Ravenscrofts of Nantwich, Wharton & Winsford

[marlowmag]

Hi Crystal lovely to hear from you i have been doing my family tree on and off for 10 years now i knew nothing when i started as we were brought up as children should been seen and not heard so we did not ask questions i never knew my father had been married before but it has been interesting doing the research. i have a certificate of a John Ravenscroftwho died in Liverpool age 55 on 13/7/1893 he must have been born 1838 i do not know any more about him. like you i would like to know  what the family did to make it more personal
do you have access to Genes Reunited  you are welcome to view my tree i will put a message on the cheshire look up board about Frances Ravenscroft
marlowmags

[crystal lady]

Hi Marlowmags

Sorry for not replying sooner but got caught with my side of the family tree (sometimes I could do with a few more hours in the day  ). 

I've caught up with your thread on Frances, looks like you may be getting somewhere, good luck with that.

Wow, 10 years - I have a mound of paper work after only 12 months, can't imagine how much you've acquired.  Bet you have come across some interesting things over the years.  Yes I am on Genes Reunited - I'll send you a pm about it.

Crystal

[Siouxzie]

Hi
I too have a couple of Ravenscrofts from the Winsford/Over/Northwich area of Cheshire.

One of whom is a mystery to me, she is listed age 3 as a "nurse child" born Leftwich on the 1871 living with Charles and Elizabeth Maddock and their family and as adopted daughter of my Charles and Elizabeth Maddock on the 1881 census. I'd love to know why she ended up with the Maddocks and whose child she originally was.

The second is Elizabeth Ravenscroft  c 1793  - 1869 born Bostock, Davenham, Cheshire wife of John Percival c 1791.

regards
Siouxzie

[crystal lady]

Hi Siouxzie

Sorry, only just picked up your reply.

Most of my Ravenscrofts seem to come from the Acton, Wilaston area.  Have had a look and can't match with yours anywhere but you never know what will appear later on.  I've made a note and will let you know if I find a connection. 

Nantwich Newsagent seems to have connections that way but he has not been on for ages which is a shame.

Crystal

[kwiffboy]

Hi all,

Sorry to restart an old post but I have jus started researching my family history and have traced some Ravenscrofts of Over and nearby back to about 1750. I'm using the "who do you think you are?" Family Tree software to log it all and my tree "linked into" another that already went all the way back to... (excuse me as I am currently at work and trying to remember correctly...) Ralph Ravenscroft, B. 1598. I have one link that I want to double check but most of it seems to corralate - If people dont have this info already and think they may be linked, would like to double check any of it, or want more information out of general interest, then I'll do my best to provide it all.

Also, JDGEN - I am a Davenport but have Ravenscrofts that carried the Wood name to my grandmother, Amy Wood Ravenscroft (nee Davenport). I cant remember for certain but the name Martha Wood does ring a bell. I will check tonight and see if it is the same link as yours.

Regards,

M Davenport

[kwiffboy]

Hi again,

For JDGEN - I have checked my information and was wrong. My ancestor Thomas William RAVENSCROFT B. 27 July, 1865 in Winsford/Over married Sarah Ann WOOD B. 1868 Hassall Green, Sandach, not Martha Wood.

I'm not sure if Sarah is in your tree - I've been concentrating on other lines so have only got back to Sarah's grandfather so far.

[JDGen]

Hi M Davenport,

I haven't got a Sarah WOOD in my tree who matches, sorry.

My DAVENPORT family is from the Bolton area originally, and then to the Mottram in Longdendale area of Cheshire.

But now we are hijacking the RAVENSCROFT thread!! 

Jean

[kwiffboy]

JDGen,

No worries - it just seemed too much of a coincidence but then I guess the was an awful lot of people, even back then.

I'm going to slink off back to the Davenports for now 

M Davenport.

[Gene Hunter]

Hi NN,

Don't knpw how far you've gone back from Jane Ravenscroft 1816 her parents were Stephen Ravenscroft 1790 born Bostock and Mary Wild 1787 Over.
Stephen's parents were Peter Ravenscroft 1755 Davenham and Mary Forster 1757 Shipbrook.
Peter's parents were John Ravenscroft 1719 Davenham and Elizabeth Mounfield.
This particular line of the Ravenscrofts goes back to Radulph Rainscroft whose son also Radulph was baptised at Davenport on 16/02/1622.

Stephen