Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry




Hannah Clifford 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 5 Mar 1781 - Candia, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States of America 589
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: Anthony Clifford 589
         Mother:
Spouses and Children 
1. *Timothy Bailey 589 
       Marriage: 31 Jan 1802 - Stark, Coos, New Hampshire, United States of America 589
       Children:
                1. Moses Smart Bailey
                2. Ephraim Brewster Bailey
                3. Zalmon Bailey
                4. John Clifford Bailey
Albert Charles Clift 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 11 Oct 1856 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 572,1882,1883
    Christening: 19 Oct 1856 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1882,1883
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Minister/Priest: Thomas Martin Wood, 19 Oct 1856, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: Theodore Clift 572
         Mother: Selina Sophia Bayly 572,620
Alexander Clift 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 27 Feb 1816 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 728,3191
    Christening: 19 Aug 1816 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 728,3191
          Death: Cir 1889 -  ( about age 73) 1870
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1816.
Parents 
         Father: James Clift Esq. 3487
         Mother: Flora Shannan 1780,1870
Spouses and Children 
1. *Susannah Whelan 572 
       Marriage:
Notes
General:
111109 from NGB: Alexander CLIFT Jaems & Flora SHANNAN b Feb 27 1816 bap Aug 19 1816

210710: Register reads: "378. Alexander Son of James Clift by Flora his wife was born on the 27th of Febriuary 1916 and christened on the 19th day of August 1816 by me David Rowland Mnistry (?)"

Ann Caroline Clift 
      Sex: F
AKA: Annie Clift 444,445
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 5 Oct 1843 - St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England 1802
    Christening: 3 Nov 1843 - St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England 1802
          Death: Bef 24 Apr 1860 - Dartmouth, Devon, England
         Burial: 24 Apr 1860 - St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England 1793
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1840, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Census: Household of Christopher Graham Clift, Above Town, 1851, Dartmouth, Devon, England.  (Household Member) 

•  Occupation: Ship Owner and master mariner, 1851, Dartmouth, Devon, England.  (Witness) 

•  Residence: 1851, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
Parents 
         Father: Capt. Christopher Graham Clift Esq., J. P. 444,939,1795,1796,1797
         Mother: Marina Holecombe Bartlett 397,444,445
        Marriage Did Not Marry
Notes
General:
071106: Records of Burials at St. Saviours, Dartmouth, taken from "The Dartmouth Archives" website of the Dartmouth History Research Group: http://www.dartmouth-history.org.uk

No.of entry Name of PersonBuried Description of Person Buried Age Years 72 Clift, Anne Spinster 20

Place where Death occurred Date of Burial Ceremony performed by Saint Saviours 24 April 1860 Rev'd. W.L. Buckley

Place of Burial and No. of Grant No. In Consecrated Ground Wall'd Grave 305 Yes

In Unconsecrated Ground From what Parish removed Remarks Saint Saviours

Archibald Clift 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1 Jan 1822 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1864
    Christening: 19 Aug 1822 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1864
          Death: 25 Feb 1855 - Geelong, Victoria, Australia ( at age 33) 141,3488
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Alt. Birth: 1822, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: James Clift Esq. 3487
         Mother: Flora Shannan 1780,1870
Notes
General:
18/12/02: I'm not sure that this person is the son of James Shannon Clift. They may be brothers and their father was also named James.

091109: In support of the doubts expressed above, note that this name does not appear as a child of James Shannan Clift and Jane Sydeny Shanks LeMessurier in the www.southsidefamilies.com list.

111109 from NGB: Archibald CLIFT James & Flora SHANNAN b Jan 1 1822 bap Aug 19 1822 merchant

280114:

Today I determined that it was not possible that this person was the son of James Shannon Clift and that it was almost certain that he was the brother of that man by the same name so I have merged them.

This realisation occurred as a result of reinstalling and testing the programme Map My Family Tree. The display revealed a startling fact I had not considered previously. Two incidents only in the family file took place in Geelong, Victoria, Australia -- the presence of the name Frederick Clift Morry on a voters list in 1856-57 as a land leaser; and the death of Archibald Clift on 25 February 1855. The two events are obviously connected to each other just as these two families are also closely intertwined. Frederick's middle name being the surname of Archibald is mirrored in the fact that Archibald had a nephew named Shannon Morry Clift. You don't get much closer than that. It seems almost certain therefore that the two young men went together on and aventure to Australia. One died there and the other died on the ship on the way home.

Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
<http://www.ancestry.ca/search/db.aspx?dbid=1779&enc=1>
about Archibald Clift
Name:Archibald Clift
Death Place:Victoria
Age:32
Registration Year:1855
Registration Place:Victoria
Registration Number:1625
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1823

Arthur Clift 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 19 Oct 1866 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 437,572,573
    Christening: 25 Nov 1866 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 437,573
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: Theodore Clift 572
         Mother: Selina Sophia Bayly 572,620
Lieut. Cecil Bayly Clift Barrister At Law (Honorus Causa) 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 23 May 1892 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1051
    Christening: 3 Jul 1892 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1051
          Death: 12 Oct 1916 - Gueudecourt, Picardie, France ( at age 24) 2878
         Burial: After 12 Oct 1916 - Gueudecourt, Picardie, France 2878
 Cause of Death: Died instantly of wound to the head

Events

•  Education: Law Student at outbreak of war, 1914, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Residence: 100 Military Rd., 1914, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Membership: Inducted as a member of the Whiteway Lodge, Freemasons, 23 May 1914, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Cecil Bayley Clift
 in the England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921

England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921
Name:Cecil Bayley Clift
Gender:Male
Initiation Age:21
Birth Year:abt 1893
Initiation Date:23 May 1914
First Payment Year on Register:1914
Year Range:1910-1921
Profession:Student of Law
Lodge:Whiteway Lodge
Lodge Location:Newfoundland
Lodge Number:3541
Folio Number:66. 

•  Occupation: Student at Law, 23 May 1914, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Military: RNR; Regt. No. 505, Between 7 Sep 1914 and 12 Oct 1916. 

•  Military: Promoted to L/Cpl, 26 Apr 1915, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. 

•  Military: Promoted to 2nd Lieut., 29 Jun 1915, Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland. 

•  Military: Promoted to Lieut., 1 Jan 1916, Gallipoli, Ηanakkale, Turkey.
Parents 
         Father: Sir James Augustus Clift KC, CBE 572,573,1884
         Mother: Agnes Paterson 49,572
        Marriage Did Not Marry
Notes
General:
290114:

From NGB website copy of the First Five Hundred (Part II, Chapt. VIII) :

CECIL BAYLY CLIFT Reg. No. 505
Enlisted, Sept. 7, 1914; Lance Corporal, April 26, 1915; 2nd Lieutenant, June 29, 1915; British Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Aug. 20, 1915; Lieutenant, Jan. 1 1916; British Expeditionary Force, March 14, 1916; Evacuated to Hospital, April 20, 1916; Rejoined Battalion, July 14, 1916; Killed in action, Gueudecourt, Oct. 12, 1916.

Also
Freemasons of Newfoundland Who Served In WW I
Donated by Colin Perrin
 Whiteway Lodge, No. 3541, St. John's

Cecil Bayly Clift (Royal Newfoundland Regt.)
Initiated: 23rd May 1914
Passed: 26th June 1914
Raised: 7th July 1914
Address: St. John's
Age: 21
Occupation: Law Student
Killed on war service, 12th October 1916

and

CLIFT, Cecil Bayly Lt Killed in action at Gueudecourt 12 Oct 1916 24 James Augustus and Agnes Clift 100 Military Road, St. John's

and from the Honour Roll listing:

505 Lieut Clift, Cecil Bayly 12 Oct 1916 Beaumont-Hamel Memorial

010314:

G. W. L. Nicholson notes in The Fighting Newfoundlander that Clift was one of 6 men promoted from the ranks In Edinburgh who later died in battle. He also notes that Cecil was a welcome addition to any celebration as he was able to rattle out a tune on any piano they found available. He did so in fact at a farewell dinner in Poperinghe on October 5 as the Newfoundlanders were leaving Ypres for the Somme once again, exactly one week before he was killed in battle at Guedecourt. This is how Nicholson describes the engagement in which Clift lost his life:

"Keeping to the pre-arranged schedule, a party led by Lieutenant Cecil Clift, consisting of two platoons each of "A" and "B" Companies, pushed on towards the Brown Line. Findong no enemy trench in the first 100 yards, they began digging in under heavy fire - though not before half of them had been killed or wounded, including Clift, who was later listed as "missing, believed killed."

Generally that method of referring to a missing soldier meant that his remains would never be found because they were blown apart by a shell.

140615:

Sydney Frost has remarkably little to say about Cecil in his memoirs considering that he was a Blue Puttee and Frost's memoirs focussed almost obsessively on the exploits of fellow Blue Putttees to the point of almost ignoring the other soldiers in the regiment. Here is all that he had to say:

After capturing the first enemy position, two Platoons attempted to press on towards the Brown Line. They encountered heavy enemy resistance, particularly enfilade fire from their right flank, causing serious casualties. The few that remained were forced to retreat to the Green Line. Their leader, Lieutenant Cecil Clift, son of Honourable T.J. Clift of St. John's, was killed.

Frost, Sydney (2014-11-10). A Blue Puttee at War: The Memoir of Captain Sydney Frost, MC (Kindle Locations 3901-3904). Flanker Press. Kindle Edition.

131015:
In the article by Leo Murphy entitled "Newfoundland's Part in the Great War" in Volume 1 of the Book of Newfoundland, Hadow is quoted as indicating that during the evacuation at Suvla Bay "Lieut. H. Rendell and 2/Lieut. C. B. Clift (bombing officer) to be in charge of the last party to leave our trenches." The two were second cousins. Neither survived the war.

220816:
According to Richard Cramm in "The First Five Hundred", Captain Herbert Rendell and Lieutenant Cecil B. Clift and 30 men were the last Newfoundlanders to leave Suvla. There is no mention of the names of the enlisted men or the fact that Dad Morry was one of them.

Later he says in regard to the Battle of Gueudecourt "The day was marked by heroic and daring conduct, and by the loss of some of the very best of the Regiment. Among those who fell were Captain Donnelly, whose steady nerve and heroism at Gallipoli have already been mentioned, Captain. O'Brien, Lieutenants Ebsary, Clift and Norris. These men and many others displayed a courage, fearlessness and defiance of danger that were fatal. They could not be stopped except ny death itself."

240816:

His military file contains this eyewitness account of his death:
"1st Newfoundland Clift, Lieut. Cecil
(M. bel K. Oct 12/16)

Informant states that on Oct. 12th he saw Lieut. Clift lying in a shell hole between the German's second line and the British front, hit in the head, and later on the same day again saw him lying dead in the same spot.
Description:
Informant:- Cpl. Butler 457
1st Newfoundlands
3rd London General Hospital
Wandsworth

Dec. 8
R. R. Moffrey

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220417:

In an article appearing in the Newfoundland Quarterly, in his regular column entitled Reveille, this time concerning Staff Sergeant William F.C. Hutchings, Bert Riggs writes the following:

"On October 14, 2016, a special ceremony, under the auspices of the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador, was held in Court Room #1 of the Court House on Water Street, St. John's, in which Hutchings and four other former students at law (Cecil Bayly Clift, John Clift, and Harris Oke of the Newfoundland Regiment, and Janet Miller Ayre of the Voluntary Aid Detachment) were each awarded the degree Barrister at Law (honorus causa). In doing so, the Law Society formally recognized Hutching's war service (and that of his comrades) and acknowledged that, in all likelihood, it was the traumatic effects of the war serive that prevented him from completing his legal studies after the war."

130717:
The Legion's book "Lest We Forget, Vol 14" had this brief entry on him: "CLIFT, Cecil Lt 505 Royal Newfoundland Regiment Missing in Action - Gueudecourt Born: St. John's Deceased: October 12, 1916"
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Charles Neil Clift 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 23 Nov 1825 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1864
    Christening: 18 Aug 1826 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1864
          Death: 29 Apr 1906 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 80) 2558
         Burial: 1 May 1906 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2558
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1825, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Membership: Inducted as a member of the St. John's Lodge, Freemasons, 5 Mar 1858, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Charles N Clift
 in the England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921

England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921
Name:Charles N Clift
Gender:Male
Initiation Date:5 Mar 1858
First Payment Year on Register:1858
Year Range:1837-1862
Lodge:St. John's Lodge
Lodge Location:St. John's Newfoundland
Lodge Number:844
Folio Number:162. 

•  Court: Indenture between Thomas Foley and Carles N Clift and Shannon M Clift, 7 Dec 1885, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. NDC Vol 23 Fol 157-158 Thomas Foley To Charles N Clift et al 07-12-1885. 

•  Occupation: Partner in Clift Wood & Company with nephew Shannon Morry Clift, 7 Dec 1885, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Property: Henry W and siblings acquiring title of property near Kings Bridge, 10 Feb 1886, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Trustee) 

•  Membership: Inducted as a member of the St. John's Lodge, Freemasons, 1902, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Charles N Clift
 in the England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921

England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921
Name:Charles N Clift
Gender:Male
Initiation Date:1902
First Payment Year on Register:1902
Year Range:1887-1909
Lodge:St. John's Lodge
Lodge Location:St John's New Foundland
Lodge Number:579
Folio Number:226.
Parents 
         Father: James Clift Esq. 3487
         Mother: Flora Shannan 1780,1870
Notes
General:
111109 from NGB:

Charles Neil CLIFT James & Flora SHANNAN b Nov 23 1825 bap Aug 18 1826 merchant

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010419:

According to an indenture filed with the Northern District Court at the ROD (NDC Vol 23 Fol 157-158 Thomas Foley To Charles N Clift et al 07-12-1885), Charles N. Clift and Shannon M. Clift were partners in the firm of Clift Wood & Company which had advanced a substantial amount of money speculatively in mining operations run by a Thomas Foley in Bay de Verde and White Bay and were about to sink some more funds into these explorations. These two partners were almost certainly Charles Neil Clift and his nephew Shannon Morry Clift. 3490

Capt. Christopher Graham Clift Esq., J. P. 
      Sex: M
AKA: Graham Clift 3491
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1799 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 939,1793
    Christening: 
          Death: 6 Mar 1871 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ( about age 72) 3492
         Burial: 9 Mar 1871 - Dartmouth, Devon, England
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Residence: Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1801, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Occupation: Mariner on board "Plover", Master Nicholas Weeks, for 31 months, 1821-1824, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Occupation: Master Mariner, Captain of the "Somerset" for 73 months, 1834-1841, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Occupation: Master Mariner, 9 Nov 1834, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Occupation: Ship Owner, "Somerset", sailing vessel, Schooner, 1839, Fuge, Dartmouth, Devonshire, England.  (Owner) 

•  Occupation: Ship Owner, "Queen of Dart", Schooner, 1848, Dartmouth, Devon, England.  (Owner) 

•  Occupation: Ship Owner and master mariner, 1851, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Census: Household of Christopher Graham Clift, Above Town, 1851, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 
1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Above Town, Saint Saviour, Totnes, Devon, England

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First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation  
Christopher G Clift Head Married Male 50 1801 Dartmouth, Devon, England Late Ship Master 
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Marina Clift Wife Married Female 39 1812 Launceston, Cornwall, England - 
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Noah Clift Son Unmarried Male 20 1831 Dartmouth, Devon, England Home 
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Sarah Clift Daughter Unmarried Female 16 1835 Dartmouth, Devon, England School 
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Annie Clift Daughter Unmarried Female 11 1840 Dartmouth, Devon, England School 
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Graham Clift Son Unmarried Male 9 1842 Dartmouth, Devon, England School 
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William Clift Son Unmarried Male 7 1844 Dartmouth, Devon, England School 
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George Clift Son Unmarried Male 5 1846 Dartmouth, Devon, England School 
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John G Clift Son Unmarried Male 3 1848 Dartmouth, Devon, England School 
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Elizabeth Lavers Servant Unmarried Female 22 1829 Dartmouth, Devon, England Servant 
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Census details
First name(s) Christopher G
Last name Clift
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Sex Male
Age 50
Birth year 1801
Birth town Dartmouth
Birth town as transcribed Dartmouth
Birth county Devon
Birth county as transcribed Devonshire
Birth place England
Occupation Late Ship Master
Full address Above Town, Saint Saviour, Totnes, Devon, England
House name Above Town
Street -
Parish Saint Saviour
City Clifton Dartmouth Hardness
County Devon
Division of county Devon Southern
Country England
Parliamentary borough or division Clifton Dartmouth Hardness
Municipal borough or ward Clifton Dartmouth Hardness
Registration district Totnes
Sub district Dartmouth
Enumeration district 3A
Archive reference HO107
Piece number 1873
Folio 404
Page 1
Schedule 2
Record set 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Category Census, Land & Substitutes
Subcategory Census
Collections from United Kingdom, England

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•  Residence: Above Town,, 1851, St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Occupation: Late Ship Master, 1851, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Pension: Application for pension to the Merchant Seamen's Hospital - 104 months service, 15 Dec 1851, Dartmouth, Devon, England. Received and acted upon on 30 January 1852. 

•  Owner: "Salacia", sailing vessel - Brig, 1854, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachussets, United States of America.  (Owner) 

•  Occupation: Secretary to the Gas Works, New Rd., 1857, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Residence: New Rd., 1856, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Probate: 26 Jul 1865, Exeter, Devon, England.  (Executor) 

•  Residence: New Rd., 1866, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Census: Household of Christopher Graham Clift, Inland Master Mariner, New Rd., St. Saviour, 1861, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 
1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
New Road, St Saviour, Totnes, Devon, England

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First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation  
Christopher E Clift Head Married Male 62 1799 Devon, England Inland Master Mariner 
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Maria Clift Wife Married Female 49 1812 Cornwall, England - 
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Noah A Clift Son Unmarried Male 34 1827 Dartmouth, Devon, England Independent 
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Sarah E Clift Daughter Unmarried Female 26 1835 Dartmouth, Devon, England - 
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Mary Clift Daughter Unmarried Female 24 1837 Dartmouth, Devon, England School Assistant 
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John E Clift Son - Male 13 1848 Dartmouth, Devon, England Scholar 
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Census details
First name(s) Sarah E
Last name Clift
Relationship Daughter
Marital status Unmarried
Sex Female
Age 26
Birth year 1835
Birth town Dartmouth
Birth town as transcribed DARTMOUTH
Birth county Devon
Birth county as transcribed DEVON
Birth place other England
Occupation -
Full address New Road, St Saviour, Totnes, Devon, England
Street New Road
Parish St Saviour
City or borough Dartmouth
County Devon
Country England
Registration district Totnes
Sub district 3 Dartmouth
Enumeration district E
Parliamentary borough or division Dartmouth
Family member last name Clift
Family member first name(s) John, Mary, Sarah, Noah, Maria, Christopher
Archive reference RG09
Piece number 1416
Folio 75
Page 10
Schedule 51
Record set 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Category Census, Land & Substitutes
Subcategory Census
Collections from United Kingdom, England

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•  Probate: 2 Nov 1866, Exeter, Devon, England.  (Executor) 

•  Residence: Victoria Place, New Rd., 1869, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Alt. Death: Bef 9 Mar 1871, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
Parents 
         Father: George Clift 444
         Mother: Sarah Graham 109,168
Spouses and Children 
1. *Marina Holecombe Bartlett 397,444,445 
       Marriage: 23 Mar 1830 - St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England 444,743,1167,1798,1799,1800

Marriage Events

•  Marriage License: Father's approval of marriage of Marine Bartlett, a minor, 20 Mar 1830, Dartmouth, Devon, England. Marriage of Christopher Graham Clift of Townstall in Devon, bachelor and Marina Bartlett of St Saviours in Devon, spinster, minor, 20th March 1830
Repository 

    Devon Heritage Centre

Reference number 

    DEX/7/b/1/1830/117

Description 

    William Bartlett, father of Marina Bartlett, gave his consent to the marriage. Licence to be married in St Saviours in Devon.

Date 

    20th March 1830

Access status 

    Open

Level 

    Item
. 

•  Minister/Priest: Edward Dix, Curate, St. Saviour's, 23 Mar 1830, St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Witnesses: Ann Bartlett, Lavinia Quick & William Bartlett, 23 Mar 1830, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 
Marriage Notes 




211009: From The deanery of Totnes CD CLIFT CHRISTOPHER G  23 03 1830 BARTLETT MARINA

070412 from DRO transcript of St. Saviour's marriages: 23/3/1830. Christopher Graham Clift of Townstall & Marina Bartlett, by Lic No. 310 Both Sign. Wits; Ann Bartlett, Lavinia Quick & William Bartlett

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050517 from FindMyPast:

First name(s)   Marina   
Last name   Bartlett   
Marriage year   1830   
Marriage date   23 Mar 1830   
Spouse's first name(s)   Christopher G   
Spouse's last name   Clift   
Denomination   Anglican   
Parish   St Saviour   
City or town   Dartmouth   
Place   Dartmouth, St Saviour   
County   Devon   
Archive   South West Heritage Trust   
Record set   Devon Marriages   
Category   Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)   
Subcategory   Marriages & divorces   
Collections from   United Kingdom   
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First name(s) Cristopher Graham
Last name Clift
Birth year -
Age -
Marriage year 1830
Marriage date 23 Mar 1830
Place Dartmouth, St Saviour
Denomination Anglican
Residence Townstall
Spouse's first name(s) Marina
Spouse's last name Bartlett
Spouse's age -
Spouse's residence Dartmouth St Saviour
County Devon
Country England
Archive South West Heritage Trust
Archive reference 2992A/PR/1/11
Record set Devon Marriages And Banns
Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from England, United Kingdom

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       Children:
                1. Noah Bartlett Clift
                2. Sarah Elizabeth Clift
                3. Marina Bartlett Clift
                4. Capt. Christopher Graham Clift
                5. Ann Caroline Clift
                6. William Bartlett Clift
                7. George Clift
                8. John Graham Clift
Notes
General:
071106:
Records of Burials at St. Saviours, Dartmouth, taken from "The Dartmouth Archives" website of the Dartmouth History Research Group: http://www.dartmouth-history.org.uk

No.of entryName of PersonBuriedDescription of Person BuriedAge Years 504Clift, ChristopherRetired Shipowner 72 Graham

Place where Death occurredDate of BurialCeremony performed by Saint Saviours9 March. 1871Rev'd W. .Lawrence

Place of Burial and No. of GrantNo.In Consecrated Ground Wall'd Grave Re-opened305Yes

In Unconsecrated GroundFrom what Parish removedRemarks Saint Saviours

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291111:
Interestingly, according to probate papers found today on Ancestry.com, he was the sole executor for Esther Graham Morry, his first cousin, and possibly therefore her sole heir. Her estate had a nominal value of 800 pounds, which generally means it was really worth a good deal more. That was a sizeable amount of money for a spinster to leave and it must be assumed that she received it as an allowance or annuity from her father, Matthew.

A year earlier he had been the sole executor and heir to his brother, Noah Clift, he left a much larger estate.

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210221 from FindMYPast:

Index to the Captains
Registers of Lloyd's of
London:
C
(CLC/B/148/B/019/
MS18567)
London Metropolitan Archives

Name Details
CLIFT, Christopher Graham b. Dartmouth 1841 C24174 Liverpool 1865
vol.3 1866-1870, 1872-1873; vol.17 1874-1875, 1877-1879;
vol.30 1883-
1885, 1887; vol.45 1888-1889

Capt. Christopher Graham Clift 
      Sex: M
AKA: Graham Clift 444,445
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1 Dec 1841 - St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England 1802,3493
    Christening: 3 Nov 1843 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 459,3493
          Death: After 1889 1801
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1841, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1842, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Minister/Priest: J. Tracey, 3 Nov 1843, St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Census: Household of Christopher Graham Clift, Above Town, 1851, Dartmouth, Devon, England.  (Household Member) 

•  Occupation: Ship Owner and master mariner, 1851, Dartmouth, Devon, England.  (Resident) 

•  Residence: 1851, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Apprenticeship: Apprenticed to Greenwich Hospital Upper School for education prior to apprencticeship in the marine trades, 30 Jan 1852, Greenwich, Kent, England. Guarantors were his father, Capt. Christopher Graham Clift, and Edward Jackson, Hat Manufacturer, 52 Tooley St., Southwark, Surrey.
The intent of this education was that at the age of 15 or sooner if the education was successfully completed the student would be apprenticed in the Royal Navy or the Merchant Marine if possible. 

•  Occupation: Sea Captain registered with Lloyd's, 1865 to 1889, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Parents 
         Father: Capt. Christopher Graham Clift Esq., J. P. 444,939,1795,1796,1797
         Mother: Marina Holecombe Bartlett 397,444,445
        Marriage Did Not Marry
Notes
General:

210221 from FindMYPast:

Index to the Captains
Registers of Lloyd's of
London:
C
(CLC/B/148/B/019/
MS18567)
London Metropolitan Archives

Name Details
CLIFT, Christopher Graham b. Dartmouth 1841 C24174 Liverpool 1865
vol.3 1866-1870, 1872-1873; vol.17 1874-1875, 1877-1879;
vol.30 1883-
1885, 1887; vol.45 1888-1889

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