Ratcliff
Family Tree

1.  Thomas Ratcliff was born about 1780 
       According to the 1841 census Thomas was not born in Nottinghamshire

            On the 1851 census is a Thomas Ratcliff who was lodging on Carter Gate in Nottingham and was a widower age 71 born at Kilburn, Derbyshire.
            A Thomas Ratcliff was baptized 12 Jun 1781 at Horsley, Derbyshire and was the son of Elizabeth Ratcliff  
            see the family tree we have compiled from this

        Thomas Ratcliff married 7 Aug 1803, in Mansfield, Notts., Elizabeth Radford.

                     Children of Thomas Ratcliff and Elizabeth Radford:-
            i.   (2) James Ratcliff 
            ii   (3) George Ratcliff
            iii  (4) William Ratcliff
            iv  (5)  Moses Ratcliff
            v.     Thomas Ratcliff born 1811, Mansfield, 
                     He died Jan 1823 and was buried 15 Jan 1823 at St. Peter's, Mansfield.
            vi.     Mary Ratcliff bapt. 16 Aug 1812, St. Peter's, Mansfield, 
                     She died Aug 1812 and was buried 19 Aug, St. Peter's, Mansfield
            vii     Hannah Ratcliff bapt. 14 Jul 1813, St. Peter's, Mansfield
                     She died Feb 1814, and was buried 6 Feb 1814, St. Peter's, Mansfield
            viii    Mary Ann Ratcliff born Jul 1813, Mansfield, Notts., 
                      bapt. 14 Jul 1813, St. Peter's, Mansfield, 
                      She died Aug 1813, Workhouse, Mansfield, and was buried 22 Aug 1813, St. Peter's, Mansfield
            ix.     (6) John Ratcliff
             x.     Job Ratcliff born 1816, Mansfield, Notts., 
                    bapt. 1 Nov 1816, St. Peter's, Mansfield, 
                    He died Jan 1823 and was buried 9 Jan 1823, St. Peter's, Mansfield
            xi      Eliza Ratcliff bapt. 22 Nov 1818, St. Peter's, Mansfield.
            xii     Elizabeth Ratcliff bapt. 22 Mar 1822, St. Peter's, Mansfield.
            xiii     Samson Ratcliff bapt. 4 Jan 1824, St. Peter's, Mansfield.
            xiv     Mira Ratcliff bapt. 28 Mar 1828, St. Peter's, Mansfield

Second Generation

2      James Ratcliff  bapt. 1 May 1804, St. Peter's, Mansfield, 
        m. 10 Oct 1825, in St. Peter's, Mansfield, Catherine Bulger, b. abt.1804, (census have Jamaica & London)

                            Children of James Ratcliff and Catherine Bulger
            i      William Bulger Ratcliff born Mansfield, Notts., 
                     bapt. 11th Nov 1827, St. Peter's, Mansfield.
            ii      Job Ratcliff born Mansfield, Notts., 
                     bapt. 15 Feb 1829, St. Peter's, Mansfield, 
                     m. 27 Mar 1853, in St. Mary's, Nottingham, Elizabeth Glover, b. abt. 1833, Nottingham, (daughter of Charles Glover).
            iii      James Thomas Ratcliff bapt. 20 Mar 1836, St. Mary's, Nottingham.

3      George Ratcliff bapt. 29 June 1805, St. Peter's, Mansfield 
        m. 29 June 1831, in St. Peter's, Mansfield, Mary Burton.

                     Children of George Ratcliff and Mary Burton
            i     Elizabeth Ratcliff born about 1833, bapt. 25 Oct 1833, St. Peter's, Mansfield

4      William Ratcliff bapt. 21 Sep 1807, St. Peter's, Mansfield, 
           m. (1) 16 Nov 1829, in St. Peter's, Mansfield, Mary Marriot, (born about 1816) 
            m. (2) 16 Nov 1840, in St. Peter's, Mansfield, Mary Hurst.

                        Children by William Ratcliff and Mary Marriot
            i     Thomas Ratcliff b. Mansfield, Notts., 
                    bapt. 16 Apr 1830, St. Peter's, Mansfield, 
                    m. 12 May 1856, in St. Mary's, Nottingham, Mary Snell.
            ii     William Ratcliff b. Mansfield, Notts., 
                    bapt. 4 Sep 1831, St. Peter's, Mansfield.
                    This William may have married Jane Baxter, 25 Dec 1856 at St. Mary's, Nottingham
                     and had children:-
                          Jane Ratcliff b. abt. 1866
                          Clara Ratcliff b. abt. 1872, m. 22 Jan 1898, St. Peter's Nottm., Aaron Whiteley (b. abt. 1870, son of John Whiteley)
                        Ada Ratcliff b. abt. 1876, Nottm., m. 25 Dec 1897 at St. Peter's, Nottm., Henry Ward Garner (son of Ward Garner)

                We have yet to prove this connection

                        Children by William Ratcliff and Mary Hurst
                iii     Sarah Ratcliff born about 1845, Nottingham 
                         m. 7 Aug 1882, in St. Stephen's, Sneinton, Nottm., John Levers (son of Timothy Levers)
                iv     Elizabeth Ratcliff bapt. 28 Apr 1850, St. Mary's, Nottingham.
                v.     Catherine (Kate) Ratcliff b. 1853, Nottingham, bapt. 30 Jan 1853, St. Mary's, Nottingham, 
                        m. 1 Sep 1872, in St. Ann's, Nottingham, Augustus Chamberlain Hind (b. abt.1848)
                vi      (7)  Arthur Ratcliff bapt. 1856 Nottingham, 
                vii     Eliza Ratcliff born about1864, Hyson Green, Nottingham

    5      Moses Ratcliff  bapt. 20 Mar 1809, St. Peter's, Mansfield, 
            m. 15 Mar 1828, in Mansfield, Notts., Ann Singleton (born about 1810, Sutton in Ashfield, Notts.) 
            Moses died 27 May 1861, and was buried 30 May 1861, St. Mary's, Nottingham.

                              Children of Moses Ratcliff and Ann Singleton:-
                i     Elizabeth Ratcliff born about 1829 
                        m. 15 Dec 1844, in Sutton in Ashfield, Notts., Henry Spencer (born about 1822 son of Samuel Spencer)
                ii     Sarah Ratcliff born about 1834 
                        m. 7 Jul 1851, in St. Mary's, Nottingham, James Smith (son of Charles Smith) 
                iii     (8) Eliza Ratcliff born about 1836
                iv      (9) James Ratcliff born about 1841.
                v     Thomas Ratcliff born about 1843, Sutton in Ashfield, Notts.
                         m. 21 Dec 1863, in St. Paul's, Nottingham, Ellen White (born about 1843, daughter of John White)
                vi     George Ratcliff born about 1847, Sutton in Ashfield, Notts., 
                        He died Mar 1874, and was buried 12 Mar 1874, St. Mary's, Nottingham.
                vii     Mary Ann Ratcliff born about 1850, Nottingham.
                viii     (10) Emily Ratcliff born about 1851, Nottingham, 
            

    6.      John Ratcliff bapt. 1 Nov 1814, St. Peter's, Mansfield, 
            m. Mary.

                             Children of John Ratcliff and Mary:-
                i .     Elizabeth Ratcliff 16 April 1834, St. Peter's, Mansfield

 

Third Generation

    7.     Arthur Ratcliff  bapt 5 Oct 1856, St. Mary's, Nottm.
            m. 3 Sep 1877, Holy Trinity, Nottm., Clara Elizabeth Aked (born about 1854)

                    Children of Arthur Ratcliff and Clara Elizabeth Aked:-
            i.      Clara Elizabeth Ratcliff born about 1879 in Nottm., 
                    m. 4 Jun 1900 St. Mark's, Nottm., William Alfred Burton
            ii.      Edith A. Ratcliff born about 1880, Nottm.

    8.      Eliza Ratcliff  born about 1836, bapt. 28 Jun 1837 St. Mary's, Sutton in Ashfield, Notts.
                 She died 12 Jan 1869, and was buried 15 Jan 1869, Nottingham General Cemetery

                              Children of Eliza Ratcliff:-
             i      (11)  Thomas Ratcliff born 10 June 1861.
            ii     Mary Ann Ratcliff born 1863, Nottingham.
            iii     Walter Keeton Ratcliff born 6 Dec 1866, Nottingham, 
                        He died 2 Jan 1870, Workhouse, Nottingham, and was buried 5 Jan 1870, St. Mary's, Nottingham.

    9.      James Ratcliff  born about 1841, Nottingham 
                m. 30 Jan 1860, in St. Paul's, Nottingham, Ann Campion, (born about 1840, Loughborough daughter of George Campion).

                         Children of James Ratcliff and Ann Campion:-
            i     William Ratcliff born 1860, Sneinton, Nottingham

    10.     Emily Ratcliff born about 1851, Nottingham, 
                m. 5 Oct 1869, in St. Mary's, Nottingham, Robert Hill (born about 1847, son of William Hill).

                             Children of Emily Ratcliff and Robert Hill:-
                i.       Emily Hill born about 1876 
                ii.      Fanny Hill born about 1878

Fourth Generation

    11.      Thomas Ratcliff  born 10 June 1861, Nottingham
                    He married 9 Jan 1884 Thirza Sharpe at St. Peter's, Mansfield.
                    Thirza died 29 Sep 1889 and Thomas was the informant on the certificate.
                    However, he lived with Elizabeth Scothern for at least 30 years before they married. 
                    The marriage took place 19 Nov 1921 at the Registry Office, Nottingham
                Thomas died 20 January 1945, City Hospital, Nottm., and was buried Wilford Hill, Nottm.,

                          Children of Thomas Ratcliff and Elizabeth Scothern:-
                i.      Owen Holmes Scothern (known as Owen Ratcliff) 
                        born 28 Aug 1884, at Sherwood, Nottm.
               ii      (12) Mary Ann Ratcliff born 15 Feb 1891, Salford, Manchester, Lancs.
               iii      (13) Willie Claude Ratcliff born 6 Jun 1892, Meadows, Nottingham
                iv.      Samuel Henry Ratcliff born 17 Nov 1894, Sneinton, Nottingham
                v.        Thomas Ratcliff born 13 Dec 1895, Bramcote, Notts.
                vi.      Thirza Ratcliff born 10 Jul 1899, Nottingham, 
                            m. 2 August 1920, in St. George, Nottingham, Freddy Whitemore, (born about 1898, son of Edwin Frederick Whitemore)
                vii.    Ethyl May Ratcliff born 5 Aug 1900, Nottingham
                viii.     (14)  George Ratcliff b. 30 Dec 1901.

Fifth Generation

                        Details of people of this generation have been removed to protect the privacy of living persons.

        12.      Mary Ann Ratcliff (Known as Polly Ratcliff)  born 15 Feb 1891, Salford, Manchester, Lancs. 
                    m. 14 Apr 1909, St. George, Nottm., Thomas Edward Cotton, (son of Joseph Cotton)

                                  Children of Mary Ann Ratcliff and Thomas Edward Cotton:-
                        i        William Gilbert Cotton  
                        ii       Nellie Cotton  
                        iii     Thirza Mary Cotton  
                        iv     Thomas Cotton 

    13.      Willie Claude Ratcliff  born 6 Jun 1892, Meadows, Nottingham 
                m. 1918, in Basford, Oonah Gilding.

                                 Children of Willie Claude Ratcliff and Oonah Gilding:-
                        i          Dorothy Ratcliff 
                        ii         Mary Ratcliff 
                        iii       William Ratcliff.
                        iv       Harold Ratcliff.

    14.      George Ratcliff  born 30 Dec 1901, Stapleford, Nottm., 
                m. 5 Aug 1922, in St. Mary's, Nottingham, Sarah Emma Allsop, (born 6 Oct 1902, daughter of John Thomas Allsop and Mary Ann North) 
                Sarah Emma died 15 Jan 1976 
                George died 30 May 1964

                             Children of George Ratcliff and Sarah Emma Allsop:-
                    i.   Mary Ann Ratcliff born 21 Feb 1923, Nottm, 
                            She died 14 Mar 1924, Nottingham.
                    ii.  Lillian Ratcliff
                    iii. Doris Ratcliff
                    iv. George Ratcliff
                    v.  living

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