William Pearce Clifton b. 2 February 1816

Also known as Pearce
  • Artist (Photographer)
Amateur photographer, farmer and magistrate. Resident of Western Australia his photographs of Fremantle in the late 1860s are considered to be among the best photographs of the town at that time.
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Name
William Pearce Clifton
Also known as Pearce
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • Magistrate (ANZSIC code: 7540)
  • Farmer (ANZSIC code: 01)
Birth date
2 February 1816
Death date
1 May 1885
Death place
Bunbury, WA
Active Period
  • c.1870 - c.1885
  • c.1846 - c.1870
Arrival
  • March 1841 (Australind, WA.)
Residence
  • 1870 - 1 May 1885 Bunbury, WA
  • c.1865 Swan River settlement, WA
  • c.3 January 1844 - c.1865 Ringwood, Australind, WA
  • March 1841 - 3 January 1844 Australind, WA
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Davies, Alan; and Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900', Melbourne, Vic : Oxford University Press.>, <ExternalResource: Erickson, R. (1988), 'The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians pre 1829-1888', Nedlands, WA.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Erickson, Rica.>]