Reginald Heap Clarke was born 15 March 1852, the son of William Clarke.[1]
He died on 6 August 1904 in Brighton, Victoria, Australia, aged 53.[1][2]:[3]
Fact: Burial (9 Aug 1904) Brighton General Cemetery, Brighton, Victoria, Australia
His parents William and Mary arrived in 1841 and Pioneers of Port Phillip Bay, an elite group. William the first official government printer in 1846 for Victoria.
Reginald a stockbroker. In 1901 attended Opening of Government Ball with Catherine, attended by Prince George after his mother Victoria had died.
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 Regd Heap Clarke's death record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 7738; Reg. year: 1904. Retrieved 14 May 2017 by Clare Spring from Justice.vic.gov.au
↑ "Wills and bequests." 17 September 1904. The Australasian (Melbourne), p. 38. Retrieved 14 May 2017 by Clare Spring from Gov.au newspaper.
↑ "Australia, Victoria, Index to Probate Registers, 1841-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (Index to Probate Registers : accessed 3 December 2018), Reginald H Clarke, 21 Sep 1904; citing Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, series 91, record 899, Public Record Office, Victoria; FamilySearch digital folder 004104573.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Reginald by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
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The marriage record is 2639 / 1873. The two children mentioned were born in Sandhurst, the name then for Bendigo, so a marriage in Bendigo seems more likely. Need to obtain more detail than the Index shows.
Clarke-13993 and Clarke-9254 appear to represent the same person because: These are the same person. Diane, there can be only one profile, and the lower number is preferred.
Reginald was Head of Melbourne Stock Exchange in Victoria, and when he died suddenly at the age of 53 yrs, they closed the exchange for half a day in 1904 as a mark of remembrance.
Son Reginald Valentine was a Bugler who went to the Boer War and WW1 I believe. He married Ethel Pool,an and had 5 children.
Diane Penberthy nee Roberts
Reginalds parents were William and Mary Clarke who came to Australia In 1841 on the Argyle with a baby. Pioneers of Port Phillip Bay an elite group. I think that they had 3 sons and Reginald the youngest.
William started the Port Phillip Gazette and late the Herald, but was offered the position of Victorian States Firestone official Govt. Printer in 1846. Office In Collins Lane and they lived nearby Elizabeth Street. William died in 1873 the year that Reginald and Catherine (Kate) married.
Reginald,was a Stockbroker initially in Sandhurst before the family moved to Holmwood Bay st. Brighton for him to,join the stock Exchange.
Invited to Opening of parliament in 1901 attended by Prince George. Catherines sister Jane and brother George also invited. Cont.
Son Reginald Valentine was a Bugler who went to the Boer War and WW1 I believe. He married Ethel Pool,an and had 5 children. Diane Penberthy nee Roberts
William started the Port Phillip Gazette and late the Herald, but was offered the position of Victorian States Firestone official Govt. Printer in 1846. Office In Collins Lane and they lived nearby Elizabeth Street. William died in 1873 the year that Reginald and Catherine (Kate) married. Reginald,was a Stockbroker initially in Sandhurst before the family moved to Holmwood Bay st. Brighton for him to,join the stock Exchange. Invited to Opening of parliament in 1901 attended by Prince George. Catherines sister Jane and brother George also invited. Cont.