Miriam Smith TAYLOR (1855

Miriam Smith TAYLOR (1855 - 1920)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Beatrice RATCLIFFE (1886 - 1956)	Miriam Smith TAYLOR (1855 - 1920) + John Goddard RATCLIFFE (1850 - 1922)	Benjamin TAYLOR (1832 - 1888)	Benjamin TAYLOR



		Mary Ann SMITH (1828 - 1870)	Ralph Wheeldon SMITH (1791 - 1861)	William SMITH (1753 - 1822)
				Grace ALLEN (1762 - 1834)
			Millicent Burrows LAUNDER WOODHOUSE (1790 - 1837)

Pic P1. In Loving Memory of
MIRIAM SMITH RATCLIFFE
the beloved wife of JOHN G. RATCLIFFE
of Marple Bridge & Southport
who died June 21st 1920 aged 64 years

also of the above named
JOHN GOTTARD RATCLIFFE
who died December 1st 1922, aged 72 years

Pic S1. In Loving Memory of
MIRIAM SMITH RATCLIFFE
the beloved wife of JOHN G. RATCLIFFE
of Marple Bridge & Southport
who died June 21st 1920 aged 64 years

also of the above named
JOHN GOTTARD RATCLIFFE
who died December 1st 1922, aged 72 years

Pic 1. In Loving Memory of
MIRIAM SMITH RATCLIFFE
the beloved wife of JOHN G. RATCLIFFE
of Marple Bridge & Southport
who died June 21st 1920 aged 64 years

also of the above named
JOHN GOTTARD RATCLIFFE
who died December 1st 1922, aged 72 years

b. 1855 at Crich, Derbyshire, England

m. 1877 John Goddard RATCLIFFE (1850 - 1922) at Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England

d. 1920 aged 65

Near Relatives of Miriam Smith TAYLOR (1855 - 1920)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Benjamin TAYLOR
Grandfather	Ralph Wheeldon SMITH	1791	Crich, Derbyshire, England	1861	Crich, Derbyshire, England	70
Grandmother	Millicent Burrows LAUNDER WOODHOUSE	1790	Marston upon Dove, Derbyshire, England	1837	Crich, Derbyshire, England	47

Father in Law	Samuel RATCLIFFE

Father	Benjamin TAYLOR	1832	Heage, Derbyshire, England	1888	Barnston, Nott's, England	56
Mother	Mary Ann SMITH	1828	Crich, Derbyshire, England	1870	Crich, Derbyshire, England	42
Step Mother	Adeliza Cooper LEE	1847	Wheatcroft, Derbyshire, England	1921	South Wingfield, Amber Valley, Derbyshire,England	74

Self	Miriam Smith TAYLOR	1855	Crich, Derbyshire, England	1920		65

Husband	John Goddard RATCLIFFE	1850	Mellor, Lancashire, England	1922		72

Daughter	Beatrice RATCLIFFE	1886	Mellor, Lancashire, England	1956	Southport, Merseyside, England	70

Sister	Melicent Smith TAYLOR	1858	Crich, Derbyshire, England	1894	Ambergate, Derbyshire, England	36
Sister	Frances Elizabeth Smith TAYLOR	1860	Crich, Derbyshire, England
Half Brother	John L. TAYLOR	1876	Heage (Belper), Derbyshire, England
Half Sister	Louisa May TAYLOR	1878	Ambergate, Derbyshire, England	1941		63
Half Sister	Adeliza Gertrude Elizabeth Lee TAYLOR	1881	Belper, Derbyshire, England	1916	Chesterfield, Ashover, Derbyshire	35

Son in Law	Roland WILDE	1886		1960	Southport, Merseyside, England	74

Grandson	Norman WILDE	1913		1975		62

Aunt	Julia Lander SMITH	1813	Hilton, (Marston upon Dove), Derbyshire, England	1890	Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, England	77
Uncle	Edwin MASON	1812	Egginton, Derbyshire, England	1889	Crich, Derbyshire, England	77
Uncle	Ralph Wheeldon SMITH		Crich, Derbyshire, England	03 Apr 1864	Crich, Derbyshire, England
Aunt	Ann Tomlinson FRITCHLEY	1818	South Wingfield, Derbyshire, England	05 Jul 1894	Crich, Derbyshire, England	76
Uncle	George SMITH	1815	Crich, Derbyshire, England	1842	Crich, Derbyshire, England	27
Aunt	Sarah BOWNES
Aunt	Miriam SMITH	1817	Crich, Derbyshire, England
Uncle	Thomas SMITH	1806	Kilbourne, Derbyshire, England
Uncle	Rupert SMITH	1821	Crich, Derbyshire, England	1903	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	82
Aunt	Ann BOWMER	abt 1822
Uncle	Thomas SMITH	1824	Crich, Derbyshire, England	1868	Victoria, Australia	44
Uncle	William SMITH	1832	Crich, Derbyshire, England	1900	Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia	68
Aunt	Elizabeth GOLDING

Cousin	Denman Etherley MASON	1839	Crich, Derbyshire, England	1906	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	67
Cousin	Rupert MASON	1841	Crich, Derbyshire, England	1901	Prahran, Victoria, Australia	60
Cousin	Millicent Mary MASON	1845	Crich, Derbyshire, England	1934		89
Cousin	Henry MASON	1847	Crich, Derbyshire, England	1900	Belper, Derbyshire, England	53
Cousin	John MASON	1851	Crich, Derbyshire, England	1897	South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	46
Cousin	Ann SMITH	1844	Crich, Derbyshire, England	1901		57
Cousin	Mary SMITH	1845	Crich, Derbyshire, England
Cousin	Joseph Fritchley SMITH	1849	Crich, Derbyshire, England	1867	Crich, Derbyshire, England	18
Cousin	Susannah Elizabeth SMITH	1852	Crich, Derbyshire, England	1905	Crich, Derbyshire, England	53
Cousin	Phoebe SMITH	1848	Kilbourne, Derbyshire, England
Cousin	Thomas Edward SMITH	1850	Kilbourne, Derbyshire, England
Cousin	Samuel SMITH	1855	Kilbourne, Derbyshire
Cousin	Elizabeth Ann SMITH	1864	Raglan, Victoria, Australia
Cousin	William Henry SMITH	1865	Beaufort, Victoria
Cousin	Catherine SMITH	1867	Beaufort, Victoria
Cousin	Robert Golding SMITH	1869	Beaufort, Victoria
Cousin	Alice Mary SMITH	1874	Beaufort, Victoria

Brother in Law	Winfield ALTON	1854	Heage (Belper), Derbyshire, England	1924	Belper, Derbyshire, England	70
Brother in Law	Godfrey Melland MAY	1857	Brampton, Derbyshire, England	1915	Brampton, Derbyshire, England	58
Brother in Law	Ernest Edward LUCK

Events in Miriam Smith TAYLOR (1855 - 1920)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1855		Miriam Smith TAYLOR was born	Crich, Derbyshire, England	Note 1	68
1861	6	Census	Crich, Derbyshire, England	Note 2	67
1870	15	Death of mother Mary Ann SMITH (aged 42)	Crich, Derbyshire, England	Burial info
1877	22	Married John Goddard RATCLIFFE (aged 27)	Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England	Note 3	86
1886	31	Birth of daughter Beatrice RATCLIFFE	Mellor, Lancashire, England	1911 census
1888	33	Death of father Benjamin TAYLOR (aged 56)	Barnston, Nott's, England	Note 4
1920	65	Miriam Smith TAYLOR died
1920	65	Burial	Duke Street Cemetery, Southport, Merseyside	Note 5	90

Note 1: 1861 census

Miriam Smith Taylor
in the Derbyshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1916
Name Miriam Smith Taylor
Gender Female
Baptism Date 2 Dec. 1855
Baptism Place Crich, Derbyshire, England
Parents Benjamin & Marianne

Note 2: East side of Town Street
TAYLOR
Banjamin (29) Alfreton - butcher and farmer
Mary A (32) Crich
Miriam (6) Crich
Melicent (3) Crich
Frances E (1) Crich

Note 3: Miriam Smith Taylor
in the Derbyshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932
Name Miriam Smith Taylor
Gender Female
Marriage Age 22
Birth Date abt 1855
Marriage Date 22 Aug. 1877
Marriage Place Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England
Father Benjamin Taylor - inn keeper
Spouse John Goddard Ratcliffe (27) - cotton spinner - father Samuel Ratcliffe (cotton spinner)

Note 4: POSSIBLY 1888 - Crich
Benjamin Taylor of BARSTON - age 56 years

Burial info

Note 5: Miriam Smith Ratcliffe

Birth
1856
Death
21 Jun 1920 (aged 63–64)
Burial
Duke Street Cemetery
Southport, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England
Plot
Section H/16

Source References:

68. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: England and Wales Christening Records 1530-1906, Title: England and Wales Christening Records 1530-1906, Publ: Ancestry.com, Locn: Ancestry.com

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: Miriam Smith Taylor
in the Derbyshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1916
Name Miriam Smith Taylor
Gender Female
Baptism Date 2 Dec. 1855
Baptism Place Crich, Derbyshire, England
Parents Benjamin & Marianne

86. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940, Title: England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940, Auth: Ancestry.com, Locn: Ancestry.com

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Miriam Smith Taylor
in the Derbyshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932
Name Miriam Smith Taylor
Gender Female
Marriage Age 22
Birth Date abt 1855
Marriage Date 22 Aug. 1877
Marriage Place Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England
Father Benjamin Taylor - inn keeper
Spouse John Goddard Ratcliffe (27) - cotton spinner - father Samuel Ratcliffe (cotton spinner)

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Miriam Smith Ratcliffe

Birth
1856
Death
21 Jun 1920 (aged 63–64)
Burial
Duke Street Cemetery
Southport, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England
Plot
Section H/16

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