To escape the uncertainty of the political and religious uncertainty found in England, many English families boarded ships at great expense to sail for the colonies held by Britain. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Some of the Ratcliff family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Migration of the Ratcliff family to Ireland In the United States, the name Ratcliff is the 2,609 th most popular surname with an estimated 12,435 people with that name. Sir Brian Roucliffe (died 1494) was an English judge, was eldest of the four sons of.Īnother 178 words (13 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Ratcliff Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
He became the second president of the Jamestown colony, and was killed by the Powhatan Indians. 1609) captain of the Discovery, one of three ships that sailed from England on December 19, 1606, to Virginia, to found a colony. Outstanding amongst the family at this time was William Radcliffe, Sheriff of county Lancaster in 1194 Sir Richard Ratcliffe, KG (died 1485), a close confidant of Richard III of England Sir Alexander Radcliff (1608-1654), English politician, Member of Parliament for Lancashire (1628-1629) and John Ratcliffe (d.
Early Notables of the Ratcliff family (pre 1700) "The Radcliffes afterwards became lords of the manor by the marriage of Richard le Radcliffe with the heiress of the Plesyngtons and the estate passed through several heirs to Anne Radcliffe, who married Sir Gilbert Gerard: by a descendant of the last-named, it is supposed to have been sold to the Pattens." Another branch of the family was found at Winmarleigh, a township in Lancashire. Radcliffe is today a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester. The tower was rebuilt in the reign by James de Radcliffe, Lord of the Manor of Radcliffe in 1403. Richard of Radclyffe Tower was listed there in the reign of Edward I as was Richard Radcliffe, High Sheriff of Lancashire, 32 Edward III. Radcliffe Tower, now in ruins, was one of the most considerable manorial seats in the county. One of the oldest records of the surname was William de Radeclive, one of the knights of the Grand Inquest, 13th of John. "In the 14th of Edward III., Richard Radcliffe held the manor for the manor of Whalley. The surname Ratcliff was first found in Lancashire, at Radcliffe, a parish, in the union of Bury, hundred of Salford that dates back to at least the Domesday Book of 1086 where it was listed as Radecliue.
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