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

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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

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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

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 SwinfenDyott'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,

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References

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