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| Name | John Francis RATCLIFF [8] | | Birth | Male; 19 Jan 1849; 6 Vicarage Road, Edgbaston, Warwickshire UK [17] | | Baptism | 28 Feb 1849; St. Mark's Church, Birmingham UK [17] | | Death | 7 Aug 1915, age 66 | | Burial | 1915; Packwood, Warwickshire UK [17] | | Occupation | Metals merchant [45] | | Residence | April 1907, living at Widney Cottage, Knowle, Warwickshire UK, UK | | Father | Joseph RATCLIFF (1808 - 1864) | | Mother | Marianne ROWLINSON (1805 - 1885) |
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Married, 1879 |
| Name | Elizabeth Mary SMITH [8] | | Birth | Female; 7 Jan 1855; Warwickshire UK [17] | | Baptism | 29 July 1859; Holy Trinity Church, Coventry, Warwickshire UK [17] | | Death | 26 Oct 1880, age 25; Great Alne, Alcester, Warwickshire UK | | Death Memo | Died in childbirth [16] | | Burial | 3 Nov 1880; Edgbaston Parish Church, Warwickshire UK [17] | | Residence | UK | | Father | Frederick SMITH | | Mother | Dorothy |
 
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| Marriage |
13 Nov 1879, Edgbaston Parish Church, Warwickshire UK |
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Married, 1888 |
| Name | Catherine Esther SWINSON | | Birth | Female; 14 Feb 1861; Kidlington, Oxfordshire UK [17] | | Baptism | 14 July 1861; Kidlington, Oxfordshire UK [17] | | Death | 1 Aug 1944, age 83 [17] | | Burial | 1944; Packwood, Warwickshire UK [17] | | Occupation | 1881 - Governess at St. Paul's School, Bedford, England. [17] | | Residence | Widney Cottage, Widney, Knowle Warwickshire UK, UK | | Father | Dr George Newton SWINSON Jnr | | Mother | Lucy Dorothy EDWARDS |
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11 July 1888, St. Georges Church, Edgbaston, Warwickshire UK |
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Notes for John Francis RATCLIFF One of the first to own a car in Solihull, Warwickshire UK - a Hupmobile, American chassis with UK body, must have been in or after 1909.
Notes for Elizabeth Mary SMITH Two books in my possession which are enscribed as having been presented to her,
Shakespeare and a Holy Bible. The Bible was given to her by her father, 'Papa',
containing a note 'Confirmed at Edgbaston Parish Church May 25th 1870'. I also
have a letter written to her granddaughter, Katharine Mary ADKINS, by a friend
regarding a ring given to Elizabeth by her father Frederick SMITH to mark her
completing her schooling (in about 1870). The ring was enclosed with the letter but
of course we now don't know which ring this was. Close inspection of the two
pictures of Barbara (above) suggests that she was wearing the same outfit in both,
which further suggests that the pictures were taken on the same occasion. The
picture of the locket is slightly bigger than life size. This is my great
grandmother who died so young (25) while giving birth to my grandmother Elizabeth Mary Barbara RATCLIFF. [95]
Notes for Catherine Esther SWINSON Partner with Francis Gerald RATCLIFF in iron & steel business. Known not to like girls! A trait shared by her step grand-daughter, Katharine. Her brothers attended the same school but at a different street location in Bedford.
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Sources | 8. | Document, Evelyn GOODMAN research |
| 16. | Email, Kenneth Ratcliff, February 2002 |
| 17. | Email, Kenneth E Ratcliif, 14 April 2003 |
| 45. | Marriage certificate, District: Solihull, Witnesses: Dorothea M Fletcher, T Adkins, Ada Holland Smith |
| 95. | Personal information, Tim Boddington (STB, Webmaster) |
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