Alfred Edward Parkman: A Painter in the Tides of South Wales
Alfred Edward Parkman: A Painter in the Tides of South Wales An Artist Whose Work Ebbed and Flowed with the Shores of South Wales Early Life and Background Alfred Edward Parkman was born in Bristol in 1852 into a firmly artistic household. 1861 Census At the time of the 1861 Census , the Parkman family were residing at 3 Victoria Place South, Clifton, Bristol . His father, Henry Spurrier Parkman , a Somerset‑born Portrait Painter , lived there with his wife Maria and their children— Lucy , Alice , Alfred , Mary , and Ernest —all of whom were attending school. The household also included Henry’s elderly mother and two lodgers, creating a lively domestic environment steeped in artistic influence. Henry died in 1864. 1871 Census The 1871 Census Maria was living at 4 Pembroke Street, St Paul, Bristol , with Alfred, then aged 18 and working as a clerk. 1881 Census The family remained at the same address for the 1881 Census , by which time Alfred, aged 28, was recorded as a Landscape Pa...
