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William Henry Clough 1557–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1557

Birth Location: Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 13 December 1596

Death Location: Keighley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Richard Clough

Mother: Jane (Clough)

Spouse(s): Margaret Smith

Children(s): Josiah Clough

William Henry Clough was born in 1557 in Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Clewett Clough And Jane Carter Clough. William Henry Clough married Margaret Smith, and had children including Josiah John Prester Clough. William Henry Clough passed away in 1596 in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Henry Clough was born in 1557 in Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Clewett Clough And Jane Carter Clough.
  • William Henry Clough married Margaret Smith, and had children including Josiah John Prester Clough.
  • William Henry Clough passed away in 1596 in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Clough
1530–1570
Birth Location: Denbigh
RC
Jane (Clough)
1532–1563
Birth Location: St John, Lambeth, London, London, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Smith
1558–1612
Birth Location: Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom
MS

Children(s)

Josiah Clough
1590–1642
Birth Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England
JC

William Clough's Ancestors

Self
William Clough
1557–1596
Birth Place: Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Clewett Clough
1530–1570
Denbigh
Jane (Carter) (Clough)
1532–1563
St John, Lambeth, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (William The Second) Carter
1506–1550
Clanfield, Oxfordshire, England
EN (Joan "Joane" "Jone Smith ?Hyll "Hill"? (Bourchier) (Carter) , 12 ggm, Lady of Clanfield,) Oxfordshire
1500–1559
Farleigh Hungerford, Mendip District, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Clough's Descendants

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William (Henry) Clough (1557–13 December 1596) m. Margaret Smith (1558–1612)
  1. 1. Josiah ("John" Prester) Clough 1590–1642 m. Alice (Susanna) Cowper 1595–1642
    1. 1. John Clough 1613–1691 m. Jane McCUMBER 1628–1680 m. Martha Sibley 1641–1692
      1. 1. 1652–1683 m. 1649–1697
        1. 1. John (Page) Jr 1675–1718 m. Sarah SINGLETARY 1679–1756
        2. 2. Cornelius Page 1683–1683
        3. 3. Amos Page 1677–1748
        4. 4. Joanna Page 1680–1680
        5. 5. Mehitable Page 1681–1682
        6. 6. ELIZABETH PagE 1679–1752 m. Thos Johnson 1670–1742
      2. 2. Joseph Clough 1647–1684
      3. 3. Benjamin Clough 1662–1739
      4. 4. Elisabeth (Clough ( Horne) ) 1642–1707
      5. 5. Thomas Clough 1651–1749
      6. 6. John Clough 1648–1718 m. Mercy Page 1655–1719
        1. 1. Corneilus Clough 1680–1713
        2. 2. Benoni Clough 1675–1757
        3. 3. John (Clough) III 1678–1701
        4. 4. Mary Clough 1677–1760
        5. 5. Caleb Clough 1682–1715
        6. 6. Joseph Clough 1684–1732
        7. 7. Sarah Clough 1686–1743
        8. 8. Jonathan CLOUGH 1688–1782
        9. 9. Mercy (Martha) Clough 1691–1759 m. Deacon (Jacob) Flanders 1689–1759
        10. 10. Moses CLOUGH 1693–1776
        11. 11. Aaron CLOUGH 1695–1781
        12. 12. Tabitha CLOUGH 1697–1698
        13. 13. Samuel Clough 1687–1710
        14. 14. Martha Clough 1690–1715
      7. 7. Mary Clough 1644–1646
      8. 8. Samuell Clough 1656–1709
      9. 9. Richard Clough 1640–
      10. 10. Sarah (Clough ( Merrill) ) 1646–1705 m. Onesiphorus Page 1642–1706 m. Daniel (Wolterton) Merrill 1642–1717 m. Philip Rowell 1648–1690
        1. 1. Daniel (Clough) Merrill 1671–1725
        2. 2. Moses Merrill 1683–1756
        3. 3. Stephen (Clough) Merrill 1688–1755
        4. 4. David MERRILL 1672–1725
        5. 5. Sarah (MERRILL (Daniel) 1642)💹🚻 1677–1750 m. WILLIAM MorsE 1673–1749
        6. 6. Job Rowell 1685–1736
        7. 7. Jacob Rowell 1672–1746
        8. 8. MARTHA (MERRILL (Daniel) 1642) 1683–1754
        9. 9. Ruth (MERRILL (Daniel) 1642) 1680–1710
        10. 10. John (MERRILL (Daniel) 1642) 1674–1756
        11. 11. Daniel Merrill 1670–1717
    2. 2. Elizabeth Clough 1625–1662
    3. 3. Anne Clough 1616–
    4. 4. William Clough 1628–1684
    5. 5. Ralph Clough 1618–1619
    6. 6. Moses Clough 1620–
    7. 7. Isaac Clough 1615–1691

William Clough's Timeline

2 Records

1557
1557
Birth of William Henry Clough in Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1596
13 December 1596
Age 39
Death of William Henry Clough in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Keighley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 December 1596
    Event Place: Keighley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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