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John de Clifton 1353 – 1388 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1353

Birth Location: Buckenham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 10 Aug 1388

Death Location: Rhodes, Lancashire, England

Father: Constantine Clifton

Mother: Catherine Pole

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cromwell

Children(s): Constantine Clifton, Katherine Clifton

John de Clifton was born in 1353 in Buckenham, Norfolk, England, the child of Constantine de Clifton and Catherine de la Pole. John de Clifton married Elizabeth De Cromwell, and had children including Constantine de Clifton, Katherine Clifton. John de Clifton passed away in 1388 in Rhodes, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • John de Clifton was born in 1353 in Buckenham, Norfolk, England, the child of Constantine de Clifton and Catherine de la Pole.
  • John de Clifton married Elizabeth De Cromwell, and had children including Constantine de Clifton, Katherine Clifton.
  • John de Clifton passed away in 1388 in Rhodes, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Clifton's Ancestors

Self
John Clifton
1353 – 1388
Birth Place: Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Parents
Constantine de Clifton
1329 – 1363
Castle Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Catherine (de la) Pole
1333 – 1363
Of, Hull, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Adam Clifton
1298 – 1367
Castle Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Eleanor Mortimer
– 1366
Of, Attilburgh, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Roger Clifton
1268 – 1330
Margaret Cailly
1280 –
Robert Mortimer
1300 – 1387
Margery Fastolf
1301 – 1341
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gervase Clifton
1242 – 1324
Amfelisia Sampson
1249 –
Adam Cailly
1260 – 1303
Emma Tattershall
1256 –
Roger Mortimer
1256 – 1326
Lucy Wafre
1260 – 1324
John Fastolf
1253 – 1306
Joan Caister
1264 –

John Clifton's Descendants

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John (de) Clifton (1353 – 10 Aug 1388) m. Elizabeth (De) Cromwell (1357 – Jan 1394)
  1. 1. Constantine (de) Clifton (1372 – 1395) m. Margaret Howard (1379 – 25 Mar 1433) m. Catherine Scales (Abt 1365 – )
    1. 1. Elizabeth (de) Clifton (1392 – 1447) m. John Knyvett (1395 – 9 Nov 1445)
      1. 1. Jane (or Joan) Knyvett (1408 – ) m. Richard Roos (6 Mar 1429 – 1493)
      2. 2. Margaret Knyvett (1415 – 1458) m. Richard Chamberlain (1392 – 1439)
        1. 1. Richard Chamberlain (1435 – 28 Aug 1496) m. Sybil Fowler (1448 – 1525)
        2. 2. William Chamberlain (1436 – 14 Nov 1470) m. Joan (Jane) Lydyard (1440 – 1477)
      3. 3. Joanna Knyvett (Abt 1428 – ) m. John Lynne (1418 – 1486)
      4. 4. William Knyvett (2 May 1438 – 2 Dec 1515) m. Joan (De) Stafford (Abt 1430 – 1485) m. Joan Courtenay (Abt 1447 – 1546) m. Alice Grey (Abt 1415 – 4 Apr 1474)
        1. 1. Edmund Knyvett (1462 – 10 Dec 1528) m. Eleanor Tyrell (Abt 1463 – Apr 1514)
        2. 2. Edward Knyvett (1480 – Dead)
      5. 5. Erasmus Knyvett
      6. 6. Richard Knyvett
    2. 2. John (De) Clifton (1394 – Bef 1 Dec 1477) m. Joan (de) Thorpe (1398 – 1 Dec 1447)
  2. 2. Katherine Clifton (Abt 1384 – 23 Mar 1460) m. Simon Felbrigg (1405 – )

John Clifton's Timeline

2 Records

1353
1353
Birth of John de Clifton in Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Buckenham, Norfolk, England
1388
10 Aug 1388
Age 35
Death of John de Clifton in Rhodes, Lancashire, England
Rhodes, Lancashire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1353
    Event Place: Buckenham, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1388
    Event Place: Rhodes, Lancashire, England

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