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William Clifton

Male 1829 -


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  • Name William Clifton 
    Born 1829  Oldbury Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Boatman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I68321  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 

    Father James Clifton,   b. 1805, Oldbury Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Hannah Nickless,   b. 1809, Netherton, nr Evesham Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 17 Dec 1827  St Mary, Kingswinford, nr Dudley Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F21939  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rebecca Stevens,   b. Abt Nov 1839, Oldbury Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 18 Apr 1859  All Saints, West Bromwich Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Job Clifton,   b. 1859, Oldbury Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Hannah Clifton,   b. 1861, Oldbury Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Samuel Clifton,   b. Abt May 1866, Northampton Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 
    Family ID F21938  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • In the 1811 census William and daughter Hannah are in the Regents Canal Basin, London, while Rebecca is aboard 'Live and Learn' with sons Job and Samuel in Surrey Commercial Docks, Rotherhithe.

  • Sources 
    1. [S240186] England Select Marriages (Ancestry).

    2. [S010069] MC.



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