CLIFTON in South Australia

[tibby]

Recently I came across a request for details of a Joseph Clifton who was born in Gedney, Lincolnshire, England, during the 19th century. This request for information was made by some one from South Australia, but I have been unable to locate the site where I first saw the request. The address I jotted down was

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 but my reply to this address came back undelivered.
Will be pleased to hear from any one looking for Joseph Clifton, or other members of that family.

Tibby 

[dawn55]

Hi Tibby
  I have information on the Clifton Family who came to South Australia Joseph Clifton died in Gedney Licolnshire on the 14th.2.1846,son George Clifton immagrated to Australia in 1855 with his mother Susannah Gascoyne (Templer)
(Clifton) Mason and stepfather John Mason and 2 half sisters Elizabeth and Caroline.Joseph Clifton father is Thomas and mother's name Susanna Flower.
Thoma's father name is Joseph and mother Rebecca Marshall.Joseph father is Thomas Clifton and mother is Sussanna Day (3rd wife.) Thomas married 2nd wife Ann Lamb and 1st wife Ann Hubbart 18 children between the 3 wife's.

[tibby]

Hi Dawn 55
Thanks for the info on the Clifton family who went to South Australia.
I am a descendant of the Joseph Clifton who died in Gedney Lincolnshire in 1846. He was my Grt/Grt/Grt/Grandfather.    I have managed to trace my tree back to 1668 up to the father of Joseph who was Thomas Clifton married to Anne (unknown).
All the Clifton family from 1668 up to the 1920's seem to have lived within 20 miles of Gedney so you can see that the area is flooded with relations.
Are you from South Australia ?  An aquaintance of mine who comes freom Adelaide and plays Grade A cricket for Southern Districts (Stingrays) tells me that the surname Clifton appears in his clubs records. It would be strange if it was one of my off shoots.
Do you know what happened to George Clifton after he arrived in Australia in 1855 ?

[dawn55]

Hi Tibby
Glad to hear fro you.I live in Adelaide South Australia,are you in South Australia?Well what a surprise Joseph Clifton is also my Grt.Grt.Grt.Grandfather as well,my line is with George Edward Clifton and Emily Louisa (Fanny) Tregeagle.A book on the Cliftons Family was done and launched in 2008.It Only got to Thomas Clifton buried 14.5.171.There is branch in New Zealand as well.I do have 2,98 names in the Clifton Family wright up to about present day 2010.As for George he died on the 14.5.1917 at Inglewood buried at the Houghton Cemetery South Australia.He married twice 1st wife Mary Train (3 children,two deaceased)the to Elizabeth Ann Hannaford( 13 children,4 deceased).The Clifton Family lived around the Houghton,Paracombe,Inglewood.Golden Grove ,Tea Tree Gully area.There are a number of Clifton Family's in South Australia but as far as I Know or lot lived around the Adelaide Area

                                Dawn55

[tibby]

Hi Dawn
Been having trouble with my computor and this is the 3rd attempt at making a reply to your last message. No I don't live in Australia, but in North East Lincolnshire.  Until about 40 years ago I lived close to Gedney where our ancestors originated. I don't have the number of Clifton's on my tree that you have, but  I have traced 60 or 70. However, I have discovered a bridge near to Gedney, on one of the back roads in the fens, which is named Cliftons Bridge.  Have you any info on the book which was published re the Cliftons.  The Cliftons in Lincolnshire appear to have been farmers originally.   Regards.

[dawn55]

Hi Tibby
The book which was published in 2008 was mainly on the Clifton's in South Australia but on the back inside cover there is a little bit on the Clifton family in the Gedney area.The book cost $60.00 Australian wheather is any left I do not Know,I will have to find out.
If you go to the web site of http:/wc.rootsweb.ancestery.com and type in the
name George Edward Clifton you will find a bit on the family,also go to William Trethown Tregeagle and look for marycotter web site E-mail adress for me,another web sit I found useful is familysearch.org which is the morman web site it is on Baptisms andMarriages,Burials.Thomas Clifton (buried 14.5.1712) who married Anne married10.2.1718 Gedney Hill a John Dunlin.She died 1739 buried 5.2.1739 Gedney Hill.The list of children as follows: Susan bap.1697,Mary or Harriett Ekinson bap. 1698,Thomas bap.1700,Ann bap.1702,Mary bap.1704,Elizabeth bap.1706 and married Charles Nicohols,Dinah bap.1709 and married Isaac Simms(Sims) Thomas bap.1711 married Ann Hubbart or Hulbart,married(2) Ann Lamb,married (3) Susannah Day.It is interesting though I found on that Morman site a Mary Wilkinson buried 15.9.1704 Gedney Hill parents Thomas and Ann Clifton and another Mary buried 5.5.1711 Gedney Hill parents Thomas and Ann Clifton.
                                         dawn55