CLARKE, Sir Gilbert (c.1645-1701), of Somershall Hall, Brampton, and Chilcote, Derbys.

b. c. 1645, o. surv. s. of Godfrey Clarke of Somershall by 1st w. Elizabeth, da. of Sir Thomas Milward of Eaton Dovedale, Derbys. educ. Univ. Coll. Oxf. matric. 12 July 1661, aged 16; I. Temple 1667. m. (1) 20 Apr. 1661, Jane (d. 1667), da. and h. of Robert Byerley of Hornby, Yorks., 1da. (d.v.p.); (2) 6 July 1671, Barbara (d. 1687), da. of George Clerke† of Watford, Northants., 2s. 2da.; (3) 1691, Frances, da. of Richard Legh† of Lyme, Cheshire, wid. of Robert Tatton of Wythenshawe, Cheshire, sis. of Peter† and Thomas Legh II*. s.p. suc. fa. 1670; Kntd. 2 Mar. 1671. Fam. Min. Gent. (Harl. Soc. xxxvii), 335–6; Vis. Northants. (Harl. Soc. lxxxvii), 53; info. from Dr D. F. Lemmings and Derby Local Stud Lib.; E. Newton, Lyme Letters, 200; E. Newton, House of Lyme, ped.