Family Group Sheet
Family Group Sheet
NameWilliam Lewis ‘Bill’ (William) Clarke
Birth31 May 1903, Kent, England
Death30 Jun 1967, Essenden, Herts, England
EducationTonbridge. Cambridge.
Note 1“Distinguished looking and never fathered any children”
FatherWilliam Lewis Clarke (?-?)
MotherElla Leach Lewis (?-?)
Marriage12 Apr 1935, London, England
SpouseElfrida Mary (Alexander) Ionides, GGGG Granddaughter
Birth28 Sep 1898, Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales
MemoArgenti says 24 Sep 1898.
Death7 Dec 1988, Leiston, Sussex, England
OccupationChildren’s author.
Note 1George Vassiadis notes her marriage with Nicolas Argenti as the last ‘Greek’ marriage in the Ionides family. Her portrait was painted by L. Halhed and M. Stokes.
Note 2Her correspondence was being sorted in 2005 and revealed letters and verse from Swinburne and letters from Leigh Hunt.
Flags***, Avierino, Calvocoressi, Ionides, Petrocochino, Scanavi, Sevastopoulos
FatherAlexander George (Luke) Ionides (1870-1945)
MotherAlice Wynne (Maurice) Phillips (1876-1972)
Other spousesNicholas André (Ambrose) Argenti