Susan Clarke, from the townland of Crossmakeelan County Cavan was born on 27th September, 1904 and baptised on 28th September 1904. Her parents were Pat Clarke and Susan Trainor, her sponsors were John McCaul and Mary Freeman. They were farmers. In 1911, she was living with her parents and her sisters Maggie 10 and Mary 9.
On the 28th December 1922 she married Andrew Ignatius Clarke. On 1st August 1923, he left Londonderry on the Camaronia and his gave his wife’s name and address as his relative, the address was Crossmanolan, Bailieborough (a mix of Crossamakeelan and Nolagh!) He sailed on the Cameronia for New York, he arrived on 8th August 1923. He was a farm labourer and heading for New York, with $22. He was going to his brother Patrick at 274, West 117th Street New York. He was described as 5’8” with dark complexion, black hair and grey eyes.
On 30th August, 1928, Susan and their son Patrick left Cobh on bord the Republic and arrived in New York on the 8th September 1928. She gave her father’s name and address from whence they came, and had over $50 with them, she was described as 5’ tall with a fresh complexion and brown hair and blue eyes, Patrick was 2’6” tall. They traveled on immigration visas issued in Dublin. They were going to Andrew who was living at 282, west 117th Street New York. In 1930, he was living in East 138th Street and working as a chauffeur for the 5th Bus Company, they are renting. With him was his wife Susan, Patrick 6 and Terence 2, who was born in New York. They had Charles McIntyre living with them, who may have been a neighbour from home.
In 1933 the US Dept of Labour sealed Andrew’s Declaration to be naturalised, which he had completed seven year previously, Susan was included on his form and his photo was attached, he gave his date of birth as 13th August 1894. In May 1933, when Andrew filed his petition to be naturalised, he was still working as a chauffeur and they had two more children Kathleen born 17th September 1930 and Susan born in August 1932, at this stage they were living at 577 East 137 Street, Bronx, New York. In 1940 they were living in E135 Street, he was still working as a chauffeur for a bus company, they now had six children, the latest being Andrew 5, and Thomas age 1.
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| Date of Birth | 24th Sep 1904 | |
