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Sir Robert Clifton

Birth
Lancashire, England
Death
9 Apr 1478 (aged 73–74)
Nottinghamshire, England
Burial
Clifton, Nottingham Unitary Authority, Nottinghamshire, England Add to Map
Plot
North transept
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Son of Gervase de Clifton and Isabel Fraunceys. Husband of Alice married 1434 and father of:
Robert Clifton b 1435
Margaret Clifton b 1437
Gervase de Clifton 1438 – 1483

From 'Walks around Nottingham' by John Crosby, pub 1835:
"This community of chantry priest was afterwards enlarged by Sir Robert Clifton, as we find a licence granted in 1476 by King Edward IV to Sir Robert Clifton and Gervase his son and heir, to found a college in the chapel of the Holy Trinity, within the parish church of St. Mary at Clifton."
Son of Gervase de Clifton and Isabel Fraunceys. Husband of Alice married 1434 and father of:
Robert Clifton b 1435
Margaret Clifton b 1437
Gervase de Clifton 1438 – 1483

From 'Walks around Nottingham' by John Crosby, pub 1835:
"This community of chantry priest was afterwards enlarged by Sir Robert Clifton, as we find a licence granted in 1476 by King Edward IV to Sir Robert Clifton and Gervase his son and heir, to found a college in the chapel of the Holy Trinity, within the parish church of St. Mary at Clifton."


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