Col
Shadwell
Henry
Clerke
Born in Bandon, County Cork, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of St John Augustus Clerke
and Louisa (Waring) Clerke
Brother of
Anna Maria (Brooke) Ridley [half], St John Augustus Clerke, Elizabeth Mary Clerke, Henrietta Jane Clerke, Holt Waring Clerke and Louisa Frances Clerke
Husband of
Mary Bayley (Beresford) Clerke
— married
29 Apr 1862 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 55
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jul 2017
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Biography
Shadwell was born in 1836. He is the son of St John Clerke and Louisa Waring.
He had been a prominent freemason, in the office of Grand Secretary. Son of General St John Clerke. He was born in 1836 and participated in the Crimean War. Later, as a second lieutenant in the 21st Royal Scots Fusiliers he participated in the battle of Alma. In 1875 he as appointed to her Majesty's Bodyguard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms[1]
Sources
- ↑ DEATH OF A PROMINENT FREEMASON: Lancaster Gazetter (Lancaster, England), Wednesday, December 30, 1891, Issue 6244. From British Library Newspapers
- Shadwell Henry Clerke
British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries Deceased Name Shadwell Henry Clerke Titles and Terms Colonel Event Type Obituary Event Date 02 Jan 1892 Event Place Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom Gender Male Relationship to Deceased Deceased Birth Date 1836 Death Year (Estimated) 1892 Newspaper Cheltenham Chronicle Page 0007 Parents and Siblings St John Clerke Parent Unknown Citing this Record "British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q26M-ZDJW : 9 March 2017), Shadwell Henry Clerke, 1892.
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S Edwards
He is buried in West Norwood Cemetery
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