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Matthew Clifford 1881–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1881

Birth Location: Possibly Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Oct 1937

Death Location: West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Father: Robert Clifford

Mother: Margaret Thompson

Spouse(s): Agnes Bain

Children(s): Douglas Clifford, Nancy Clifford, Albert Clifford, Peter Clifford, Matthew Clifford, John Clifford, Margaret Clifford, Christine Clifford, Elizabeth Clifford, Jessie Clifford, Josephina Clifford, Alexander Clifford

Matthew Clifford was born in 1881 in Possibly Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Clifford And Margaret Thompson. In 1881, Matthew Clifford resided in Dumbarton, Cardross, Dumbartonshire, Scotland. Matthew Clifford married Agnes Bain, and had children including Albert Clifford, Alexander Alec Clifford, Christine Clifford, Douglas Clifford, Elizabeth Clifford, Jessie Clifford, John Bain Clifford, Josephina Clifford, Margaret Clifford, Matthew James Clifford, Nancy Clifford, Peter Taylor Clifford. Matthew Clifford passed away in 1937 in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Matthew Clifford was born in 1881 in Possibly Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Clifford And Margaret Thompson.
  • In 1881, Matthew Clifford resided in Dumbarton, Cardross, Dumbartonshire, Scotland.
  • Matthew Clifford married Agnes Bain, and had children including Albert Clifford, Alexander Alec Clifford, Christine Clifford, Douglas Clifford, Elizabeth Clifford, Jessie Clifford, John Bain Clifford, Josephina Clifford, Margaret Clifford, Matthew James Clifford, Nancy Clifford, Peter Taylor Clifford.
  • Matthew Clifford passed away in 1937 in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Clifford
1859–1926
Birth Location: Of Magheralin, Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland
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Margaret Thompson
1860–1923
Birth Location: New Kilpatrick,Dunbarton,Scotland
MT

Spouses(s)

Agnes Bain
1881–1938
Birth Location: Possibly Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Douglas Clifford
1907–1981
Birth Location: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
DC
Nancy Clifford
1922–
Birth Location: Dumbartonshire, Scotland
NC
Albert Clifford
1925–1999
Birth Location: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
AC
Peter Clifford
1916–1992
Birth Location: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
PC
Matthew Clifford
1905–1987
Birth Location: Dumbarton, Scotland
MC
John Clifford
1903–1982
Birth Location: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
JC
Margaret Clifford
1901–1980
Birth Location: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Christine Clifford
1913–2002
Birth Location: Dumbarton Du, United Kingdom
CC
Elizabeth Clifford
1911–1981
Birth Location: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
EC
Jessie Clifford
1927–2018
Birth Location: –
JC
Josephina Clifford
1920–1964
Birth Location: Dumbarton, Scotland
JC
Alexander Clifford
1917–1975
Birth Location: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
AC

Matthew Clifford's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Clifford
1881–1937
Birth Place: Possibly Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Clifford
1859–1926
Of Magheralin, Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland
Margaret Thompson
1860–1923
New Kilpatrick,Dunbarton,Scotland
Grandparents
Douglas Clifford
1817–1875
Magheralin, Down, Northern Ireland
Margaret Mawhinney
1817–1877
Magheralin, Down, Ireland
Thomas Thompson
1835–
Yoxhall, Stafford, England
Christina Dick
1838–1880
Polmont, Stirling
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Mawhinney
1796–
Margaret Clements
1792–
Edward Thompson
1804–1881
Lydia Beardmore
1804–1871
Andrew Dick
1795–1882
Agnes Alexander
1794–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Thompson
1762–1846
Ellen Snape
1765–1834
Alexander ^^
1760–
Janet Dick
1766–1855

Matthew Clifford's Descendants

1.
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Matthew Clifford (Abt. 1881–22 Oct 1937) m. Agnes Bain (Abt. 1881–12 May 1938)
  1. 1. Douglas Clifford 1907–1981 m. Margaret (Dobbie) Cuthill 1910–1963
    1. 1. Emily (Nisbet) Stewart 1935–1992 m. Maynard (Douglas) Stewart 1933–2006 m. Cyril (Thomas) Grounsell 1932–1995
    2. 2. Alexanderina (Daisy Dobby Cuthil) Clifford 1945–2003 m. Douglas Churchill 1938–2016
    3. 3. Alice (C) Clifford 1951–2003
    4. 4. Agnes (Bain) Clifford 1938–1938
    5. 5. Janet (Dobbie) Clifford 1933–2011 m. Daniel (Parker) Mr –2002
  2. 2. Nancy Clifford 1922–
  3. 3. Albert Clifford 1925–1999
  4. 4. Peter (Taylor) Clifford 1916–1992 m. Catherine (Macdonald) Murphy 1922–2014
  5. 5. Matthew (James) Clifford 1905–1987
  6. 6. John (Bain) Clifford 1903–1982
  7. 7. Margaret Clifford 1901–1980 m. Paul Connelly 1901–1973
    1. 1. Margaret ((Greta)) Connelly 1929–1988
    2. 2. Agnes ((Nancy)) Connelly 1924–1992 m. Alec Thompson 1926–2006
    3. 3. Paul Connelly 1927–1989
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Lorimer) Connelly 1936–1997
    5. 5. Isabel Connelly 1925–1983
    6. 6. Andrew Connelly 1922–2015
    7. 7. Ian Connelly 1934–2003
    8. 8. Matthew Connelly 1928–1928
    9. 9. John (Docherty) Connelly 1934–2003
  8. 8. Christine Clifford 1913–2002
  9. 9. Elizabeth Clifford 1911–1981 m. Daniel (Dawson) Brooks 1911–1968
  10. 10. Jessie Clifford 1927–2018 m. Ian (Cruickshanks) Oliver 1926–2008
    1. 1. Ian Oliver 1946–2025
  11. 11. Josephina Clifford 1920–1964 m. Robert Gourlay 1914–1961
  12. 12. Alexander ("Alec") Clifford 1917–1975 m. Alison Macrae 1932–1996

Matthew Clifford's Timeline

15 Records

1878
29 Nov 1878
Birth of Matthew Clifford in Aghagallon, Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland
Aghagallon, Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland
1881
Abt. 1881
Birth of Matthew Clifford in Possibly Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Possibly Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Matthew Clifford resided here in Dumbarton, Cardross, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
Dumbarton, Cardross, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 10
Matthew Clifford resided here in Dumbarton, Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
Dumbarton, Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
1899
1899
Age 18
Matthew Clifford was married in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1906
1906-1907
Age 25
Matthew Clifford resided here in Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1914
1914-1915
Age 33
Matthew Clifford resided here in Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1914
1914-1915
Age 33
Matthew Clifford resided here in Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1916
1916-1917
Age 35
Matthew Clifford resided here in Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1917
1917-1918
Age 36
Matthew Clifford resided here in Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1918
1918-1919
Age 37
Matthew Clifford resided here in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1920
1920-1921
Age 39
Matthew Clifford resided here in Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1921
1921-1922
Age 40
Matthew Clifford resided here in Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1937
19 Oct 1937
Age 56
Death of Matthew Clifford in Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire
Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire
1937
22 Oct 1937
Age 56
Burial of Matthew Clifford in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1878
    Event Place: Aghagallon, Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Dumbarton; ED: 9; Page: 21; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1891_159
    [2] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Cardross; ED: 14; Page: 46; Line: 5; Roll: cssct1881_144
    [3] Ireland, CIVIL Registration Births Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1881
    Event Place: Possibly Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1899
    Event Place: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Dumbarton, Cardross, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Cardross; ED: 14; Page: 46; Line: 5; Roll: cssct1881_144

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Dumbarton, Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Dumbarton; ED: 9; Page: 21; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1891_159

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1906-1907
    Event Place: Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, Valuation Rolls, 1855-1930

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1914-1915
    Event Place: Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, Valuation Rolls, 1855-1930

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1914-1915
    Event Place: Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source: West Dumbartonshire, Scotland, Electoral Registers and Burgess Roll, 1600-1846 and 1914-1918

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1916-1917
    Event Place: Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, Valuation Rolls, 1855-1930

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, Valuation Rolls, 1855-1930

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1918-1919
    Event Place: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] West Dumbartonshire, Scotland, Electoral Registers and Burgess Roll, 1600-1846 and 1914-1918, West Dunbartonshire Council; West Dunbartonshire, Scotland; West Dunbartonshire Electoral Registers 1914-1915, 1918; Reference Number: 1334
    [2] Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, Valuation Rolls, 1855-1930, West Dunbartonshire Council; West Dunbartonshire, Scotland; Valuation Rolls; Reference: 23/19

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920-1921
    Event Place: Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, Valuation Rolls, 1855-1930

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921-1922
    Event Place: Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, Valuation Rolls, 1855-1930

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1937
    Event Place: Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire
    Record Source:
    [1] West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, Burial Register and Monumental Inscriptions, 1855-2024, West Dunbartonshire Council Bereavement Services; Dumbarton, Scotland; West Dunbartonshire Burial Registers and Monumental Inscriptions; Description: Dumbarton Cemetery Register of Interments No. 4, May 15 1927-Jan 26 1940; Reference Number: 61
    [2] West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, Burial Register and Monumental Inscriptions, 1855-2024

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1937
    Event Place: West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, Burial Register and Monumental Inscriptions, 1855-2024, West Dunbartonshire Council Bereavement Services; Dumbarton, Scotland; West Dunbartonshire Burial Registers and Monumental Inscriptions; Description: Dumbarton Cemetery Register of Interments No. 4, May 15 1927-Jan 26 1940; Reference Number: 61
    [2] West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, Burial Register and Monumental Inscriptions, 1855-2024
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