Sarah Clifton

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Clifton was born in 1870, in Eaton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Clifton, was 27 and her mother, Sarah Porter, was 22. She lived in Ordsall, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871.

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Family Time Line

Robert Clifton
1844–1880
Sarah Porter
1848–1872
Sarah Clifton
1870–
John William Clifton
1872–1872

Sources (3)

  • Sarah Clifton in household of Samuel Dawson, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Sarah Clifton - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Sarah Clifton
  • Sarah Clifton in household of Robert Clifton, "England and Wales Census, 1871"

World Events (8)

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1904 · The Entente Cordiale

The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of the very numerous places called Clifton, from Old English clif ‘slope’ (see Cliff ) + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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