[1] Clare Bridget Pender (who later went by her married name Clare Foley) was born in Ipswich, Queensland in 1913, the daughter of Edward Pender, a lawyer and his wife Katherine.
[5] Clare Pender married Thomas Foley at St Ignatius Church, Toowong in 1945.
[10] After the death of her brother Thomas in 1950, Clare Foley eventually sold the practice to Mary and Eric Whitehouse in 1951.
After the early death of her son in 1992, Clare took over control of the practice until it was sold.
Her daughter Mary Foley also pursued law, becoming a Judge of the Family Court of Australia.