| Alt Ref No | DD1 |
| Acc No | 0007 |
| Title | Clarke family papers |
| Description | Diaries, daybooks, correspondence, deeds, legal documents, naval correspondence and appointments, newspapers and printed volumes, elevation of steam engine. |
| Date | 1701-1902 |
| Extent | 0.2 linear metres [0.02 cubic metres] |
| AdminHistory | Captain Hyde John Clarke Esq. (1777-1857), a relation of George Clarke (1676-1760), Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of the Province of New York, lived in Hyde Hall, Hyde. The hall was probably rebuilt by George Clarke after he successfully concluded a court case disputing the ownership of the estate with the Bretland family in 1754. Captain Hyde John Clarke married Ann Joyce (d 1843) on 19 April 1808 and fathered John (1819-1902), Henry, Elizabeth (d 1841), Emma and Sophia [?]. He pursued a career in the Royal Navy, entering as Captain's Servant on board the Bedford at Portsmouth on 29 June 1791 and serving in the North Sea and East Indies. On 13 June and 9 July 1806, Clarke assisited in the capture of the privateers La Henriette and La Ballonne respectively. He was promoted to Commander of HM Sloop "Curicux" in October 1810 and appointed to the rank of Captain (Retired) on 10 September 1810.
In 1824 he was appointed JP for the counties of Chester and Lancashire, and subsequently for Derbyshire. Captain Clarke obtained a grant of lands towards the erection of St George's church, Hyde and laid the cornerstone on 28 May 1831. In his latter years he resided at Llangollen and at Oswestry where he died suddenly in November 1857.
Henry Clarke began service in the Royal Navy aboard HMS "Edinburgh" in 1837 and was transferred to HMS "Crocodile" in 1839 and to HMS "Hazard" as Lieutenant in 1843.
Sophia Clarke married Thomas Peacock who opened a silk factory in 1840. |
| CustodialHistory | Originally deposited at Hyde Library in 1984, depositor unknown |
| Type | Archive |
| Ref No | GB131.0007 |
