Early Life
Halse was the son of John Halse, a state page at St. James's Palace, and Clarissa Fenwick. He gained the patronage of William IV for his son George, with the result that the latter was admitted to St Paul's School in 1833 at the request of the monarch. Plans for studying for the church were frustrated by William IV's death and George's schooling ended in 1841. He joined Drummond's Bank at Charing Cross in December 1846 and worked there until his death in 1895. In 1849 George Halse married Matilda Davis, and they had four children. Emmeline, their third child, also became a sculptor. The family moved to a new house on the Ladbrooke Estate in Notting Hill Gate in 1865 at 15, Clarendon Road where a purpose built studio was constructed.
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