| Birth | Clara Wright was born circa 1860 in Lambeth, Surrey.1
|
| (with Parents) 1861 Census | Clara appeared on the 1861 Census of Lambeth, Surrey with her parents. She was one year old and born in Lambeth.1 |
| (with Parents) 1871 Census | Clara appeared on the 1871 Census of Lambeth, Surrey with her parents. She was 11, a Scholar, and born in Lambeth.2 |
| (Witness) Marriage | Clara Wright witnessed the marriage of Samuel Sykes and her sister Mary Wright on 19 Mar 1877 in St Philip Lambeth, Surrey.3 |
| Marriage | Clara Wright married Frederick William Sheene on 24 Feb 1878 in St Mary Lambeth, Surrey.
Information from the parish record: Frederick William Sheene, 22, bachelor, packer, father Thomas Sheene, baker;
Clara Wright, 18, spinster, father Charles Wright, store keeper;
They both lived at Granby Buildings and were married after banns. The witnesses were John Wright and Sarah Berry.4 |
| 1881 Census | Fredk Wm and Clara Sheene appeared on the 1881 Census of Lambeth, Surrey, at 86 Vauxhall Street, enumerated 3 Apr 1881. Frederick was 25, a Stationers Assistant, and born in Hargrove Suffolk. Clara was 21 and born in Lambeth.5 |
| 1891 Census | Frederick W and Clara Sheene appeared on the 1891 Census of Lambeth, London, at No. 5 Granbys Buildings, enumerated 5 Apr 1891. Frederick was 35, employed as a Stationers Warehouseman, and was born in Hargrave, Suffolk. His wife Clara was 37 and born in Lambeth. Their children were Frederick (11, paralyzed), Alfred (9), Charles E (4), and John (6 months). They were living in two rooms in the same house as Clara's mother and sister Mary's family.6 |
| 1901 Census | Frederick W and Clara Sheene appeared on the 1901 Census of Lambeth, London, at 26 Lower Kennington Lane, enumerated 31 Mar 1901. Frederick was 45, worked as a Pottery yard foreman, and was born in Hargraves, Suffolk. Clara was 41 and born in Lambeth. Their children at home were Alfred (19, apprentice compositor), Charles E (14, telegraph messenger), and John (10.)7 |
| 1911 Census | Frederick William and Clara appeared on the 1911 Census of Highams Park, Essex, at 61 Beresford Road, Chingford Road. Frederick was 55, worked as a stationers warehouseman, and was born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Clara was 51 and born in Lambeth. They had been married 33 years and it was noted that Clara had borne 5 children, 3 of whom were still living. They were in a 6 room house with three children: Alfred (29, typewriter ribbon maker), Charles Edward (24, civil servant mail sorter), and John (20, railway parcels porter.)8 |
| Death | Clara died in 1930 in Sussex.9
|