Clifford Marquand

Clifford Marquand was born on 31 May 1855 at Cardiff. He married Kathleen H. Leigh (1891-1952) in July-September 1910 and they had a daughter Yvonne Terry Marquand (1912-1990). Clifford H. Marquand, a sapper in the Royal Engineers, is listed in the Roll of Individuals entitled to the Victory Medal and/or British War Medal for WW1. Reynold’s Newspaper, 30 January 1938, recorded some biographical details: 'Under the terms of the will of the late Mr. Hilary Marquand, Cardiff shipowner, who died recently, aged 83, one of his sons to inherit a large portion of the £208,225 estate is Clifford Marquand, well-known stage and screen actor. Mr. Marquand, middle-aged, with a wife and family, and who lives at Princes Park-avenue, N.W., will continue his theatrical work. He has been on the stage for 30 years and his early days were a real struggle. He told me he had the family love of the sea, and as a lad he spent summer holidays travelling in his father's boats to Spain, France, and countries far away. He later decided he would be an actor, and started with Mr. Edward Compton, father of Fay Compton and Compton Mackenzie. Many struggles followed, and he often wondered where his next meal was coming from. But Mr. Marquand won through. and since those days has played in almost every conceivable type of role from Shakespeare to modern drama. and has also appeared in films’. A notice in the Western Mail, 27 September 1955, announced the death on Saturday 24 September 1955 at Hove of Clifford Hilary Marquand, elder son of the late Mr and Mrs H. B. Marquand of Wellclose, Penylan, Cardiff. The National Probate Calendar records that Clifford Hilary Marquand of 11 Wilbury Road, Hove, Sussex died on 24 September 1955 and that probate was granted in London on 10 December 1955 to the Midland Bank and to Yvonne Terry Marquand (effects £1344 0s 4d).