Bank Officer

Name of “Morton Reigels Stowe Clark” from hand-drawn tree given to Brian Oliver by Peter Horneman circa 2005, great-grandson of Emma Caroline Horneman b. 1836.

Year and country of birth, marriage and death from Pedigree Chart prepared by Kathleen Maud Brooks (nee Oliver) and forwarded to Brian of nzolivers.com by Helen Shirley Oliver.

Day and month of birth, day and month and death, place of marriage, from research file09 in May 2017.

Peter Horneman told Brian of nzolivers.com in May 2017 that, The Clarks lived at 5 Goring Street Wellington (off George Street, which is off Tinakori Road). Peter said the house is still there”. See photo ex Google Maps ‘Street View’ extracted in May 2017.

According to Alexander Turnbull Library search for daughter Kathleen Rita Clark, “Resided at Goring Street, Wellington, during the First World War”.


Is this our Morton?
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Oamaru Roll for 1887
Clark, Morton Rigels Stone, residential, Hull street, clerk
[NOTE: Brian of nzolivers suspects this should be for Wellington and Hill Street, not Oamaru/Hull Street]

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Wellington for 1890, 1896
Clark, Morton Reigels Stow, Hill Street, Clerk
[NOTE: Hill Street runs between Tinakori Road and Molesworth Street]

New Zealand Electoral Roll - City of Wellington Roll for 1893, 1894, 1896
Clark, Morton Reigels Stow, Hill Street, clerk, residential
Clark, Percy Octavius, Hill Street, bank clerk, residential
Clark, Kate Maria, May Street, married woman, residential

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Palmerston [North] Supplement No. 1 Roll for 1894
Clark, Morton Reigels Stow, Palmerston North, bank clerk, residential

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Palmerston [North] Roll for 1896
Clark, Morton Reigelo Stow, Palmerston North, bank clerk, residential

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Palmerston [North] for 1896
Clark, Morton Reigels Stow, Hill Street , Bank Clerk

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Wellington Suburbs for 1896, 1900
Clark, Morton Reigels Stow, Owen Street, Banker
Clark, Katie Maria, Owen Street , married

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Wellington Suburbs for 1897
Clark, Morton Reigels Stow, Owen Street, banker, residential
Clark, Katie Maria, Owen Street, wife, residential

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Wellington Suburbs for 1899, 1900
Clark, Morton Reigels Stow, Owen Street, banker, residential
Clark, Katie Maria, Owen Street, housewife, residential

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Wellington Roll for 1902, 1908
Clark, Morton Reigels Stow, 10 Evelyn Place, bank clerk

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Wellington Central for 1903, 1905/6
Clark, Morton Reigels Stow, 10 Evelyn Place, Bank Clerk

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Newtown Roll for 1905/6
Clark, Katie Maria, Owen Street, married

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Wellington North for 1905/6, 1908, 1911, 1914
Clark, Morton Reigels Stow, 5 Goring Street, Banker
Clark, Katie Maria, 5 Goring Street, married
[NOTE: Goring Street, cut through the property of the late Walter Johnston and named after his father-in-law, Forster Goring
https://www.wcl.govt.nz/heritage/streetspart2chap13.html ]

Wise’s New Zealand Directory 1892/93
Featherston ter. (Lower). Right hand side from Tinakori rd, ninth listing out of nine:
Clark Morton, bank clerk
[NOTE: Featherston Terrace ran between Tinakori Road and Grant Road. It is now called Newman Terrace, and commemorates a former mayor, Dr. Newman (1849-1924), M.P. for Wellington suburbs from 1884 to 1906:
https://www.wcl.govt.nz/heritage/streetspart2chap13.html ]
Today the house would be no. 18 Newman Terrace.

Wise’s New Zealand Directory 1898/99
Owen Street, Right hand side from Mein St., first listing past Cardall Street:
54 Owen Street, Clark Morton R S

Wise’s New Zealand Directory 1900
Owen Street, Right hand side from Mein St., first listing past Cardall Street:
54 Owen Street, Clark Morton R S
[NOTE: This no. 51 is not as per current house numbering today. If the first listing was for the first house, today this would be no. 98 Owen St]

Wise’s New Zealand Directory 1901
Owen Street, Right hand side from Mein St., first listing past Cardall Street:
54 Owen Street, Clark Morton R S
{Note; There are six listings in this block. Today, there are six houses in this block. Therefore, Morton would have been in the first house, confirming no. 98 Owen St today].

Wise’s New Zealand Directory 1904 and 1907
Goring Street, Off George street, Left hand side, third listing:
5 Goring Street, Clark Morton, clerk
[NOTE: Goring Street, cut through the property of the late Walter Johnston and named after his father-in-law, Forster Goring
https://www.wcl.govt.nz/heritage/streetspart2chap13.html ]
[Note: where no. 11 would be is “Thorndon Hall”]

Wise’s New Zealand Directory 1910, 1913
Goring Street, Left hand side from George St, third listing:
5 Goring Street, Clark Morton, bank clerk
[Note: where no. 11 would be is “Thorndon Hall”]

Wise’s New Zealand Directory 1916
Goring Street, Left hand side from George St, third listing:
5 Goring Street, Clark Morton R. S, bk clk

Year of marriage confirmed from search on New Zealand BDM website in February 2022:
1890/3099. Bride: Katie Maria Dodson. Groom: Morton Reiglds Honr Clark

Full date of marriage of 28 October 1890 from further searching in February 2022 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.

Result from birth search on New Zealand BDM website in March 2022:
1863/12908. Clark, Morton Reigels Stow. Mother: Emma Caroline. Father: Henry Gosling
Brian of nzolivers notes the consistancy of Morton’s third given name is spelt without an “E” on the end, rather it is spelt as “Stow”.

Full date of birth of 17 July 1863 confirmed from further searching in March 2022 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.

Place of birth of Motueka, Tasman, New Zealand from research file57 and added here in March 2022.

Result from death search on New Zealand BDM website in March 2022:
1916/1623. Clark, Morton Reigels Stow, died age 52Y

Full date of death of 17 February 1916 confirmed from further searching in March 2022 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.

Buried: Karori Cemetery Area 01 Block A Row 04 Plot 051 from New Zealand Cemetery Records 1800-2007 and added here in March 2022:
In Loving Memory of Morton Reigel Stowe CLARK died 17 February 1916 aged 52. Also Katie M. CLARK, relict of the above died 6 April 1919 aged 56 and their infant son Fergus died 17 April 1901.