Family and Education
b. c. 1645, o. surv. s. of Godfrey Clarke of Somershall by 1st w. Elizabeth, da. of Sir Thomas Milward of Eaton Dovedale. educ. Univ. Coll. Oxf. matric. 12 July 1661, aged 16; I. Temple 1667. m. (1) Jane (d. 18 May 1667), da. and h. of Robert Byerley of Hornby, Yorks., 1da.; (2) 6 July 1671, Barbara (d. Aug. 1687), da. of George Clerke of Watford, Northants., 2s. 2da.; (3) Frances, da. of Richard Legh of Lyme, Cheshire, wid. of Robert Tatton of Wythenshawe, Cheshire, s.p. suc. fa. 1670; Kntd. 2 Mar. 1671.Fam. Min. Gent. (Harl. Soc. xxxvii), 335-7; Vis. Northants. (Harl. Soc. lxxxvii), 53.
Offices Held
J.p. Derbys. 1672 – 76, 1685 – Mar. 1688, 1689 – 96, 1700 – d., commr. for assessment 1673 – 80, 1689 – 90, recusants 1675, sheriff 1675 – 76, dep. lt. 1683 – Feb. 1688, Oct. 1688–96, by 1701–d.
Main residence: Somershall Hall, Brampton, Derbys.
Volume
Commons 1660-1690
Web Title
CLARKE, Sir Gilbert (c.1645-1701)
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Oxford 1644
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Religion
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