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Margaret Clifford 1367–1442 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1367

Birth Location: Brough Castle, Westmoreland, England

Death Date: 16 May 1442

Death Location: Hylton Castle, Durham, England

Father: Roger Clifford

Mother: Maud Beauchamp

Spouse(s): Sir Melton

Children(s): Margaret Melton, John Lucy, Thomasine Melton

The story of Margaret Clifford began in 1367 in Brough Castle, Westmoreland, England. Margaret Clifford married Sir Thomas Melton, and had children including John Melton 7Th Lord Lucy, Margaret Melton, Thomasine Melton. Margaret Clifford passed away in 1442 in Hylton Castle, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Clifford began in 1367 in Brough Castle, Westmoreland, England.
  • Margaret Clifford married Sir Thomas Melton, and had children including John Melton 7Th Lord Lucy, Margaret Melton, Thomasine Melton.
  • Margaret Clifford passed away in 1442 in Hylton Castle, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Roger Clifford
1333–1389
Birth Location: Clifford Castle, Herefordshire, England
RC
Maud Beauchamp
1335–1403
Birth Location: Warwick District, Warwickshire, England
MB

Spouses(s)

Sir Melton
1367–1455
Birth Location: Aston, Derbyshire, , England
SM

Children(s)

Margaret Melton
1402–1452
Birth Location: Longford, Derbyshire, England
MM
John Lucy
1398–1455
Birth Location: Melton Hall, Derbyshire, England
JL
Thomasine Melton
1424–1444
Birth Location: Melton Hall, Derbyshire, England
TM

Margaret Clifford's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Clifford
1367–1442
Birth Place: Brough Castle, Westmoreland, England
Parents
Roger de Clifford 5th Baron de Clifford
1333–1389
Clifford Castle, Herefordshire, England
Maud (de) Beauchamp
1335–1403
Warwick District, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Robert (de Clifford 3rd Baron de) Clifford
1305–1344
Northumberland, England
Isabel (de) Berkeley
1305–1362
Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Thomas (de Beauchamp 11th Earl of) Warwick
1313–1369
Warwick, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Katherine (de) Mortimer
1313–1369
Ludlow Castle, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Guy Warwick
1272–1315
Alice Toëni
1284–1324
Roger March
1287–1330
Joan Geneville
1286–1356
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Clifford's Descendants

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Margaret Clifford (1367–16 May 1442) m. Sir (Thomas) Melton (1367–24 May 1455)
  1. 1. Margaret Melton 1402–1452 m. Ralph (Nicholas Longford) I 1418–1473 m. Nicholas Longford 1438–1513
    1. 1. Ralph (Longford) II 1440–1513 m. Lady (Mabel de) Ferrers 1438–1487 m. Isabel (Mabel de) Ferrers 1442–1487 m. Julia Rhode 1456–
      1. 1. Elizabeth Longford 1452–1548 m. Sir (Edward) Dineley 1450–1549
        1. 1. Thomas Dyneley 1475–1502 m. Philippa Harpsfield 1475–1526
        2. 2. Joan Dineley 1467–1470
        3. 3. Joan Dineley 1472–1567 m. Richard Rich 1470–1503 m. Henry (VIII King of) England 1491–1547
      2. 2. Margery Langford 1495–1526 m. John (Markham) II 1486–1559
      3. 3. Elizabeth Longford 1488–1548 m. Edmund Trafford 1485–1533
        1. 1. Alice Trafford 1529–1578 m. Urian Brereton 1501–1577 m. Roger Leigh 1460–1522
        2. 2. Edmund Trafford 1507–1563 m. Anne Radcliffe 1510–1576
        3. 3. Cecily (de) Trafford 1513–1572 m. Robert Langley 1510–1561 m. Edward Holland 1520–1570
        4. 4. Margaret Trafford 1516–1562 m. Sir (William Radcliffe of) Ordsall 1502–1568
        5. 5. Henry Trafford 1518–1591
        6. 6. Richard Trafford 1519–1569
        7. 7. Elizabeth Trafford 1519–1582 m. George Booth 1515–1543 m. James Downe 1528–1560 m. Thomas Fitton 1530–1600 m. James (Done) Esq. 1514–
        8. 8. George Trafford 1522–1572
        9. 9. George Trafford 1526–1569
        10. 10. Elianor Trafford 1526–1589 m. John (Griffyn) Esq 1524–1590
        11. 11. Thomas Trafford 1528–1578 m. Elizabeth Falkener 1528–
      4. 4. Nicholas Longford 1465–1513 m. Margery Trafford 1488–1540
      5. 5. Margeret (Longford of) Derby 1460–1510 m. Humphrey Bradbourne 1458–1520 m. Simon (Mountfort) MP 1486–1538
      6. 6. Unknown Longford 1462–
      7. 7. Ralph Longford 1465–1574
      8. 8. Henry Longford 1468–
      9. 9. Thomas Longford 1470–
      10. 10. John Longford 1472–
      11. 11. Nicholas (LANGFORD or) Longford 1472– m. Nicholas Longford 1471–
      12. 12. William Longford 1474–
      13. 13. Ralph (Longford) III 1478–1544 m. Dorothy FitzHerbert 1497–1557
    2. 2. Sir (Nicholas de) Longford 1418–1475 m. Joan Warren 1418–
      1. 1. Amphilbis Longford 1433–1450
    3. 3. Richard Longford 1424–
    4. 4. Joan Longford 1426– m. Nicholas (Montgomery) III 1395–1465 m. Nicholas (de) Montgomery 1434–1494 m. William Heydon 1390–1479
    5. 5. Nicholas Longford 1430–1473
    6. 6. Jean Longford 1432– m. Nicholas (Montgomery) II 1428–1494
    7. 7. Edward Langford 1435–
    8. 8. Margaret Longford 1451–
  2. 2. John (Melton 7th Lord) Lucy 1398–1455 m. Elizabeth Hilton 1390–1455 m. Eleanor (St) John 1455–1519 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Hilton 1402–1455
  3. 3. Thomasine Melton 1424–1444 m. Henry (Pierrepont II, Knight, Sheriff of) Nottinghamshire 1408–1457 m. Henry (Empson Of) Pierrepont 1370–1460

Margaret Clifford's Timeline

2 Records

1367
1367
Birth of Margaret Clifford in Brough Castle, Westmoreland, England
Brough Castle, Westmoreland, England
1442
16 May 1442
Age 75
Death of Margaret Clifford in Hylton Castle, Durham, England
Hylton Castle, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1367
    Event Place: Brough Castle, Westmoreland, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Margaret Clifford, person ID LZVQ-RPP.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1442
    Event Place: Hylton Castle, Durham, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Margaret Clifford, person ID LZVQ-RPP.
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