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John Clifton 1774 – 1808 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Feb 1774

Birth Location: Whissonsett, Norfolk, England

Death Date: Dec 1808

Death Location: Walsoken, Norfolk, England

Father: William Clifton

Mother: Ursula Nelson

Spouse(s): Sarah Needham

Children(s): John Clifton, Thomas Clifton, Mary Clifton, Ann Clifton

John Clifton was born in 1774 in Whissonsett, Norfolk, England, the child of William ( john) Clifton and Ursula Nelson. John Clifton married Sarah Needham, and had children including John Clifton, Thomas Clifton, Mary Clifton, Ann Clifton. John Clifton passed away in 1808 in Walsoken, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • John Clifton was born in 1774 in Whissonsett, Norfolk, England, the child of William ( john) Clifton and Ursula Nelson.
  • John Clifton married Sarah Needham, and had children including John Clifton, Thomas Clifton, Mary Clifton, Ann Clifton.
  • John Clifton passed away in 1808 in Walsoken, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Clifton
1735 – 1814
Birth Location: Whissonsett, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Ursula Nelson
1735 – 1780
Birth Location: Colkirk, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Needham
1776 – 1865
Birth Location: Walsoken, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

John Clifton
1803 – 1841
Birth Location: Walsoken, Norfolk, England
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Thomas Clifton
1804 – 1886
Birth Location: Walsoken, Norfolk, England
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Mary Clifton
1806 – 1808
Birth Location: Walsoken, Norfolk, England
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Ann Clifton
1808 – 1809
Birth Location: Walsoken, Norfolk, England
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John Clifton's Ancestors

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John Clifton
1774 – 1808
Birth Place: Whissonsett, Norfolk, England
Parents
William ( john) Clifton
1735 – 1814
Whissonsett, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Ursula Nelson
1735 – 1780
Colkirk, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
William Clifton
1709 – 1794
Fenton, Lincolnshire, England
Anne Firth
1713 – 1777
Colkirk Norfolk, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
George Clifton
1680 –
Elizabeth Coupland
1680 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Clifton's Descendants

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John Clifton (06 Feb 1774 – Dec 1808) m. Sarah Needham (1776 – 01 Jun 1865)
  1. 1. John Clifton (Abt. 1803 – 03 Jan 1841) m. Jane Wiles (13 Jul 1805 – 23 Apr 1875)
    1. 1. Jane Clifton (Abt. 1827 – 10 Sep 1918)
    2. 2. Thomas Clifton (30 Nov 1839 – Oct 1896) m. Mary (Ann) Sissons (24 Dec 1843 – Apr 1907)
      1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Clifton (Oct 1867 – Jun 1917)
      2. 2. Louisa Clifton (July 1869 – Sep 1940)
      3. 3. Lilly Clifton (28 Dec 1872 – Jun 1940)
      4. 4. John Clifton (July 1874 – )
      5. 5. Ruth Clifton (13 Dec 1875 – Jun 1959)
      6. 6. Mary (Ann) Clifton (Jan 1878 – )
      7. 7. Tom Clifton (April 1883 – )
      8. 8. Maggie Clifton (Apr 1886 – )
      9. 9. Minnie Clifton (Oct 1887 – )
  2. 2. Thomas Clifton (1804 – June 1886) m. Mary Goodale (abt 1811 – )
    1. 1. Thomas Clifton (1832 – 30 Apr 1907) m. Sarah (Ann) Goodley (abt 1834 – Jan 1868)
      1. 1. Arthur (Edward) Clifton (1859 – 21 Sept 1947) m. Sarah Goodwin (1859 – 08 Sep 1894) m. Hannah Boyle (1871 – 10 Dec 1950)
        1. 1. Edmund (Victor) Clifton (1885 – 1965)
        2. 2. William (A) Clifton (01 Dec 1887 – 1892)
        3. 3. Maximillian (John) Clifton (1889 – 08 May 1956)
        4. 4. Olive (Millicent M) Clifton (09 May 1891 – 12 Jun 1976)
        5. 5. Daniel (Frederick) Clifton (1893 – 07 April 1974)
        6. 6. Doris Clifton (1894 Abt – )
        7. 7. Arthur (Oswald) Clifton (1896 – 1937)
        8. 8. Charles (Hubert) Clifton (14 Oct 1897 – 18 Dec 1964) m. Grace (I) Howard
        9. 9. Dorothy (C) Clifton (1901 – )
        10. 10. Walter (Francis) Clifton (07 Dec 1903 – 21 Jun 1992) m. Lydia Hosie
        11. 11. Catherine (Anne) Clifton (1907 – 15 Jan 1942) m. Harold (E) Tomlinson
        12. 12. Frederick (Goodley) Clifton (09 Sep 1908 – 19 Apr 1945)
        13. 13. Corneilius (O'Donnell) Clifton (18 Apr 1911 – 1979 NSW. BDM Reg No : 27602)
        14. 14. Lewis. (Goodley (Sugar)) Clifton (25 April 1912 – 17 Nov 2003) m. Gwendoline (Rosina) Bourk (1919 – 09 March 2010) m. Gwendoline (Rosina) Bourk (1919. Abt , New South Wales, Australia – 09 March 2010)
        15. 15. Sarah (Cecilia) Clifton (28 Jan 1915 – 14 Feb 1990) m. Maurice (Stuart) Kessell (14 Oct 1909 – 1989)
        16. 16. Minnie Clifton
        17. 17. Thomas Clifton
      2. 2. Sarah (Cecelia) Clifton m. Kessell
    2. 2. Mary Clifton (About 1834 – )
    3. 3. Mary (Ann) Clifton (About 1835 – )
  3. 3. Mary Clifton (1806 – Mar 1808)
  4. 4. Ann Clifton (04 Oct 1808 – Jan 1809)

John Clifton's Timeline

2 Records

1774
06 Feb 1774
Birth of John Clifton in Whissonsett, Norfolk, England
Whissonsett, Norfolk, England
1808
Dec 1808
Age 34
Death of John Clifton in Walsoken, Norfolk, England
Walsoken, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Feb 1774
    Event Place: Whissonsett, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1808
    Event Place: Walsoken, Norfolk, England
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