Title:
Digital copies of photographs of Ratcliff family, c.1950
Level: Category
Miscellaneous
Level: Fonds
DIGITAL COPIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE RATCLIFF AND SPEAKMAN FAMILIES
Scope and Content:
Comprises copies of

(i) photograph of Florence Louisa Speakman née Ratcliff (1867-1958) with (from left) her brother Harold Thomas Ratcliff (born 1876), a dealer in agricultural supplies who had emigrated to Argentina; her half-brother Arthur Francis Ratcliff (1882-1976), farmer, of The Shrubbery, Woodham Walter; her brother Stanley Oldfield Ratcliff (born 1878), farmer, of Brick House, Maldon; and her brother (Samuel) Charles Ratcliff (1870-1954), farmer;

(ii) photograph, taken on the same occasion, of Harold and Charles Ratcliff;

(iii) photograph in the form of a postcard of Charles Ratcliff as above, his wife Mary Ratcliff née Hutley and a girl in the garden of their home opposite Mowden Hall, Hatfield Peverel [where they themselves had previously farmed. The girl is probably Rosalind Ratcliff later Cousins (born 1936), eldest daughter of their son Geoffrey Ratcliff.]
Dates of Creation:
2006
Extent:
1 CD (with T/Z 562/4, 5)
Creator Name:
Essex Record Office
Admin History:
Florence L. Speakman was the eldest daughter of Samuel Ratcliff of Maldon (born ?1836) and Mary Louisa Ratcliff née Darby (died 1880). In 1891 she married Samuel Speakman (1864-1921). By 1901 they lived and farmed at St Clere's Hall, Danbury, but after her husband's death she moved to New Road, Great Baddow, and later to 'Moyns', 19 Chelmerton Avenue, Great Baddow.
Acquisition Source:
Copied while deposited temporarily in the Essex Record Office, 2006 (TA4120).
Access:
Not to be produced: use digital copies available on SEAX.
Physical Characteristics:
Three tiff files.
Originals Location:
Original photographs (i) and (iii) were later deposited in the Essex Record Office (D/DU 2318/4).
Not Available:
Use digital image(s).

Key terms

TypeKey termsDescription
Subjects Farmers Photographs of Ratcliff family, c.1950 (digital copies)
Subjects Gardens Photograph of Ratcliff family of Hatfield Peverel in garden, c.1950 (digital copy)
Subjects Greenhouses Photograph of garden at Hatfield Peverel includes greenhouse, c.1950 (digital copy)
Personal Names Arthur Francis
Ratcliff 		farmer, Woodham Walter, c.1950
Personal Names Florence Louisa
Ratcliff 		later Speakman; Great Baddow, c.1950
Personal Names Florence Louisa
Speakman 		née Ratcliff; Great Baddow, c.1950
Personal Names Harold Thomas
Ratcliff 		dealer in agricultural supplies, Argentina, c.1950
Personal Names Mary
Hutley 		later Ratcliff, Hatfield Peverel, c.1950
Personal Names Mary
Ratcliff 		née Hutley, Hatfield Peverel, c.1950
Personal Names Rosalind
Cousins 		née Ratcliff; Hatfield Peverel, c.1950
Personal Names Rosalind
Ratcliff 		later Cousins; Hatfield Peverel, c.1950
Personal Names Samuel Charles
Ratcliff 		farmer, Hatfield Peverel, c.1950
Personal Names Stanley Oldfield
Ratcliff 		farmer, Maldon, c.1950
Place Names Mowden Hall Lane
Hatfield Peverel 		Photograph of Ratcliff family in garden, c.1950 (digital copy only)
Document Types Black-and-white photograph Family photographs of Ratcliff family, c.1950 (digital copies)
Document Types CD Copies of photographs of Ratcliff family, c.1950
Document Types Digital image Copies of photographs of Ratcliff family, c.1950
Document Types Portrait Photographs of Ratcliff family, c.1950 (digital copies)