Her father’s name was William (30 yo) and her mother was Sarah nee Clarke (32). Alice Annie was known in the family as Elsie. She was my Great Aunt, my paternal Grandfather's older sister. She was named Alice after her maternal Grandmother Alice Clarke.
By the time she was 12 yo (1881 Census), the family had moved to Innerleithen in Peebleshire (abt 1879) and she lived at home there for about ten years.
Elsie married Thomas George Clapperton on 15 May 1894, in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
They had their first child William A on 04 July 1897, in Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, America. Their second Sarah Alice known as Sadie was born on 01 November 1899 back in Innerleithen, Scotland. Then Jessie Grierson 1902, Margaret Elizabeth (Peggy) in 1905, and Thomas George Pearce in 1907, named after his father. Sadly he only lived to nineteen months. Two years later Mary Winifred was born in 1909.
In the 1901 Census, the Clapperton family were living in Innerleithen at 26 Waverley Road. They had taken over the running of the Aerated Water manufacturing and Soft Drinks factory from Elsie’s father William Pearce.
26 Waverley Road, Innerleithen
Elsie lived a long life, dying when she was 89yo on 04 March 1958 at home, suffering from a cerebral haemorrhage. Her death was registered by her son William. Elsie is buried with her husband of 42 years, William George (Died of Apoplexy/stroke on 26 August 1936, 66yo) in the Traquair Road Cemetery, Innerleithen, Scottish Borders, Scotland.
Buried with their parents are:
Thomas George Pearce 19mths died 1908, William (husband of Helen) 66yo 1963.
Inscription on the headstone reads: ‘Until the day breaks.’
We visited the grave in 2015 and paid Elsie and family our respects.
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