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Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland, 11th Earl Clifford 1493–1542 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1493

Birth Location: Cumberland, England

Death Date: 22 Apr 1542

Death Location: Skipton, Craven District, North Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Vescy

Mother: Ann John

Spouse(s): Margaret Percy

Children(s): Lady Scrope, Henry Clifford

Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland, 11th Earl Clifford was born in 1493 in Cumberland, England, the child of Sir Henry The Shepherd Lord De Clifford K G 10Th Baron De Clifford Lord Clifford Lord Vescy And Ann Saint John. Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland, 11th Earl Clifford married Margaret Percy, and had children including Henry Clifford, Lady Catherine De Clifford Baroness Of Scrope. Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland, 11th Earl Clifford passed away in 1542 in Skipton, Craven District, North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland, 11th Earl Clifford was born in 1493 in Cumberland, England, the child of Sir Henry The Shepherd Lord De Clifford K G 10Th Baron De Clifford Lord Clifford Lord Vescy And Ann Saint John.
  • Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland, 11th Earl Clifford married Margaret Percy, and had children including Henry Clifford, Lady Catherine De Clifford Baroness Of Scrope.
  • Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland, 11th Earl Clifford passed away in 1542 in Skipton, Craven District, North Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Vescy
1454–1523
Birth Location: Skipton Castle, Yorkshire, England
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Ann John
1452–1523
Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Percy
1508–1540
Birth Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, England
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Children(s)

Lady Scrope
1513–1598
Birth Location: Skipton, Craven District, North Yorkshire, England
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Henry Clifford
1517–1570
Birth Location: Skipton, Yorkshire, England
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Henry Clifford's Ancestors

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Henry Clifford
1493–1542
Birth Place: Cumberland, England
Parents
Sir Henry "The Shepherd Lord" de Clifford, K.G., 10th Baron de Clifford, Lord Clifford, Lord Vescy
1454–1523
Skipton Castle, Yorkshire, England
Ann (Saint) John
1452–1523
Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John II 'The Butcher' de Clifford, K.G., 9th Lord Clifford, War of the Roses: Lancastrian Military Leader, Sheriff of) Westmorland
1435–1461
Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, England
Margaret (Bromflete, Baroness Clifford and Westmoreland, Lady of Lonsborough, () Threlkeld)
1436–1493
Lonsborough Castle, Lonsborough, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Sir (John Saint John, knight, (by inheritance thru mother having transferred estates by royal license), Earl of) Bolingbroke
1426–1488
Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Lady (Alice Bradshaigh) Bradshaw
1426–1511
Haigh, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir of
1414–1455
Lady Clifford
1418–1485
Sir Glamorganshire
1400–1437
Margaret Kendal
1405–1482
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Westmorland
1389–1422
Lady Westmorland
1390–1436
Thomas Baron
1387–1458
Elizabeth Bowett
1405–1434
John John
1355–1424
Elizabeth Paulett
1387–1400
Sir Bletsoe
1380–1412
Edith Stourton
1375–1441

Henry Clifford's Descendants

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Henry (Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland, 11th Earl) Clifford (1493–22 Apr 1542) m. Margaret Percy (1508–25 NOV 1540)
  1. 1. Lady (Catherine De Clifford, Baroness of) Scrope 1513–1598 m. John (le) Scrope 1510–1549
    1. 1. Lord (Henry Le Scrope, 9th Baron Scrope of) Bolton 1534–1592 m. Lady (Margaret Howard, Baroness of) Bolton 1543–1590 m. Mary North 1538–1558
      1. 1. Thomas (Scrope, K.G., 10th Lord of Bolton, Baron of Bolton, Masham, and Upshall, Lord Warden of the West) Marches 1567–1609 m. Lady (Philadelphia Carey, Baroness Scrope of) Bolton 1552–1627
        1. 1. Lord (John Emanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland, 11th Baron Bolton, Lord President of the King's Council in the) North 1584–1630 m. Elizabeth Manners 1600–1654 m. Martha (Jeanes (or Janes, or Jones, alias San(d)ford), servant &) mistress 1591–1630
      2. 2. Mary Scrope 1558–
      3. 3. Henry Scrope 1569–1625
      4. 4. Lady (Margaret Scrope, Baroness) Stourton 1580– m. Sir (William Stringer, Baron) Stourton 1575–1623
        1. 1. Lady (Mary James Stringer of) Stourton 1615–1688
        2. 2. Frances Stourton 1611–
        3. 3. Philip Stourton 1613–1670
        4. 4. Margaret Stourton 1610–1686
        5. 5. Charles Stringer 1616–1672
    2. 2. Margaret Scrope –1562
    3. 3. John Scrope 1532–
    4. 4. George Scrope 1536–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Scrope 1542–1620
    6. 6. Eleanor (Alianore) Scrope 1545–
    7. 7. Joan Scrope 1549–1620
    8. 8. Anna (le) Scrope 1549–1620
  2. 2. Henry Clifford 1517–1570 m. Lady (Eleanor Brandon, Countess of) Cumberland 1519–1547 m. Anne Dacre 1521–1581
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret Clifford, Countess of) Derby 1540–1596
    2. 2. Lady (Joan) Clifford 1535–1596
    3. 3. Sir (Charles) Clifford 1539–1540
    4. 4. Lord (Henry de) Clifford 1538–1541
    5. 5. Lady (Frances) Clifford 1560–1592 m. Philip (Wharton, 3rd Lord Wharton, Cambridge University) Alumni 1555–1625
      1. 1. Sir (Thomas Wharton, Oxford University) alumna 1587–1622 m. Lady (Philadelphia) Carey 1585–1655
        1. 1. Baron (Philip Wharton, 4th Lord Wharton) peerage 1613–1696 m. Elizabeth Wandesford 1600–1635 m. Jane Wharton 1619–1658
    6. 6. George (Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, Anglo-Spanish War) 1585-1603 1558–1605

Henry Clifford's Timeline

2 Records

1493
1493
Birth of Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland, 11th Earl Clifford in Cumberland, England
Cumberland, England
1542
22 Apr 1542
Age 49
Death of Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland, 11th Earl Clifford in Skipton Castle, Skipton, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Skipton Castle, Skipton, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1493
    Event Place: Cumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 04; Page: 518
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 869081
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1542
    Event Place: Skipton Castle, Skipton, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 04; Page: 518
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 869081
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] Age:
    48-49

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Skipton, Craven District, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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