Ravenscrofts of Nantwich, Wharton & Winsford

[Gene Hunter]

Sorry last message should have read Davenham not Davenport.

[mikeadair10]

Hello All.  Another Ravenscroft for you ... Betsy b 1844 Birmingham and married Ashton Samuel Beckett (his father Richard was ex Baddiley) Jun 1868 B'ham.  Do you know her?  cheer, Mike

[Gene Hunter]

Hello mikeadair10,

Betsy Ravenscroft was born c.1843 to George Ravenscroft and Elizabeth Walker.

George Ravenscroft married Elizabeth Walker in 1842 Jun qtr. Aston 16 259

George Ravenscroft was died in 1879 Jun. qtr, age 65, Birmingham 6D 50

George was born at Wincham, Cheshire, c.1814  This is not George Ravenscroft son of Stephen Ravenscroft and Mary Wild as he died in 1829 aged 15.  You will need to get the marriage certificate of George and Elizabeth to find who George's father is.  It is highly probable that George's parents are Samuel Ravenscroft and Nanny (Ann, Nancy) Bichenhead married 15 Nov 1801 at Great Budworth, Cheshire.

[mikeadair10]

Thanks Gene.  I do appreciate your message! But, I am not following her ancestors only the Becket / Beckett descendents.  :-)  Good luck.  Mike

[Gene Hunter]

Hi Siouxzie,

Ellen Ravenscroft could be the daughter of Rhoda Ravenscroft as she had a child baptised at the Northwich Union Workhouse, Leftwich on 13 Jul 1867, unfortunately the record does not record the child's name, maybe other reocrds do.

John Percival and Elizabeth Ravenscroft married 29 Jul 1819 Middlewich, Cheshire.

I suspect Elizabeth Ravenscroft is the daughter of Peter and Mary Ravenscroft of Bostock. Born Bostock 16 Apr 1786, baptised Davenham 14 May 1786.  One of the witnesses to the marriage of John and Elizabeth is a George Ravenscroft and Elizabeth had a brother by the name of George born 1784.

[Gene Hunter]

Hi NN


The only snag that has turned up is a burial record for a Thomas Ravenscroft, Acton April 1856 aged 70 years.  This would give him a year of birth of 1786 and the Thomas we have has c1779.  Jayson is double checking this in case their are other Thomas's in the same area.  The year of birth matches your Thomas mentioned in our previous massages but he was in Middlewich, the IGI has a couple more possibles and will let you know on this.  Don't suppose your Thomas has son called John?  Clutching at straws here as you would have mentioned it by now. 

Anyway, have a check to see if anything matches -we'll find the link one day and will speak to you soon.

Crystal.

I believe the Thomas Ravenscroft you are looking for is Thomas Ravenscroft born Burland 1786, to William Ravenscroft and Mary Pedley. Baptised St. Mary, Acton 09 Apr 1786.  Catherine was buried at Acton 13 Jul 1832 aged 56.