Dorothy Ratcliffe

23 November 1806–23 December 1881 (Age 75)
Leyburn, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Dorothy

When Dorothy Ratcliffe was born on 23 November 1806, in Leyburn, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Ratcliffe, was 30 and her mother, Rachel Jackson, was 21. 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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Family Time Line

Richard Winsby
1806–1861
Dorothy Ratcliffe
1806–1881
Marriage: 6 July 1829
Elizabeth Winsby
1830–1856
George Ratcliffe Winsby
1838–1882
William Winsby
1841–
Mary Ann Winsby
1843–
Alice Winsby
1848–1914
Rachel Winsby
1831–1893
George
1833–1833
Thomas Winsby
1834–
John Winsby
1836–1864
Isabella Winsby
1845–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    6 July 1829Wensley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    • Children

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (7)

    1815
    Age 9
    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
    Age 15
    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
    Age 24
    Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Ratliff .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Routley
    Ratliff

    Sources (38)

    • Dorothy in entry for Rachel Winsby, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
    • Dorothy Winsby, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
    • Dorothy Ratcliffe, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

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