Leonard
Worsely
Clifton
JP
Born in London, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Brother of
Francis Clifton 11th Bt, Waller Clifton 12th Bt, Louisa (Clifton) Eliot, William Pearce Clifton, Robert Williams Clifton, Elinor Clifton, Mary (Clifton) Johnston, George Clifton, Gervase Clifton, Charles Hippuff Clifton, Lucy (Clifton) Brown, Rachel Catherine (Clifton) Smith and Caroline Clifton
Husband of
Elizabeth Stormonth (Ferguson) Clifton
— married
16 Feb 1860 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
Marian Ada (Clifton) Parker, Ethel Isabella Clifton, Leonard Worsley Clifton, Lucy Elizabeth Clifton, John Maxwell Clifton, Francis Gervase Clifton and Mabel Helen Clifton
Died
at about age 65
in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Aug 2019
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Biography
He arrived in the Colony in 1841 in Bunbury with his family on the Parkfield and they settled in Australind.
He became postmaster and customs officer in Bunbury then he was with the Colonial Secretary's Office in Perth.
In 1850 he went to the Ballarat Goldfields and the returned and took up the position of Chief Clerk with the Customs Office.
- MARRIED. At the Perth Cathedral, on Thursday, the 16th inst., by the Very Rev. Dean Pownall, LEONARD WORSLEY youngest son of Marshall Waller Clifton, Esq., of Australind, to ELIZABETH STORMONTH eldest daughter of John Ferguson, Esq., Colonial Surgeon.[1]
In 1862 he was appointed Collector of Customs.
On his death he left three sons and three daughters.
Sources
- ↑ Family Notices (1860, February 24). The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News (WA : 1848 - 1864), p. 2. Retrieved December 21, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2932185
- West Australian BDM records. Death reg 1401/1895. Marriage reg 1494/1860.
- Obituary. Bunbury Herald 16/11/1895.
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