CLIFTON, Gervase (1516-88), of Clifton, Hodsock and Wilford, Notts.

Family and Education

b. 26 Mar. 1516, 1st s. of Robert Clifton of Clifton by 2nd w. Anne, da. of Henry, 10th Lord Clifford. m. (1) 17 Jan. 1530, Mary (d. 10 Apr. 1564), da. of Sir John Neville II of Chevet, Yorks. and Mile End Stepney, Mdx., 3s. d.v.p. 2da.; (2) by Sept. 1565, Winifred, da. and h. of Sir William Thwaites of ‘Mallowtree’ (?Manningtree), Essex, wid. of Sir George Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepont, Notts., 1s. d.v.p. suc. fa. 3 Sept. 1517. Kntd. bet. Aug. 1540 and Feb. 1541.Date of birth given at fa.’s i.p.m., E150/736/4. Vis. Notts. (Harl. Soc. iv), 17-18; Thoroton, Notts. ed. Throsby, i. 112, 114-115; C142/216/22.

Offices Held

J.p. Notts. 1537 – d., q. by 1564, Yorks. (W. Riding) 1538 – 47, northern circuit 1540; commr. musters, Notts. 1539, 1569, 1577, 1580, benevolence 1544/45, contribution 1546, chantries, Southwell 1546, 1548, Notts. and Derbys. 1548, relief, Notts., Yorks. (W. Riding) and Nottingham 1550, goods of churches and fraternities, Notts. and Nottingham 1553, subsidy, Notts. 1581; other commissions 1545 – d.; sheriff, Notts. and Derbys. 1540 – 41, 1546 – 47, 1554 – 55, Notts. 1572 – 73; duchy of Lancaster steward, manor of Snaith, Yorks. June 1538–50; master of game, Conisbrough and Hatfield, Yorks. by 1553; collector for loan, Notts. 1562.LP Hen. VIII, xii-xvii, xx, xxi; CPR, 1547–8, pp. 75, 77, 92, 416; 1548–9, p. 137; 1550–3, pp. 141, 395; 1553, pp. 353, 357, 362, 415–16; 1553–4, pp. 22, 29; 1554–5, pp. 109, 110; 1560–3, p. 440; 1563–6, pp. 25, 42; CSP Dom. 1547–80, pp. 332, 342, 650; HMC Rutland, i. 112, 124, 126; Trans. Thoroton Soc. xv. 157; Somerville, Duchy, i. 523; Stowe 571, f. 69v; Osborn coll. Yale Univ. Lib. 71.6.41.

Parlimentarian

CLIFTON, Gervase (1516-88), of Clifton, Hodsock and Wilford, Notts.

Main residences: Clifton; Hodsock; Wilford, Notts.

Author

C.J.B.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

CLIFTON, Gervase (1516-88)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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