RATCLIFFE, John (d.1633), of Northgate Street, St. Oswald’s, Chester, Cheshire.

Family and Education

o.s. of John Ratcliffe of Chester, alderman and brewer and Margaret, da. of John Wringstead of London. m. (1) Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Werden of Chester, s.p.; (2) bef. 1607, Jane, da. of John Brerewood of Chester, 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. suc. fa. 1610. d. 30 Mar. 1633. Harl. 2180, f. 85v; Cheshire and Lancs. Fun. Certs. ed. J.P. Rylands (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. vi), 165-6. sig. John Ratclyffe.

Offices Held

Freeman, Chester 1596, Chester Freeman Rolls (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. li), 76. common cllr. 1599, Cheshire Archives, AB/1, ff. 257v-8. alderman 1606 – d., auditor 1606 – 07, 1615, 1617, 1619 – 21, mayor 1611 – 12, 1628 – 29, j.p. 1611 – d., murenger 1617–22, Cal. Chester City Mins. ed. M.J. Groombridge (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. cvi), 23, 27, 31, 79, 81, 82, 99, 116, 152; JRL, Eng. 202, f. 57; Cheshire Archives, MUB/3, unfol. commr. charitable uses 1630, 1631. C192/1, unfol.

Member, Beerbrewers’ Co., Chester bef. 1607, master 1611–d. Cheshire Archives, G3/2, ff. 5, 19.

Parlimentarian

RATCLIFFE, John (d.1633), of Northgate Street, St. Oswald’s, Chester, Cheshire.

Main residence: Northgate Street, St. Oswald's, Chester, Cheshire.

Author

C.R.K.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

RATCLIFFE, John (-d.1633)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

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