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Dame Elizabeth Clifford 1492–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1492

Birth Location: Skipton Castle, Cumberland, England

Death Date: 8 Oct 1591

Death Location: St Katherines by the Tower, London, England

Father: Sir Baron

Mother: Lady Clifford

Spouse(s): Sir Tonge, Ralph Bowes

Children(s): George Lord, George Tonge, James Tonge, William Tonge

The story of Dame Elizabeth Clifford began in 1492 in Skipton Castle, Cumberland, England. Dame Elizabeth Clifford married Ralph Bowes, Sir William Tonge, and had children including George Bowes Lord, George Tonge, James Tonge, William Tonge. Dame Elizabeth Clifford passed away in 1591 in St Katherines by the Tower, London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Dame Elizabeth Clifford began in 1492 in Skipton Castle, Cumberland, England.
  • Dame Elizabeth Clifford married Ralph Bowes, Sir William Tonge, and had children including George Bowes Lord, George Tonge, James Tonge, William Tonge.
  • Dame Elizabeth Clifford passed away in 1591 in St Katherines by the Tower, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Baron
1454–1523
Birth Location: Skipton Castle, Yorkshire, , England
SB
Lady Clifford
1452–1506
Birth Location: Bledsoe, Bedfordshire, , England
LC

Spouses(s)

Sir Tonge
1500–1565
Birth Location: Tonge Hall, Prestwich, Lancashire, England
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Ralph Bowes
1494–1516
Birth Location: Durham, Durham, England
RB

Children(s)

George Lord
1516–1546
Birth Location: Dalden, Streatham, Kent, England
GL
George Tonge
1525–1593
Birth Location: Ekylsall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
GT
James Tonge
1546–1609
Birth Location: Tonge Hall, Middleton, Lancashire, England
JT
William Tonge
1536–1591
Birth Location: Tonge Hall, Middleton, Lancashire, England
WT

Dame Clifford's Ancestors

Self
Dame Clifford
1492–1591
Birth Place: Skipton Castle, Cumberland, England
Parents
Sir Henry "The Shephered de Clifford, 10th Baron
1454–1523
Skipton Castle, Yorkshire, , England
Lady (Ann De SaintJohn Baroness) Clifford
1452–1506
Bledsoe, Bedfordshire, , England
Grandparents
John ("The Butcher" de Clifford, 9th Baron Lord of) Skipton
1435–1461
Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, England
Margaret Bromflet
1436–1493
Londesborough, Yorkshire, England
John (St. John Lord van Bletsoe Earl van) Bolingbroke
1426–1489
Bletsoe,,Bedfordshire,England
Alice Bradshaw
1426–1511
Haigh, Lancashire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Sir MP
1414–1455
Lady Clifford
1418–1486
Henry Bromflete
1412–1469
Eleanor FitzHugh
1400–1457
Sir Mortain
1403–1444
Duchess Beauchamp
1408–1467
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir VII
1388–1421
Elizabeth Percy
1395–1436
Sir Dacre
1387–1458
Phillippa Dacre
1401–1457
Sir Bromflet
1367–1420
Margaret John
1385–1407
Henry III
1359–1424
Elizabeth Grey
1367–1427
John James
1371–1410
Margaret Beauchamp
1402–1482

Dame Clifford's Descendants

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Dame (Elizabeth) Clifford (1492–8 Oct 1591) m. Sir (William) Tonge (1500–4 Jan 1565) m. Ralph Bowes (1494–1516)
  1. 1. George (Bowes) Lord 1516–1546 m. Lady (Muriel) Eure 1511–1557
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Bowes 1538–1582 m. John (Blakiston) Esq 1535–1587
      1. 1. Thomas Blackiston 1575–1630 m. Mary Periam 1575–1602
        1. 1. Elizabeth Blackiston 1592–1672 m. George (Watson) Tonge 1580–1639
      2. 2. Sir (William) Blakiston 1553–1641
      3. 3. William Blackiston 1562–1641
      4. 4. Christopher Blakiston 1555–1595
      5. 5. Henry Blakiston 1556–1595
      6. 6. Dorothy Blakiston 1558–
      7. 7. Robert Blakiston 1559–1637
      8. 8. Muriel Blakiston 1559–
      9. 9. Alice Blakiston 1563–
      10. 10. Eleanor Blakiston 1567–1594
    2. 2. Ralph Bowes 1537–
    3. 3. Anne Bowes 1540–
    4. 4. Edward Bowes 1539–
  2. 2. George Tonge 1525–1593 m. Helena Lambston 1525–1611
    1. 1. Henry Tonge 1550–1615 m. Elizabeth (Gertrude) Blackiston 1550–
      1. 1. George (Watson) Tonge 1580–1639 m. Elizabeth Blackiston 1592–1672
        1. 1. George Tongue 1617–1717 m. Margery Poole 1630–1713
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Gertrude) Tonge 1622–
        3. 3. Anne Tonge 1613–
  3. 3. James Tonge 1546–1609
  4. 4. William Tonge 1536–1591

Dame Clifford's Timeline

2 Records

1492
1492
Birth of Dame Elizabeth Clifford in Skipton Castle, Cumberland, England
Skipton Castle, Cumberland, England
1591
8 Oct 1591
Age 99
Death of Dame Elizabeth Clifford in St Katherines by the Tower, London, England
St Katherines by the Tower, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1492
    Event Place: Skipton Castle, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1591
    Event Place: St Katherines by the Tower, London, England
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