CLOUGH OF BRAMHAM

 

The only Clough entries in the Aberford parish registers that could relate to the immediate family of the "Ellinora Clugh" who married John Stanbank in 1698 are the 1706 burial of William Clough and the 1713 burial of Isabel Clough (stated to be a widow in the bishop’s transcripts). The administration record for William confirms that Isabel was his widow.

 

An absence of earlier entries at Aberford for these individuals indicated that they had come from elsewhere. The marriage of Thomas Lockwood and Elizabeth Clough at Sherburn in Elmet in 1691 may be relevant as a Thomas Lockwood was a party in the administration record of William Clough.

 

John Stanbank’s wife seems to be the Ellen Clough baptised at Bramham in 1676. Her father is described in the entry as William Clough junior and may be the William, son of William Clough, baptised at Bramham on 22 February 1655/56. William Clough senior of Bramham, bailiff, was recorded as aged seventy-six in a court case of 1689. He was evidently the William baptised at Bramham on 6 January 1614/15, son of Robert Clough. Robert was apparently a brother of William Clough, vicar of Bramham, and son of Thomas Clough.

 

However, Ellen’s father may be a different person from the one baptised in 1655/56 as a William, son of John Clough, was baptised at Bramham on 20 December 1647.

 

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CLOUGH

 

WILLIAM CLOUGH of Bramham and Aberford, Yorkshire, was buried on 10 April 1706 at Aberford.[1] He married ISABEL who was buried on 30 November 1713 at Aberford.[2]

 

Children of William Clough:

i               ELLEN CLOUGH, bap 4 Nov 1676, Bramham,[3] bur 20 Oct 1721, Edwinstowe;[4] m 28 Mar 1698, Aberford, JOHN STANBANK[5] (see here).

ii             ANN CLOUGH, bap 7 Dec 1678, Bramham.[6]



[1] Aberford parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk); administration granted 9 May 1706 (Borthwick Institute).

[2] Aberford parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).

[3] Bramham parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[4] Edwinstowe parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[5] Aberford parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).

[6] Bramham parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).