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Postmaster 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

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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

Ext 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.