Mary was born on July 3rd, 1818 in Allerton and her christening took place on August 17th, 1818 in Bingley conducted by Curate C Wharton.1
Birth Notes
Index records Birth as a Christening, but since Births and Christenings of all four are conistently 2 to 6 months appart and at Allerton and Bingley, it is assumed to be as shown.
MARY SMITH Born: 3 July Christening: 17 AUG 1818 Bingley, Yorkshire, England Parents: Father: WILLIAM SMITH Mother: JANE Fathers Occupation: Farmer Abode: Allerton, part of Bradford Performed by: C Wharton, Curate
Died before 1844, when Ellis was a Widower and married Ann Rhodes
Name: Mary Ratcliffe Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1843 Registration district: Keighley Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding Volume: 23 Page: 174
Name: Mary Bintcliffe (should read Ratcliffe) Birth Year: abt 1818 Parish: Bingley, All Saints Burial Date: 7 Feb 1843 Burial Age: 25
Feb 2, at Marlow Hall, near Bingley, aged 25, after a few days sickness, deeply lamented by her family and a large circle of friends, Mary, the wife of Mr Ellis Ratcliffe, farmer and grazier, and the second daughter of Mrs. Seed, of the Airedale Heifer Inn, near the same place.
General Notes
Mary died 4 days after giving birth to William on 29 Jan 1843
Since Mary's father died it must be William Smith her brother who was her wittnes when she married. Ellis was a farmer at Marlow Hall, which is where William was when he was baptised in 1820.
Mary and Ellis were married in a religious ceremony on May 31st, 1841 at All Saints (Bingley) by a curate and witnessed by William Smith & John Wilkinson.4
Marriage/Union Notes
Ellis Ratcliffe, Full Age, Bachelor, Farmer, Hainworth, John Ratcliffe, Farmer Mary Smith, Full Age, Spinster. ------, Sand Beds, William Smith, Farmer Marriages Jun 1841 RATCLIFFE Ellis Keighley 23 231 SMITH Mary Keighley 23 231
They had a son named William. There are no more children.
Name: William Ratcliffe Age: 0 Record Type: Baptism Birth Date: 29 Jan 1843 Baptism Date: 7 Feb 1843 Baptism Place: Bingley, All Saints, Yorkshire, England Father: Ellis Ratcliffe Mother: Mary Ratcliffe
Abode: Marley Hall Occupation: Farmer
He died at the age of 23 in September 1866 in Manchester.6
Death Notes
Name: William Ratcliffe Estimated birth year: abt 1842 Registration Year: 1866 Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Age at Death: 24 Registration district: Manchester, Lancashire Volume: 8d Page: 94