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William Clifton 1838 – 1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1838 (1841 C and Free BMD Index)

Birth Location: Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 JUL 1884

Death Location: Alford Forest, Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Lot Clifton

Mother: Rachel BRADLEY

Spouse(s): Maria Clifton

Children(s): Elizabeth Clifton

In 1838, William Clifton entered the world in Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, born to Lot Clifton and Rachel GASCOINE or BRADLEY. William Clifton married Maria Clifton, and had children including Elizabeth Alice Clifton. William Clifton passed away in 1884 in Alford Forest, Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1838, William Clifton entered the world in Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, born to Lot Clifton and Rachel GASCOINE or BRADLEY.
  • William Clifton married Maria Clifton, and had children including Elizabeth Alice Clifton.
  • William Clifton passed away in 1884 in Alford Forest, Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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William Clifton's Ancestors

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William Clifton
1838 – 1884
Birth Place: Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Parents
Lot Clifton
1814 – 1892
Northmoor, Oxfordshire, England
Rachel (GASCOINE or) BRADLEY
1812 –
Chimney Oxfordshire, England, UK
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Clifton's Descendants

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William Clifton (April 1838 (1841 C and Free BMD Index) – 1 JUL 1884) m. Maria Clifton (17 Jan 1849 – 15 Sep 1923)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Alice) Clifton (9 May 1868 – 19 Jan 1939) m. Samuel Ferguson (10 Jun 1862 – 16 Aug 1937)
    1. 1. Mary (Ann Alice (Tots)) Ferguson (31 Jan 1886 – 21 Apr 1966)
    2. 2. Maria (May (May)) Ferguson (31 May 1887 – 29 Jan 1971)
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Emily (Lizzie)) Ferguson (20 Apr 1889 – 4 May 1940)
    4. 4. Emma (Phoebe) Ferguson (29 Nov 1890 – 30 Jun 1944)
    5. 5. Edith (Emily (Edie)) Ferguson (8 Sep 1892 – 22 Jul 1977)
    6. 6. James (Reid (Reid)) Ferguson (2 October 1894 – 13 Jan 1988)
    7. 7. Bertha (Lily (Lil)) Ferguson (12 Apr 1897 – 2 May 1974)
    8. 8. Samuel (Robert) Ferguson (7 Jul 1900 – 11 Feb 1982)
    9. 9. Edward (Reid (Ted)) Ferguson (16 Jul 1901 – 13 Aug 1967)
    10. 10. William (Reid) Ferguson (16 Dec 1902 – 10 Jul 1904)
    11. 11. Rose Ferguson (3 Apr 1909 – 3 Apr 1909)
    12. 12. Ivy (Muriel) Ferguson (16 Jul 1911 – 14 Feb 2003) m. William (James) Johnson (5 Jun 1907 – 21 Jan 1969)
      1. 1. Ethel Johnson (12 Jun 1931 – 16 Mar 2015) m. Jack (August) Arthur (30 Sep 1929 – 24 Jan 2008) m. J Arthur
        1. 1. Rachel (Margaret) Johnson (15 Dec 1972 – 14 Jul 2021)
      2. 2. William (Raymond) Johnson (8 Dec 1932 – 20 Jun 2004)
      3. 3. Lexington (Allan) Johnson (9 Sep 1938 – 19 Dec 2008)
      4. 4. Russell (Samuel) Johnson (2 Apr 1939 – 16 Jul 1995)
      5. 5. Noel (James) Johnson m. Christine Mary m. Jillian (Catherine) Pawsey
    13. 13. Myrtle (Annie) Ferguson (2 April 1913 – 23 Feb 1989)
    14. 14. Eva (Catherine Alice) Ferguson (1917 – 2000)

William Clifton's Timeline

2 Records

1838
April 1838 (1841 C and Free BMD Index)
Birth of William Clifton in Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
1884
1 JUL 1884
Age 46
Death of William Clifton in Alford Forest, Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Alford Forest, Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1838 (1841 C and Free BMD Index)
    Event Place: Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 JUL 1884
    Event Place: Alford Forest, Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

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