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Capt. Alexander (Skipton) Clifford 1642–1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1642

Birth Location: LEICESTER, ENGLAND

Death Date: Aug 1704

Death Location: , , , Ireland

Father: Capt Clifford

Mother: Charity Staples

Spouse(s): Jane Cary

Children(s): Alderman Clifford, Thomas Captain, Richard Skipton

Capt. Alexander (Skipton) Clifford was born in 1642 in LEICESTER, ENGLAND, the child of Capt Thomas Skipton Clifford And Charity Staples. Capt. Alexander (Skipton) Clifford married Jane Cary, and had children including Alderman Edward Skipton Clifford, Richard Peter Skipton, Thomas Skipton Captain. Capt. Alexander (Skipton) Clifford passed away in 1704 in , , , Ireland.

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Biography

  • Capt. Alexander (Skipton) Clifford was born in 1642 in LEICESTER, ENGLAND, the child of Capt Thomas Skipton Clifford And Charity Staples.
  • Capt. Alexander (Skipton) Clifford married Jane Cary, and had children including Alderman Edward Skipton Clifford, Richard Peter Skipton, Thomas Skipton Captain.
  • Capt. Alexander (Skipton) Clifford passed away in 1704 in , , , Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt Clifford
1603–1685
Birth Location: Skipton Hall, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
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Charity Staples
1624–1689
Birth Location: Lissane, Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Jane Cary
1642–1729
Birth Location: , Leicestershire, , England
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Children(s)

Alderman Clifford
1667–1742
Birth Location: Londonderry, Glendermot, Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Thomas Captain
1684–1739
Birth Location: Glendermot, Londonderry, Ireland
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Richard Skipton
1670–1730
Birth Location: Skipton, North Yorkshire, England
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Capt. Clifford's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Clifford
1642–1704
Birth Place: LEICESTER, ENGLAND
Parents
Capt Thomas (Skipton ) Clifford
1603–1685
Skipton Hall, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Charity Staples
1624–1689
Lissane, Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Clifford's Descendants

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Capt. (Alexander (Skipton)) Clifford (1642–Aug 1704) m. Jane Cary (1642–1729)
  1. 1. Alderman (Edward (Skipton)) Clifford 1667–1742 m. Jean MOORE 1667–1738
    1. 1. Lady (Julia Anne) Skipton 1689–1776 m. Michael (Duke of) Hamilton 1680–1748
      1. 1. Lady (Mary Jane) Hamilton 1720–1781
  2. 2. Thomas (Skipton) Captain 1684–1739
  3. 3. Richard (Peter) Skipton 1670–1730

Capt. Clifford's Timeline

2 Records

1642
1642
Birth of Capt. Alexander (Skipton) Clifford in LEICESTER, ENGLAND
LEICESTER, ENGLAND
1704
Aug 1704
Age 62
Death of Capt. Alexander (Skipton) Clifford in , , , Ireland
, , , Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: LEICESTER, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1704
    Event Place: , , , Ireland
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