Last year and the year before several people asked on this board about the origin of Radcliffes who had emigrated to the USA.
We have finally worked out exactly who two of the William Radcliffes were:
William RADCLIFFE bapt.15 Oct.1820 Andreas married 26 Jan.1842 Andreas Margaret KILLIP bapt.29 Nov.1820 Andreas, dau of Robert KILLIP & Esther/Elizth RADCLIFFE.
William died Ohio 25 April 1888 aged 67 yrs; Margaret died Ohio 18 May 1898 aged 77 yrs.
1850 census Hambden Township Geauga Ohio
Radcliffe, William 28 yrs stone mason IOM
Radcliffe, Margaret 28 yrs IOM
Radcliffe, Margaret 7 yrs Ohio
Radcliffe, Esther 5 yrs Ohio
1860 census Hambden Township Geauga Ohio
Radcliffe, William 39 yrs mason IOM
Radcliffe, Margaret 39 yrs IOM
Radcliffe, Margaret 17 yrs milliner Ohio
Radcliffe, Esther 15 yrs Ohio
1870 census Hambden Township Ohio
Radcliffe, William 49 yrs stone mason IOM
Radcliffe, Margaret 49 yrs IOM
Radcliffe, Esther 24 yrs Ohio
1880 census Hambden Geauga Ohio
Radcliffe, William 59yrs farmer IOM IOM IOM
Radcliffe, Margaret 59 yrs IOM IOM IOM
Radcliffe, Willie R 13 yrs PA IOM Ohio
[Carol Gosselin]
Guega County Hambden:
Two burials give the following dates for William and Margaret (both on plot of land owned by William, no other Radcliffes on this plot):
RADCLIFFE Margaret 29 Nov 1820 - 18 May 1898
RADCLIFFE William 11 Oct 1820 - 25 Apr 1888
[Jane Marshall]
Two children of William & Margaret Radcliffe of Hambden Geauga Ohio: Margaret Ann & Esther J.:
Margaret Ann b.Ohio 17 Nov.1842 married William (T.) RADCLIFFE bapt. Andreas 3 April 1831, the son of William Radcliffe 1798-1878 & Esther Killip 1801-1870 of Cronk Glass (Green Hill), Andreas.
Found in 1870, 1880, 1900 USA censuses.
Children of Margaret and William T. Radcliffe:
William no further info.
Mona no further info.
Margaret Ann b. 6 Sept 1877, d 13 Jan 1966
Wesley K b 21 Nov 1882, d. 3 March 1962
[Wesley in 1900, 1910, 1920 USA censuses.]
1870 census Corn planter Venango Pa
Radcliffe, William T 39 carpenter IOM
Radcliffe, Margaret 27 yrs Ohio
Radcliffe,William R 3 yrs Pa
Radcliffe, Mona 91/2 mos Pa
1880 census Cornplanter Venago Pa
Radcliffe, William T. 49 yrs oil producer ENG ENG ENG
Radcliffe, Margaret 37yrs Ohio ENG ENG
Radcliffe, William R 13 yrs Pa ENG ENG
Radcliffe, Mona 10 yrs Ohio ENG Ohio
Radcliffe, Margaret 2 yrs Pa ENg Ohio
1900 census Chardon Geauga Ohio
Radcliffe, Margaret head Nov 1842 57yrs Ohio IOM IOM
Radcliffe, Margaret dau Sept 1877 22 yrs Pa IOM IOM school teacher
Radcliffe, Wesley son Nov 1882 15 yrs Ohio IOM IOM
Esther J b.Ohio 5 July 1845, d.Ohio 8 May 1922, married Ohio 21 Dec.1874 John CUTTS
b.1822, d. Ohio 27 March 1905.
Found in 1880, 1910, 1920 USA censuses.
Children of Esther and John Cutts:
Anna b. 10 Dec 1875, d. 22 Dec 1898.
[Carol Gosselin]
William RADCLIFFE bapt.15 Oct.1820 was the son of John RADCLIFFE [1785-1859 - will on Brian Lawson's website] “Overseer of high roads”, who marr.[1] 10 Dec.1811 Cath HOWLAND d.1823; marr. [2] 24 June 1833 Margaret COWLE / FARGHER.
William no.2, bapt. 3 April 1831, was the son of William Radcliffe 1798-1878 & Esther Killip 1801-1870.
Constance Radcliffe wrote about this family "Three of the other sons, including the fifth child, Richard, (1772-1849) were joiners by trade, and all of them lived on parts of Ballacross. If any family can ever be said to enjoy inherited skill, this family has been, and still is, endowed with a gift for working in wood. William (1798-1878), joiner and millwright, according to the Census Returns, who married Esther Killip (1801-1870), was the first to live at Cronk Glass (Green Hill) by Bayr ny H'ayrey at St. Jude's, still in the possession af the family. To distinguish him from the multitude of other William Radcliffes, he was known as Billy Dick, a patronymic which has stayed with his descendants, so that his great-grandson, who lives on the island, is known to some as Dickie Richie Richard Billy Dick."
Both Williams were descended from John Ratcliffe [d.1727 - will] and his wife Jane Teare [d.1720 - will] of the farm Belfast, in Andreas.
Margaret Killip's mother appeared to have been married to Robert Killip in 1799 as Esther Radcliffe, but entered as either Esther or Elizabeth for her children's baptisms.
Esther bapt.1 Feb.1778, the dau of John Radcliffe & Margaret BREW. Her father John RADCLIFFE bapt.11 May 1735, 2nd son of Philip Radcliffe & Margaret Brew of Ballakelly.
DD 11 Sacred / to the memory of / ESTHER KILLIP Alias / RADCLIFFE wife of ROBERT KILLIP of Ballachurry / who departed this life / August 25th 1832 in the / 55th year of her age. / Also ROBERT KILLIP, / husband of the above / who departed this life / the 18th of March 1853 / Aged 82 yrs.
Sue