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Claire Clairmont

(1798-1879)
Mary Shelley's stepsister, mother of Byron's daughter 1798-1879
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Clara Mary Jane Clairmont (27 April 1798 – 19 March 1879), or Claire Clairmont as she was commonly known, was the stepsister of writer Mary Shelley and the mother of Lord Byron's daughter Allegra. She is thought to be the subject of a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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Born Clara Mary Jane Clairmont
27 April 1798
Brislington, near Bristol, England
Died
19 March 1879 (aged 80)
Florence, Italy
Zodiac Taurus
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  • Allegra Byron
    Clara Allegra Byron info 1st child with Lord Byron Female b. 12 Jan 1817 d. 20 Apr 1822 · Age: 5 (at death) · 1817-1822 · Daughter of George Gordon and Claire Clairmont
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Mary Jane Godwin and Sir John Lethbridge, 1st Baronet
Mary Jane Godwin and Sir John Lethbridge, 1st Baronet

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  • Sir Thomas Lethbridge, 2nd Baronet
    Sir Thomas Lethbridge, 2nd Baronet · Half Brother · -1849 · British Member of Parliament edit info
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  • William Godwin
    William Godwin · 1756-1836 · English philosopher and novelist edit info
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  • Fanny Imlay
    Fanny Imlay · Stepsister · 1794-1816 · Daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft edit info
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  • Mary Shelley
    Mary Shelley · Stepsister · 1797-1851 · English novelist edit info
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  • William Godwin the Younger
    William Godwin the Younger · Half Brother · 1803-1832 · English reporter and author edit info
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