Daniel Rowlinson RATCLIFF

1837 - 1923  (85 years)

• Name	Daniel Rowlinson RATCLIFF
  Birth	2 Oct 1837	Birmingham   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	51CA281287C74330BFF1F052BBB35D01D4B8
  Death	12 Mar 1923	West Lulworth, Dorset   [3, 4]
  Notes	From Wikipedia: "Daniel Rowlinson Ratcliff (2 October 1837 – 1923) was an English lock and safe manufacturer and a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1880. Ratcliff was born in Birmingham, the son of Joseph Ratcliff of Edgbaston, to a family of machinists and founders. He was a partner in the safe-making firm of Thomas Milner and Son. He was a J.P. for Worcestershire and Warwickshire. At the 1880 general election Ratcliff was elected Member of Parliament for Evesham. His election was declared void in June 1880. Ratcliff was living at Mansion House, Great Alne, Warwickshire with his wife Jane and several children in 1881. In 1889 he established the company of Ratner Safe with his son William Milner Ratcliff and John Horner. He died at the age of 85. Ratcliff married Jane Milner only daughter of Thomas Milner in 1862." 1871 census: in Wavertree, Liverpool (all RATCLIFF) Daniel R (head, 33, iron safe manufacturer, born Birmingham), Jane (wife, 31, born Liverpool), Jane M (daughter, 8, scholar, born Liverpool), Marian C M (daughter, 5, born Liverpool), William M (son, 2, born Liverpool). Also 3 domestic servants and a nurse. 1881 census:at Mansion House, Great Alne, Warwickshire (all RATCLIFF) Daniel R (head, 42, dio-merlagu(??) magistrate, born Birmingham), Jane (wife, 41, born Liverpool), Jane Milner (daughter, 18, scholar, born Liverpool), Marian C M (daughter, 15, scholar, born Liverpool), William M (son, 12, scholar, born Liverpool), Frederick R (son, 8, scholar, born Liverpool) and Elizabeth M B (niece, 5 months, born Edgbaston, Birmingham). Also 3 domestic servants, a nurse and a visitor. 1891 census (indexed as RATCLIFFE): in lodgings at St Georges, West Cliff, Holdenhurst, Bournemouth, Hants (all RATCLIFF) Daniel (head, 53, magistrate, born Birmingham), Jane (wife, 51, born Liverpool), Marian (daughter, 25, born Liverpool), William (son, 22, Oxford undergraduate, born Liverpool) and Fred (son, 18, born Liverpool). 1901 census: at 24 Lancaster Gate, Paddington, London (all RATCLIFF) Daniel R (head, 63, living on own means, born Edgbaston, Warwickshire), Jane (wife, 61, born Liverpool) and Marianne C M (daughter, single, 35, born Liverpool). Also a butler, a cook, a parlour maid, a house maid and a kitchen maid. 1911 census (1): at 24 Lancaster Gate, London W (19 rooms) (all RATCLIFF) Daniel Rowlinson (head, 73, married 50 years, 5 children, 4 living 1 dead, no occupation, born Birmingham, Warwickshire) and Marian Charlotte Milner (daughter, 45, single, born Liverpool). Also a butler, a house maid,a kitchen maid and a general maid. 1911 census (2): at Lilleworth, West Lulworth Dorset (13 rooms) Jane RATCLIFF (wife, 71, married 49 years, 5 children, 4 living 1 dead, born Liverpool), Mary PADDISON (granddaughter, 18, born Paddington, London), Robert Milner PADDISON (grandson, 13, school, born Windlesham, Surrey), Margaret PADDISON (granddaughter, 9, born Southwold, Suffolk), Mona PADDISON (granddaughter, 7, born Southwold, Suffolk), Charles Foster PADDISON (grandson, 4, born Southwold, Suffolk) and Mildred Clemency PADDISON (granddaughter, 2, born Cheddar, Somerset). Also a nurse, a housemaid and a cook. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995: RATCLIFF Daniel Rowlinson of Lilleworth West Lulworth Dorsetshire died 12 March 1923 Administration London 17 July to William Milner Ratcliff company director. Effects £5087 8s 3d.
  Person ID	I5721	Ash, Kent
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2020

  
  

  Family	Jane MILNER,   b. Bef 12 Apr 1840, Liverpool, Lancashire d. 27 Sep 1912, Paddington, London (Age ~ 72 years)
  Marriage	1862	Isle of Man
  	Several web sources have the 1862 Isle of Man marriage but I haven't seen proof positive.
  Children	1. Jane Milner RATCLIFF,   b. Bef 8 Jul 1862, Liverpool, Lancashire d. 19 Oct 1936, Bridport, Dorset (Age ~ 74 years)   2. Marianne Charlotte Milner RATCLIFF,   b. Mar 1866, Liverpool, Lancashire d. Yes, date unknown   3. William Milner RATCLIFF,   b. Bef 3 Jun 1868, Liverpool, Lancashire d. 29 May 1943, Cold Ash, Berkshire (Age ~ 74 years)   4. Frederick Rowlinson RATCLIFF,   b. Bef 11 May 1873, Liverpool, Lancashire d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1618	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2020

  
  

• Sources

  [S489] Wikipedia. [S3] BMD index, Q1 1838 Birmingham 16/237, mother's maiden name ROWLINSON. (Reliability: 3). [S3] BMD index, aged 85 Q1 1923 Wareham 5a/324. (Reliability: 3). [S400] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 , ancestry.co.uk.