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Dorothy Clifton 1517 – 1619 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: Threlkeld, Cumberland, England

Death Date: Abt 1619

Death Location: Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire, England

Father: Ralph Melford

Mother: Anne Clifford

Spouse(s): Christopher Pickering

Children(s): Winifred Pickering

In 1517, Dorothy Clifton entered the world in Threlkeld, Cumberland, England, born to Ralph Melford and Anne Clifford. Dorothy Clifton married Christopher (of Cleasby) Pickering, and had children including Winifred Pickering. Dorothy Clifton passed away in 1619 in Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1517, Dorothy Clifton entered the world in Threlkeld, Cumberland, England, born to Ralph Melford and Anne Clifford.
  • Dorothy Clifton married Christopher (of Cleasby) Pickering, and had children including Winifred Pickering.
  • Dorothy Clifton passed away in 1619 in Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire, England.

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Dorothy Clifton's Ancestors

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Dorothy Clifton
1517 – 1619
Birth Place: Threlkeld, Cumberland, England
Parents
Ralph Melford
1485 – 1546
Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England
Anne Clifford
1495 – 1546
Skipton, Yorkshire
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Clifton's Descendants

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Dorothy Clifton (1517 – Abt 1619) m. Christopher ((of Cleasby)) Pickering (Abt 1516 – 1567)
  1. 1. Winifred Pickering (1558 – 24 Aug 1589) m. Henry Crakenthorpe (1556 – 1 May 1593)
    1. 1. Christopher Crackenthorpe (13 JUN 1578 – 02 JUN 1623) m. Barbare Warde m. Mary Bellingham (1583 – 25 May 1667)
      1. 1. Christopher Crackenthorpe (30 JUL 1610 – 4 Jan 1648) m. Eleanor Lowther (Abt. 1602 – 1690)
        1. 1. Dorothy Crackenthorpe (21 Aug 1639 – 1690) m. John Harrison (27 Apr 1635 – abt 1719)

Dorothy Clifton's Timeline

2 Records

1517
1517
Birth of Dorothy Clifton in Threlkeld, Cumberland, England
Threlkeld, Cumberland, England
1619
Abt 1619
Age 102
Death of Dorothy Clifton in Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire, England
Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Threlkeld, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1619
    Event Place: Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire, England

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