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Personal data William Ratcliff 

Source 1

Household of William Ratcliff

He is married to Agnes Hay.

They got married on December 26, 1882 at Wilsontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland.Source 1

1882 RATCLIFF, WILLIAM, HAY, AGNES 632/ 32 Carnwath
1882 Twentysixth December,
Wilsontown, Parish of Carnwath,
After Banns according to the Forms of the Free Church of Scotland
(signed)
William Ratcliff
his X mark
(signed)
Andrew Blake, Witness
John Blake, Witness
Coal Miner , Bachelor
Age 22
Wilsontown, Parish of Carnwath.
Parents: Peter Ratcliff, Coal Miner
Alison Ratcliff M.S. Brown (deceased)
(signed)
Agnes Hay
her X mark
David Blake, Witness
Thomas Hamilton, Witness
Farm Servant, Spinster
Age 21
Wilsontown, Parish of Carnwath.
Parents: Peter Hay, Coal Miner
Agnes Hay M.S. Moffat
(signed)
John Bain
Minister, Free Church of Scotland
Forth, Wilsontown & Haywood
(signed)
Alexr. Fleming, Witness
Marion Blake, Witness
Registered
1882 December 28th, Carnwath
MM Russel
Registrar

Event (Witness at Marriage) on December 26, 1882 in Wilsontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland : Andrew Blake, John Blake, David Blake, Thomas Hamilton.Source 1


Notes about William Ratcliff

Andrew Blake, John Blake, David Blake, Thomas Hamilton

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Ratcliff

Alison Brown
????-< 1882

William Ratcliff
????-

1882

Agnes Hay
1864-????


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  1. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Marriages (from 1855), 1882 RATCLIFF, WILLIAM, HAY, AGNES 632/ 32 Carnwath Downloaded from Ancestry @ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/mediaui-viewer/tree/169526781/person/372196648724/media/0ef16dfe-3a70-403f-920f-d13aa38a019b
    1882 RATCLIFF, WILLIAM, HAY, AGNES 632/ 32 Carnwath
    1882 Twentysixth December,
    Wilsontown, Parish of Carnwath,
    After Banns according to the Forms of the Free Church of Scotland
    (signed)
    William Ratcliff
    his X mark
    (signed)
    Andrew Blake, Witness
    John Blake, Witness
    Coal Miner , Bachelor
    Age 22
    Wilsontown, Parish of Carnwath.
    Parents: Peter Ratcliff, Coal Miner
    Alison Ratcliff M.S. Brown (deceased)
    (signed)
    Agnes Hay
    her X mark
    David Blake, Witness
    Thomas Hamilton, Witness
    Farm Servant, Spinster
    Age 21
    Wilsontown, Parish of Carnwath.
    Parents: Peter Hay, Coal Miner
    Agnes Hay M.S. Moffat
    (signed)
    John Bain
    Minister, Free Church of Scotland
    Forth, Wilsontown & Haywood
    (signed)
    Alexr. Fleming, Witness
    Marion Blake, Witness
    Registered
    1882 December 28th, Carnwath
    MM Russel
    Registrar

Historical events

Day of marriage December 26, 1882

  • The temperature on December 26, 1882 was about 4.7 °C. There was 9 mm of rain. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 29 » The Knights of Columbus is established.
    • June 6 » The Shewan forces of Menelik II of Ethiopia defeat the Gojjame army in the Battle of Embabo. The Shewans capture Negus Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam, and their victory leads to a Shewan hegemony over the territories south of the Abay River.
    • July 11 » The British Mediterranean Fleet begins the Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt as part of the Anglo-Egyptian War.
    • July 26 » Premiere of Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal at Bayreuth.
    • October 16 » The Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business.
    • December 6 » Transit of Venus, second and last of the 19th century.

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