Private 21104 Joseph Ratcliffe

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 11th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 35
Date of death: 28th of March 1918 (Thursday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Dutton, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Roye New British Cemetery - II. A. 19.

BMD details:
Marriage: 23/01/1904 Joseph Ratcliffe to Mabel Blease at Holy Trinity, St Helens.

Census details:
1891 - 8 years old Joseph is living at 24 Dyson Street, Peasley Cross, St Helens with parents William (37), Sarah (40) and four siblings: Henry (16), Mary (13), William (11), John (4). Also at the address is William's (snr) father Henry Ratcliffe (63). 1901 - 18 years old 'Unemployed' Joseph is living at 34 Dyson Street, Peasley Cross, St Helens which is the home of brother William. The household consists of William H (26), wife Annie (21), son Thomas (3). William Ratcliffe (21), Joseph Ratcliffe (18). 1911 - Sees 28 years old 'Coal Miner Drawer' Joseph living at 5 Fisher Street, Sutton, St Helens with wife Mable (27) and son Richard (2). Also at the address are mother-in-law Alice Blease (68), boarder Elizabeth Whittall (40) and niece Maria Whittall (14). Joseph and Mabel had a second son Samuel born 22/02/1913.

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=1]Remembered on All Saints War Memorial, Sutton, St Helens[/url] Nephew [cas=1011]Thomas Ratcliffe[/cas] also died in The Great War Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Ratcliffe_J_21104_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Joseph Ratcliffe at Roye New British Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]