William Clifton of Beacon
- Born: 1810, Camborne, Cornwall
- Christened: 8 Dec 1810, Camborne, Cornwall 3
- Married (1): 18 Apr 1835, Illogan, Cornwall
- Married (2): 20 Apr 1849, Tuckingmill, Camborne, Cornwall 1
- Married (3): 8 May 1852, Chapel of St. John, Camborne, Cornwall 2
- Died: 23 Aug 1869, Beacon, Camborne, Cornwall
- Buried: 26 Aug 1869, Camborne, Cornwall 11
 Research Notes:
In 1851 William Clifton, aged 38, born in Camborne, sawyer, and [2nd] wife Hannah, aged 38, born in Camborne, were living in Condurrow, Camborne. Present were [William's] children: Eliza (11), mining girl, Richd. (9), scholar.
In 1861 William Clifton, aged 49, born in Camborne, sawyer, and [3rd] wife Eliza Clifton, aged 40, born in Camborne were living in Beacon, Camborne, Cornwall. Present were sons Richard (18)*, sawyer, and Willm. H. (4); [mother-in-law] Elizabeth Vivian (63), widow, was visiting.
* William's son from his first marriage
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William Clifton of Beacon died aged 51 years (burial record). His age is shown as 50 in the GROE death index. The informant was out by nearly a decade.
Marriage Information:
William married Elizabeth Mill, daughter of Edward Mill and Mary Rogers, on 18 Apr 1835 in Illogan, Cornwall. (Elizabeth Mill was born on 31 Jan 1811 in Illogan, Cornwall 4, christened on 25 Mar 1811 in Illogan, Cornwall 4 and was buried on 22 Feb 1849 in Camborne, Cornwall 5, aged 38 years.)
Marriage Information:
William also married Hannah Bawden, daughter of William Bawden and Mary Thomas, on 20 Apr 1849 in Tuckingmill, Camborne, Cornwall 1. (Hannah Bawden was christened on 7 Mar 1812 in Camborne, Cornwall 6 and died on 14 Mar 1852 in Camborne, Cornwall 7 8.)
Marriage Notes:
William Clifton, full age, resident of Cundorrow, widower, miner, son of Richard Clifton (dec'd), miner, and
Hannah Bawden, full age, resident of Cundorrow, spinster, daughter of William Bawden (dec'd), miner
Married by Banns
Witnesses: Richard Chatten, Edward Gilbert
Marriage Information:
William also married Eliza Vivian, daughter of William Vivian and Elizabeth Webster, on 8 May 1852 in Chapel of St. John, Camborne, Cornwall 2. (Eliza Vivian was born in 1821 in Camborne, Cornwall, christened on 15 Dec 1821 in Camborne, Cornwall 9 and was buried on 20 Jun 1902 in Breage, Cornwall 10.)
Marriage Notes:
4th cousins
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William Clifton, 38, resident of Stennack, widower, miner, son of Richard Clifton (deceased), miner, and
Eliza Vivian, 31, resident of Stennack, spinster, daughter of William Vivian, miner
Married by Banns
Witnesses: Nicholas Goldsworthy, Samuel Whear
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