I stumbled across this chap the other day, as it turns out he was not the one I was looking for but it might be of interest to someone?
George Clarke, born about 1795.
Directories:
1823, Sculptor 15 Ann St.
1841, Sculptor and Figure Caster in Bronze, 159 Great Charles St.
George Clarke & Mary Ann Horncastle (Married 29 Aug 1814, Edgbaston, Warwickshire
Baptisms - St. Martin's, Birmingham
Sarah Clark 2 Oct 1815
Mary Ann Clarke 8 Jan 1818
Louisa Clarke 17 May 1819
Fideous Clarke 12 Mar 1821
Clarissa Barbara Clark 18 Mar 1823
[h=3]SAINT GEORGE, BIRMINGHAM – all baptised 4 Apr 1842[/h]Virgina Clarke born 31 Dec 1828
Paulina Adel Clarke born 27 Mar 1830
Edward John Clarke, born 29 Jul 1832,
Fanny Frances Clarke born 4 Oct 1835,
Emily Agnes Clarke born 28 Mar 1836,
Only able to find part of the family in 1841.
1841 - Tower Street, Upper, St George, Birmingham
**Some Ancestry members have him in their tree as Phideas George Napoleon Clarke, father
George Phidias Clarke. He married in Lancashire Jun 1847
[h=2]Birmingham Gazette 14/03/1842 & Coventry Herald 18/03/1842[/h]
On Saturday age 47, Mr. George Clarke, eminent sculptor, of Great Charles St. Died
[h=2]Birmingham Gazette 21/03/1842[/h]Inquests: On Monday last before J B Davies, Esq. MD Coroner, on the body of Mr. George Clarke, the sculptor, who died suddenly on the previous Saturday. The deceased, who had been suffering from jaundice, and was under the professional care of Mr. Burdett, left his house that morning for the purpose of calling at the surgery, after entering the house he dropped into an armchair and immediately expired. Dr Melson and other medical gentlemen were speedily in attendance but could not render any assistance, as life was extinct.
The jury returned a verdict as death by the visitation of god.
The deceased, who has left a wife and nine children, was engaged by the Committee of the Nelson Testimonial to cast the leaves which are intended to surmount the capital of the pillar now erecting in Trafalgar Square.
Clarkie
George Clarke, born about 1795.
Directories:
1823, Sculptor 15 Ann St.
1841, Sculptor and Figure Caster in Bronze, 159 Great Charles St.
George Clarke & Mary Ann Horncastle (Married 29 Aug 1814, Edgbaston, Warwickshire
Baptisms - St. Martin's, Birmingham
Sarah Clark 2 Oct 1815
Mary Ann Clarke 8 Jan 1818
Louisa Clarke 17 May 1819
Fideous Clarke 12 Mar 1821
Clarissa Barbara Clark 18 Mar 1823
[h=3]SAINT GEORGE, BIRMINGHAM – all baptised 4 Apr 1842[/h]Virgina Clarke born 31 Dec 1828
Paulina Adel Clarke born 27 Mar 1830
Edward John Clarke, born 29 Jul 1832,
Fanny Frances Clarke born 4 Oct 1835,
Emily Agnes Clarke born 28 Mar 1836,
Only able to find part of the family in 1841.
1841 - Tower Street, Upper, St George, Birmingham
| CLARK, Phidias | M | 17 | 1824 | Sculptor** | Warwickshire |
| CLARK, Sarah | F | 20 | 1821 | | Warwickshire |
| CLARK, Emily | F | 15 | 1826 | | Warwickshire |
| CLARK, Virginia | F | 13 | 1828 | | Warwickshire |
| CLARK, Adel | F | 11 | 1830 | | Warwickshire |
| CLARK, Edward | M | 8 | 1833 | | Warwickshire |
| CLARK, Fanny | F | 5 | 1836 | | Not Warwickshire? |
**Some Ancestry members have him in their tree as Phideas George Napoleon Clarke, father
George Phidias Clarke. He married in Lancashire Jun 1847
[h=2]Birmingham Gazette 14/03/1842 & Coventry Herald 18/03/1842[/h]
On Saturday age 47, Mr. George Clarke, eminent sculptor, of Great Charles St. Died
[h=2]Birmingham Gazette 21/03/1842[/h]Inquests: On Monday last before J B Davies, Esq. MD Coroner, on the body of Mr. George Clarke, the sculptor, who died suddenly on the previous Saturday. The deceased, who had been suffering from jaundice, and was under the professional care of Mr. Burdett, left his house that morning for the purpose of calling at the surgery, after entering the house he dropped into an armchair and immediately expired. Dr Melson and other medical gentlemen were speedily in attendance but could not render any assistance, as life was extinct.
The jury returned a verdict as death by the visitation of god.
The deceased, who has left a wife and nine children, was engaged by the Committee of the Nelson Testimonial to cast the leaves which are intended to surmount the capital of the pillar now erecting in Trafalgar Square.
Clarkie
