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Mary Anne Thompson was born on 3 April 1776 in London, the daughter of a humble tradesman. [1] Attractive and intelligent, she was married before the age of 18, to a man named Clarke, who worked as a stonemason. However, shortly after the marriage, her husband went bankrupt, and Mary Anne Clarke left him because of this. [1]
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Daphne du Maurier's 1954 novel Mary Anne is a fictionalised account of the real-life story of her great-great-grandmother, Mary Anne Clarke, née Thompson (1776-1852). [1] It was published by Gollancz in the UK and by Doubleday in the US. Mary Anne Clarke from 1803 to 1808 was mistress of Frederick Augustus, the Duke of York and Albany (1763-1827).
Mary Clarke may refer to: Mary Anne Clarke (1776–1852), mistress of Frederick, Duke of York; Mary Basset or Mary Clarke (c. 1523–1572), English translator; Mary Bassett Clarke (1831–1908), American writer; Mary Bayard Devereux Clarke (1827–1886), American writer, poet, and photographer
Robert Bolling was the son of John Bolling (b. 1615) and Mary Carie (née Clarke) Bolling. He was named after his grandfather Robert Bolling; his grandmother was Anne Clarke. He was born at Tower Street, All Hallows, Barking Parish, in London on December 26, 1646. [1] His father John, was one of the Bollings of Bolling Hall, near Bradford, England.
Gwyllym Lloyd Wardle (c. 1762–1833) was a Welsh Lt. Colonel in the dragoons under Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, and a member of parliament.He brought charges against Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, and owned an interest in a gin distillery, being a business partner of MP William Madocks.
Mary Frances Clarke, B.V.M. (c. 15 December 1802 – 4 December 1887) was an Irish nun who founded the Catholic order of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Initially started in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , to provide educational opportunities for immigrants' children, the order relocated in the 1840s to Dubuque, Iowa, and ...
The Mary Ann Beinecke Decorative Art Collection is a research collection of more than 1200 volumes on textiles and decorative art subjects, which is held in the Library of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. It was assembled over the course of her career by the weaver, textile artist and author Mary Ann Beinecke.