Charles Clark (rugby union)

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Charles Clark
Birth nameCharles William Henry Clark
Date of birthMarch 19, 1857
Place of birth Walton, Lancashire
Date of deathMay 11, 1943
Place of deathBattersea (aged 86 years 53 days)
Occupation(s)Rice and Spice Miller
Rugby union career
Position(s) Halfback
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Liverpool [1] ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1875 England 1 (Tries:1)

Charles Clark (1857 - 1943) was a rugby union international who represented England in 1875. [2] Making his debut at just 19 years old, he scored the first international try in Ireland.

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Early life

Charles William Henry Clark was born on March 19, 1857, [2] in Walton, Lancashire (now in Liverpool). [3] He was the oldest of at least eight children of Charles (born 1832) and Henrietta (nee Taylor) (born 1833). His mother was from Birmingham whilst his father, a Spice and Seed Merchant, had been born in Antigua. [4] Charles senior, son of Mary and William Clark, had arrived in England at some before 1841 and at that time was living in Liverpool with his British Antiguan mother Mary [4] and three older siblings, all of whom had been born in Antigua also. After Charles senior married Henrietta and Charles William Henry had been born, the family moved to Cheshire. The rest of Charles's siblings were born in Rock Ferry. [4]

Rugby union career

Parker played his club rugby for Liverpool F.C. [1] From here he was called up for his only international appearance on December 13, 1875 at Rathmines in Dublin in the Ireland vs England match [2] Clark's contribution was particularly notable for scoring the first try in Ireland's debut home international match [5] and helped England on their way to victory.

Career and later life

Charles William Henry Clark continued his father's business and became a Rice and Spice Miller based in Lancashire. [6] He married Jean Cowan Taylor (1862 - 1940) in 1890 [7] and they had two children, Doris (born 1893 who would become a Justice of the Peace) and Eric born 1898. He died on 17 October 1943 in Thornhill, Aughton near Ormskirk. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 Marshall, Francis, Football; the Rugby union game, p391, (1892) (London Paris Melbourne, Cassell and company, limited)
  2. 1 2 3 Charles Clark Profile on espn.co.uk
  3. ↑ 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 2646; Folio: 92; Page: 6; GSU roll: 543005.
  4. 1 2 3 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 3740; Folio: 116; Page: 43; GSU roll: 842133.
  5. ↑ Sean Diffley, A far cry from days of lace and brown stockings . . ., Independent.ie, October 20 2001 12:11 AM
  6. ↑ 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
  7. ↑ England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
  8. ↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
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