Share via Share via... Twitter Facebook Pinterest × Ratcliffe Ratcliffe, Saskatchewan, Canada An Unincorporated Hamlet Located at NW Section 6, Township 2, Range 15, W2 Latitude- 49º 6' N Longitude-103º 59' W Located on the Canadian Pacific Railroad (CPR) Part of My Dad's 1927 Map of this area. Post Office in 1927 Village named after the first Postmaster- Joseph Ratcliffe Post Office History Ratcliffe Federal Electoral District: Assiniboia (SK) Office opened Sept 1, 1909 In the Store Section 18, Township 2, Range 15, W2 Office closed June 30, 1962 NE 1/4 Section 18, Township 2, Range 15, W2 Postmaster Information: Name of Postmaster Date of Birth Date of Appointment Date of Vacancy Cause of Vacancy Joseph Ratcliffe (see below) 1909-09-01 1916-08-18 Resignation William Burton 1917-04-02 1926-03-29 Resignation Sam Altman 1927-04-01 1936-06-27 Resignation Ernest Joseph Erixon Apr 3, 1901 1936-07-31 1941-09-15 Resignation Mrs. Yvette Gabriel Jesse 1941-10-31 1944-05-30 Resignation Clarence Leo Pawlak 1944-06-16 Acting “ 1944-12-15 1950-11-22 Death Mrs. Ivy May Pawlak 1950-11-23 Acting ” 1951-03-02 1962-06-30 Closed Disclaimer- This reproduction is NOT represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, nor as having been made in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the National Archives of Canada. The source of this material is the National Archives of Canada Joseph Ratcliffe his full name might have been Joseph Smalley Ratcliffe b- abt 1869, age 37 in 1906, in Staffordshire England d- wife- name unknown b- age 35 in 1906, in Leicester England d- Mid Feb 1907 3 sons, all born in Kirkcudbright Burgh, Scotland William E. Ratcliffe, oldest age 3 in 1906 John R. Ratcliffe, Arthur J. Ratcliffe all 3 died sons died mid Feb 1907 (see story below) Family immigrated in Apr 1906, in Steerage, on board the Numidian, to Elva Manitoba first. Joseph Ratcliffe homesteaded on: NW Section 17, Township 2, Range 15, W2 and NE Section 18, Township 2, Range 15, W2 External Links Possibly Joseph's wife and 3 sons frozen in their homestead shack article moved, sorry article in another paper says wife and 6 children, no names and was near Stoughton Arcola area. so not exactly sure same guy. © Last modified: 2017/10/24 07:47by dlgent Log In