Ancestry - Family Tree
The Clay family originated - as far back as we know - from just South of Derby, in a hamlet called Merrybower. From there, an ancester moved to Burton-on-Trent, where the family remained for 200 years. Gerard upon retirement moved to Surrey, and our Link to Burton was thus broken. The full story can be found in a file called "Clay Book Part 1" in the Library.
Gerard's mother was Agnes Lucy ARDEN. The Arden family has the longest known non-Royal pedigree in Britain, so on the ARDEN side of the family, the record goes back to about 800 AD - the earliest known date is a death in 1087, but the record goes back another six generations before that. Whether you believe it or not is up to you ;-) The full(?) story is available here.
People of note in that Tree are Mary Arden, Shakespeare's mother - the Bard was Gerard's third cousin 11 times removed. Also Jane Austen, whose mother's sister, Jane Leigh, was Gerard's mother's mother's father's mother. Gerard was Jane Austen's first cousin thrice removed. And the daughter of one of Gerard's first cousins was Rachel Clay, who married the Queen Mother's brother David.
Ancestor MAP for:
Gerard (Arden) CLAY,
b. 17 Mar 1871, d. 23 Feb 1955 aged 83
Date Prepared:
18 Oct 1996
┌─── Joseph CLAY, d. 24 Oct 1728
┌──┤ Thomas CLAY, b. 8 Apr 1698, d. 18 Apr 1767 aged 69
│ └─── Elizabeth GYBSON, d. Oct 1722
┌──┤ Joseph the middle CLAY, b. Jul 1726, d. 10 Feb 1800 aged 73
│ └─── Elizabeth ADAMS, b. Jun 1700, d. 14 Jul 1740 aged 40
┌──┤ Joseph III CLAY, b. 3 Aug 1756, d. 22 Jun 1824 aged 67
│ │ ┌─── Antony ROBINSON, d. 1738
│ └──┤ Elizabeth ROBINSON, b. 1726, d. 10 May 1780 aged 54?
│ │ ┌─── William HASTINGS
│ └──┤ Elizabeth HASTINGS, b. 1695, d. Apr 1779 aged 84?
┌──┤ Henry CLAY, b. 11 Aug 1796, d. 4 Jan 1874 aged 77
│ │ ┌─── James SPENDER, b. Feb 1683, d. Jul 1748 aged 65
│ │ ┌──┤ Rev. Arthur SPENDER, b. Apr 1706, d. May 1752 aged 46
│ │ │ └─── Ann WOOD, b. 1680, d. 1748 aged 68?
│ │ ┌──┤ John SPENDER, b. Jun 1742, d. 22 Sep 1820 aged 78
│ │ │ └─── Sarah STEPHENSON, d. 1752
│ └──┤ Sarah SPENDER, b. 1768, d. 4 Jun 1831 aged 63?
│ └──┤ Ellen (Eleanor) WRIGHT, b. 1744, d. 11 Jan 1808 aged 64?
┌──┤ Charles John CLAY, b. 21 Aug 1828, d. 14 Apr 1910 aged 81
│ │ ┌─── Thomas LEIGH, d. 17 Aug 1701
│ │ ┌──┤ John LEIGH, b. Feb 1691, d. ???
│ │ ┌──┤ Thomas the younger LEIGH, b. 20 Nov 1725, d. ???
│ │ │ │ ┌─── Thomas WRIGHT
│ │ │ └──┤ Jane WRIGHT, d. Apr 1736
│ │ ┌──┤ John the younger LEIGH, b. 14 Dec 1752, d. 20 Dec 1823 aged 71
│ │ │ │ ┌─── Robert CROSS
│ │ │ └──┤ Eleanor CROSS
│ └──┤ Elizabeth LEIGH, b. 2 Nov 1799, d. 19 Apr 1887 aged 87
│ │ ┌─── Richard GERARD, b. 1726, d. 1 Jul 1792 aged 66?
│ └──┤ Elizabeth GERARD, b. Feb 1764, d. 25 Mar 1843 aged 79
│ │ ┌─── Thomas SHAW, b. 1695, d. 1 Feb 1779 aged 84?
│ └──┤ Elizabeth SHAW, b. 25 Apr 1726, d. ???
┌──┤ Gerard (Arden) CLAY, b. 17 Mar 1871, d. 23 Feb 1955 aged 83
│ ┌─── Siward LORD OF WALLINGFOR
│ ┌──┤ Guy EARL OF WARWICK
│ ┌──┤ Reynbourn EARL OF WARWICK
│ │ │ ┌─── Archegall OF WARWICK
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Rohand EARL OF WARWICK
│ │ └──┤ Felicia the Fair
│ │ └─── Dame Felye
│ ┌──┤ Uffa EARL OF WARWICK
│ ┌──┤ Wulfgeat EARL OF WARWICK
│ ┌──┤ Wigot DE WARWICK
│ ┌──┤ Aelfwine DE WARWICK, d. 1087
│ │ │ ┌─── Leofric EARL OF CHESTER
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Aelfgar, d. 836
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Aelfgar II, d. 860
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Leofric II
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Leofine EARL OF MERCIA
│ │ └──┤ Ermenild
│ ┌──┤ Thurkill DE ARDEN DE WARWICK
│ ┌──┤ Siward DE ARDEN
│ │ └─── COUNTESS OF PERCHE
│ ┌──┤ Henry DE ARDEN
│ │ └─── Cecilia
│ ┌──┤ William DE ARDEN
│ │ └─── Oliva
│ ┌──┤ William DE ARDEN, d. 1233
│ │ └─── Galiena
│ ┌──┤ Sir Thomas DE ARDEN, d. 1299
│ │ │ ┌─── Sir Robert DE CHESTERTON
│ │ └──┤ Avice DE CHESTERTON
│ ┌──┤ Ralph DE ARDEN
│ │ │ ┌─── Ralph VERNON
│ │ └──┤ Roese VERNON
│ ┌──┤ Ralph DE ARDEN
│ │ │ ┌─── Urise D'ABETOT
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Walter BEAUCHAMP
│ │ │ ┌──┤ William BEAUCHAMP
│ │ │ │ └─── Urfo
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Stephen BEAUCHAMP
│ │ └──┤ Alice BEAUCHAMP
│ │ │ ┌─── Gualechine DE FERRIERS
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Henry DE FERRERS
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Robert FERRERS 1ST E DERBY, d. 1139
│ │ │ │ └─── Berta
│ │ └──┤ Isolde DE FERRERS
│ │ └─── Hawife
│ ┌──┤ Sir Henry DE ARDEN, d. 1400
│ │ │ ┌─── Henricus DE BROMWYZ
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Robert DE BROMWICH
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Anselm DE BROMWICH
│ │ │ │ └─── Alicia
│ │ └──┤ Isabel DE BROMWICH
│ ┌──┤ Sir Ralph ARDEN, d. 1420
│ │ └─── Ellen
│ ┌──┤ Robert ARDEN, b. 1412, d. 12 Aug 1452 aged 40?
│ │ └─── Sybil
│ ┌──┤ Walter ARDEN, d. 5 Aug 1502
│ │ │ ┌─── Richard DE CLODESHALE
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Sir Walter DE CLODESHALE
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Richard DE CLODESHALE
│ │ │ │ │ ┌─── William DE BISHOPDEN
│ │ │ │ │ ┌──┤ Sir John DE BISHOPDEN
│ │ │ │ │ ┌──┤ Roger DE BISHOPDEN
│ │ │ │ │ │ └─── Beatrice
│ │ │ │ └──┤ Alice DE BISHOPDEN
│ │ │ ┌──┤ John DE CLODESHALE
│ │ │ │ └─── Johanna DE RIBSFORD NEE ?
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Richard CLODSHALL
│ │ │ │ │ ┌─── Sir John GOLOFRE, d. 1363
│ │ │ │ │ ┌──┤ Robert GOLOFRE
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ ┌─── John FISHYER
│ │ │ │ │ │ └──┤ Elizabeth FISHER
│ │ │ │ │ ┌──┤ Ralph GOLOFRE
│ │ │ │ │ ┌──┤ Roger GOLOFRE
│ │ │ │ └──┤ Beatrix GOLOFRE
│ │ │ │ └─── Mary BRUSLEY
│ │ └──┤ Elizabeth CLODSHALL
│ │ │ ┌─── Henry DE EDGEBASTON
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Richard DE EDGEBASTON
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Richard DE EDGEBASTON
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Henry DE EDGEBASTON
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Richard DE EDGEBASTON
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Richard DE EDGEBASTON
│ │ └──┤ Isabella EDGEBASTON
│ ┌──┤ Sir John ARDEN, d. 1526
│ │ │ ┌─── Baldwin
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Osbert HAMPDEN
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Baldwin HAMPDEN
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Robert HAMPDEN
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Alexander HAMPDEN, d. 1272
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Sir Reginald HAMPDEN
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Alexander HAMPDEN
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Reginald HAMPDEN
│ │ │ ┌──┤ John HAMPDEN, d. 1375
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Edmund HAMPDEN
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Thomas HAMPDEN
│ │ │ │ │ ┌─── Sir Robert BELKNAP
│ │ │ │ └──┤ Joan BELKNAP
│ │ └──┤ Eleanor HAMPDEN
│ ┌──┤ Thomas ARDEN, d. 1563
│ │ │ ┌─── Sir Arthgal
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Peter DE BRACEBRIDGE
│ │ │ ┌──┤ William DE BRACEBRIDGE
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Sir Ralph DE BRACEBRIDGE
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Sir John DE BRACEBRIDGE
│ │ │ ┌──┤ John DE BRACEBRIDGE, d. 1316
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Sir Ralph DE BRACEBRIDGE, d. 1396
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Sir Ralph DE BRACEBRIDGE
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Ralph DE BRACEBRIDGE, d. 1438
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Richard BRACEBRIDGE
│ │ │ │ │ ┌─── Sir John NEWPORT
│ │ │ │ └──┤ Joan NEWPORT
│ │ └──┤ Alice BRACEBRIDGE
│ ┌──┤ Simon XIX ARDEN, b. 1500, d. 1600 aged 100?
│ │ │ ┌─── Thomas ANDREWES
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Ralph ANDREWES
│ │ │ │ │ ┌─── Sir Roger TOKETT
│ │ │ │ │ ┌──┤ William TOKETT
│ │ │ │ └──┤ Madalen TOKETT
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Ralph ANDREWES
│ │ │ │ │ ┌─── William THOMPS
│ │ │ │ └──┤ Mary THOMPS
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Ralph ANDREWES
│ │ │ │ │ ┌─── William WHITNEY
│ │ │ │ └──┤ Jane WHITNEY
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Anthony ANDREWES
│ │ │ │ │ ┌─── George SWINBORNE
│ │ │ │ └──┤ Ann SWINBORNE
│ │ │ ┌──┤ John ANDREWES
│ │ │ │ │ ┌─── Henry THURSTON
│ │ │ │ └──┤ Anne THURSTON
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Richard ANDREWES
│ │ │ │ └─── Joan WILLS
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Thomas ANDREWES
│ │ │ │ │ ┌─── John BERBECK
│ │ │ │ └──┤ Catherine BERBECK
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Thomas ANDREWES
│ │ │ │ │ ┌─── Richard CLARELL
│ │ │ │ └──┤ Joan CLARELL
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Thomas ANDREWES, d. 1541
│ │ │ │ │ ┌─── Edward KNIGHTLY, d. 1490
│ │ │ │ └──┤ Emma KNIGHTLY
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Thomas Sir ANDREWS, d. 1563
│ │ │ │ └─── Agnes NEWPORT
│ │ └──┤ Mary ANDREW
│ ┌──┤ Ambrose XX ARDEN, d. 1624
│ │ └─── Margaret ________
│ ┌──┤ Humphrey XXI ARDEN, d. 1663
│ │ │ ┌─── Stephen DE WEGEWOOD, b. 1358, d. 1393 aged 35?
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Richard DE WEGEWOOD
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Stephen WEGEWOOD, d. 1469
│ │ │ │ └─── Margaret
│ │ │ ┌──┤ John WEGEWOOD, d. 1494
│ │ │ │ └─── Cicely
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Richard WEGEWOOD
│ │ │ │ │ ┌─── John SHA??
│ │ │ │ └──┤ Margaret SHA??
│ │ │ ┌──┤ John WEGEWOOD, d. 1556
│ │ │ ┌──┤ John WEGEWOOD, d. 1572
│ │ │ │ │ ┌─── William BOWYER
│ │ │ │ └──┤ Anne BOWYER
│ │ │ ┌──┤ John WEDGEWOOD
│ │ │ │ └─── Agnes
│ │ └──┤ Mary WEDGEWOOD
│ ┌──┤ Humphrey XVIII ARDEN, b. 1630, d. 31 Jan 1705 aged 75?
│ │ └─── Jane ROWBOTHAM
│ ┌──┤ Henry XXIV ARDEN, b. Nov 1665, d. 10 Aug 1728 aged 62
│ │ └─── ______ LASSEL
│ ┌──┤ John the younger ARDEN, b. 1 Jan 1693, d. 8 Nov 1734 aged 41
│ │ │ ┌─── James SMITH
│ │ └──┤ Anne ALCOCK NEE SMITH, b. 1674, d. 6 Jan 1698 aged 24?
│ ┌──┤ Henry the youngest XXVI ARDEN, b. Apr 1723, d. 22 Jun 1782 aged 59
│ │ │ ┌─── Samuel NEWTON
│ │ │ ┌──┤ John NEWTON, b. 1667, d. ???
│ │ │ │ └─── Barbara ____, d. 24 Nov 1694
│ │ └──┤ Anna Catherina NEWTON, b. Jul 1697, d. 17 Mar 1727 aged 29
│ │ │ ┌─── Edward VERNON
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Sir Thomas VERNON
│ │ └──┤ Mary VERNON
│ ┌──┤ Rev John the youngest XXVII ARDEN, b. Mar 1752, d. 10 Feb 1803 aged 50
│ │ │ ┌─── John COTTON
│ │ │ ┌──┤ John COTTON, b. 1654, d. 15 Mar 1693 aged 39?
│ │ │ │ │ ┌─── Michael NOBLE
│ │ │ │ └──┤ Mary NOBLE, b. 1621, d. 19 Nov 1693 aged 72?
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Robert COTTON, b. 1688, d. Nov 1761 aged 73?
│ │ │ │ │ ┌─── Richard HILL, d. 1680
│ │ │ │ └──┤ Alethea HILL, b. 1660, d. 25 Nov 1700 aged 40?
│ │ └──┤ Alathea COTTON, b. Oct 1722, d. 1 Jul 1783 aged 60
│ │ │ ┌─── Walter NOBLE OF LONGDON
│ │ └──┤ Bridget NOBLE, d. May 1760
│ ┌──┤ Rev. Thomas ARDEN, b. 17 Mar 1796, d. 8 Oct 1860 aged 64
│ │ │ ┌─── Rear-Admiral Joseph HAMAR, b. 1710, d. 30 Jan 1774 aged 64?
│ │ └──┤ Margaret Elizabeth HAMAR, b. Jun 1754, d. 5 Jul 1842 aged 88
│ │ │ ┌─── Capt. Thomas LIMEBURNER, b. 1692, d. 9 Dec 1750 aged 58?
│ │ └──┤ Elizabeth LIMEBURNER, b. 1730, d. 5 Feb 1760 aged 30?
│ │ └─── Elizabeth OSMOND, b. 1684, d. 4 Sep 1769 aged 85?
└──┤ (Agnes Lucy) "Aggie" ARDEN, b. 19 Aug 1838, d. 17 Feb 1874 aged 35
│ ┌─── William COOPER
│ ┌──┤ Robert COOPER
│ ┌──┤ Gislingham COOPER, b. 1688, d. 16 Feb 1768 aged 80?
│ ┌──┤ Rev. Dr. Edward the elder COOPER, b. 4 Oct 1727, d. 27 Aug 1792 aged 64
│ │ │ ┌─── John WHITELOCK
│ │ │ ┌──┤ William WHITELOCK
│ │ │ │ │ ┌─── Robert DE LA BECHES
│ │ │ │ └──┤ Agnes DE LA BECHES
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Richard WHITELOCK
│ │ │ │ └─── _______ COWDREY
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Richard WHITELOCK, d. 7 Nov 1570
│ │ │ │ └─── _____ GROVE
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Judge Sir James WHITELOCK, b. 28 Nov 1570, d. 12 Jun 1632 aged 61
│ │ │ │ └─── Joan COLTE, d. 21 Feb 1606
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Bulstrode WHITELOCK, b. 6 Aug 1605, d. 28 Jul 1675 aged 69
│ │ │ │ │ ┌─── Edward BULSTRODE
│ │ │ │ └──┤ Elizabeth BULSTRODE, b. 31 Jul 1575, d. 28 May 1631 aged 55
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Sir William WHITELOCK, b. 27 Dec 1636, d. 1710 aged 73?
│ │ │ │ │ ┌─── Lord WILLOUGHBY OF PARHAM, d. 16 May 1649
│ │ │ │ └──┤ Frances WILLOUGHBY, d. 16 May 1649
│ │ │ ┌──┤ William WHITELOCK, b. 1673, d. 1709 aged 36?
│ │ │ │ │ ┌─── Sir Thomas OVERBURY
│ │ │ │ └──┤ Mary OVERBURY
│ │ └──┤ Ann WHITELOCK, b. 1700, d. 8 May 1771 aged 71?
│ │ │ ┌─── Edward NOEL
│ │ └──┤ Ann NOEL
│ ┌──┤ Rev. Edward the younger COOPER, b. Jul 1770, d. 26 Feb 1833 aged 62
│ │ │ ┌─── Sir Thomas LEIGH, d. 1571
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Rowland LEIGH
│ │ │ │ └─── Dame Alice BARKER
│ │ │ ┌──┤ William LEIGH, d. 1672
│ │ │ │ └─── ____ BERKELEY
│ │ │ ┌──┤ William LEIGH, d. 1690
│ │ │ │ └─── Elizabeth WHENWOOD
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Theophilus LEIGH, d. 10 Feb 1725
│ │ │ │ └─── Joanna PASY
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Rev. (Thomas) "Chick" LEIGH, b. 16 Dec 1696, d. Feb 1764 aged 67
│ │ │ │ └──┤ Mary BRYDGES
│ │ └──┤ Jane LEIGH, b. Oct 1736, d. 25 Oct 1783 aged 47
│ │ │ ┌─── John WALKER, d. 1765
│ │ └──┤ Jane WALKER, b. 1704, d. 1768 aged 64?
│ │ │ ┌─── James PERROT
│ │ └──┤ Jane PERROT, d. 1709
│ │ └─── Anne DAWTREY
└──┤ Isabella Mary COOPER, b. 29 Nov 1795, d. 31 Jan 1859 aged 63
│ ┌─── William POWYS, b. 1250, d. ???
│ ┌──┤ Thomas POWYS
│ ┌──┤ Richard POWYS
│ │ └─── Elizabeth ______
│ ┌──┤ John POWYS
│ ┌──┤ James POWYS
│ │ └─── _____ WYCHERLEY, d. ???
│ ┌──┤ William POWYS, b. 1494, d. ???
│ ┌──┤ Thomas POWYS, b. 1558, d. 1639 aged 81?
│ │ └─── Margaret MOWBURY, d. ???
│ ┌──┤ Thomas POWYS, b. 1617, d. 21 Apr 1671 aged 54?
│ │ │ ┌─── Richard SMYTH
│ │ └──┤ Elizabeth SMYTH, d. Jul 1645
│ ┌──┤ Sir Thomas POWYS, b. 13 Feb 1648, d. 4 Apr 1719 aged 71
│ │ │ ┌─── The celebrated Judge LITTLETON
│ │ │ ┌──┤ ___ LITTLETON
│ │ │ ┌──┤ ___ LITTLETON
│ │ │ ┌──┤ ___ LITTLETON
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Sir Adam LITTLETON
│ │ └──┤ Anne LITTLETON, d. 1655
│ ┌──┤ Philip POWYS, b. 2 Jun 1704, d. 14 Sep 1779 aged 75
│ │ │ ┌─── Sir Philip MEADOWS, b. 1626, d. 1718 aged 92?
│ │ └──┤ Elizabeth MEADOWS, d. 4 Dec 1728
│ ┌──┤ Phil(ip Lybbe) POWYS, b. 26 Oct 1734, d. 12 Apr 1809 aged 74
│ │ │ ┌─── _____ LYBBE, d. 1504
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Richard LYBBE, d. 1527
│ │ │ │ └─── Johanna
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Richard LYBBE, d. Aug 1599
│ │ │ │ │ ┌─── William JUSTICE
│ │ │ │ └──┤ Bridget JUSTICE
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Richard LYBBE, b. 1582, d. 14 Jul 1653 aged 71?
│ │ │ │ │ ┌─── John CARTER
│ │ │ │ └──┤ Joanna CARTER, d. 1613
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Anthony LYBBE, b. 1607, d. 1674 aged 67?
│ │ │ │ │ ┌─── Anthony BLAGRAVE
│ │ │ │ └──┤ Anne BLAGRAVE, d. 14 Jan 1654
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Richard LYBBE, b. 1641, d. 1715 aged 74?
│ │ │ │ │ ┌─── Leonard KEATE
│ │ │ │ └──┤ Mary KEATE, d. 1692
│ │ │ ┌──┤ Richard LYBBE, b. 1673, d. 1722 aged 49?
│ │ │ │ │ ┌─── Sir Thomas TIPPING, BART
│ │ │ │ └──┤ Sophia TIPPING, b. 1652, d. 1682 aged 30?
│ │ └──┤ Isabella LYBBE, b. 1713, d. 6 May 1761 aged 48?
│ │ │ ┌─── Sir William TWYSDEN
│ │ └──┤ Isabella TWYSDEN, d. 1742
└──┤ Caroline Isabella POWYS, b. 5 Feb 1775, d. 28 Aug 1838 aged 63
│ ┌─── John GIRLE, M.B., d. 5 Jul 1761
└──┤ Caroline GIRLE, b. 27 Dec 1738, d. 7 Nov 1817 aged 78
│ ┌─── John SLANEY
└──┤ Barbara SLANEY, b. 1712, d. 8 Jan 1801 aged 89?
