Robert Clarke
Born 1849
Died 11 February 1915
Active: 1861 - 1911
Country of birth and death: England
Architectural sculptor, sculptor
Born in Westminster, London (Middlesex). He was the son of Edward Clarke (1821-1878), a wood carver and sculptor. Robert's younger brother, William (1853-1923) was also a sculptor. He and his family settled in Hereford before 1881 where he established a successful architectural sculpture business. Robert's son William E.H. Clarke became an architect.
This record includes information supplied by William Michael Clarke.
Wealth at death: £1,263 10s. 6d.
Probate date: 13 March 1915
Works
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Carved The Good Shepherd
1870 (Presumed)
Locations
Address Ely Road Llandaff Cardiff | View on map
1851 (Circa)
Address White Lion Street or Road Halford | View on map
1861 (Circa)
Address Llandaff Cardiff | View on map
1870 (Circa)
Address 4 Elizabeth Road Hereford | View on map
1881 (Circa)
Address 4 Portland Street Hereford | View on map
1891 (Circa) - 1901 (Circa)
Address 15 Barrs Court Road Hereford | View on map
1911 (Circa)
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at Fine Art and Industrial Exhibition (Cardiff), 1870
16 August 1870 - 1 October 1870
Personal and Professional Connections
Aunt/uncle of Wyndham Jenkins Clarke
Daughter/son/child of Edward Clarke
Sister/sibling of William Clarke
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
'Sculpture' and his father, Edward 'Sculptor'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Architectural Sculptor'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
'Architectural Sculptor' employer
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Architectural Sculptor' working on own account, his son William E.H. Clarke (born c.1879) 'Architects Pupil' (sic)
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
'Architectural Sculptor' employer and his son William E.H. 'Architect' working on own account
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
2004
Class: HO107; Piece: 2455; Folio: 614; Page: 34; GSU roll: 104196-104197
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2004
Class: RG9; Piece: 2240; Folio: 68; Page: 7; GSU roll: 542941
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
Class: RG11; Piece: 2594; Folio: 10; Page: 14; GSU roll: 1341625
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
Class: RG12; Piece: 2062; Folio 38; Page 13; GSU roll: 6097172
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2001
Class: RG13; Piece: 2480; Folio: 58; Page: 29
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2009
RG14PN15703 RG78PN957 RD337 SD4 ED4 SN176
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Robert Clarke
Probate Date: 30 Mar 1915
Death Date: 11 Feb 1915
Death Place: Herefordshire, England
Registry: Hereford
Citing this record
'Robert Clarke', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib1_1202242671, accessed 25 Mar 2023]
