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William Ratcliffe

William Ratcliffe

Male 1837 - 1889  (52 years)


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  • Name William Ratcliffe  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Birth 1837  Chorley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7, 11, 12] 
    • On 1861 marriage certificate, states his age as 24.
    Gender Male 
    Death 1889  Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6, 10] 
    Burial Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I887  My Tree
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

    Father John Ratcliffe,   b. 5 May 1806, Chorley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1861, Chorley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Hall,   b. Abt 1808, Penwortham, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1871 and 1881 (Age 63 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 27 Oct 1828  Saint Laurence, Chorley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14] 
    Family ID F249  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Gregson,   b. Oct 1838, Chorley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Aug 1895, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage Jul 1861  Wigan, St Catherine, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 15, 16] 
    Children 
     1. Mary A Ratcliffe,   b. Abt 1859, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1893, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. John Thomas Ratcliffe,   b. 21 Sep 1862, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jun 1925, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Richard Ratcliffe,   b. Apr 1867, Chorley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1873, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Ellen Ratcliffe,   b. Abt 1869  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Elizabeth A Ratcliffe,   b. Abt 1874, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F248  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

  • Photos
    ratcliffe edward chorley marriage 1859    		ratcliffe edward chorley marriage 1859
    Index of marriages at Parish Church of St. George, Chorley.
    OakGrove_Ratcliffe_0095    		OakGrove_Ratcliffe_0095
    John T. Ratcliffe, his wife Mary H., and his son John R. - also his father William and his wife Elizabeth and daughter Mary A.

  • Sources 
    1. [S196] Ancestry.com, England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - Genealogical Society of Utah. British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, copyright 2002. Used by permission.Original dat;).

    2. [S342] Ancestry.com, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    3. [S237] Ancestry.com, Wigan, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1926, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Wigan Archives Services; Wigan, England; Film Number: MF1A 7/3; Reference Numbers: D/P27/1/17.

    4. [S350] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    5. [S63] Ancestry.com, 1871 England Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Data imaged from the National A;), Class: RG10; Piece: 4199; Folio: 72; Page: 50; GSU roll: 846948.
      Birth date: abt 1836
      Birth place: Chorley, Lancashire, England
      Residence date: 1871
      Residence place: Chorley, Lancashire, England
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1871&h=25078059&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1871 England Census      		 1871 England Census
      Class: RG10; Piece: 4199; Folio: 72; Page: 50; GSU roll: 846948.


    6. [S333] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).Original data: Town and C;).

    7. [S62] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limite;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: 524; Page: 382A; Enumeration District: 088.
      1880 United States Federal Census      		 1880 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1880; Census Place: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: 524; Page: 382A; Enumeration District: 088


    8. [S356] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta), (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory titl;).

    9. [S335] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911-1915.

    10. [S333] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).Original data: Town and C;).
      Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988      		 Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988


    11. [S56] Ancestry.com, 1851 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: HO107; Piece: 2263; Folio: 159; Page: 35; GSU roll: 87288.

    12. [S370] Ancestry.com, 1861 England Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Data imaged from The National A;), Class: RG 9; Piece: 3121; Folio: 59; Page: 52; GSU roll: 543082.

    13. [S206] Ancestry.com, England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    14. [S290] Ancestry.com, Lancashire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Lancashire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936      		 Lancashire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936


    15. [S267] FreeBMD, England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Contro;).

    16. [S237] Ancestry.com, Wigan, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1926, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Wigan Archives Services; Wigan, England; Film Number: MF1A 7/3; Reference Numbers: D/P27/1/17.
      Wigan, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1926      		 Wigan, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1926
      Wigan Archives Services; Wigan, England; Film Number: MF1A 7/3; Reference Numbers: D/P27/1/17



 

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