
Sir Juckes Granville Juckes-Clifton, 8th Baronet (1769–1852) was 8th
Baronet Clifton of
Clifton, Nottinghamshire
Clifton is a suburb and historic manor in the city of Nottingham, in Nottinghamshire, England. As of the 2021 census, it had a population of 22,936.
Clifton has two council wards in the City of Nottingham (Clifton West and Clifton East as of ...
. and
High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire
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in 1820.
Early life
He was the second son of
Sir Gervase Clifton, 6th Baronet
Two unrelated baronetcies have been created in the surname of Clifton.
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, Nottingh ...
, and wife Frances. He was educated at
Rugby School
Rugby School is a Public school (United Kingdom), private boarding school for pupils aged 13–18, located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire in England.
Founded in 1567 as a free grammar school for local boys, it is one of the oldest independ ...
.
Career
In 1790 he inherited the estate of his great-uncle the Rev. Juckes Egerton, of Trelydon, Montgomeryshire, and assumed by Royal Licence the sole surname of Juckes.
He succeeded his brother
Sir Robert Clifton, 7th Baronet as 8th Baronet in 1837, and consequently took the additional surname of Clifton by Royal Licence. He courted local controversy when he attempted to close off public access to the Clifton Grove walk on his estate
[ Retrieved on 23 September 2008.] and after a public outcry, this was abandoned.
He served as
High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire
This is a list of the High Sheriffs of the English county of Nottinghamshire.
The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centu ...
in 1840.
Sir Juckes restored
St. Mary's Church, Clifton at his own expense in 1852.
Personal life
In 1794, he married Margaret de Lancy, daughter of
James de Lancy of Bath. They had no children.
After her death, he married again in 1821, to Marianne Swinfen
[Dyott's diary, 1781-1845: a selection from the journal of William Dyott, sometime general in the British army and aide-de-camp to His Majesty King George III. A. Constable, 1907] (d 1860), daughter of John Swinfen of Swinfen, Staffordshire. The children from this marriage were:
* Sir
Robert Juckes Clifton, later 9th Baronet
* Marianne Margaret Clifton (d. 1891), married in 1842 the Rt Hon.
Sir Henry Hervey Bruce, 3rd Baronet (d. 1907), of Downhill, co. Londonderry
Sir Juckes died in 1852 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only son,
Robert
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, prais ...
.
References
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1769 births
1852 deaths
Baronets in the Baronetage of England
People from Nottingham
People educated at Rugby School
High sheriffs of Nottinghamshire
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