Clifton Baronets - Clifton of Clifton, Nottinghamshire (1611)

Clifton of Clifton, Nottinghamshire (1611)

  • Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet (1587-1666) "Sir Gervase with seven wives"
  • Sir Gervase Clifton, 2nd Baronet (1612-1675)
  • Sir William Clifton, 3rd Baronet (1653-1686). Nephew of the 2nd Baronet, and son of Clifford Clifton, second son of the 1st Baronet.
  • Sir Gervase Clifton, 4th Baronet (1666-1731). Cousin of the 3rd Baronet and son of Robert Clifton, third son of the 1st Baronet. Briefly imprisoned as a Jacobite sympathiser in 1715
  • Sir Robert Clifton, 5th Baronet (1690-1767). Member of Parliament for East Retford 1727-41
  • Sir Gervase Clifton, 6th Baronet (1744-1815). High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1767
  • Sir Robert Clifton, 7th Baronet (1767-1837). High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1820
  • Sir Juckes Granville Juckes-Clifton, 8th Baronet (1769-1852). Brother of the 7th Baronet. Changed his name in 1790 to Juckes but reverted to Juckes-Clifton on succession. High Sheriff 1840.
  • Sir Robert Juckes Clifton, 9th Baronet (1826-1869). Member of Parliament for Nottingham 1861-65 and 1868

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