Sir Gervase Clifton, 6th Baronet
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Sir Gervase Clifton was 6th Baronet Clifton of Clifton, Nottinghamshire
. and High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire
from 1767 to 1768.
, and his second wife Judith. He succeeded his father in 1762.
He married in 1766 Frances Egerton Lloyd (d 1779), daughter of Richard Lloyd of Aberbrachen, Denbighshire, and Trelydan, Montgomeryshire. The marriage produced the following children:
from 1767 to 1768.
In 1765 he sold Hodsock Priory
to the Mellish family, concentrating his estates in Clifton. He remodelled Clifton Hall, Nottingham
using the architect John Carr of York between 1779 and 1797.
Clifton, Nottinghamshire
Clifton is a council estate and village in the city of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England founded by Sir Robert Clifton. The estate has a number of shop-clusters and relatively good transport links with the city and surrounding areas. The village is on the A453 which is the main connection...
. and High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire
High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire
’The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...
from 1767 to 1768.
Family
Gervase was the only son of Sir Robert Clifton, 5th BaronetSir Robert Clifton, 5th Baronet
Sir Robert Clifton KB was 5th Baronet Clifton of Clifton, Nottinghamshire.-Family:Robert was the eldest son of Sir Gervase Clifton, 4th Baronet, and his wife Anne...
, and his second wife Judith. He succeeded his father in 1762.
He married in 1766 Frances Egerton Lloyd (d 1779), daughter of Richard Lloyd of Aberbrachen, Denbighshire, and Trelydan, Montgomeryshire. The marriage produced the following children:
- Sir Robert Clifton, 7th BaronetSir Robert Clifton, 7th BaronetSir Robert Clifton was 7th Baronet Clifton of Clifton, Nottinghamshire. and High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1820.-Family:He was the eldest son of Sir Gervase Clifton, 6th Baronet, and wife Frances. He succeeded his father in 1815....
(1767–1837) - Sir Juckes Granville Juckes-Clifton, 8th Baronet (1769–1852)
- General Sir Arthur Benjamin Clifton (1771–1869) GCB, Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic OrderRoyal Guelphic OrderThe Royal Guelphic Order, sometimes also referred to as the Hanoverian Guelphic Order, is a Hanoverian order of chivalry instituted on 28 April 1815 by the Prince Regent . It has not been conferred by the British Crown since the death of King William IV in 1837, when the personal union of the...
, KSA, KSW, Colonel 1st The Royal Dragoons who fought at the Battle of WaterlooBattle of WaterlooThe Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands... - Frances (d 1846), married in 1797 the Venerable Robert Markham (d 1837), Rector of Bolton Percy and Archdeacon of York.
Career
He was a Justice of the Peace for Nottinghamshire for many years and High Sheriff of NottinghamshireHigh Sheriff of Nottinghamshire
’The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...
from 1767 to 1768.
In 1765 he sold Hodsock Priory
Hodsock Priory
Hodsock Priory is an English country house in Nottinghamshire, north of Worksop, England and south of Blyth. Despite its name, it is not and never has been a priory. Hodsock is renowned for its snowdrops in early spring.-History:...
to the Mellish family, concentrating his estates in Clifton. He remodelled Clifton Hall, Nottingham
Clifton Hall, Nottingham
Clifton Hall is a country house in the village of Clifton, Nottinghamshire . As well as being a Grade I listed building, the hall is part of the Clifton Village Conservation Area. While the history of the place stretches back to the 11th century, the hall was remodelled in the late 18th century in...
using the architect John Carr of York between 1779 and 1797.