Francis and Caroline Clark In 1824 Francis married Caroline Hill (18 August 1800 – 16 September 1877) , a daughter of Sarah (née Lea) (1765–1842) and
Thomas Wright Hill (24 April 1763 – 13 June 1851) of
Kidderminster, founder of what, under her brother
Rowland Hill, became the
Hazelwood School, Birmingham. (Rowland Hill was to become famous for inventing penny postage and was important in South Australian history as the Secretary to the Commissioners for the Colonization of South Australia.) Her eldest brother,
Matthew Davenport Hill, was Recorder of Birmingham, penal reformer and a supporter of
Edward Gibbon Wakefield. Both were members of the
South Australian Association. He joined the firm of William Lea & Co., silversmiths of
Newhall Street,
Birmingham, whose
hallmark was registered at the
Birmingham Assay Office in 1811, and in 1824 the hallmark of Lea & Clark was registered in Birmingham. Caroline's maternal grandfather's name was William Lea, so it is likely that the founder of the firm was her uncle. In 1833 they moved to the old Hazelwood building, after the school had moved to "
Bruce Castle", and lived there for over fifteen years. They decided to migrate to South Australia after two of their children (T. Arthur (ca.1833–1847) and F. Owen (ca.1827–1849)) had died of tuberculosis and another, John Howard, was showing signs of lung problems. Following the advice of Caroline's brothers Matthew Davenport Hill and Rowland Hill, Francis and his wife with eight children migrated to
Adelaide, South Australia in the
Fatima, arriving at Port Adelaide on 11 June 1850. They established a home in
Goodwood. The family moved in shortly after the Francis's death
Emily Clark Caroline Emily Clark (6 September 1825 – 18 November 1911) was, with help from her brother Howard,
Catherine Helen Spence and others, founder of the "boarding out system" for the relief of destitute children. See
main article.
A. Sidney Clark Algernon Sidney Clark (7 December 1826 – 16 February 1908) often called simply "Sidney Clark", succeeded his father as owner and manager of the company. From 1875 to 1882 he collaborated with
J. H. Horwood in the manufacture and supply of well-drilling equipment. Sidney Place, Hazelwood Park is named for him. He was a member of Adelaide City Council for Gawler Ward 1863 to 1865 and a member of its Finance committee He helped brother Henry found Stonyfell winery and on Henry's death inherited his share (see below). He was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1886. He served as treasurer of the
Adelaide Unitarian Christian Church in Wakefield Street. He was chairman of the
South Australian Chamber of Manufactures from 1871 to 1873. He was member of the
Adelaide Chamber of Commerce and its chairman in 1871. He was a member of the Central Education Board from 1866 to 1868 or later. He was an active member of the
Adelaide Philosophical Society He was a director of numerous companies, among them Mid-Moonta Mining, South Australian Coal, Burrawing Copper, Hamley Mining, Wheal Barton Copper Mining and Stonyfell Quarries. He was a founder, with Joseph H. Haycraft of '''Haycraft's Gold Extraction Co. Ltd.''' in 1894, voluntarily liquidated in 1901. He married Isabella "Belle" Hawkins (ca. September 1843 – 17 December 1920) at the Unitarian Church in Wakefield Street on 17 October 1867 and lived at
Parkside, then "Hazelwood", later in North Adelaide. :*Mary Louisa "May" (14 August 1868 – ca.1946) married William M. Norris on 13 April 1911. Her estate was claimed by William Mackay Norris and Algernon Sidney Clark (jun). :*
Edmund Sidney "Ted" Clark (15 January 1870 – 1967) married Rosanne/a? Frances ( – 24 September 1946) and lived at 82 Osmond Terrace. He was educated at
Whinham College. ::He founded
Adelaide Electrics Works on North Terrace, which became
Ellis and Clark Ltd, building their first dynamo in 1895. By 1898 Ellis and Clark had moved to Blyth Street. His children Nancy, Andrew and Philip were all brought in as employees. ::He was a foundation member SA Institute of Engineers in 1913 :*Isabel (30 September 1871 – ) married William A. Heggie on 9 April 1902 :*(Fanny) Cecilia (4 November 1873 – ) married H. Mortimer White on 26 July 1906 :*Catherine Ethel (20 July 1875 – 16 May 1898) :*Sybil (September 1877 – ) married John Tennant Knight on 25 November 1908 :*Charles Sidney (29 November 1878 – ) :*Lionel Sidney (18 December 1879 – ) :*Herbert Sidney Clark (ca.1883 – ) married a daughter of architect Bruce :*Beatrice (9 February 1883 – ) :*Natalie (12 April 1884 – ) married T. H. Williams on 3 April 1912 :*Algernon Sidney jun. (2 November 1887 – ) married Eleanor Ward on 19 June 1916
J. Howard Clark John Howard Clark (15 January 1830 – 20 May 1878) was company accountant and later editor of The South Australian Register (see
main article)
Henry Clark Henry Septimus Clark (1835 – 20 February 1864) was Secretary and Engineer with
East Torrens District Council, and in 1858 purchased a vineyard (which his fiancé Annie Martin named "
Stonyfell") from James Edlin. On Henry's death, Sidney Clark inherited Henry's share of the business, which he sold to Crompton in 1873, though the business name remained "Clark and Crompton" until 1880.
M. Symonds Clark Matthew Symonds Clark (1839 – 10 July 1920) was a student at J. L. Young's
Adelaide Educational Institution, married fellow Unitarian Euphemia Martin (c. 1850 – 1 April 1941) at their Wakefield Street Church on 29 August 1874. He operated a land and estate agency at Australasia Chambers and later an accountancy business on King William Street. He was for many years secretary of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. He was a noted amateur ornithologist and naturalist and acted as Secretary to the Philosophical Society. His wife spent her last years active but almost totally blind. Their children included • Caroline Clark (4 July 1875 – 12 September 1924) headmistress of Miss Martin's School and died as a result of burns • Edward Vincent Clark (17 December 1876 – 3 October 1952) Lecturer in Electrical Engineering at University of Adelaide He married (Marion) Gwen Raws, daughter of
John Garrard Raws, in London in 1919. • Rowland Symonds Clark (22 January 1879 – 21 May 1952) married Eadith Sherard King 23 April 1906. Successful career with Queensland Insurance Company. • (Wilfred Francis) Darwin Clark (1892 – c. 17 May 1943) Red Cross volunteer died in sinking of hospital ship
AHS Centaur. Father of Rosemary and Caroline. "Symonds" was the maiden name of his great-grandmother, Thomas Wright Hill's mother. A stained-glass window, depicting the
Parable of the Good Samaritan, the work of
Nora Burden, one of Australia's few women stained-glass artists, was in 1948 installed in the Unitarian Church, Wakefield Street, in his memory. It was incorporated into the
Norwood meeting-house in the early 1970s.
Susan Mary Crompton Susan Mary Clark (28 February 1846 – 1932) married
Joseph Crompton (1840 – 27 April 1901) on 8 May 1866 She worked with sister Emily on the "boarding out system" and joined the committee of the State Children's Council in 1906, by invitation, as a replacement for her sister Emily.
Francis H. Clark Francis Howard Clark (22 September 1859 – 17 June 1945), the elder son of J. Howard Clark, was manager of the Blyth Street showrooms and the North Terrace workshop (as F. Howard Clark and Co.) until trading ceased in 1888. He founded an engineering shop in Port Adelaide, building windmills and various pumps of his own design. His windmill was shown at the 1879 Adelaide Industrial Exhibition; his pumps were well received at the Adelaide Exhibition in 1881. A portable steam engine and well-boring equipment won prizes at the
Royal Adelaide Show in 1887. He moved to Broken Hill and married Edith Mary Smith ( – 17 July 1950) on 5 June 1890. Later their home was "Koondi", 123
Kensington Terrace,
Norwood. ==The Martins and the Clarks==