Richard Ramsdale (1773-1839) and Ellen Heyes (1775-1844)
Our great-great-great-great grandparents
Richard Ramsdale was born at Culcheth Lancashire on 11 January 1773, the second child and first son of Thomas Ramsdale and Mary Heyes. He was baptised at Newchurch in Culcheth on 31 January 1773.
Ellen Heyes was born at Lowton Lancashire in 1775, the daughter of John Heyes. She was baptised at St. Mary the Virgin Leigh, Lancashire on 21 January 1775.
Richard and Ellen married on 10 October 1796 at St. Oswald, Winwick following reading of the Banns on 7 August, 14 August and 21 August. The ceremony was conducted by the Curate, John Lowe, and the witnesses were Robert Cross and John Walch.
Richard and Ellen had nine children:
- William (1796-1848) – baptised on 19 November 1796 at Leigh. He died aged 52 in early 1846 and was buried at St. Paul Warrington on 5 February.
- John (our ancestor - 1798-1875)
- Ann (b.1801) – born 18 January 1801 and baptised on 15 February at Newchurch in Culcheth.
- Alice (b.1803) – born 4 January 1803 and baptised on 30 January at Newchurch in Culcheth.
- Mary (b.1805) – born 12 May 1805 and baptised on 2 June at Newchurch in Culcheth. She may have married Thomas Hilton on 30 October 1825 at St. Oswald Winwick.
- Thomas (b.1807) – born 14 July 1807 and baptised on 2 August at Newchurch in Culcheth. He may have married Ellen Yates on 2 January 1831 at St. Oswald Winwick.
- Richard (1810-1863) – born 23 March 1810 and baptised on 22 April at Newchurch in Culcheth. He died at Barton Moss in February 1863 and was buried on 12 February at Newchurch.
- Robert (1812-1815) – born 25 May 1812 and baptised on 5 July at Newchurch in Culcheth. He died aged 4 in December 1815 and was buried at Newchurch on 24 December.
- Ellen (1815-1815) – born 26 June 1815 and baptised on 13 August at Newchurch in Culcheth. She died in August 1815 and was buried at Newchurch on 24 August. According to Ellen’s 1815 baptism record, her father Richard Ramsdale was a weaver.
Richard died aged 66 at Culcheth in early August 1839 and was buried at Newchurch on 8 August. Ellen died at Culcheth aged 70 in early March 1844 and was buried at Newchurch on 5 March. See a map of the area in 1843
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