Robert Clifton (abt. 1405 - 1478)

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ABT 1405

Robert Clifton was knighted by 1462, took an active part in the affairs of the county. He sat on various commissions for financial and military purposes;4 was High Sheriff 29 and 38 Henry VI and 7 Edward IV;5 member of parliament 31 Henry VI.^[1]

In 1476, Robert and his son Gervase were given license to establish a perpetual college of a warden and two chaplains to celebrate divine service daily in the Chapel of the Holy Trinity within the Parish Church of St. Mary, Notting­ham "for the good estate of the king and his consort Elisabeth and the said founders and for their souls after death and the souls of William Bothe, late Archbishop of York, Dame Alice Clifton, late the wife of the said Robert . . . and the ancestors and kinsmen of the said Robert and Gervase." Although he lived in difficult times when the county was torn by the squab­bles of the Lancastrians and Yorkists (see the Wars of the Roses), he was apparently astute enough to stand well with both sides and to transfer his allegiance with foresight and discretion. His son Gervase took his place when he died in April, 1478.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} A C Wood, Notes on the early history of the Clifton family, Transactions of the Thoroton Society, 37, 1933

See also:

• Clifton Family History
• WikiTree profile Clifton-261 created through the import of My Family_2011-08-21.ged on Aug 21, 2011 by Kate G. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Kate and others.