Two unrelated baronetcies have been created in the surname of Clifton. CliftonArms

The Clifton Baronetcy, of Clifton in the County of Nottinghamshire, was created in the Baronetage of England on 22 May 1611 for Sir Gervas Clifton, of

Clifton Hall, Nottingham The Manor of Clifton was a historic manor situated near the City of Nottingham, England. The manor house, known as Clifton Hall is situated on the right bank of the River Trent in the village of Clifton, Nottinghamshire, (). about miles south ...

. This Clifton family took their name from the settlement on the Bank of the

River Trent The Trent is the Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, third-longest river in the United Kingdom. Its Source (river or stream), source is in Staffordshire, on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through and drains the North Midland ...

at Clifton, Nottinghamshire, which they made their home at the time of the

Norman Conquest The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conque ...

. The family was much involved in the events of its times. Several members of the family served from the 13th century as High Sheriff of the counties of

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The traditi ...

and

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...

. Sir John Clifton was slain fighting for the King at the

Battle of Shrewsbury The Battle of Shrewsbury was a battle fought on 21 July 1403, waged between an army led by the Lancastrian King Henry IV and a rebel army led by Henry "Harry Hotspur" Percy from Northumberland. The battle, the first in which English archers ...

in 1402. Sir Gervase Clifton was captured and beheaded following the Battle of Tewkesbury during the

Wars of the Roses The Wars of the Roses (1455–1487), known at the time and for more than a century after as the Civil Wars, were a series of civil wars fought over control of the English throne in the mid-to-late fifteenth century. These wars were fought bet ...

in 1471. The first Baronet was the grandson of Sir Gervase Clifton (High Sheriff of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire in 1547 and of Nottinghamshire only in 1571) whom he succeeded at the age of only four months in 1588. He was created a Knight of the Bath at the coronation of

James I James I may refer to: People *James I of Aragon (1208–1276) *James I of Sicily or James II of Aragon (1267–1327) *James I, Count of La Marche (1319–1362), Count of Ponthieu *James I, Count of Urgell (1321–1347) *James I of Cyprus (1334–13 ...

in 1603 and was elevated to baronet in 1611. He served as High Sheriff for Nottinghamshire in 1610 and Deputy Lieutenant 1626–42 and 1660–1666. He was

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

for

1614–1625, 1628–29 and 1661–66, for

Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east ...

in 1626 and for East Retford 1640–46. He married seven times and was succeeded by the sons and grandsons of three of those wives. The Baronetcy was extinct on the death of the 9th Baronet. The Nottinghamshire estate remained in the family ownership until 1958. The family of Clifton of Clifton bore arms: ''Sable semée of cinquefoils argent a lion rampant of the second armed and langued gules''

Gervase Clifton, 1st Baron Clifton Gervase Clifton, 1st Baron Clifton (c. 1570 – 14 October 1618) was an English nobleman. Origins Clifton was a son of Sir John Clifton (d.1593) of Barrington Court, Somerset, by his wife Anne Stanley, daughter of Thomas Stanley, 2nd Baron Mo ...

(c.1570-1618) of

Barrington Court Barrington Court is a Tudor manor house begun around 1538 and completed in the late 1550s, with a vernacular stable court (1675), situated in Barrington, near Ilminster, Somerset, England. The house was owned by several families by 1745 afte ...

in Somerset, was a descendant of the Nottinghamshire family and shared as a common ancestor with the Clifton baronets Sir Gervase Clifton (d.1508), Knight of the Bath (1494), of

, High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests in 1502. From the latter's eldest son Robert Clifton were descended the Clifton baronets whilst from one of his younger sons, Gervase Clifton of the Customs House, London, was descended in the third generation the 1st Baron Clifton. According to Robson, ''The British Herald'' (1830), his family bore the same arms as Clifton of Clifton; however a differenced version: ''Argent semée of cinquefoils gules a lion rampant of the second'' is visible impaled by Bampfylde on the monument of Sir Amyas Bampfylde (1560-1626), brother-in-law of Gervase Clifton, 1st Baron Clifton, in North Molton Church, Devon. (possibly therefore restored incorrectly). The Clifton Baronetcy, of Clifton in the County of Lancaster, was created on 4 March 1661 for Thomas Clifton of Clifton Hall, near Lytham, Lancashire who was descended from Gilbert de Clifton,

High Sheriff of Lancashire The High Sheriff of Lancashire is an ancient officer, now largely ceremonial, granted to Lancashire, a county in North West England. High Shrievalties are the oldest secular titles under the Crown, in England and Wales. The High Sheriff of Lanca ...

on four occasions in the 13th century. The Baronetcy became extinct on his death in 1694.''A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland'' Vol II, John Burke (1835) p54 Google Books

Clifton of Clifton, Nottinghamshire (1611)

Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet, K.B. (25 November 1587 – 28 June 1666) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1666. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. He was educa ...

(1587–1666) "Sir Gervase with seven wives" *

Sir Gervase Clifton, 2nd Baronet Sir Gervase Clifton (1612–1675) was 2nd Baronet Clifton of Clifton, Nottinghamshire. Family Gervase was the only son of Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet, and his first wife Lady Penelope Rich, daughter of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick and ...

(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 Sir Robert Clifton, 5th Baronet (1690–1762) Order of the Bath, KB of Clifton Hall, Nottingham was a British politician who sat in the British House of Commons, House of Commons from 1727 to 1741. Early life Clifton was the eldest son of Sir G ...

(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 Sir Robert Juckes Clifton, 9th Baronet (24 December 1826 – 30 May 1869) was an English Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1861 and 1869. Clifton was the son of Sir Juckes Granville Juckes-Clifto ...

(1826–1869). Member of Parliament for Nottingham 1861–65 and 1868

Clifton of Clifton, Lancashire (1661)

* Sir Thomas Clifton, 1st Baronet (1628–1694)

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Clifton of Clifton, Nottinghamshire (1611)

Clifton of Clifton, Lancashire (1661)

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