See also
Husband:
Francis Clifton (1755-1811)
Wife:
Rebekah Katherine Bingham (1771-1830)
Children:
Name:
Francis Clifton
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Note 1:
He was born in1755 on St Kitts West Indies and when 9 or 10 yo was sent home to England to be educated. Francis received a sound education and graduated as an M.A from King's College Aberdeen on 30th March 1775 Francis was ordained Deacon on 21st December 1777 by the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry at the Church of St George, Bloomsbury, London. After his ordination as Deacon, Francis returned to St Kitts, where he spent two years in the service of the Church. In 1779 He became a Royal Naval Chaplain and received two commissions to HMS Dublin from 3 Dec 1779 to 18 Jan 1783. However it appears that Francis spent only 11 months of this period at sea. During the remainder of the time he was a resident of Gosport. In 1783 was appointed Curate of St Mary's at Alverstoke in Hampshire. Francis married Rebekah Katherine Bingham; they became the parents of 2 sons and 8 daughters, three of the daughters dying in infancy. Francis Clifton died at Alverstoke on 5th October 1811.
Source: Unsourced reference at Ancestry.co.uk
Note 2:
CLIFTON The Reverend Francis, 10 November 1866. Letters of Administration (with the Will attached) of the Personal estate and effects of the Reverend Francis Clifton late of Stoke in the Parish of Alverstoke in the County of Southampton Clerk deceased who died 5 October 1811 at Stoke aforesaid left unadministered by Rebekah Katherine Clifton Widow the Relict and Marshall Waller Clifton the Son the Executors named in the said Will were granted at the Principal Registry to Katharine Clifton of St. Margaret's Isleworth in the County of Middlesex Spinster the Administratrix of the Personal estate and effects of the said Rebekah Katherine Clifton who was also the Residuary Legatee named in the said Will she the said Katharine Clifton having been first sworn. Former Grant Prerogative Court of Canterbury October 1811. Effects under £20. Resworn at the Principal Registry under £450.
Birth:
1755
St Kitts, West Indies
Occupation (1):
22 Dec 1782 (age 26-27)
Ordination as Priest
Occupation (2):
23 Jul 1788 (age 32-33)
Curate, Alverstoke, Hampshire
Death:
5 Oct 1811 (age 55-56)
Stoke, Alverstoke, Hampshire
Burial:
10 Oct 1811
Alverstoke, Hampshire (aged 56)
Name:
Rebekah Katherine Bingham
Sex:
Female
Father:
Isaac Moody Bingham (1733-1807)
Mother:
Catherine Tonge ( - )
Note:
CLIFTON Rebekah Katherine, 27 August 1866. Letters of Administration of the Personal estate and effects of Rebekah Katherine Clifton late of Somerset House Strand in the County of Middlesex Widow deceased who died 3 April 1830 at Somerset House aforesaid were granted at the Principal Registry to Katharine Clifton of St. Margaret's Isleworth in the County aforesaid Spinster the Daughter and one of the Next of Kin of the said Deceased she having been first sworn. Effects under £20.
Birth:
1771
Birchanger, Essex
Death:
3 Apr 1830 (age 58-59)
Somerset House, Strand, Middlesex
Name:
Marshall Waller Clifton
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Elinor Katherine Bell (1792-1866)
Children:
Francis Clifton (1812-1892)
Waller Clifton (1813-1894)
Louisa Clifton (1814-1880)
William Pearce Clifton (1816-1885)
Robert Williams Clifton (1817-1897)
Joseph Bingham Clifton (1819-1819)
Elinor Katharine Clifton (1820-1904)
Mary Clifton (1822-1893)
George Clifton (1823-1913)
Gervase Clifton (1825-1913)
Charles Hippuff Clifton (1827-1890)
Lucy Clifton (1829-1906)
Leonard Worsley Clifton (1830-1895)
Rachel Catherine Clifton (1833-1852)
Caroline Clifton (1835-1883)
Note:
Marshall Waller Clifton was born 1 November 1787 at Alverstoke, near Gosport, Hampshire, England, to Rev. Francis Clifton and Rebekah Katherine (née Bingham).
He joined the Admiralty as an extra clerk on 9 September 1805, and was promoted to junior clerk on 15 March 1811, 2nd class clerk on 5 February 1816, and 1st class clerk on 21 August 1819.
On 2 July 1811, Waller, as he was known, married Elinor Bell of Wandle House, Wandsworth, London, who was first cousin to Elizabeth Fry, the famous prison reformer. Waller and Elinor had fifteen children. Eleven of these later came to Western Australia with their parents, and one followed later (George, a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, in 1843).
On 22 January 1822, Waller was appointed secretary to the Victualling Board for the Royal Navy at Somerset House. In 1828 he was elected to membership of the Royal Society. After the position of secretary to the Victualling Board was abolished in 1832, Waller was retired on a pension and moved his family to France for eight years.
In 1840 the Western Australian Land Company was formed in London with the purpose of promoting a land settlement scheme. Marshall Waller Clifton was appointed Chief Commissioner and his son, Robert Williams Clifton (1817–1897) was appointed secretary to Waller. The name of the settlement, Australind, a contraction of Australia and India, was chosen as it was hoped to establish trade between the two countries.
Waller and his family sailed to Australind on the barque "Parkfield" in October 1840, arriving in March 1841. In 1841 Waller was also appointed a Magistrate and Justice of the Peace. However approval for the settlement was not finalised until 6 April 1842, and after this Waller was given an allotment of land at 15 Clifton Rd, which he named "Alverstoke" and on which the original house still stands today.
The Western Australian Land Company collapsed in 1843, finally ceasing all operations in Western Australia within 3 years and the settlers were left to fend for themselves.
Waller's children all became prominent members of society in Bunbury, Australind and Brunswick, occupying many important positions such as Resident Magistrate (Pearce), Inspector of Water Police (George, who later returned to England and became Governor of Dartmoor Prison), member of the Town Trust (Pearce), Collector of Customs at Fremantle (Worsley). At one time, the Under Secretary for Lands, the Under Treasurer and the Surveyor General were all grandson's of Waller's. In 1897 about twenty of Waller's grandchildren held senior offices in the Western Australian public service.
In 1847 Waller moved to Upton House, which was originally built for Elizabeth Fry, who died in 1845 and her husband sold the house to Marshall Waller Clifton.
In 1851, Waller became a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council. He became known for fighting for the rights of the small landholders, which caused friction with the larger landholders and merchants of the Colony. He remained in the Legislative Council until the age of 71, resigning in 1858.
Marshall Waller Clifton died at Upton House on 10 April 1861 after a long illness. His obituary in the Perth Gazette of 19 April 1861 reads:
"It is with much regret that we record in our obituary of this day the death of Marshall Waller Clifton, Esq., of Australind. From his first arrival in the Colony, 20 years ago, to the period of his death, Mr. Clifton occupied a prominent position amongst us. When in the Legislative Council he was one of its most active and intelligent members. As a Horticulturist he was pre-eminent, the practical results of his various experiments in that branch of science leaving him no compeer. As the country gentleman, he was the personification of hospitality; whilst his agreeable manners, well-stored mind, and hilarity of spirits enhanced in no small degree the pleasures of his wayfaring guests. In his family relations Mr. Clifton was in all respects patriarchal, and although he lived and died 'amidst a grove of his own kindred', there were many absent ones to grieve over his loss. In society at large he leaves a blank, as all must feel who have appreciated his presence during those periodical visits he was wont to pay to Perth and Fremantle; when, as 'The observed of all observers' his elasticity of spirits and 'Bonhommie' served to create, at least, a pleasing ripple upon the too often monotonous surface of our every day life."
Marshall Waller and Elinor Clifton's children were:
Francis (1812–1892); Waller (1813–1894); Louisa (1814–1880); William Pearce (1816–1885); Robert Williams (1817–1897); Joseph Bingham (1819, died in infancy); Elinor Katharine (Ellen) (1820–1904); Mary (1822–1893); George (1823–1913); Gervase (1825–1913); Charles Hippuff (1827–1890); Lucy (1829–1906); Leonard Worsley (1830–1895); Rachel Catherine (1833–1852); Caroline (1835–1883).
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Birth:
1 Nov 1787
Alverstoke, Hampshire
Death:
10 Apr 1861 (age 73)
Upton House, Australind, Western Australia
He was born in1755 on St Kitts West Indies and when 9 or 10 yo was sent home to England to be educated. Francis received a sound education and graduated as an M.A from King's College Aberdeen on 30th March 1775 Francis was ordained Deacon on 21st December 1777 by the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry at the Church of St George, Bloomsbury, London. After his ordination as Deacon, Francis returned to St Kitts, where he spent two years in the service of the Church. In 1779 He became a Royal Naval Chaplain and received two commissions to HMS Dublin from 3 Dec 1779 to 18 Jan 1783. However it appears that Francis spent only 11 months of this period at sea. During the remainder of the time he was a resident of Gosport. In 1783 was appointed Curate of St Mary's at Alverstoke in Hampshire. Francis married Rebekah Katherine Bingham; they became the parents of 2 sons and 8 daughters, three of the daughters dying in infancy. Francis Clifton died at Alverstoke on 5th October 1811.
Source: Unsourced reference at Ancestry.co.uk
CLIFTON The Reverend Francis, 10 November 1866. Letters of Administration (with the Will attached) of the Personal estate and effects of the Reverend Francis Clifton late of Stoke in the Parish of Alverstoke in the County of Southampton Clerk deceased who died 5 October 1811 at Stoke aforesaid left unadministered by Rebekah Katherine Clifton Widow the Relict and Marshall Waller Clifton the Son the Executors named in the said Will were granted at the Principal Registry to Katharine Clifton of St. Margaret's Isleworth in the County of Middlesex Spinster the Administratrix of the Personal estate and effects of the said Rebekah Katherine Clifton who was also the Residuary Legatee named in the said Will she the said Katharine Clifton having been first sworn. Former Grant Prerogative Court of Canterbury October 1811. Effects under £20. Resworn at the Principal Registry under £450.
CLIFTON Rebekah Katherine, 27 August 1866. Letters of Administration of the Personal estate and effects of Rebekah Katherine Clifton late of Somerset House Strand in the County of Middlesex Widow deceased who died 3 April 1830 at Somerset House aforesaid were granted at the Principal Registry to Katharine Clifton of St. Margaret's Isleworth in the County aforesaid Spinster the Daughter and one of the Next of Kin of the said Deceased she having been first sworn. Effects under £20.
Marshall Waller Clifton was born 1 November 1787 at Alverstoke, near Gosport, Hampshire, England, to Rev. Francis Clifton and Rebekah Katherine (née Bingham).
He joined the Admiralty as an extra clerk on 9 September 1805, and was promoted to junior clerk on 15 March 1811, 2nd class clerk on 5 February 1816, and 1st class clerk on 21 August 1819.
On 2 July 1811, Waller, as he was known, married Elinor Bell of Wandle House, Wandsworth, London, who was first cousin to Elizabeth Fry, the famous prison reformer. Waller and Elinor had fifteen children. Eleven of these later came to Western Australia with their parents, and one followed later (George, a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, in 1843).
On 22 January 1822, Waller was appointed secretary to the Victualling Board for the Royal Navy at Somerset House. In 1828 he was elected to membership of the Royal Society. After the position of secretary to the Victualling Board was abolished in 1832, Waller was retired on a pension and moved his family to France for eight years.
In 1840 the Western Australian Land Company was formed in London with the purpose of promoting a land settlement scheme. Marshall Waller Clifton was appointed Chief Commissioner and his son, Robert Williams Clifton (1817–1897) was appointed secretary to Waller. The name of the settlement, Australind, a contraction of Australia and India, was chosen as it was hoped to establish trade between the two countries.
Waller and his family sailed to Australind on the barque "Parkfield" in October 1840, arriving in March 1841. In 1841 Waller was also appointed a Magistrate and Justice of the Peace. However approval for the settlement was not finalised until 6 April 1842, and after this Waller was given an allotment of land at 15 Clifton Rd, which he named "Alverstoke" and on which the original house still stands today.
The Western Australian Land Company collapsed in 1843, finally ceasing all operations in Western Australia within 3 years and the settlers were left to fend for themselves.
Waller's children all became prominent members of society in Bunbury, Australind and Brunswick, occupying many important positions such as Resident Magistrate (Pearce), Inspector of Water Police (George, who later returned to England and became Governor of Dartmoor Prison), member of the Town Trust (Pearce), Collector of Customs at Fremantle (Worsley). At one time, the Under Secretary for Lands, the Under Treasurer and the Surveyor General were all grandson's of Waller's. In 1897 about twenty of Waller's grandchildren held senior offices in the Western Australian public service.
In 1847 Waller moved to Upton House, which was originally built for Elizabeth Fry, who died in 1845 and her husband sold the house to Marshall Waller Clifton.
In 1851, Waller became a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council. He became known for fighting for the rights of the small landholders, which caused friction with the larger landholders and merchants of the Colony. He remained in the Legislative Council until the age of 71, resigning in 1858.
Marshall Waller Clifton died at Upton House on 10 April 1861 after a long illness. His obituary in the Perth Gazette of 19 April 1861 reads:
"It is with much regret that we record in our obituary of this day the death of Marshall Waller Clifton, Esq., of Australind. From his first arrival in the Colony, 20 years ago, to the period of his death, Mr. Clifton occupied a prominent position amongst us. When in the Legislative Council he was one of its most active and intelligent members. As a Horticulturist he was pre-eminent, the practical results of his various experiments in that branch of science leaving him no compeer. As the country gentleman, he was the personification of hospitality; whilst his agreeable manners, well-stored mind, and hilarity of spirits enhanced in no small degree the pleasures of his wayfaring guests. In his family relations Mr. Clifton was in all respects patriarchal, and although he lived and died 'amidst a grove of his own kindred', there were many absent ones to grieve over his loss. In society at large he leaves a blank, as all must feel who have appreciated his presence during those periodical visits he was wont to pay to Perth and Fremantle; when, as 'The observed of all observers' his elasticity of spirits and 'Bonhommie' served to create, at least, a pleasing ripple upon the too often monotonous surface of our every day life."
Marshall Waller and Elinor Clifton's children were:
Francis (1812–1892); Waller (1813–1894); Louisa (1814–1880); William Pearce (1816–1885); Robert Williams (1817–1897); Joseph Bingham (1819, died in infancy); Elinor Katharine (Ellen) (1820–1904); Mary (1822–1893); George (1823–1913); Gervase (1825–1913); Charles Hippuff (1827–1890); Lucy (1829–1906); Leonard Worsley (1830–1895); Rachel Catherine (1833–1852); Caroline (1835–1883).
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