Ellis Ratcliffe & Mary Smith

Ellis Ratcliffe
Ellis was born in 1813 in Hainworth and his baptism took place on March 21st, 1813 in Bingley.^1 2 

• Birth Notes
  • Name: Ellis Ratcliffe   Family Tree 
    Gender: Male 
    Christening Date: 21 Mar 1813 
    Christening Place: BINGLEY,YORK,ENGLAND 
    Father's Name: John Ratcliffe 
    Mother's Name: Mary Rhoades 
    Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00737-2 
    System Origin: England-ODM 
    GS Film number: 0919130, 0919131 
    Reference ID:
    

He died at the age of 81 in June 1894 in Leeds.³ 

• Death Notes
  • Name: Ellis Ratcliffe
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1813
    Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1894
    Age at Death: 81
    Registration district: Leeds
    Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
    Volume: 9b
    Page: 329 
    

Mary Smith
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.² 

• 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
    
    

She died at the age of 24 on February 2nd, 1843 in Bingley.  Her burial was on February 7th, 1843 at All Saints (Bingley).^4 5 

• Death Notes
  • 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.