Author talk:Robert Coltman Clephan

Archive Sources

 * Obituary notice:- Dendy, F. W. (1922). Robert Coltman Clephan, F.S.A., a vice president: an obituary notice. in Archaeologia Aeliana, 19, 99–103. https://doi.org/10.5284/1059793 (via Archaeology Data Service)

Probate
Name: 	Robert Coltman Clephan of Marine House Death Date: 	22 Mar 1922 Death Place: 	Newcastle-upon-Tyne Confirmation Date: 	26 Jun 1922 Confirmation Place: 	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
 * Commissary Clerk of Edinburgh under the Sheriff Courts Act, 1876. Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories.

census
Name: 	Robert C Clephan Age: 	11 Relation: 	Son Father's Name: 	Joseph Clephan Mother's Name: 	Mary Clephan Gender: 	Male Where born: 	Gateshead, Durham, England Civil Parish: 	Gateshead Ecclesiastical parish: 	St Mary Registration District: 	Gateshead Sub-registration District: 	Gateshead ED, institution, or vessel: 	18a Neighbors: Household Schedule Number: 	27 Piece: 	2402 Folio: 	305 Page Number: 	8 Household Members: Name 	Age Joseph Clephan 	42 Mary Clephan 	39 Robert C Clephan 	11 Mary Eliz Clephan 	7 Clara Clephan 	2 James Clephan 	46 Jane Peary 	21
 * 1851 England

Name: 	Robert C Clephan, Merchant, Iron provision [Robert Coltman Clephan] Gender: 	Male Age: 	51 Relationship: 	Head Birth Year: 	1840 Mother: 	Mary Clephane Spouse: 	Lilly Clephane Child: 	Hugh S Clephane Mary Clephane Constance Clephane Katharine Clephane Elaine Clephane Josephine Clephane Dorothy F Clephane Robert C Clephane Guy Clephane Birth Place: 	Gateshead, Durham, England Civil Parish: 	Gateshead Ecclesiastical parish: 	St Helens Residence Place: 	Gateshead, Durham, England Registration District: 	Gateshead Sub registration district: 	Gateshead ED, Institution or Vessel: 	59 Piece: 	4185 Folio: 	124 Household Members: Name 	Age Robert C Clephan 	51 Lilly Clephan 	43 Hugh S Clephan 	21 Mary Clephan 	19 Constance Clephan 	17 Katharine Clephan 	15 Elaine Clephan 	12 Josephine Clephan 	10 Dorothy F Clephan 	5 Robert C Clephan 	3 Guy Clephan 	2 Mary Clephan 	79 Christina Campbell 	39 Jane King 	22 Ellen Mc Kloone 	31 Ann Thorburn 	28
 * 1891 England

death
Name: 	Robert C Clephan Death Age: 	83 Registration Date: 	Mar. Q. 1922 Registration District: 	Tynemouth Volume: 	10b Page: 	452
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family tree

 * Robert Coltman Clephan was born on the 8th of November 1839 at Grove House, Gateshead. He was the son of Joseph Clephan and Mary Coltman.

Clephan’s principal area of study was medieval armour and he built up a fine collection of his own, and was recognised as an authority on the subject. He wrote extensively on arms and armour. Some of his publications have included The defensive armour and the weapons and engines of war of medieval times and of the “Renaissance” (1900), Armour notes: with some account of the tournament (1915) and The tournament: its periods and phases(1919).