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    1. [AUS-SAGEN] Joseph Clarks photo album Adelaide 1860-90 - George Ayliffe
    2. Geoff Carse
    3. This is one of 6 South Australian non-family photos in the album - more to come soon I have a Carte de Visite of "Geo Ayliffe" by J R Dobson & Co of "The temple of Light" (a photo studio) that is hand dated 1880 on the reverse side. It is in very good condition. My brief newspaper research points to this gentleman being "George Hamilton Ayliffe b c1840 d2Nov1906 Glenelg a son of Dr George Hamilton Ayliffe George jnr was a career public servant 2 years younger than my gg grandfather Joseph Clark who was also a senior government official. I suspect they were friends hence the photograph in the album. Happy to share the image (for non commercial use) with anyone with an established connection to George jnr, Dr George or Dr George's brother Thomas Hamilton Ayliffe in an attempt to verify the photo against any existing copies or likenesses held by family members. Geoff Carse Queensland Historical Note: (direct enquiries about the following welcomed, many are in the album) Joseph Clark had a photo album with about 80 indexed entries most were family but many were SA local friends or visiting preachers or dignitaries, local or visiting. The album has been passed down to myself a gg grandson of Joseph. I am progressively identifying the individuals that do not seem to be related to the family. Joseph Clark b1804 Enniskillen, NI d1809 Brisbane m Elizabeth Kiteley b1840 Adelaide d1913 Brisbane Joseph was an accountant who rose from Commissariat Clerk to Secretary of the Defence Commission His father was Colour Sergeant Joseph Clark, Barracks Sergeant of the 96th Foot a Manchester Regiment under Capt. Butler that arrived in SA on 17th October, 1841. Sergeant Joseph Clark was recognised by his superiors to be the first serving British soldier to set foot on SA soil as he was responsible for establishing quarters for Capt Butler and his men. Children of Sergeant Joseph Clark and Mary Ann Pearsall who married and had children were William Clark bc1833,d1907 m Susan Cave 1858 Lived at Angaston Auditor and Land Steward for George Fife Angas, two of his sons (Alfred and William) became stockbrokers in Melbourne his only daughter Lillias became Mrs Charles Augustus Altman and lived in south Yarra, Melbourne Joseph Clark jnr see above Mary Ann Clark b1842 d1904-1927 m 1882 to Donald Sinclair may have lived at Port Lincoln (possibly 2 sons and 4 daughters) John Allworth Clark (tailor and businessman)b c1846 d1932 Sydney m1871 Sydney to Elizabeth Ann Jane Mullarky lived in order Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane (Alderman & Lord Mayor), and finally Sydney(Alderman of Petersham NSW) Samuel Halworth Clark (surveyor) c1850 d 1871 Sydney m1871 Adelaide to Mary Annie Brendon Parsons (at least 4 sons+2?) lived probably at Angaston and moved to Sydney abt 1976 after an insolvency in SA, died at age 45 family whereabouts?

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