type: Banns

James Clements, widower; Clara Jane Catlin, widow. Witnesses: Charles Henry Workman and Henretta [Pynn?].

Children

	1. Emma Victoria Clements, b. Abt May 1890, Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England
	2. Elsie Clements, b. Abt Nov 1891, Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England
	3. Florence Mary Clements, b. Abt May 1893, Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England
	4. Arthur George Clements, b. Abt Aug 1894, Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England
	5. Henry Clements, b. Abt May 1896, Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England
	6. Ursula Clements, b. Abt Feb 1898, Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England
	7. Walter Thomas Clements, b. Abt May 1899, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England d. Abt Nov 1901, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England (Age 2 years)
	8. Sidney George Clements, b. Abt Aug 1900, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
	9. Hilda Alexandra Clements, b. Abt Aug 1902, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
	10. Ellen Clements, b. Abt May 1904, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Family ID F536 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 3 Nov 2026

Event Map

	Birth - Abt Aug 1859 - Clifton, Gloucestershire, England
	Child - Emma Victoria Clements - Abt May 1890 - Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England
	Child - Elsie Clements - Abt Nov 1891 - Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England
	Child - Florence Mary Clements - Abt May 1893 - Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England
	Child - Arthur George Clements - Abt Aug 1894 - Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England
	Child - Henry Clements - Abt May 1896 - Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England
	Child - Ursula Clements - Abt Feb 1898 - Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England

[S1371] Marriage Record: James Clements and Clara Jane Catlin (1889), St Silas register 1868-1893, p. 204, no. 408 (Reliability: 3).
Married as Clara Jane Catlin, widow, daughter of Stephen Gerrish.
[S7] GRO Index, 1859 Q3, Clifton, Vol 6a, pg 92 (Reliability: 2).
GERRISH, CLARA JANE; COOMBS
[S42] 1861 Census, RG 9/1736, f. 60, p. 17 (Reliability: 3).
[S46] 1871 Census, RG 10/2563, f. 33, p. 11 (Reliability: 3).
[S47] 1881 Census, RG 11/2501, f. 36, p. 7 (Reliability: 3).
[S1371] Marriage Record: James Clements and Clara Jane Catlin (1889), St Silas register 1868-1893, p. 204, no. 408 (Reliability: 3).
[S48] 1891 Census, RG 12/1986, f. 48, p. 27 (Reliability: 3).
[S49] 1901 Census, RG 13/2385, f. 53, p. 19 (Reliability: 3).
[S200] 1911 Census, RG 14/14930, schedule 158 (Reliability: 3).
[S7] GRO Index, 1914 Q1, Bristol, Vol 6a, pg 142 (Reliability: 2).
CLEMENTS, CLARA JANE; 54
[S47] 1881 Census, RG 11/2501, f. 36, p. 7 (Reliability: 3).
Clara Jane is “Wife” of John Catlin, in her mother Emma Gerrish’s household, in the 1881 census.
[S7] GRO Index, 1879 Q2, Bristol, Vol 6a, pg 35 (Reliability: 2).
Catlin John; Gerrish Clara Jane
[S49] 1901 Census, RG 13/2385, f. 53, p. 19 (Reliability: 3).
The children are named as James’s sons and daughters, and Clara’s, in the 1901 and 1911 censuses.