FYI Ratliffs (& others Carruthers
RICHARD RATCLIFF OF LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND AND TALBOT COUNTY, MARYLAND AND HIS ANCESTORS AND
DESCENDENTS 1066-1988 (excerpt)
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http://don.ratcliff.net/tree/rradd.txt
ANCESTORS OF RICHARD RATCLIFF OF LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND
AND TALBOT COUNTY, MARYLAND
Addendum to Clarence Ratcliff's genealogy by Donald Ratcliff
by
CLARENCE EARL RATCLIFF, B.S., M.A.
DEDICATED TO MY BELOVED DAUGHTER RUTH EVANGELINE RATCLIFF BRANDT
COPYRIGHT 1963 Revised 1965, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1978, 1982 EIGHT EDITION, 1988 with
revisions made by the author 1988-1994 Published by: Clarence Earl Ratcliff
INTRODUCTION
For nearly thirty years the writer has been involved in researching his ancestors.
This edition marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of this book. The first edition appeared
with John Ratcliff's name in the title, since at that time we did not know that
John's father's name was Richard. Now we know not only of Richard who came from
England, but also that Richard's father and mother were Richard and Alice Rawsthorne
Ratcliff of Lancashire. Since his childhood the writer has been greatly interested in
knowing about his Ratcliff ancestors, but could learn little about them from his own
immediate family.
Several years ago he began a systematic search through various genealogical
libraries, such as the Library of Congress in Washingtron, D. C., and the New England
Historic Genealogical Society's library in Boston, Mass. Bookstores, such as
Goodspeed's Book Shop in Boston, and the Genealogical Book Company in Baltimore,
Maryland, were also visited, to see if Ratcliff genealogies had already been prepared
which would shed light upon this particular branch of the family. All this search was to
no avail as the author could not find a single Ratcliff family history at any of these
likely places. At that point it seemed imperative that our family genealogy be written.
The decision was made to compile all of the Ratcliff family data that could be found.
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(1J3B4I10D5) Clifford Clyde Ratcliff, b. 3 Mar 1898, m. (1) Thelma Carruthers, b. 1907, m.
(2) Apr 1942, Dorothy Grace Coffelt, b. Woking, England, 8 July 1914.
Children of Clifford and Thelma (Carruthers) Ratcliff:
(1J3B4I10D4A) Melvin Ratcliff, b. Alberta, Can., 9 Sept 1928.
(1J3B4I10D4B) Lois Ratcliff, b. 14 Oct 1934.
(1J3B4I10D4C) Roy Ratcliff, b. 6 June 1937.
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(1J3A1D8) Nancy Ratcliff, b. Muscogee Co., Ga., 22 Jan 1834, d. Bangs, Tex., 21 Oct 1930,
age 96y 9m 31d, m. Mr. Matthews. Ch: George, Travis
Barry
Barry Wetherington