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Clara Amelia ISSELL
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Name Clara Amelia ISSELL Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 7 Jul 1866 Salcombe, Devon, England
- GRO ref: Issell, Clara A q3 1866 Kingsbridge RD 5b 186; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Reeve
Entered as 4 July 1880 in the 1939 register, later 'corrected' to 7 July 1868.
Baptised 23 Dec 1866 Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon, England
- From PR entry (image on Devon FHS website, viewed 7 May 2020)
"1866 Decr 23d Clara Amelia, parents: Thomas & Clara Ann Issell, abode: Salcombe, father a Master Mariner"
Gender Female Education 1881 5, Alton Terrace, Plymouth, Devon, England
- Boarder / scholar with 3 other boarders living with 6 schoolmistresses (5 sisters and a German partner)
Occupation 1911 Charlton House, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
Governess - In the Henry household - parents Edward and Gladys and their two sons, aged 7 and 8. Seven live-in servants also present (including a nurse-maid).
Forty five year old Clara shown as aged 30! (birthplace confirms it was this Clara Issell)
Occupation 1939 “Rosemont”, St Stephens Road, Saltash, Cornwall, England
Companion Help - To one Sarah E Andrews, born 1864, of private means.
(Ref: RG101/6707G/004/5 Letter Code: WAVF)
Died Jun Q 1957 Totnes Reg Dist, Devon, England
- GRO ref: ISSELL, Clara A q2 1957 Totnes RD 7a 716 aged 90; GRO online index shows middle name as Amelia
Siblings1 sister Patriarch & Matriarch
John ISSELL, b. Est 1600, d. Aug 1638, Stokenham, Devon, England
(Age ~ 38 years) (6 x Great Grandfather) 
Amelia Jane FORBES, b. Abt 1813, Ringmore, Devon, England
, d. Yes, date unknown (Grandmother) 
Person ID I2663 All Last Modified 7 May 2020
Father Thomas ISSELL, b. 11 Aug 1825, Stokenham, Devon, England
, d. 5 Jan 1870, Between Rio de Janeiro and Barbados, At Sea
(Age 44 years)
Other Partners: Mary Forbes REEVE m. 22 Apr 1861Mother Clara Ann REEVE, b. Sep Q 1844, Dodbrooke, Devon, England
, d. Jun Q 1935, Bridgwater Reg Dist, Somerset, England
(Age ~ 91 years)
Other Partners: Arthur George Albert BRIDGE m. Mar Q 1897Married 1 Jun 1865 The Parish Church, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England
- From PR (seen image)
Both of full age, widower and spinster, Thomas Issell a Master Mariner, Clara Ann Reeve no occupation, both resident Stoke Damerel; fathers Richard Issell, Farmer and James Ryder Reeve, Farmer.
Both signed, as did witnesses E Pepperell and A J Reeve; marr by licence
GRO ref: Issell, Thomas to Reeve, Clara Ann q2 1865 Stoke Damarel RD 5b 599
Family ID F2048 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- GRO ref: Issell, Clara A q3 1866 Kingsbridge RD 5b 186; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Reeve

