See also
Husband:
Marshall Waller Clifton (1787-1861)
Wife:
Elinor Katherine Bell (1792-1866)
Children:
Marriage:
2 Jul 1811
St Mary's Church, Putney, Surrey
Name:
Marshall Waller Clifton
Sex:
Male
Father:
Francis Clifton (1755-1811)
Mother:
Rebekah Katherine Bingham (1771-1830)
Note:
Marshall Waller Clifton was born 1 November 1787 at Alverstoke, near Gosport, Hampshire, England, to Rev. Francis Clifton and Rebekah Katherine (née Bingham).
He joined the Admiralty as an extra clerk on 9 September 1805, and was promoted to junior clerk on 15 March 1811, 2nd class clerk on 5 February 1816, and 1st class clerk on 21 August 1819.
On 2 July 1811, Waller, as he was known, married Elinor Bell of Wandle House, Wandsworth, London, who was first cousin to Elizabeth Fry, the famous prison reformer. Waller and Elinor had fifteen children. Eleven of these later came to Western Australia with their parents, and one followed later (George, a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, in 1843).
On 22 January 1822, Waller was appointed secretary to the Victualling Board for the Royal Navy at Somerset House. In 1828 he was elected to membership of the Royal Society. After the position of secretary to the Victualling Board was abolished in 1832, Waller was retired on a pension and moved his family to France for eight years.
In 1840 the Western Australian Land Company was formed in London with the purpose of promoting a land settlement scheme. Marshall Waller Clifton was appointed Chief Commissioner and his son, Robert Williams Clifton (1817–1897) was appointed secretary to Waller. The name of the settlement, Australind, a contraction of Australia and India, was chosen as it was hoped to establish trade between the two countries.
Waller and his family sailed to Australind on the barque "Parkfield" in October 1840, arriving in March 1841. In 1841 Waller was also appointed a Magistrate and Justice of the Peace. However approval for the settlement was not finalised until 6 April 1842, and after this Waller was given an allotment of land at 15 Clifton Rd, which he named "Alverstoke" and on which the original house still stands today.
The Western Australian Land Company collapsed in 1843, finally ceasing all operations in Western Australia within 3 years and the settlers were left to fend for themselves.
Waller's children all became prominent members of society in Bunbury, Australind and Brunswick, occupying many important positions such as Resident Magistrate (Pearce), Inspector of Water Police (George, who later returned to England and became Governor of Dartmoor Prison), member of the Town Trust (Pearce), Collector of Customs at Fremantle (Worsley). At one time, the Under Secretary for Lands, the Under Treasurer and the Surveyor General were all grandson's of Waller's. In 1897 about twenty of Waller's grandchildren held senior offices in the Western Australian public service.
In 1847 Waller moved to Upton House, which was originally built for Elizabeth Fry, who died in 1845 and her husband sold the house to Marshall Waller Clifton.
In 1851, Waller became a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council. He became known for fighting for the rights of the small landholders, which caused friction with the larger landholders and merchants of the Colony. He remained in the Legislative Council until the age of 71, resigning in 1858.
Marshall Waller Clifton died at Upton House on 10 April 1861 after a long illness. His obituary in the Perth Gazette of 19 April 1861 reads:
"It is with much regret that we record in our obituary of this day the death of Marshall Waller Clifton, Esq., of Australind. From his first arrival in the Colony, 20 years ago, to the period of his death, Mr. Clifton occupied a prominent position amongst us. When in the Legislative Council he was one of its most active and intelligent members. As a Horticulturist he was pre-eminent, the practical results of his various experiments in that branch of science leaving him no compeer. As the country gentleman, he was the personification of hospitality; whilst his agreeable manners, well-stored mind, and hilarity of spirits enhanced in no small degree the pleasures of his wayfaring guests. In his family relations Mr. Clifton was in all respects patriarchal, and although he lived and died 'amidst a grove of his own kindred', there were many absent ones to grieve over his loss. In society at large he leaves a blank, as all must feel who have appreciated his presence during those periodical visits he was wont to pay to Perth and Fremantle; when, as 'The observed of all observers' his elasticity of spirits and 'Bonhommie' served to create, at least, a pleasing ripple upon the too often monotonous surface of our every day life."
Marshall Waller and Elinor Clifton's children were:
Francis (1812–1892); Waller (1813–1894); Louisa (1814–1880); William Pearce (1816–1885); Robert Williams (1817–1897); Joseph Bingham (1819, died in infancy); Elinor Katharine (Ellen) (1820–1904); Mary (1822–1893); George (1823–1913); Gervase (1825–1913); Charles Hippuff (1827–1890); Lucy (1829–1906); Leonard Worsley (1830–1895); Rachel Catherine (1833–1852); Caroline (1835–1883).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Clifton
Birth:
1 Nov 1787
Alverstoke, Hampshire
Death:
10 Apr 1861 (age 73)
Upton House, Australind, Western Australia
Name:
Elinor Katherine Bell
Sex:
Female
Father:
Daniel Bell (1753-1834)
Mother:
Elinor Turner (c. 1769-1836)
Note:
Mrs. Marshall Waller Clifton, of Australind, was Miss Elinor Bell, daughter of Daniel Bell, of Wandle House, Wandsworth, Surrey. Born in 1792, married in 1811, widowed in 1861, and dying in 1866. she was the mother of 15 children, 11 of whom came to Australia with her in 1840 on a voyage lasting four months. A beautiful woman, tall and stately, she always dressed in Quaker garb, and was a first cousin of the famous Elizabeth Fry. Coming out on the voyage she used to read the Bible to the migrants on the ship on Sundays for an hour, and spoke at Quaker meetings. Her husband, who was staunch Church of England, used to read them the Prayer Book service. Mrs. Clifton's cousin, the Rev. J. M. Bingham, wrote a book entitled "The Antiquities of the Church of England"; but, though others greatly admired it, Mrs. Clifton called it "Bingham's Iniquities," and used the volume always as a door weight! Though not an active housekeeper, she was a helpful supporter of her husband in his official duties, and in the entertainment of his many visitors. Nevertheless, she was resourceful on occasion, for once, when she was ill, a sitting hen was reported as deserting its eggs, so she ordered them to be wrapped in flannel, and took them into her bed. where they hatched out safely. She had 66 grandchildren, 173 great-grand- children, and at least 131 great-great- grandchildren.
Source: "Pioneer Women" by Edith D Cowan, Western Mail, Perth WA, 4 Jul 1929
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/38887676
Birth:
3 Oct 1792
Wandle House, Wandsworth, Surrey
Death:
19 Feb 1866 (age 73)
Moorland, Bunbury, Western Australia
Name:
Francis Clifton
Sex:
Male
Spouse (1):
Eleanor Martin ( -1854)
Spouse (2):
Marion Fergus Manson ( -1882)
Note 1:
CLIFTON Sir Francis of Silverdale Oak Hill Road Putney Surrey baronet died 13 January 1892. Probate London 9 February to George Clifton esquire. Effects £1188 1s. 3d.
Note 2:
THE LATE SIR F. CLIFTON.
Sir Francis Clifton, whose death occurred at the close of last week at the residence of his brother, Silverdale, Putney, at the age of 79, was the eldest son of the late Mr Marshall Waller Clifton, F.R.S., many years a Magistrate for the colony of Western Australia, and a member of the Legislative Council there. He was born in 1812, and was educated at Westminster, having been, while very young, a schoolfellow of Mr Gladstone at a private school in the suburbs of London. He succeeded to the title (which dates from 1611) on the death of his kinsman, Sir Theodore Clifton, in 1880. Sir Francis was twice married; firstly to Eleanor Louisa, daughter of Major John Martin, and secondly to Marion Fergus, daughter of Mr Alexander Manson, of Paisley, Renfrewshire.
Dundee Evening Telegraph, 20 Jan 1892
With thanks to Bill Norton
Birth:
18 Apr 1812
Putney, Surrey
Baptism:
31 Jul 1812 (age 0)
St Mary, Putney, Surrey
Death:
13 Jan 1892 (age 79)
Silverdale, Oak Hill Road, Putney, Surrey
Name:
Waller Clifton
Sex:
Male
Note:
CLIFTON Sir Waller of the Hollies 39 Munster Road Fulham Middlesex baronet died 3 January 1894. Probate London 30 January to George Clifton esquire. Effects £2148 13s. 10d. Resworn March 1894 £2402 8s. 9d.
Birth:
2 May 1813
Putney, Surrey
Baptism:
10 Apr 1815 (age 1)
St Mary, Putney, Surrey
Death:
3 Jan 1894 (age 80)
Fulham, Middlesex
Name:
Louisa Clifton
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Birth:
1 Jun 1814
Putney, Surrey
Baptism:
1 Jan 1815 (age 0)
St Mary, Putney, Surrey
Death:
12 Oct 1880 (age 66)
Geraldton, W Australia
Name:
William Pearce Clifton
Sex:
Male
Birth:
3 Jan 1816
Putney, Surrey
Baptism:
31 Jan 1816 (age 0)
St Mary, Putney, Surrey
Death:
1 May 1885 (age 69)
Name:
Robert Williams Clifton
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Birth:
22 May 1817
Putney, Surrey
Baptism:
21 Jun 1817 (age 0)
St Mary, Putney, Surrey
Death:
22 Apr 1897 (age 79)
Upton House, Australind, Western Australia
Name:
Joseph Bingham Clifton
Sex:
Male
Birth:
22 Sep 1819
Putney, Surrey
Baptism:
3 Oct 1819 (age 0)
St Mary, Putney, Surrey
Death:
Oct 1819 (age 0)
Putney, Surrey
Burial:
10 Oct 1819
St Mary, Putney, Surrey (infant)
Name:
Elinor Katharine Clifton
Sex:
Female
Birth:
11 Oct 1820
Putney, Surrey
Baptism:
8 Nov 1820 (age 0)
St Mary, Putney, Surrey
Occupation:
1854 (age 33-34)
1st Australind Postmistress 1854-1867
Death:
21 Mar 1904 (age 83)
Australind, W Australia
Name:
Mary Clifton
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Birth:
14 Mar 1822
Putney, Surrey
Baptism:
24 Apr 1822 (age 0)
St Mary, Putney, Surrey
Death:
18 Jul 1893 (age 71)
Leschenault, Bunbury, Australia
Name:
George Clifton
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Eliza Naylor Roe (1834-1925)
Children:
Elinor Matilda Clifton (1854-1884)
Laura Eliza Josephine Clifton (1856-1925)
Agnes Flora Isabel Clifton (1858-1943)
Mary Louisa Alberta Clifton (1860-1935)
George Arthur Algernon Clifton (1861-1945)
Edmund Yeamans Clifton (1862-1922)
Charles Edward Ernest Clifton (1863-1912)
Rachel Caroline Victoria Clifton (1868-1889)
Ada Florence Rosalie Clifton (1870-1939)
Marshall Waller Francis Clifton (1871-1871)
Robert Henry Clifton (1873-1953)
William Alvared Roe Clifton (1878-1962)
Note 1:
George Clifton (1823–1913) was an English collector of seaweed specimens, active in Australia.
Clifton was born in England and served in its Royal Navy, he emigrated to Australia in 1851. He returned in 1864, having served as a police officer, to become the Governor of the Portland and Dartmoor prisons.
He was employed by the state of Western Australia as superintendent of water police at Fremantle. Clifton assisted William Henry Harvey's work on algae of the region, and made use of his boat to make collections in the region. His contribution to Harvey's publication of Phycologia Australica is especially noted throughput that work, volume 5 is prefaced with the remarks,
"To George Clifton, Esq., R.N., of Fremantle, Western Australia, whose name occurs so frequently throughout the volume and in the synopsis, I am indebted for some thousands of beautifully preserved specimens, including many species collected by no one else. His contributions commenced in 1854, whilst I was resident in Western Australia, and have been regularly continued at short intervals up to the present time (Sept. 1863). Three new genera, Cliftonaea, Bindera, and Encyothalia, besides many new species, prove the zeal and success with which Mr. Clifton has conducted his researches."
His name is commemorated by Harvey in the epithets of the genus Cliftonia (later Cliftonaea), and a new species Dasya cliftoni; his continued supply of material to the author saw Clifton honoured more than any other person in names of Australian algae species.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clifton
Note 2:
CLIFTON George of Northwood 8 Lewes Road Eastbourne died 12 August 1913. Administration (with Will) Lewes 9 September to Geoffrey Paget one of the joint secretaries and the Syndic of the London County and Westminster Bank limited. Effects £3846 4s. 4d.
Birth:
15 Mar 1823
Somerset House, Strand, Middlesex
Census (1):
1871 (age 47-48)
Governor of Portland Prison, Grove, Portland, Dorset
Census (2):
1881 (age 57-58)
Governor of Convict Prison, Grove, Portland, Dorset
Census (3):
1911 (age 87-88)
Royal Navy & H M C S, 8 Lewes Road, Eastbourne
Death:
12 Aug 1913 (age 90)
8 Lewes Road, Eastbourne, Sussex
Name:
Gervase Clifton
Sex:
Male
Birth:
25 Aug 1825
London
Death:
19 Feb 1913 (age 87)
Name:
Charles Hippuff Clifton
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Birth:
29 May 1827
Putney, Surrey
Baptism:
23 Jun 1833 (age 6)
St Mary, Putney, Surrey
Death:
21 Jun 1890 (age 63)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Name:
Lucy Clifton
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Birth:
14 Jul 1829
London
Death:
17 Oct 1906 (age 77)
Name:
Leonard Worsley Clifton
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Birth:
19 Nov 1830
Death:
9 Nov 1895 (age 64)
Fremantle, Western Australia
Name:
Rachel Catherine Clifton
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Birth:
10 Mar 1833
Putney, Surrey
Baptism:
23 Jun 1833 (age 0)
St Mary, Putney, Surrey
Death:
2 Jul 1852 (age 19)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Name:
Caroline Clifton
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Birth:
2 May 1835
Putney, Surrey
Baptism:
12 Aug 1835 (age 0)
St Mary, Putney, Surrey
Death:
29 Mar 1883 (age 47)
York, W Australia
Marshall Waller Clifton was born 1 November 1787 at Alverstoke, near Gosport, Hampshire, England, to Rev. Francis Clifton and Rebekah Katherine (née Bingham).
He joined the Admiralty as an extra clerk on 9 September 1805, and was promoted to junior clerk on 15 March 1811, 2nd class clerk on 5 February 1816, and 1st class clerk on 21 August 1819.
On 2 July 1811, Waller, as he was known, married Elinor Bell of Wandle House, Wandsworth, London, who was first cousin to Elizabeth Fry, the famous prison reformer. Waller and Elinor had fifteen children. Eleven of these later came to Western Australia with their parents, and one followed later (George, a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, in 1843).
On 22 January 1822, Waller was appointed secretary to the Victualling Board for the Royal Navy at Somerset House. In 1828 he was elected to membership of the Royal Society. After the position of secretary to the Victualling Board was abolished in 1832, Waller was retired on a pension and moved his family to France for eight years.
In 1840 the Western Australian Land Company was formed in London with the purpose of promoting a land settlement scheme. Marshall Waller Clifton was appointed Chief Commissioner and his son, Robert Williams Clifton (1817–1897) was appointed secretary to Waller. The name of the settlement, Australind, a contraction of Australia and India, was chosen as it was hoped to establish trade between the two countries.
Waller and his family sailed to Australind on the barque "Parkfield" in October 1840, arriving in March 1841. In 1841 Waller was also appointed a Magistrate and Justice of the Peace. However approval for the settlement was not finalised until 6 April 1842, and after this Waller was given an allotment of land at 15 Clifton Rd, which he named "Alverstoke" and on which the original house still stands today.
The Western Australian Land Company collapsed in 1843, finally ceasing all operations in Western Australia within 3 years and the settlers were left to fend for themselves.
Waller's children all became prominent members of society in Bunbury, Australind and Brunswick, occupying many important positions such as Resident Magistrate (Pearce), Inspector of Water Police (George, who later returned to England and became Governor of Dartmoor Prison), member of the Town Trust (Pearce), Collector of Customs at Fremantle (Worsley). At one time, the Under Secretary for Lands, the Under Treasurer and the Surveyor General were all grandson's of Waller's. In 1897 about twenty of Waller's grandchildren held senior offices in the Western Australian public service.
In 1847 Waller moved to Upton House, which was originally built for Elizabeth Fry, who died in 1845 and her husband sold the house to Marshall Waller Clifton.
In 1851, Waller became a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council. He became known for fighting for the rights of the small landholders, which caused friction with the larger landholders and merchants of the Colony. He remained in the Legislative Council until the age of 71, resigning in 1858.
Marshall Waller Clifton died at Upton House on 10 April 1861 after a long illness. His obituary in the Perth Gazette of 19 April 1861 reads:
"It is with much regret that we record in our obituary of this day the death of Marshall Waller Clifton, Esq., of Australind. From his first arrival in the Colony, 20 years ago, to the period of his death, Mr. Clifton occupied a prominent position amongst us. When in the Legislative Council he was one of its most active and intelligent members. As a Horticulturist he was pre-eminent, the practical results of his various experiments in that branch of science leaving him no compeer. As the country gentleman, he was the personification of hospitality; whilst his agreeable manners, well-stored mind, and hilarity of spirits enhanced in no small degree the pleasures of his wayfaring guests. In his family relations Mr. Clifton was in all respects patriarchal, and although he lived and died 'amidst a grove of his own kindred', there were many absent ones to grieve over his loss. In society at large he leaves a blank, as all must feel who have appreciated his presence during those periodical visits he was wont to pay to Perth and Fremantle; when, as 'The observed of all observers' his elasticity of spirits and 'Bonhommie' served to create, at least, a pleasing ripple upon the too often monotonous surface of our every day life."
Marshall Waller and Elinor Clifton's children were:
Francis (1812–1892); Waller (1813–1894); Louisa (1814–1880); William Pearce (1816–1885); Robert Williams (1817–1897); Joseph Bingham (1819, died in infancy); Elinor Katharine (Ellen) (1820–1904); Mary (1822–1893); George (1823–1913); Gervase (1825–1913); Charles Hippuff (1827–1890); Lucy (1829–1906); Leonard Worsley (1830–1895); Rachel Catherine (1833–1852); Caroline (1835–1883).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Clifton
Mrs. Marshall Waller Clifton, of Australind, was Miss Elinor Bell, daughter of Daniel Bell, of Wandle House, Wandsworth, Surrey. Born in 1792, married in 1811, widowed in 1861, and dying in 1866. she was the mother of 15 children, 11 of whom came to Australia with her in 1840 on a voyage lasting four months. A beautiful woman, tall and stately, she always dressed in Quaker garb, and was a first cousin of the famous Elizabeth Fry. Coming out on the voyage she used to read the Bible to the migrants on the ship on Sundays for an hour, and spoke at Quaker meetings. Her husband, who was staunch Church of England, used to read them the Prayer Book service. Mrs. Clifton's cousin, the Rev. J. M. Bingham, wrote a book entitled "The Antiquities of the Church of England"; but, though others greatly admired it, Mrs. Clifton called it "Bingham's Iniquities," and used the volume always as a door weight! Though not an active housekeeper, she was a helpful supporter of her husband in his official duties, and in the entertainment of his many visitors. Nevertheless, she was resourceful on occasion, for once, when she was ill, a sitting hen was reported as deserting its eggs, so she ordered them to be wrapped in flannel, and took them into her bed. where they hatched out safely. She had 66 grandchildren, 173 great-grand- children, and at least 131 great-great- grandchildren.
Source: "Pioneer Women" by Edith D Cowan, Western Mail, Perth WA, 4 Jul 1929
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/38887676
CLIFTON Sir Francis of Silverdale Oak Hill Road Putney Surrey baronet died 13 January 1892. Probate London 9 February to George Clifton esquire. Effects £1188 1s. 3d.
THE LATE SIR F. CLIFTON.
Sir Francis Clifton, whose death occurred at the close of last week at the residence of his brother, Silverdale, Putney, at the age of 79, was the eldest son of the late Mr Marshall Waller Clifton, F.R.S., many years a Magistrate for the colony of Western Australia, and a member of the Legislative Council there. He was born in 1812, and was educated at Westminster, having been, while very young, a schoolfellow of Mr Gladstone at a private school in the suburbs of London. He succeeded to the title (which dates from 1611) on the death of his kinsman, Sir Theodore Clifton, in 1880. Sir Francis was twice married; firstly to Eleanor Louisa, daughter of Major John Martin, and secondly to Marion Fergus, daughter of Mr Alexander Manson, of Paisley, Renfrewshire.
Dundee Evening Telegraph, 20 Jan 1892
With thanks to Bill Norton
CLIFTON Sir Waller of the Hollies 39 Munster Road Fulham Middlesex baronet died 3 January 1894. Probate London 30 January to George Clifton esquire. Effects £2148 13s. 10d. Resworn March 1894 £2402 8s. 9d.
George Clifton (1823–1913) was an English collector of seaweed specimens, active in Australia.
Clifton was born in England and served in its Royal Navy, he emigrated to Australia in 1851. He returned in 1864, having served as a police officer, to become the Governor of the Portland and Dartmoor prisons.
He was employed by the state of Western Australia as superintendent of water police at Fremantle. Clifton assisted William Henry Harvey's work on algae of the region, and made use of his boat to make collections in the region. His contribution to Harvey's publication of Phycologia Australica is especially noted throughput that work, volume 5 is prefaced with the remarks,
"To George Clifton, Esq., R.N., of Fremantle, Western Australia, whose name occurs so frequently throughout the volume and in the synopsis, I am indebted for some thousands of beautifully preserved specimens, including many species collected by no one else. His contributions commenced in 1854, whilst I was resident in Western Australia, and have been regularly continued at short intervals up to the present time (Sept. 1863). Three new genera, Cliftonaea, Bindera, and Encyothalia, besides many new species, prove the zeal and success with which Mr. Clifton has conducted his researches."
His name is commemorated by Harvey in the epithets of the genus Cliftonia (later Cliftonaea), and a new species Dasya cliftoni; his continued supply of material to the author saw Clifton honoured more than any other person in names of Australian algae species.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clifton
CLIFTON George of Northwood 8 Lewes Road Eastbourne died 12 August 1913. Administration (with Will) Lewes 9 September to Geoffrey Paget one of the joint secretaries and the Syndic of the London County and Westminster Bank limited. Effects £3846 4s. 4d.