Hannah Eliza Clark

Hannah Eliza Clark

• Father: Thomas Clark b. circa 1813
• Mother: Judith Dickinson b. circa 1814, d. between 1851 and 1861

• Her name was recorded as Ann E. in the 1851 census.
• Hannah Eliza Clark was born in February 1845 in Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
• Thomas Clark and Judith Dickinson appeared in the British census of 30 March 1851 in Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, at 44 Town End. Other members of the household included Hannah Eliza Clark, Nathaniel Dickinson Clark, Thomas Albert Clark, Edward Clark, Emily Clark and Samuel Clark. Also in the household were children Eleanor (age 17), Rebekah (16) and Elizabeth (14), not yet recorded.
• Thomas Clark appeared in the British census of 7 April 1861 in Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, at 72 Low Common. Other members of the household included Hannah Eliza Clark, Nathaniel Dickinson Clark, Thomas Albert Clark and Edward Clark.
• She was a wool power loom weaver, according to the 1861 census.
• She married Thomas Shipston, son of George Shipston and Elizabeth (?), circa 1868.
• Thomas Shipston and Hannah Eliza Clark appeared in the British census of 2 April 1871 in Holbeck, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, at New Hall. Other members of the household included Judith Shipston.
• Hannah Eliza Clark and Thomas Shipston arrived between 1878 and 1880, accompanied by Judith Shipston, Jane Shipston, Albert Shipston, Edmund Shipston and Fred Shipston according to various censuses.
• Thomas Shipston and Hannah Eliza Clark appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Niagara, Niagara County, New York. Other members of the household included Judith Shipston, Jane Shipston, Albert Shipston, Edmund Shipston and Fred Shipston.
• Thomas Shipston and Hannah Eliza Clark appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, at 717 Linnwood Avenue. Other members of the household included Jane Shipston, Edmund Shipston, Fred Shipston, Clark Shipston, Stewart Shipston and George Shipston. The family name is spelled "Shipton." Son Albert is not enumerated in the household.
• Thomas Shipston and Hannah Eliza Clark appeared in the New York state census of 1 June 1905 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, at 717 Linnwood Avenue. Other members of the household included Jane Shipston, Fred Shipston and George Shipston.
• Thomas Shipston and Hannah Eliza Clark appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, at 1319 Whitney Avenue. Other members of the household included Jane Shipston and George Shipston.
• Thomas Shipston and Hannah Eliza Clark appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Niagara Falls, New York, at 1319 Whitney Avenue. Other members of the household included Jane Shipston and George Shipston.
• Hannah Eliza Clark became a widow at the 31 July 1922 death of her husband Thomas Shipston.
• The following appeared on 11 December 1923 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: [Died] In McGill, Nevada, Dec. 5, 1923, Stewart Shipston, aged 41 years, son of Mrs. Hannah Shipston and the late Thomas Shipston, brother of Mrs. Judith Murtha and Miss Jane, Fred and Clark of this city, Albert of Rochester, N. Y., Edmund of Youngstown, N. Y. and George of La Salle, N. Y. Funeral services at the family home, 1319 Whitney avenue, Wednesday, Dec. 12th at 2:30 p.m. Rev. D. H. Weeks will officiate. Burial Riverdale cemetery.
• The following appeared on 16 May 1925 in The Niagara Falls Gazette: Carl Kammerer Pleases Aerial Audience with Group of Numbers.  Friends of Carl A. Kammerer, of this city, were pleased last Saturday when they tuned in on a New York station to hear the announced speak the name of Mr. Kammerer as one of the broadcasting artists. Mr. Kammerer broadcasted a program of songs which were highly entertaining to his old friends in this city and the radio audience at large. He has been studying music for some time in New York taking organ instruction under Dr. William Carl at the Guilmont organ school, and voice culture under Mr. William Thorner. 
       In last Saturday's broadcasting Mr. Kammerer was accompanied on the organ by Sydney Johnson, an English organist of considerable ability, who was heard recently in a recital on the Wanamaker organ in Philadelphia. Mr. Johnson, who is a nephew of Mrs. Hannah Shipston, of this city, is making a tour of America and will visit Niagara Falls late in the summer. He has been spending some time in New York with Mr. Kammerer. 
• The following appeared on 28 November 1925 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: The funeral of Mrs. Judith Murtha was held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock from her home, No. 2815 Macklem avenue. The Rev. D. H. Weeks, of the Epiphany Episcopal church, conducted the service. Burial was in Riverdale cemetery.
       Mrs. Murtha died on Tuesday. She was 56 years old and a lifelong resident of Niagara Falls. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Charles S. Bank, of Albany and Miss Marion Murtha of this city, and a son, Dr. William H. Murtha, of this city, her mother, Mrs. Thomas Shipston; a sister, Miss Jane Shipston, and five brothers, Albert, of Rochester; Edmund, of Youngstown; Clark and Fred, both of this city; and George of La Salle.
       The bearers at the funeral yesterday were Ernest Potter, Omar Neville, Otto J. Jacoby, Frank P. Freel, George Stoll and M. H. Hendley.
• Hannah Eliza Clark died on 1 February 1930 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, at 4002 Carrol Avenue.
• She was interred at Riverdale Cemetery, Lewiston, Niagara County, New York.
• The following appeared on 1 February 1930 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: Mrs. Hannah Shipston, 85 years old, resident of Niagara Falls for many years, died at her home, 4002 Carrol avenue, early today, following a brief illness. The funeral will be held from the family home Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, the Rev. David Henry Weeks officiating. Burial will be in Riverdale cemetery.
       Mrs. Shipston was born in Morley, Yorkshire, England, and came to this country when she was young. She had won for herself a host of friends during her long residence in Niagara Falls. Her husband, the late Thomas Shipston, died a number of years ago. Mrs. Shipston was a member of the Church of the Epiphany and was held in high esteem throughout the community. She was injured recently when she tripped over a carpet and fell in her home.
       She is survived by one daughter, Miss Jane Shipston, this city, and five sons, Fred, Clark and George Shipston, of this city; Edmund Shipston, of Youngstown, and Albert Shipston, of New York City.
• The following appeared on 4 February 1930 in the Niagara Falls Gazette:
       Funeral services for Mrs. Hannah Shipston, 85 years old, well known Niagara Falls resident who died Saturday, were held at the family home, 4002 Carrol avenue, yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, the Rev. David Henry Weeks officiating. A large number of friends attended the obsequies and the many beautiful floral tributes attested to the esteem in which Mrs. Shipston was held in the community. Interment was made in Riverdale cemetery.
       The pallbearers were Irwin Dale, Arthur Lynch, John W. Jenny, Jr., Otto Jacoby, Charles Woolcock, E. E. Mansfield, H. Knight and Thomas Bradford.

• Last Edited: 20 Dec 2015