page_title: William Clevland (1664–1734)
hierarchical_section_title: William Clevland (1664–1734)
caption_attribution_description: English: Arms of Clevland of Tapeley, Westleigh, Devon: Azure, a hare salient or collared gules pendent therefrom a bugle horn stringed sable. Detail from memorial stained glass window to Cornet Archibald Clevland, 17th Lancers, who having survived the Charge of the Light Brigade, fell one month later at Inkerman in 1854. Window erected by his sisters and co-heiresses. Image enhanced to remove horizontal glazing bar.
context_page_description: Commander William Clevland (1664–1734), of Tapeley in the parish of Westleigh, North Devon, was a Scottish-born Royal Navy commander who served as Controller of Storekeepers' Accounts. In 1704, he purchased the estate of Tapeley which today is still owned and occupied by his descendants the Christie family, also of Glyndebourne House, East Sussex.
context_section_description: Commander William Clevland (1664–1734), (alias Cleuland) of Tapeley in the parish of Westleigh, North Devon, was a Scottish-born Royal Navy commander who served as Controller of Storekeepers' Accounts (23 April 1718 – 24 May 1732). In 1704, he purchased the estate of Tapeley which today is still owned and occupied by his descendants (via two female lines) the Christie family, also of Glyndebourne House, East Sussex.
caption: Arms of Clevland of Tapeley: Azure, a hare salient or collared gules pendent therefrom a bugle horn stringed sable. Detail from memorial stained glass window to Archibald Clevland (1833–1854), Westleigh Church. Motto: Fortuna Audaces Juvat ("Fortune helps the Bold")
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