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Henry Clifford 1517–1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1570

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

Father: Henry Clifford

Mother: Margaret Percy

Spouse(s): Lady Cumberland, Anne Dacre

Children(s): Lady Derby, Lady Clifford, Sir Clifford, Lord Clifford, Lady Clifford, George 1585-1603

The story of Henry Clifford began in 1517 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England. Henry Clifford married Anne Dacre, Lady Eleanor Brandon Countess Of Cumberland, and had children including George Clifford 3Rd Earl Of Cumberland Anglo Spanish War 1585 1603, Lady Frances Clifford, Lady Joan Clifford, Lady Margaret Clifford Countess Of Derby, Lord Henry De Clifford, Sir Charles Clifford. Henry Clifford passed away in 1570 in Skipton, Craven District, North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Clifford began in 1517 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England.
  • Henry Clifford married Anne Dacre, Lady Eleanor Brandon Countess Of Cumberland, and had children including George Clifford 3Rd Earl Of Cumberland Anglo Spanish War 1585 1603, Lady Frances Clifford, Lady Joan Clifford, Lady Margaret Clifford Countess Of Derby, Lord Henry De Clifford, Sir Charles Clifford.
  • Henry Clifford passed away in 1570 in Skipton, Craven District, North Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Clifford's Ancestors

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Henry Clifford
1517–1570
Birth Place: Skipton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland, 11th Earl Clifford
1493–1542
Cumberland, England
Margaret Percy
1508–1540
Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
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
Algernon Percy
1478–1527
Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
Katherine (Spencer ( Percy), Countess of) Northumberland
1477–1542
Spencercombe, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Westmorland
1435–1461
Margaret Threlkeld)
1436–1493
Sir Bolingbroke
1426–1488
Lady Bradshaw
1426–1511
Henry Percy
1449–1489
Lady Northumberland
1448–1485
Sir Baron
1430–1510
Lady Wiltshire
1434–1501
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir of
1414–1455
Lady Clifford
1418–1485
Sir Glamorganshire
1400–1437
Margaret Kendal
1405–1482
Sir Northumberland
1421–1461
Eleanor Northumberland
1421–1484
Sir creation)
1423–1469
Lady Pembroke
1430–1486
Henry Despenser
1392–1476
Isabelle Lincoln
1394–1478
Sir Albans
1406–1455
Lady Ros
1407–1467

Henry Clifford's Descendants

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Henry Clifford (1517–1570) m. Lady (Eleanor Brandon, Countess of) Cumberland (1519–27 Sep 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
        1. 1. Col (Jesse Thomas Wharton, Proprietary Governor of the Maryland 1676, Catholic, slaveowner) 11x 1630–1676 m. Elizabeth (Sewall) (Digges) 1654–1710
        2. 2. Mary (Wharton) Kemeys) 1649–1699
  6. 6. George (Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, Anglo-Spanish War) 1585-1603 1558–1605

Henry Clifford's Timeline

4 Records

1517
1517
Birth of Henry Clifford in Skipton, Yorkshire, England
Skipton, Yorkshire, England
1517
1517
Birth of Henry Clifford
None
1570
8 Jan 1570
Age 53
Death of Henry Clifford in Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England
Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England
1570
1570
Age 53
Death of Henry Clifford
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Skipton, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1517
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1570
    Event Place: Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1570
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Skipton, Craven District, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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