Family and Education
b. c. 1608, 1st s. of George Clapham of Beamsley, Skipton, Yorks. by Martha, da. of Reginald Heber of Marton, Yorks. m. (1) by 1627, Mary (d. 1 Aug. 1637), da. of John Lowden of Wrenthorpe, Yorks., 2s. d.v.p. 1da.; (2) 14 May 1639, Margaret (d.1674), da. of Anthony Oldfield, attorney, of Spalding, Lincs., wid. of Robert Moyle, protonotary of c.p., of Twyford, Mdx., 4s. (2 d.v.p.) 4da.; (3) lic. 26 Apr. 1678, Mary (d. 28 Nov. 1702), da. of Robert Needham, 2nd Visct. Kilmorey [I], of Shavington, Salop, s.p. suc. fa. 1629. Kntd. 8 June 1660.Clay, Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. ii. 475.
Offices Held
Freeman, Stamford 1658; j.p. Yorks. (W. Riding) July 1660–70, 1672 – bef.80, 1685–d. , Lincs. (Kesteven) 1663–d., commr. for assessment, Westmld. and Kesteven Aug. 1660–1, (W. Riding) Aug. 1660–80, Lincs. 1661 – 63, 1665 – 80, oyer and terminer, Lincoln 1661; capt. vol. horse, Lincs. ?1663; commr. for recusants (W. Riding) 1675; dep. lt. Lincs. 1681 – d., sheriff 1682–3.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Uffington, Lincs.
Volume
Commons 1660-1690
Web Title
CLAPHAM, Christopher (c.1608-86)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion
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