Researching Robert Clarence
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 116 people with the Clarence surname? In that year Clarence was ranked number 3463 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Clarence on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Clarence and the Clarence Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Clarence Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Clarence family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 198 people with the Clarence surname in the UK? Clarence is now ranked number 3856 for popularity in the UK. |
Clarence Family Tree Databases
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Clarence Forums
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Robert Clarence. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Robert Clarence
Robert Henry Clarence
Robert Henry Clarence (6 September 1872 – 6 January 1908) was Hereditary Chief of the Miskito Nation. He was born at the Public General Hospital in Kingston, Jamaica. He was the last hereditary chief of the Miskito in 1890–1894 and briefly during July to August 1894.
Clarence succeeded to the chiefdom on the death of his cousin Jonathan Charles Frederick, Hereditary Chief of the Miskito, in July 1890. After his downfall, he was rescued by a British warship that took him into exile together with 200 refugees to Puerto Limon, Costa Rica, and later to Jamaica. He was granted a pension by the British government of £1,785 per annum, and remained head of the "royal house" in name until his death.
Clarence died after an operation at the Public General Hospital in Kingston, Jamaica on 6 January 1908. He was married once to Irene Morrison, with whom he had two children, one of which was the "princess" Mary Clarence. He was succeeded as head of the royal house by his cousin Robert Frederick.
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