Ratcliffe - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Ratcliffe Geneology

LOLOSAKA — 2012-03-24 05:55:11Z

Do you have any information on William and/or Matilda Curtis Ratcliffe......born probably in the 1780's......married in 1804-5. Had one son, James, born in 1806. His genealogy is a bit messed up too.......but William Ratcliffe and Matilda Curtis Ratcliffe seemed to have disappeared off the face of the earth.

Re: RATCLIFFE's of ENG

LOLOSAKA — 2012-03-24 05:49:31Z

Welcome to my confused world. I, too, am looking for William Ratcliffe and Matilda Curtis Ratcliffe..........have been looking for them for many years. They were born probably in the 1780's and married in 1804-5. Had one son James, born in 1806. Then they disappeared.....no information before and no information after. Thought maybe one of them died shortly after the birth of their son. Matilda would have been the likely one and it was quite common for the mother to die after the birth of a child. James (the son of william and Matilda) grew up, married, fathered 4 children, two of whom were born in Rouen France where he went for work with the railroad they were building. Couple of days ago I found a William Ratcliffe who died in Rouen France in 4th quarter of 1854. I felt sure he was my ancestor. Then I couldn't find where I found his death information. Anyone out there who is also lost in searching for RATCLIFFE.

Re: Ratcliffe family

dtupchurch — 2012-02-25 18:02:47Z

William Burl Ratcliffe, son of Richard Farrell Ratcliffe and Dora Ellen Stansbury, was my great-uncle. My grandmother was William Burl's sister, Eva Ratcliffe Conley. Am happy to share information if you're interested.

Marilyn Bender

athowe1 — 2012-02-19 21:24:21Z

Looking for Marilyn Bender who lived in Dunlace Road, Hackney in the 1950s and went to St. John's School, Hackney.

Sandra Ratcliffe

athowe1 — 2012-02-19 21:23:32Z

Looking for Sandra Ratcliffe who lived at 260 Richmond Road, Hackney, London in the 1950's. She went to St. John's school in Hackney.

OBIT_RATCLIFFE, CLARA B. (NEE HOPKINS) - MISSISSIPPI

LSLangille — 2012-02-18 13:23:07Z

Clara Beatrice Ratcliffe, 87, of Pearl, MS, went to be with our Lord Thursday, February 16, 2012 at Brandon Nursing and Rehabilitation.

Visitation is 12-2 pm Sunday, February 19, at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home in Pearl. Funeral services will follow at 2 pm in the funeral home chapel with interment in Floral Hills Memory Gardens.

Survivors include son, Rev. William H. Ratcliffe Jr. and wife Judith; daughter, Beatrice Lee Ratcliffe; daughter-in-law, Cheryl Ann Ratcliffe; brother, Vaughn Hopkins; sister, Grace Milewski; 11 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William H. Ratcliffe Sr.; son, Thomas K. Ratcliffe; and great-granddaughters, Christina LeeAnn DiMartino and Mariah Moreno.

The family extends a special thanks to the staff of Brandon Nursing and Rehab, as well as Gentiva Hospice for their outstanding care and support.

Visit baldwinleepearl.com to sign online guest register
Published in The News Journal on February 18, 2012

Ratcliffe Rhode Island

caulfield100 — 2012-02-09 13:55:58Z

Thomas & Sarah (Ashworth) Ratcliffe & family emigrated from Lancashire to Rhode Island 1869/70. Trying to find information on their son Thomas born 1869 in England. No trace after 1890s BUT mother's census details suggest he was still alive into 1920s. Have a marriage to Elizabeth Jane Robinson 1892 this ended in divorce. Anyone any info?

Re: RATCLIFFE TREE

Johnday510 — 2011-12-15 02:06:50Z

My grandfather's name was Archibald Ratcliffe Hill. His middle name was his mother's last name--Ratcliffe. Her full name was Mary Lynn Ratcliffe. Do you have any Lynns in your tree?

Mary

Re: Ratcliffe Geneology

crystalcompton44 — 2011-08-12 21:03:01Z

I am very interested in a Ben Ratcliffe who bore children with Lula Pope. Their son is my late uncle Douglas Ratcliffe. I have attached a death certificate of my mother which states Ben Ratcliffe as her father. If you can help me in any way I greatly appreciate it.

Re: John Ratcliffe's sons

lornan48 — 2011-05-31 03:34:37Z

My 2 great grandfather is Richard Ratcliffe born 1832 in Georgia married Elizabeth Black May 8, 1845 Talbot, Georgia. Richard Ratcliffe (Radcliffe) and his son Richard Radcliffe Jr. died while Volunteering in Co.K 27 Regiment of Georgia in 1862. I was wondering if you might have any information on my relatives

Re: John Ratcliffe's sons

lornan48 — 2011-05-30 22:20:57Z

My 2nd great grandfather is Richard Ratcliffe (Ratliff) born 1823 in Georgia and married Elizabeth Black May 8, 1845 in Talbot, Georgia. He and his Richard Ratcliffe Jr. died in 1862 in Viringia while serving in Co. K of the 27th Regiment of Georgia volunteers. I am trying to find out who his parents where, but keep hitting a wall. Any information that you may have would be greatly appreciated.

Re: wiliiam ratcliffe born 1859 travelling showmen/people

jratcliffe44 — 2011-05-09 22:40:39Z

Hi Tracey

My mum and dad should be able to give you the information you need Joan and James Ratcliffe they are settled down now, but were among the 1st showmen to open in Malaysia with a prize bingo they have loads of old photoes some of My Grandfather Arthur Ratcliffe while open with his hoopla and Bingo. my mums mail address is info@bournemouthblog.com

Hope you find what your looking for

Jamie Ratcliffe
j.ratcliffe44@btinternet.com

Thomas Ratcliffe, Rodsley, Derbyshire born circa 1810

SueDixon69 — 2011-04-23 17:24:46Z

Looking for information for family of Thomas Ratcliffe, born about 1810 in Rodsley, Derbyshire. He was son of William Ratcliffe (born circa 1765) and had several siblings; no mother's name confirmed yet. He worked as a tailor according to census information, in Derbyshire. He was widowed (wife unknown) prior to his marriage to Rebecca Gregson (nee Holloway.) It is believed he fathered her two youngest children, Ralph and Thomas, although they may not have married until after the births. Ralph was a police officer convicted of perjury and sent to prison in 1879; nothing further is known of him. I am descended through Thomas' son Thomas (born March 1851) who came to Canada in 1879 with his wife, Annie Edwards Hopwood.

wiliiam ratcliffe born 1859 travelling showmen/people

TraceyMurray66 — 2011-02-24 18:34:05Z

this is my great great grandads family anybody with any info on travelling show people please contact me

Re: Ratcliffe Derbyshire

mangomouse33 — 2011-02-14 23:36:54Z

hello ray,
i hope you received my message yesterday. as i explained computers and me are not really compatible, so i thought if you wanted to contact me please do it by e.mail which is mangomouse33@yahoo.co.uk. i have mastered the receiving and sending of e.mails.
i live in manchester, i was married for thirty years my husband died christmas eve 1997. we had four children and three grandchildren.
hope to hear from you soon,
margaret.

Re: Ratcliffe Derbyshire

mangomouse33 — 2011-02-13 21:39:24Z

hello, thank you for your message, i never thought i would ever receive a reply.
my name is margaret, my mother was winifred howard whose parents were elizabeth ratcliffe and charles joseph howard. their other children if you do not already know were thomas
elizabeth, joseph and margaret. they are all dead.my mother was the last to die and that was in 1969. i am the youngest of six children and i have one brother alive. I think that my grandfather and grandmother came to heywood in the 1920's
my mother and dad moved to bury lancashire around 1942.
i am not very good with a computer and whenever i try to find any information i get so lost i click on an icon and more often than not it does not relate to what i wanted!!!!!!!! do you have any memories within your family that would include my grandmother and grandfather?

Re: Ratcliffe Derbyshire

ray_wilduk — 2011-02-13 17:55:48Z

Hi

My name is Ray Wild, my Mother's maiden name was Ratcliffe and Elizabeth Ratcliffe who married Charles Joseph Howard in 1897 was my Great Aunt.
I have done research on the Ratcliffe side of my family and you may view my tree on Genes Reunited if you send me a message. I have only recently joined Ancestry.
Kind regards
Ray

RATCLIFFE TREE

haroldratcliffe_1 — 2011-02-13 17:02:41Z

I am researching the Ratcliffe side of the Family This is how far I have got with the Ratcliffe. Tree I have branched out sideways as well which is where you fit in the tree
Arthur was my GR farther Joseph was my Gr.GR grandfather Thomas was my GR.GR.GR. Grandfather George was my GR.GR.GR.GR. Grandfather William was my GR.GR.GR.GR.GR. Grandfather Thomas was my GR.GR.GR.GR.GR.GR. Grandfather
My Email Address is harold.ratcliffe@talktalk.net please get in touch as I would like to view your tree maybe we can Exchange info
Kind Regards Harold & Paula Ratcliffe

Winifred May Ratcliffe

jamesbeston — 2011-02-07 17:45:31Z

Does anyone know of Winifred May Ratcliffe, born ~ 1919 and who lived at 84 Loscoe Grange, Loscoe, Derbyshire in 1943. She had a son, James (me) on the 5th September 1943, who was adopted shorly thereafter.

Re: Ratcliffe Geneology

victoriamakin1 — 2011-01-30 10:09:24Z

hi - are you still searching. I have Ratcliffe's in Tasmania, Australia.

Re: ratcliffe

andreanewham1 — 2010-11-11 18:24:10Z

Hello Debbie
I'll look into my files and see what i can find but are you sure YOUR William was born in BASFORD or was it that his birth was REGISTERED there?? If you got the birth reference from the general birth registers then the ref' to Basford refers to the Registry office in Nottingham & registrations there cover a large area.
So if i understand correctly you have a William born circa 1877 who married an 'Amelia' (surmane??) and amoungst their sons was your g/dad Frank??

Re: ratcliffe

mumdroid47 — 2010-11-08 17:39:05Z

Hello fellow Ratcliffe researchers.
I am no longer a subscriber to Ancestry because of the ridiculous amount it had increased for renewal this year. I am happy to receive e-mails to my personal account at andreanewham@hotmail.com.
To recap - i have Ratcliffes from BELPER, Dbys c1800s who then moved into Derby with the railways. I suspect one of my early 20th century RATCLIFFEs emigrated to Vancouver BC and had children by the name of Thelma, Edna, Clifford and Gordon. Unfortunately it may have been a female RATCLIFFE in which case the surname is unknown (but possibly SPENCER)!

Re: ratcliffe

debbienorth23 — 2010-11-08 12:35:35Z

hello andrea sorry its been suh a long time i bin off for a while.william was born in basford abbt 1877 .they had 7 sons and my grandfather was number 6 his name is frank .i am having trouble finding when he died as i have been told amelia married again after his william died if you have n e info that would b great many thanks debbie

Re: Ratcliffe Genealogy

annettewingo64 — 2010-10-17 18:54:51Z

Hi Jeannine,
I just got the message that you sent 6 years ago. It was in reply to the following post that I left in 2000.

"I am looking for my mothers lineage in the Ratcliffe family. My only information is George R. Ratcliffe, who died in Stewartville, MN in the late 40's. He was the son of Charles Foster Ratcliff and Harriet Kinion(Kenyon). Other children of charles and Harriet were Charles Milton, Robert William, Silas, Anna, James,and Susie. I am so new at this that I can offer no immediate help, but would appreciate any infor you may have on the ancestry of these relatives."
You said that your grandmother was Anna Radcliff. Have you found information saying that your Anna, and my Anna are the same person. I would love to hear from you.
Annette

Re: Ratcliffe Derbyshire

mangomouse33 — 2010-10-09 10:04:40Z

i am trying to find relatives of my grandmother elizabeth ratcliffe. she married my grandfather charles joseph howard in 1897, new mills (hayfield) derbyshire. but for some reason where ever I look i cannot find anything. notheing for my mother either, Winifred Howard, married name kelly. an uncle of my mother had a herbalist in hayfield/new mills the sasperella was delicious i visited the shop sometime in the 1940's

Re: Ratcliffe Geneology

gray_roots — 2010-09-28 22:52:56Z

From an article in ancestry.com:

By custom during the middle ages, and later by law through granting authorities, an individual coat of arms belonged to one man only, being passed from him to his male-line descendants. There is, therefore, no such thing as a coat of arms for a surname.

Basically, it is one man, one arms, a reminder of the origin of heraldry as a means of instant recognition in the thick of battle. Because of this descent of coats of arms through families, heraldry is very important to genealogists, providing evidence of family relationships. Of special significance: Cadency - The sons in each generation inherit the paternal shield, but alter it slightly in a tradition known as cadency with the addition of some mark which, in theory at least, is perpetuated in their branch of the family. The eldest son also follows this tradition, but reverts back to the paternal coat of arms upon the death of his father.

Re: Ratcliffe Geneology

adamratcliffe736 — 2010-09-25 17:30:26Z

SInce you have a pretty complete record of the ratcliffe name history, would you by any chance have a picture of what the family crest/coat of arms looks like?

Re: ratcliffe

tmcent164 — 2010-09-11 23:29:07Z

Hello,
I have a Joseph Ratcliffe born May, 1776 in Horsley, Derbyshire, England, and died December 20, 1822 in Belper, Derbyshire, England.
Joseph married Elizabeth Cross.
Elizabeth Cross was born 1777 in Belper, Derbyshire, England, and died September 21, 1847 in Belper, Derbyshire, England.
Joseph & Elizabeth had a daughter named Sarah Ratcliffe born January 3, 1804 in Belper, Derbyshire, England. Sarah married my ancestor Richard Harper.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Gratefully,
Mavis Bassett

Richard Ratcliffe b. 1585

jlelouarn — 2010-08-15 16:32:17Z

Well, I am stuck....

Got as far as:
Richard Ratcliffe
b. 1585 Rossendale, Lancaster, Eng.

m. Elizabeth Cotchings
b. 1600 VA

If anyone is able to assist me with Richard or Elizabeth's ancestry, I would be very grateful!

Thanks from a gx12-daughter of the above. :)

Re: Thomas Ratcliffe b. 1904, Nothumberland

nswljanzen — 2010-08-10 20:27:04Z

None of those names ring a bell, so probably not.

Re: Thomas Ratcliffe b. 1904, Nothumberland

sarahrat89 — 2010-08-10 20:15:35Z

No, my Ratcliffe Grandparents are Harry Ratcliffe and Lillias Isabelle Fraser.

I don't know anything about the Ratcliffe side other than what is in the original post.
My grandad has a sister called Les and I know Thomas Ratcliffe remarried to Vera Petty, but this was when they were both in their 50's or something, and that's about all I know!

Anny connection?

Re: Thomas Ratcliffe b. 1904, Nothumberland

nswljanzen — 2010-08-10 20:09:56Z

Do you have the grandparents on the Ratcliffe side? Could they be Richard and Harriet?

Thomas Ratcliffe b. 1904, Nothumberland

sarahrat89 — 2010-08-10 18:08:53Z

I am trying to trace a man named Thomas Ratcliffe, born 1904 in Northumberland and died around 1980.

He married an Annie Smart, born 1907 in the Durham area. Apparently he was a caretaker at a school or something?

I am struggling to trace their parents for some reason. Annie's parents might have been an Edward Smart and Hannah Jane Pickering, but I am not sure.

Any help appreciated!

Derby Ratcliffes moved to Canada (BC)-Thelma, Clifford, Gordon and Edna

andreanewham1 — 2010-07-30 17:28:05Z

Perhaps someone can help me with one of my brickwalls?? I am trying to find a RATCLIFFE family member who emigrated to Canada from Derby and settled in Vancouver working in the logging industry in the early 20th century. I was told it was a RATCLIFFE male who went there with his family and they were called Cis & Ted and children as above. Ive since discovered a Ratcliffe sister called Bertha (p'raps therefore k/a Sis???) joined her husband Edward (Ted)HUDSON in Toronto in 1913 but her children had different names including Ethel and Edward and she died 6 months later from pneumonia. So my 'other' family remain a mystery - does anyone recognise anything at all?? Another name connected with our Ratcliffes is SPENCER and i have photos of the family with one annotated 'our eldest Edna'!

Peter Peterson

brendath26 — 2010-07-29 18:57:08Z

Would like to find out what happened to Peter Peterson who married a Joan Ratcliffe in 1942in Newcastle upon Tyne. He was in the army at the time of his marriage but came from the Glasgow area. He had a sister Netta who I think married an Alexander

Ernest Ratcliffe (George)

brendath26 — 2010-07-29 18:53:08Z

Looking for any info. on Ernest Ratcliffe(George) born Gateshead on Tyne 1898 Went to Canada in 1924

RATCLIFFE, MAE - obit, 1945

BJBAWO — 2010-07-28 02:27:47Z

Hello ... I was doing a record search at the library for someone and made copies of a few other obituaries on the same page. One was for a MAE RATCLIFFE (1876-1945) and I thought someone here might be interested.

I've attached it as a JPG file. It is from the Oregon Statesman, mAY 30, 1945, PAGE 5

If anyone needs a higher resolution image, feel free to contact me.

Barbara

Re: Ratcliffe-Richland Co IL Descendants

grier5141 — 2010-06-25 20:16:21Z

Tricia,

I'd appreciate hearing from you as I believe we are related. My father's family is from Olney, Ill. Would you be kind enough to email me so that we could chat further on this? Thanks

grier5141@att.net

Re: thomas ratcliffe born Lancs uk 1840s

gsudds — 2010-04-24 21:13:58Z

Hi, Ruth's father was Richard Ratcliffe, born 1850 in Haslingden, Lancashire and her mother was Harriet Louisa Prime or Grime born 1851 in Hull Yorkshire. Married in the June quarter 1872 Burnley Register Office. Harriet was the daughter of Thomas Prime or Grime, born 1830 in Bungay Suffolk and Anne Oliff who married in November 27, 1849 Kingston Upon Hull.

Re: thomas ratcliffe born Lancs uk 1840s

kiroth — 2010-04-24 19:21:44Z

will keep an eye out...

Re: thomas ratcliffe born Lancs uk 1840s

nswljanzen — 2010-04-23 19:39:19Z

If you are tracing Ratcliffe's in Burnley, my grandmother was Ruth Ratcliffe born in the late 1800s - maybe a relative? She had a large family of sisters and brothers as well.

Re: thomas ratcliffe born Lancs uk 1840s

jwardh — 2010-03-31 20:10:38Z

hmm, not that I know of, but I'll check into it.

Re: thomas ratcliffe born Lancs uk 1840s

kiroth — 2010-03-31 20:05:59Z

it's possible but I don't know for sure...any thomas' or hannahs or frank amots in your line?...if you tell me who ruth's parents were that may help...

Re: thomas ratcliffe born Lancs uk 1840s

nswljanzen — 2010-03-31 18:46:16Z

Hi Jane
I have a grandmother, Ruth Ratcliffe, born in the late 1800s in Burnley. Could she be a relation?

Ratcliffe

JohnWeston75 — 2010-03-18 19:57:58Z

Does anyone know the birth date of Sharp Ratcliffe believed to be around 1789 and also information on who were his parents.

Re: thomas ratcliffe born Lancs uk 1840s

kiroth — 2010-03-08 17:07:31Z

checked 1841 and 1851 census no amotts or ratcliffes or anything like so seems "no banana" but worth a try...

Re: thomas ratcliffe born Lancs uk 1840s

jwardh — 2010-03-06 23:30:42Z

Is it possible that he was born in Hatcliffe Lincolnshire? Looking at what I presume is the 1871 census record for Thomas Amott that you're working from, it looks like it says "Ratcliffe, Lincolnshire". A gazeteer I use lists a Hatcliffe in Lincolnshire.

Re: thomas ratcliffe born Lancs uk 1840s

jwardh — 2010-03-06 22:50:28Z

Seems like a tough one. Good luck!

Re: thomas ratcliffe born Lancs uk 1840s

kiroth — 2010-03-06 22:14:04Z

if census returns to be believed 1848/9
mother MAY have been Hannah Ratcliffe

Re: thomas ratcliffe born Lancs uk 1840s

jwardh — 2010-03-06 22:12:08Z

When was he born? Mother's name?