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Hi

as a surprise for a living relative, we are trying to find out more about his family, Ive got this far on free bmd, but I dont have access to census's or ancestry.

Parents are John william Ratcliffe (think born 1899) congleton and married Annie Yates in Congleton in 1921. I cant find her year of birth.

many thanks to you all.

John Clarke Ratcliffe

Birth abt 1867 in Bradley Green, Staffordshire, England
Death Jul-Aug-Sep 1940


Emily Elsby

Birth 1869 in Ettiley Heah, Cheshire, England
Death Oct-Nov-Dec 1952

From a tree on Ancestry -their main line

Name: John W Ratcliffe
Age: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1900
Relation: Son
Father's Name: John C Ratcliffe
Mother's Name: Emily Ratcliffe
Gender: Male
Where born: Smallwood, Cheshire, England

Civil parish: Smallwood
Ecclesiastical parish: Smallwood St John
County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Congleton
Sub-registration district: Sandbach
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 80
Piece: 3351
Folio: 12
Page Number: 16
Household Members: Name Age
John C Ratcliffe 34
Emily Ratcliffe 32
Ellen Ratcliffe 9
John W Ratcliffe 1
William Fryer 74 -Boarder

Name: John William Ratcliffe
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1899
Registration district: Congleton
Inferred County: Cheshire, Staffordshire
Volume: 8a
Page: 322

Possible !!!
Ann Elizabeth Yates birth registered 1896 OND 8a303 Congleton
Married John William Ratcliffe, registered 1921 JFM 8a640 Congleton (b1899 AMJ 8a322 Congleton)
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Children
George Ratcliffe birth registered 1924 JFM 8a484 Congleton
Gerald Ratcliffe birth registered 1925 OND 4a815 Congleton
Graham W Ratcliffe birth registered 1932 OND 8a33 Congleton

Best Regards

Name: John Clarke Ratcliffe
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1890
Registration district: Congleton
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume Number: 8a
Page Number: 544

Name: Emily Elsby
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1890
Registration district: Congleton
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume Number: 8a
Page Number: 10&f5=8a">544 (click to see others on page

Name: John C Ratcliffe
Birth Date: abt 1867
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1940
Age at Death: 73
Registration district: Crewe
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 8a
Page: 753



Name: Emily Ratcliffe
Birth Date: abt 1868
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1952
Age at Death: 84
Registration district: Crewe
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 10a
Page: 236

Only finding this one

Name: Annie Emily Elsby
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1871
Registration district: Congleton
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 8a
Page: 280

wow thanks so much everyone thats fantastic.

annie yates may have had a brother called george yates who was killed in france. And the ratcliffes (one of them) may have died on the ship HMS Renown.

thanks again, I will send a pm, Much appreciated

1911

Name: John Clarke Ratclife
Age in 1911: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Congleton, Cheshire, England
Civil parish: Arclid and Smallwood
County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England
Street Address: Spen Green Smallwood Sandbach Cheshire
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Coachman & Gardence
Registration district: Congleton
Registration District Number: 448
Sub-registration district: Sandbach
ED, institution, or vessel: 01
Piece: 21734
Household Members: Name Age
John Clarke Ratclife 44 Coachman & Gardence-Congleton, Cheshire, ?England
Emily Ratclife 42 Elsworth, Cheshire, England
John William Ratclife 11
Henry Ratclife 8 Smallwood, Cheshire, England
Arthur Ratclife 3 Smallwood, Cheshire, England
George Walker Boarder

Name: John Ratcliffe
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1867
Registration district: Congleton
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 8a
Page: 260

thats amazing, I know what a coach man is, but what is a gardence??

thankyou

?? death index if this is the right area
RATCLIFFE, John W
Registration District: Help Crewe
County: Cheshire
Year of Registration: 1966
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at death: 67
Volume No: 10A
Page No: 245

Hi Jan, that death sounds about right thankyou

1911 Gardener
Reg. District: Congleton Sub District: Sandbach
Parish: Smallwood Enum. District: 1
Address: Smallwood Sandbach Cheshire
County: Cheshire

Name Relation Condition/
Yrs married Sex Age Birth
Year Occupation Where Born
RATCLIFFE, John Clarke Head Married M 44 1867 Coachman And Gardener Congleton Cheshire
RATCLIFFE, Emily Wife Married
20 years F 42 1869 Elworth Cheshire
RATCLIFFE, John William Son Single M 11 1900 Smallwood Cheshire
RATCLIFFE, Henry Son Single M 8 1903 Smallwood Cheshire
RATCLIFFE, Arthur Son Single M 3 1908 Smallwood Cheshire
WALKER, George Boarder Single M 60 1851 General Labourer And Gardener Smallwood Cheshire

thanks, stupid me, I thought it was a horse related occupation that went with his other job, thanks Jan.

thanks to all

I think you would need to get the Annie Yates 1921 marriage cert to be sure of finding the right family for her

1901 there is this

Reg. District: Congleton Sub District: Sandbach
Parish: Sandbach Enum. District: 14
Ecclesiastical District: Sandbach St Mary City/Municipal Borough:
Address: Bradwall Road, Sandbach
County: Cheshire

Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth
Year Occupation ,
Disability Where Born
SHAKERLY, Hannah Head Single F 74 1827 Living On Own Means
Tetton
Cheshire
SHAKERLY, Jane Sister Single F 68 1833 Living On Own Means
Tetton
Cheshire
YATES, Anne Niece Single F 4 1897
Brereton-----not sure of this transcription for place of birth

I will, Im going to buy a few certs for him, we hope to find the burial place for Emily and John W. as he remembers from being a child they had no headstone.

But not exactly where it was.

thanks

Jan you are right with the spelling of it is near where the rest are from, thats really interesting, wonder if she lost her parents very young.

thanks