Peerage Record – 22767

     Walter Hill Coyney lived at Weston Coyney^G.¹

     Mary Coyney was the daughter of Walter Hill Coyney.² She married George Lambert Clifford, son of Hon. Henry Thomas Clifford and Hon. Barbara Aston, on 6 April 1812.¹ She died on 22 July 1854.¹
     From 6 April 1812, her married name became Clifford.

     Sir Charles Clifford, 1st Bt. was born on 1 January 1813 at Mount Vernon, Lancashire, England.^1,2 He was the son of George Lambert Clifford and Mary Coyney.³ He married Mary Anne Hercy, daughter of John Hercy, on 13 January 1847.¹ He died on 27 February 1893 at age 80 at London, England.^1,2
     He was educated at Stonyhurst College, Blackburn, Lancashire, England^G.² He emigrated to New Zealand arriving on 1842.² He held the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives [New Zealand] between 1853 and 1860.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) [New Zealand] between 1853 and 1860, for Wellington.² He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1858.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Clifford, of Flaxbourne, in the province of Marlborough, in the colony of New Zealand [U.K.] on 16 July 1887.¹

     John Hercy lived at Cruchfield House, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹

     Mary Anne Hercy was the daughter of John Hercy.² She married Sir Charles Clifford, 1st Bt., son of George Lambert Clifford and Mary Coyney, on 13 January 1847.¹ She died on 6 October 1899.¹
     From 13 January 1847, her married name became Clifford.

     Sir George Hugh Charles Clifford, 2nd Bt. was born on 10 October 1847.¹ He was the son of Sir Charles Clifford, 1st Bt. and Mary Anne Hercy.² He married, firstly, Mary Lawson, daughter of Sir John Lawson, 2nd Bt. and Mary Anne Gerard, on 7 April 1880.¹ He married, secondly, Janet Burnett, daughter of James Burnett, on 24 August 1884.¹ He married, thirdly, Helen Frances Stonyhurst Dennis, daughter of Reverend James Dennis, on 27 December 1891.¹ He died on 17 April 1930 at age 82.¹
     He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Clifford, of Flaxbourne, in the province of Marlborough, in the colony of New Zealand [U.K., 1887] on 27 February 1893.¹

     Sir John Lawson, 2nd Bt. was born on 17 December 1829.² He was the son of Sir William Lawson, 1st Bt. and Clarinda Catherine Lawson.² He married, firstly, Mary Anne Gerard, daughter of Frederick Sewallis Gerard and Mary Ann Wilkinson, on 15 October 1856.² He married, secondly, Agnes Mary Matilda Molyneux-Seel, daughter of Edmund Richard Thomas Molyneux-Seel and Countess Anne Marie de Lousade, on 5 October 1870.² He died on 10 December 1910 at age 80 at Brough Hall, Catterick, Yorkshire, England.^3,4
     He graduated from London University, London, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Lawson, of Brough Hall, Catterick, co. Yorks [U.K., 1841] on 22 June 1865.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Yorkshire.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Yorkshire.²

     Mary Lawson was born on 24 August 1857.² She was the daughter of Sir John Lawson, 2nd Bt. and Mary Anne Gerard.^3,2 She married Sir George Hugh Charles Clifford, 2nd Bt., son of Sir Charles Clifford, 1st Bt. and Mary Anne Hercy, on 7 April 1880.¹ She died on 29 December 1880 at age 23, without issue.¹
     From 7 April 1880, her married name became Clifford.

     Sir Charles Lewis Clifford, 3rd Bt. was born on 17 July 1885.¹ He was the son of Sir George Hugh Charles Clifford, 2nd Bt. and Janet Burnett.² He died on 13 September 1938 at age 53, unmarried.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Lancashire Hussars Yeomanry.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Clifford, of Flaxbourne, in the province of Marlborough, in the colony of New Zealand [U.K., 1887] on 17 April 1930.¹

     Lewis Clifford is the son of William Clifford and Eleanor Savage.¹
     He lived at Bobbing Court, Kent, England^G.¹