Brief Life History of Dorothy
When Dorothy Ratcliffe was born on 23 November 1806, in Leyburn, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Ratcliffe, was 32 and her mother, Rachel Jackson, was 20. She married Richard Winsby on 6 July 1829, in Wensley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Wensley, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. She died on 23 December 1881, in Stockton, Durham, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 75.
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- Dorothy Winsby, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Dorothy Ratcliffe, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Dorothy Ratcliffe, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed
The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English: variant of Ratliff .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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