I have just found this website and have also just found a Ruark in my family tree. Caroline Ann Ruark was married to John William Marner and gave birth to a child on the 7th June 1905 called Charles Frederick. He was supposedly the brother of my grandmother though I have a few complications. He was registered Canning Town (London, England) in the County of West Ham.
My belief is he had 2 other sisters - Dolly and Lillian but it seems my grandmother - Daisy Ethel Marner - did not share the same father and it states her father was Henry Marner. Both Henry and John (married to Caroline Ann Ruark) were Stevadores working in the Victoria Docks.

I think Caroline Ann Ruark may have been one of 8 children (Sarah, Johnathan, Hannah, Frederick, Harriett, Caroline, Helena and Emily) living in Poplar at the time of the 1881 Census aged 7 years - her father being Corneluis and her mother Caroline.

If anybody can help me establish any further information, I would be glad to hear from them.

I think we have a connection

I just traced Johnathan B and Cornelius last night !!
Caroline Ann was my GG M her daughter Caroline fisher was my Gmother on my fathers side

Its all so complicated written down!!
i am dylexic which makes it difficault
Just wanted to say hi

Regards Karen

Dear janet

Just stumbled on this website. I am a great great granddaughter of Corneilius and Caroline ann (snr) Ruark.
Have been trying to trace the family for some time and finally found some information.
Caroline Jnr born about 1874 is the sister of my great grandfather Frederick William ruark who is my grandmother's father. We believe he married a Gaetana Grech in Malta and died there around 1948.