The Froggatt Family of Brewhouse Yard, NottinghamMary Froggatt was born in 1833, the oldest child of William Froggatt and Elizabeth Bowler:
Mary was baptised at Nottingham St Nicholas on 11 August 1833. The 1851 census records her place of birth as Fenny Bentley, Derbyshire (see notes from our 2007 visit to Fenny Bentley.). The connection to Fenny Bentley is not obvious, but Mary's maternal grandmother (Rebecca MILWARD) was married there to Joseph BOWLER on 27 October 1795. In the 1841 census there is a Rebecca Bowler residing at Fenny Bentley, aged 75 Shopkeeper. Rebecca is likely to be Mary's grandmother, suggesting that Elizabeth Froggatt returned to her mother for the birth of her first child. By 1851 the family had moved to Castle Wharf and Mary was a Dressmaker, aged 17. Living nearby in 1851, and with an occupation of Clerk at Timber Merchant was a William Clark. Marriage of Mary Froggatt and William ClarkMary married William Clark in Nottingham in1854 (Jun quarter,
7b/369). In the Wright’s Directory
of that year William Clark is listed at J&H Youle’s Timber
Merchants,
Castle Wharf. William and Mary had five children:
By 1861 the family had moved a few metres to Isabella St, which is adjacent to Brewhouse Yard:
In White’s 1864 Directory, William Clark is a Slate Merchant, Isabella St., and William Froggatt is a timber merchant with the firm of Froggatt, Woodward and Marriott, Castle Road Wharf. William Froggatt died in 1866 (see below) and in 1869 William Clark is listed with the firm of Woodward, Clark & Co, timber merchants. It would appear that William Clark joined the firm with John George Woodward after his brother-in-law’s death. Woodward Clark & Co are listed in directories for 1869, 1894, and 1900 Death of MaryMary died in 1868 in Nottingham, aged 35 (Dec qtr Basford 7b/89). In 1869 William Clark was listed as a Timber Merchant residing at Lenton Tce, The Park, so this may have been where Mary died.
In the 1871 census, William the widower is living at The Park with son William Froggatt Clark. Also at the address is William's sister Betsy Clark (aged 22) and teo servants. The other children are scattered. Sons Francis and Albert are at school in London (25 Brixton Place, Lambeth). Catherine and Mary are also at school in Brixton at a Ladies Boarding School (Upper Tulse Hill), the Principal being Elizabeth WOODWARD from Nottingham. The Froggatt, Clark and Woodward families were business partners in Nottingham, so this family connection may explain why the children were sent to London after their mother died. Marriage of William to Charlotte VENNWilliam Clark married Hannah Charlotte VENN, in the March quarter 1872 (Nottingham 7b/363). William and Charlotte had three children:
In 2008 a small silver mug was located, inscribed "Lottie Isabel Clark on her second birthday". The mug has the hallmarks for Exeter, 1877, so either it was bought there as a present, or was sent to a retailer in Nottingham. The mug is now in my possession.
In 1881, William Clarke (the “e” having now been added for some records) was living at “Fairlawn”, Duke William Mount, the central road in The Park, Nottingham. His two older daughters (not located in the 1871 census) are back living with him, together with 2 servants:
By 1891, William and family had left The Park, and were residing at "One Ash", next to the Manor House, Edwalton, south of Nottingham, near Ruddington.
Death of WilliamBy the 1901 census, William Clark(e) had died as his wife Charlotte is listed as a widow. None of the death records have the correct age, but the death registered at Basford Dec 1899 (7b/125) is likely. In 1901 Charlotte Clark and her daughter Helen were living at 10 Balmoral Rd. Helen was a “lady cook instructor – school”.
In 1911 Charlotte and Helen have moved to 8 Grosvenor Ave, Mapperley Park, Nottingham.
Charlotte died in 1922 in Nottingham (Mar qtr 7b/345). The Children of William Clark & Mary FroggattCatherine Elizabeth ClarkIn the 1891 census Catherine was working as a housekeeper for the Armstrong family at Toxteth Park, Lancashire. Also at that address was a George Gilbert Armstrong, a journalist, son of Richard Acland Armstrong a "Protestant Dissenting Minister of Religion". Catherine married George Gilbert ARMSTRONG in June quarter 1894 at Nottingham. George was 16 years her junior. They had a son, Richard Acland Armstrong, born in Bradford (North Bierley 9b/194) in 1st quarter 1897, when Catherine was 42 years old. In the 1901 census, they were living at 3 Bertrand Place, Gilnow, Bolton, Lancashire. William Froggatt ClarkWilliam Froggatt Clark was born in Nottingham in 1857. He married Elisa HAMEL in Nottingham in mid-1880 (Jun 1880 7b/451). Elisa HAMEL was born in 1858 in Nottingham to Sigismund and Cecile HAMEL. The Hamel family lived at Welbeck Tce in the 1861 census, but by 1871 had moved to Newcastle Terrace, The Park, Nottingham (along with William Clark, William Froggatt, Arnold Goodliffe....etc). Elisa was the second of six daughters:
In the 1881 census, WIlliam and Elisa are living at 5 ? St, Nottingham. William was a Commercial Clerk, Timber Merchant (aged 24) and his wife Elise was aged 22. They had a servant Elizabeth Sleigh. In the 1891 census, William and Elisa are at 15 Wellington Square, off Derby Rd and adjacent to The Park. They had daughters Mary Malvina (aged 8) and Grace Cecilie (aged 3). In 1901 William Froggatt Clark was a timber and slate merchant (employer) living at 11 Park Terrace with Elise and daughters Mary (aged 18) and Gracie (aged 13). Mary ClarkMary was born in 1859 in Nottingham. After her mother died, Mary and sister Catherine were sent to school in Brixton, London. She is back living with her father in the 1881 census. She cannot be found in the 1891 census. In 1901 Mary, aged 42 and single, is living as a "companion" to two elderly sisters at Parkfield, Middleton Rd, Crumpsall, Manchester. Francis Joseph ClarkFrancis was born in Nottingham in late 1860. In the 1871 census, Francis and his brother Albert are at school in London (25 Brixton Place, Lambeth). In 1881 Francis is back living with his father in Nottingham, and working as a hosier's assistant. Francis Joseph migrated to Canada in 1882, and is in the 1901 and 1911 censuses for Canada, at Brandon, Manitoba, with his wife Edith May, born 9 Dec 1876 in Ontario. In 1911 Francis was listed as "Manager, Fair Ground", with children Mary (born Jan 1903) and William (born 1904). The census entries are:
Francis Joseph saw three periods of military service:
There are also land records for four land grants to a Francis Joseph Clark of Manitoba. Click on the images for a full size version:
Albert Henry ClarkAlbert Henry was born in late 1862 in Nottingham. In the 1871 census Albert was at school in London with his older brother Francis. In 1881 he was back living with his father in Nottingham. I cannot find any further information about Albert. Return to top
Margaret Eleanor ClarkMargaret Eleanor was born 19 October 1874 in Nottingham. She is living with her parents, William and Charlotte, in the 1881 and 1891 censuses. She attended Nottingham High School from 1886 to 1891, specialising in music adn the violin. After leaving high school she attended the Berlin Conservatoire from September 1892 a became an accomplished violinist. In 1901 she is a Teacher of Violin in Middlesbrough. There is a marriage for Margaret Eleanor Clark in Nottingham in Jun 1906 (7b/647) to Henry Stanley PROUDLOCK. In 1911 the family are living in Castleton, Yorkshire, a small village on the banks of the Esk River, and inland from Whitby. Henry's occupation was consulting mechanical engineer. He probably found work at the numerous quarries and mines in the district. In 1911, Margaret is recorded as a violinist. They had one daughter, Margaret Ursula, aged 5.5 months. There is also a birth recorded for John PROUDLOCK in Newcastle on Tyne in Dec 1916, mother's maiden name CLARK. Lottie Isabel ClarkLottie was born in Nottingham on 15 December 1875, and is in the 1881 and 1891 census records with her parents. In 1901 and 1911 she is listed as a school teacher in Wakefield, Yorkshire. There is more information about Lottie here. Helen ClarkHelen was born in Nottingham in 1878 and is in the 1881, 1891,1901 and 1911 censuses with her mother. She married Joseph A. BIRD in mid 1920 (Wokingham 2c/1310) and died in mid 1966 (Hounslow 5c/510). She was living at 65 High St, Hampton, Surrey in 1945. Last updated: 18/08/2010 |
