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Sir John "the Butcher" 9th Baron Clifford DE CLIFFORD

Sir John "the Butcher" 9th Baron Clifford DE CLIFFORD

Male 1435 - 1461  (25 years)

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  • Name Sir John "the Butcher" 9th Baron Clifford DE CLIFFORD  [1] 
    Born 8 Apr 1435  Castle Conisborough, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 28 Mar 1461  in battle at Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I94  Rofheart-Jones Ancestry.com Current Tree
    Last Modified 3 Oct 2019 

    Father Sir Thomas 8th Baron Clifford DE CLIFFORD,   b. 25 Mar 1414, Appleby, Westmoreland, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1455, in battle at St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Joan 7th Baroness DACRE,   b. Mar 1414, Naworth Castle, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1486, Hurstmonceaux, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married Mar 1424  Skipton, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1128  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lady Margaret BROMFLETE,   b. 1436, Lonsborough, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1493, Lonsborough, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 1453  Castle Coningsborough, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Sir Henry 10th Baron Clifford DE CLIFFORD,   b. 1453, Skipton, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1523, Shap Abbey, Westmoreland County, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)  [natural]
     2. Richard DECLIFFORD,   b. 1458, Skipton, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1503, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)  [natural]
     3. Robert CLIFFORD,   b. 1458  [natural]
     4. Thomas DECLIFFORD,   b. 1460, Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1483, Conisborough, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)  [natural]
     5. Elizabeth CLIFFORD,   b. 1461, Tufton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1485, Tufton, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 3 Oct 2019 
    Family ID F25  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    John 9th Lord Clifford (1435-1461)    		John 9th Lord Clifford (1435-1461)
    Lord of Skipton. Also known as 'Black-faced' or 'Butcher Clifford'. Slain at the Battle of Towton fighting under the banner of his lawful Sovereign Henry VI.
    Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22    		Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

  • Sources 
    1. [S84] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.Original data - Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922. London, England: Oxf;).
      Birth date: 1435
      Birth place:
      Death date: 1461
      Death place: Ferrybridge
      Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22      		 Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22