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William George Roy Ratcliffe 1895–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1895

Birth Location: Hawkestone, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 1961

Death Location: Oro-Medonte, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Father: Edward Ratcliffe

Mother: Janet Johnston

Spouse(s): Bertha Rutherford

Children(s):

William George Roy Ratcliffe was born in 1895 in Hawkestone, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, the child of Edward Ratcliffe And Janet Johnston. In 1901, William George Roy Ratcliffe resided in Ontario, Canada. In 1921, William George Roy Ratcliffe resided in Oro, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. William George Roy Ratcliffe married Bertha Blanche Rutherford. William George Roy Ratcliffe passed away in 1961 in Oro-Medonte, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • William George Roy Ratcliffe was born in 1895 in Hawkestone, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, the child of Edward Ratcliffe And Janet Johnston.
  • In 1901, William George Roy Ratcliffe resided in Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1921, William George Roy Ratcliffe resided in Oro, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.
  • William George Roy Ratcliffe married Bertha Blanche Rutherford.
  • William George Roy Ratcliffe passed away in 1961 in Oro-Medonte, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.

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Children(s)

William Ratcliffe's Ancestors

Self
William Ratcliffe
1895–1961
Birth Place: Hawkestone, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Edward Ratcliffe
1866–1954
Potterspury, Northamptonshire, England
Janet Johnston
1870–1917
Oro, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
William Johnston
1840–1911
New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Agnes Cameron
1841–1916
Oro, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Duncan Cameron
1814–1852
Margaret Bone
1818–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Bone
1791–1878
Agnes McGill
1791–1880

William Ratcliffe's Timeline

4 Records

1895
21 Feb 1895
Birth of William George Roy Ratcliffe in Hawkestone, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Hawkestone, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 6
William George Roy Ratcliffe resided here in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1921
01 Jun 1921
Age 26
William George Roy Ratcliffe resided here in Oro, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Oro, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
1961
1961
Age 66
Death of William George Roy Ratcliffe
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1895
    Event Place: Hawkestone, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Oro, Simcoe (East/Est), Ontario; Page: 12; Family No: 106

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Oro, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 86; Census Place: 86, Simcoe North, Ontario; Page Number: 11

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hawkestone, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, World War I CEF Attestation Papers, 1914-1918, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Canada; Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1961

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oro-Medonte, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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