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WILSON, Clara Augusta
1867 - 1939 (72 years) Has 38 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.
1834 - 1911 (76 years)-
Name WILSON, Clara Augusta Birth 1867 Bow, Middlesex, England 
Gender Female Death 8 Dec 1939 Person ID I4181 Edgoose Last Modified 30 Jan 2026
Father WILSON, George Augustus, b. 15 Nov 1834, Downham Market, Norfolk, England d. 6 Jul 1911, Melrose City, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 76 years) Mother WHITE, Ruth, b. 9 Sep 1838, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 26 Oct 1858 St. Marylebone, Middlesex, England Family ID F1750 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family HOOK, George Albert, b. Sep 1868, Harrington, Maine, USA d. Between 1910 and 1920 (Age 41 years) Marriage 24 Jan 1895 Arlington, Massachusetts, USA Children 1. HOOK, Helen R., b. Oct 1895, Massachusetts, USA d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F1872 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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CLARA AUGUSTA WILSON 1867-1939
The birth of a Clara Augusta WILSON was registered in 1867.
(GRO March Q 1867 [WHITE] Poplar 1c 630)
The 1871 census of 1 Devons Road, Bromley St. Leonard, London:
George A. WILSON, head, aged 36, hairdresser, born at Downham, Suffolk (sic);
Ruth WILSON, wife, aged 32, born in Cambridgeshire;
Catherine WILSON, daughter, aged 10, scholar, born at Bow, Middlesex;
Alice WILSON, daughter, aged 7, scholar, born at Bow;
*Clara WILSON, daughter, aged 4, born at Bow;
Frederick WILSON, son, aged 11 months, born at Bow;
Ellen MILLS, servant, aged 14, born at Bow, Middlesex.
(RG10/569/16/39)
The family emigrated to the USA in 1875.
(source: US Federal Census 1900)
They appear in the 1880 US Federal Census at Eighth Street, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts:
George A. WILSON, aged 45, barber, born in England;
Ruth WILSON, wife, aged 40, keeping house, born in England;
Kate A. WILSON, daughter, aged 19, window rolls, born in England;
Alice M. WILSON, daughter, aged 16, window rolls, born in England;
*Clara A. WILSON, daughter, aged 13, at school, born in England;
Frederick WILSON, son, aged 10, at school, born in England.
A Clara Augusta WILSON married at Waltham, Massachusetts, in 1895.
Unfortunately there is no corresponding entry for George A. HOOK. See 1900 and 1910 census entries below.
(Massachusetts Archives 1897 Waltham 452 403)
(NEHGR: Massachusetts Vital Records 1840-1911)
George A. HOOK of Waltham, Massachusettts, 25 year old son of Henry W. HOOK and his wife Helen R. HOOK formerly BICKMORE, married 28 year old Clara Augusta WILSON of Boston, Massachusetts, daughter of George A. WILSON and his wife Ruth formerly WHITE of London, England, at Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA, on 24 January 1895.
(Ancestry: Massachusetts Marriage Records 1840-1915)
From the 1900 US Federal Census of Putnam Street, Ward 3 Somerville City, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA:
*George A. HOOK, head, aged 31, born September 1868 in Maine, awning manufacturer, house rented;
Clara A. HOOK, wife, aged 32, born November (sic) 1867 in England, immigrated 1875, counter girl, married 5 years, one child, one living;
Helen R. HOOK, daughter, aged 4, born Ocotober 1895 in Massachusetts.
Sophie A. KIENDER, boarder, single, aged 26, born August 1873 in Massachusetts, counter girl;
Sadie M. LOMBARD, servant, single, aged 20, born February 1880 in Maine.
(Roll T623, Enumeration District 0935)
From the 1910 US Federal Census of Winter Street, Ward 7 Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA:
George A. HOOK, head, aged 39, born in Maine, Conductor Pullman Parlor Car Co, wage earner, house rented, out of work 10 weeks;
*Clara A. HOOK, wife, aged 42, born in England of English parents, immigrated 1880 [sic], Forelady Lunch Room;
Helen B. HOOK, daughter, aged 14, born in Massachusetts, no employment.
(T624_604, Page 11A, Enumeration District 1018)
From the 1920 US Federal Census of Commonwealth Avenue, Boston Ward 25, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA, enumerated on 9 January 1920:
*Clara W. [sic] HOOK, head, aged 58, widow, immigrated 1878 [sic], naturalised 1895, clerk in restaurant;
Helen R. HOOK, daughter, aged 24, single, born in Massachusetts, saleswoman dry goods.
(Roll T625_741, Page 11A, Enumeration District 586)
HOOK, Clara A., wid. George A., boards 98 Malvern.
(Melrose 1922 and 1924 City Directories)
HOOK, Clara A. (Mrs. George A.) died 8 December 1939.
(1940 Providence, Rhode Island, City Directory)
(revised 09.08.2018)