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MIs at St Bartholomew’s Church
Surnames beginning with R

In some cases, inscriptions refer to more than one surname. The title of each inscription indicates all the names included. Where only the line relating to a single surname with the appropriate first letter is shown, the location where the full inscription may be viewed is referenced.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

RABY

Benjamin son of Benjamin and Jane Raby, died May 28 1869 aged 9 months
Jane eldest daughter of the above died Dec 30 1874 aged 16 years
Jane wife of the above died Oct 31 1884 aged 53 years
Benjamin beloved husband of the Jane Raby the above died Jan 31 1916 aged 79 years

CROMPTON / SEDDON / RAINFORD / BROMILOW / COLLIER (See entry for CROMPTON)

Ellen Rainford died June 25 1913 aged 66 years
Thomas Rainford died Feb 3 1922 aged 68 years

RALPH

Margaret Ralph

RALPHS

Harold Wilkinson beloved son of Richard and Clara Ralphs died Dec 27 1898 aged 6 months

AINSCOUGH / RAMSEY (See entry for AINSCOUGH)

Alice beloved wife of David Ramsay died Aug 18 1893 aged 55 years
David Ramsey the above named died Jan 28 1912 aged 71 years.

RAMSDALE / MORT

Robert Ramsdale dear husband and father, died March 14 1939 aged 69 years
Emma his beloved wife died Sept 12 1944 aged 76 years
Margaret Emma granddaughter of the above and beloved daughter of Jesse and Grace Ramsdale who died Jan 12 1941 aged 2 years 3 months.
Robert beloved son of Ernest and June Mort died April 18 1974 aged 17 years.

RATCLIFFE / BOWDEN

Annie Ratcliffe (nee Bowden) died March 20 1903 aged 32 years
Thomas Bowden died Dec 9 1909 aged 64 years
Jane Bowden wife of the above died Oct 29 1924 aged 75 years.

RATLIFFE / HODKINSON

Alice beloved wife of Joseph Ratcliffe died Aug 12 1934 aged 44 years
Joseph the above named and beloved husband of Bessie Ratcliffe died Dec 16 1959 aged 70 years
Kitty Hodkinson died Feb 26 1935 aged 76 years
Ann Hodkinson died Nov 28 1936 aged 84 years.

RATCLIFFE

Frederick beloved husband of Mary Alice Ratcliffe died March 28 1941 aged 57 years
Mary Alice the above died March 11 1960 aged 76 years.

RATCLIFFE / ASPINALL

Isaac the beloved husband of Hannah Ratcliffe who died December 21st 1910 aged 24 years
William the beloved husband of Elizabeth Ratcliffe who died April 18th 1915 aged 63 years
Elizabeth wife of the above William Ratcliffe died March 25th 1932 aged 79 years
Annie the beloved daughter of Isaac and Hannah Ratcliffe who died Jan 5th 1948 aged 36 years
Hannah Aspinall died June 5th 1963 aged 79 years

RATCLIFFE / GUEST

Ralph son of William and Ann Ratcliffe died Oct 22 1899 aged 17 years
Ann Ratcliffe died Dec 11 1906 aged 64 years
William Ratcliffe the above died Feb 24 1910 aged 67 years
PTE James Ratcliffe son of Seth and Mary Ratcliffe died Dec 3 1915 at Sulva Bay, Gallipoli aged 21 years
Mary Ratcliffe died March 28 1916 aged 47 years
Seth the above named and beloved husband of Louisa Ratcliffe died Aug 27 1930 aged 65 years
Mary Alice beloved wife of John B Guest died March 11 1941 aged 72 years.

RATCLIFFE

Sarah beloved wife of William Ratcliffe died Oct 16 1948 aged 70 years
William Ratcliffe died June 20 1953 aged 73 years.

RATCLIFFE

Sarah Ann beloved wife of Joshua Ratcliffe died Sept 18 1933 aged 37 years
Joshua the above died Jan 27 1946 aged 51 years
Ethel beloved wife of Joshua Ratcliffe died Oct 7 1980 aged 81 years.

RATCLIFFE

Simeon Ratcliffe of Westleigh died Jan 21 1881 aged 80 years
Mary his wife died April 10 1847 aged 40 years and was interred at St Marys Parish Church at Leigh.
Mary Ann his second wife died Oct 5 1878 aged 61 years and interred here on the 9th.

RATCLIFFE

William Ratcliffe

RATCLIFFE

William beloved husband of Sarah Ann Ratcliffe who was killed in the Hulton Colliery disaster, Dec 21 1910 aged 31 years.
Sarah Alice beloved wife of the above died Dec 30 1946 aged 68 years
Harold son of the above died Sept 21 1906 aged 1 month

RATCLIFFE

William beloved husband of Alice P Ratcliffe died May 13 1933 aged 72 years
Alice Procter Ratcliffe died Dec 1 1944 aged 78 years

RATCLIFFE

William Ratcliffe died March 12 1947 aged 67 years
Betty his beloved wife died May 12 1954 aged 74 years

RATCLIFFE

Woodville, beloved husband of Mary Jane Ratcliffe died Jan 11 1922 aged 45 years
Fred their beloved son died Oct 26 1924 aged 16 years
Mary Jane beloved wife of the above died Jan 13 1946 aged 69 years

COOP/ RATCLIFFE (See entry for COOP)

Ethel the beloved wife of Fred Ratcliffe died March 20 1936 aged 70 years

CROMPTON/ RATCLIFFE (see entry for CROMPTON)

Mary Ratcliffe daughter of the above died Aug 13 1909 aged 33 years

HOPE / RATCLIFFE (See entry for HOPE)

Also Lily the above named and beloved wife of Fred Ratcliffe died May 15 1957 aged 75 years

MORRIS / RATCLIFFE (See entry for MORRIS)

Mary Elizabeth Ratcliffe wife of the above died April 20 1977 aged 79 years

COFFEY / TURNER / RATHBONE (See entry for COFFEY)

Elizabeth Ann Rathbone died July 19 1961 aged 72 years

RAWLINSON / BIBBY/ HODKINSON

Henry beloved husband of Mary Rawlinson died Oct 5 1933 aged 72 years
Mary Rawlinson died Sep 17 1943 aged 81 years.
William Bibby died Feb 10 1920 aged 80 years
Ann his wife died Jan 29 1925 aged 83 years
Robert Hodkinson died June 12 1943 aged 80 years

READ / MULLINEAUX

Mary wife of James Read buried March 6 1750
Alice daughter of Willoughby and Betty Mullineaux died Feb 19 1830 aged 30 years
William their son died Dec 15 1842 aged 35 years

COOP / REDWAY (See entry for COOP)

Ellen Redway died June 13 1967 aged 74 years

NAYLOR / REEVE

Henry Naylor died April 8 1885 aged 63 years
Jane wife of the above died Aug 3 1882 aged 79 years
Alice daughter of the above and wife of James Reeve died June 15 1882 aged 39 years.

REID / KERFOOT

William beloved husband of Lavinia Reid died Feb 26 1923 aged 62 years
Lavinia the above named died March 22 1934 aged 69 years
Jane their daughter died March 13 1915 aged 20 years.
Jane Kerfoot died Sept 7 1926 aged 3 years

REILLY

Owen Reilly died Oct 20 1924 aged 56 years
Ann beloved wife of the above died Oct 19 1946 aged 68 years
John son of the above and beloved husband of Doris died May 29 1972 aged 65 years

REYNOLDS

Ellen Reynolds Born, April 4 1829, Died, Dec 21 1898
Edith Maude Reynolds Born July 11 1873, Died Sept 4 1873
Nell died Dec 12 1917.

RHODEN / RUDD

Mary beloved wife of Joseph Rhoden died Jan 24 1925 aged 72 years
Joseph the above named died Aug 18 1926 aged 80 years
Louisa their daughter and beloved wife of Joseph Rudd died Nov 9 1918 aged 35 years

RICHARDS / LEACH

J.H. Richards died 1933
Mary Elizabeth Leach died 1957 wife of Edward killed in action Italy 1943

HAMPSON / HIGHAM / RICHARDS (See entry for HAMPSON)

David Richards husband of Henrietta.

RICHARDSON

Hannah beloved wife of Thomas Richardson died ? 1899
Wright Henry Richardson died Dec 2 1905 aged 29 years

RIDING

James Riding died April 8 1870 aged 66 years and was interred at Leyland
Mary Ann beloved wife of the above died Sept 11 1874 aged 57 years
John Thomas their son died Sept 4 1894 aged 37 years
James their son died Sept 7 1926 aged 71 years

RIDING / UNSWORTH

William ? aged 22 years
Benjamin aged 19 years
The beloved sons of Thomas and Alice Ann Riding who lost their lives at the Hulton Colliery disaster Dec 21 1910.
Jane beloved wife of Arthur Unsworth, daughter of the above died Oct 5 1919 aged 23 years
Alice Ann the above died Feb 13 1933 aged 70 years
Thomas the above died June 18 1934 aged 73 years.

RIGBY

Ann beloved wife of John Rigby who died Jan 17th 1904 aged 35 years
Alice their daughter who died March 19th 1920 aged 16 years
John the above and loving husband of Alice Rigby who died June 26th 1941 aged 74 years

RIGBY

Elizabeth beloved wife of Joseph Rigby died March 5th 1924 aged 80 years
James their son died June 3rd 1937 aged 66 years

RIGBY

Ellen Rigby, born April 26th 1856, died Dec 6th 1908
Thomas William beloved husband of the above, born May 17th 1856, died Jan 1st 1924

RIGBY

James Edward son of Thomas William and Ellen Rigby, died Aug 9th 1911 aged 24 years
Alice Mary, their daughter died Feb 27th 1918 aged 41 years
Arthur B Rigby, their son, died Nov 12th 1920 aged 28 years
Florrie, wife of the above died Dec 6th 1920 aged 27 years
Arthur their son died Nov 18th 1921 aged 11 months

RIGBY / FOSTER / FLETCHER

Margaret beloved wife of Thomas Rigby died April 5th 1921 aged 54 years
Thomas the above named who died Feb 22nd 1927 aged 68 years
Lance Corporal James Rigby their son killed in action in France aged 24 years, October 4th 1917
Herbert their son died March 12th 1907 aged 14 months
Winifred Foster grandchild of the above who died Feb 7th 1919 aged 2 years and 11 months
Margaret Fletcher grandchild of the above who died Feb 26th 1927 aged 4 years 6 months.

RIGBY

Robert son of Betty Rigby who died Aug 22nd 1858 aged 11 years and 7 months
William Rigby who died October 8th 1876 aged 92 years
Betty daughter of William Rigby died August 7th 1888 aged 68 years

RIGBY / PARTINGTON

Robert Rigby of Westhoughton who died March 27th 1890 aged 66 years
Isabella Partington niece of the above. Born July 1st 1853, died April 6th 1924
Elizabeth Ellen Partington, born Oct 17th 1857, died July 5th 1924

RIGBY

Thomas Rigby who died July 20th 1877 aged 36 years
Sophia wife of the above died Sept 19th 1917 aged 74 years
William son of the above died Jan 6th 1922 aged 55 years
Edward the beloved husband of Lucy Rigby died March 13th 1938 aged 61 years
Lucy the above named who died March 23rd 1959 aged 83 years
Thomas son of the above and beloved husband of Annie Rigby died April 20th 1973 aged 69 years

RIGBY / HOLDEN

William Rigby who died Jan 6th 1850 aged 55 years, and was interred in the adjoining churchyard.
Mary Rigby his wife died May 15th 1884 aged 85 years
Margaret Holden died Dec 23rd 1910 aged 71 years
William Holden husband of the above died June 15th 1914 aged 77 years

RIGBY

Woodville beloved husband of Martha Hannah Rigby and only son of Thomas and Mary Rigby, born Oct 18th 1859, died July 5th 1903.
Mary beloved wife of Thomas Rigby, born May 13th 1834, died June 12th 1921
Thomas Rigby, born July 15th 1833, died Sept 15th 1923
Martha Hannah Rigby, born Oct 15th 1859, died March 15th 1934

BANNISTER / RIGBY (See entry for BANNISTER)

CUNLIFFE / RIGBY (See entry for CUNLIFFE)

HODKINSON / RIGBY (See entry for HODKINSON)

WILD / RIGBY (See entry for WILD)

RILEY / LEIGH

Henry beloved husband of Ellen Riley died Nov 23 1891 aged 42 years
Ellen the above died Sept 17 1923 aged 74 years.
Richard Henry the beloved husband of Ellen Leigh died Oct 26 1911 aged 44 years
Betsy Riley died May 31 1961 aged 65 years
William Riley died Dec 15 1967 aged 71 years
John Thomas the beloved husband of Mary Elizabeth Riley died Jan 29 1932 aged 59 years
Mary Elizabeth wife of the above died Feb 1 1951 aged 79 years,

RILEY (or RYLEY)

Alice Riley died Jan 6 1931 aged 80 years
Edmund Riley died Feb 28 1892 aged 57 years
Alice beloved wife of Edmund Riley died April 6 1879 aged 45 years.

RIMMER / PARTINGTON

Mary Alice beloved wife of Henry Rimmer died Feb 22 1908 aged 31 years
John Partington died March 25 1909 aged 67 years
Hannah beloved wife of the above died April 18 1927 aged 84 years

ROACH / WHITTAKER

Joseph Nicholas beloved husband of Ann Roach died Sept 21 1936 aged 61 years
Ann his beloved wife died Jan 24 1974 aged 82 years
James Whittaker died March 3 1944 aged 84 years

ROBB

Susannah beloved wife of Isaac Robb died Oct 13 1936 aged 73 years
Isaac the above died March 28 1935 aged 90? years.

ROBERTS / COOP

Ellen beloved wife of John E Roberts died Jan 30 1908 aged 25 years
Betty Coop died Dec 31 1924 aged 69 years
William Coop died June 1 1925 aged 71 years

ROBERTS / BERRY

Henry Roberts died Dec 22 1832 aged 73 years
Hannah wife of the above died Dec 13 1893 aged 75 years
Henry Berry of Carlies Farm, Westhoughton, grandson of the above died Sept 14 1935 aged 58 years.

ROBERTS

Harriet beloved wife of Robert Wm. Roberts died Oct 2 1910 aged 42 years
Albert their son who lost his life in the Hulton Colliery disaster Dec 21 1910 aged 16 years
Robert William their son who died in infancy
Rachel Roberts died March 7 1942 aged 66 years
Robert Wm Roberts died July 18 1962 aged 89 years

ROBERTS

Ivy May Roberts
Adam Roberts
(Inscription on flower vase "to our dear Mother and Father")

ROBERTS

James Roberts died March 13 1886 aged 37 years
Robinson Roberts brother of the above died March 23 1886 aged 32 years
Mary Hannah wife of the above James Roberts died July 17 1919 aged 71 years
Annie daughter of the above died April 9 1933 aged 49 years
William son of the above died Sept 27 1933 aged 56 years
James son of the above died Jan 22 1934 aged 54 years

ROBERTS / HIGSON

John Roberts died Feb 8 1900 aged 59 years
Elizabeth Ann his wife died Feb 16 1900 aged 54 years
Elizabeth Jane beloved wife of Martin Higson died Feb 16 1955 aged 76 years.

ROBERTS

John beloved husband of Sarah Ellen Roberts who was killed in the Hulton Colliery disaster Dec 21 1910 aged 26 years

ROBERTS / COLCLOUGH

Lawton beloved husband of Mary Roberts died July 9 1918 aged 23 years
Ralph beloved husband of Mary Colclough died Sept 19 1948 aged 57 years
Mary loving wife of the above died Sept 6 1973 aged 79 years
Gunner Ellis Roberts brother of the above who was killed in action April 14 1917 aged 25 years.

ASPINALL / ROBERTS (See entry for ASPINALL)

Norman beloved son of Henry and Edith Roberts died Oct 8 1910 aged 5 years

LITTLER / WARREN / ROBERTS (See entry for LITTLER)

Gladys Roberts, grand-daughter of the above died Aug 24 1917 aged 4 years and 11 months

MATHER / ROBERTS (See entry for MATHER)

Ellen beloved daughter of William and Mary E Roberts died 11 Jan 1969 aged 42 years
Mary E Roberts died 2 Aug 1979 aged 74 years
William Roberts died 13 April 1980 aged 76 years

ROBERTSON / SWALE

Mary Helen Robertson daughter of the late Bernard Swale of Ormskirk died Nov 22 1925 aged 81 years

RODEN

Elizabeth Roden died Dec 14 1922 aged 30 years

RODEN

Mary Ann beloved daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Roden died June 17 1913 aged 12 years
Priscilla their daughter died June 23 1913 aged 6 years
Joseph the above named died Feb 2 1937 aged 73 years
Elizabeth the above named died Nov 30 1947 aged 83 years.

ROGERS / HART

Samuel Rogers of Greenbank Cottage Farnworth died July 15 1909 aged 66 years
Mary wife of the above died Aug 12 1912 aged 74 years
Peter Hart died Sept 1881 aged 74 years
Alice Hart died June 1889 aged 76 years

HUGHES / ROSBOTTOM (See entry for HUGHES)

Kathleen Mary Rosbottom (Niece) died Nov 18 1925 aged 8 weeks

ROSCOE

Margaret Roscoe my dear wife.

GRIMWOOD / ROSCOW

George Grimwood died Feb 1 1925 aged 67 years
Nancy his beloved wife died Feb 12 1925 aged 67 years
Mary Ethel Roscow died Sept 27 1973 aged 84 years
James her beloved son died Nov 30 1974 aged 85 years

ROTHWELL / MARTIN

Joseph Rothwell died Sept 21 1902 aged 60 years
Mary Ann wife of the above died Aug 25 1920 aged 79 years
Louisa Jane their daughter died Nov 6 1880 aged 8 weeks
Sarah Ann Martin their daughter died Sept 6 1909 aged 35 years
Harnoc James beloved husband of Ada Rothwell died Nov 11 1945 aged 66 years.

ROTHWELL

Mary Ellen Rothwell died 21 Jan 1937
Roger Grundy Rothwell died 18 May 1962

ROTHWELL / MARS

Thomas Rothwell beloved husband of Jane Mars Born 4 March 1855 died 8 March 1905
Jane Mars Born 26 Nov 1854, died 20 July 1920.

COLLINS / ROTHWELL (See entry for COLLINS)

William beloved husband of Mary Hannah Rothwell died March 5 1918 aged 65 years
Mary Hannah wife of the above died Aug 21 1930 aged 76 years

ROYAL / CROMPTON

Elizabeth Royal my beloved wife Born July 13 1869, died Oct 25 1939
Nancy beloved wife of Roger Crompton, niece of the above died March 27 1961 aged 68 years
Roger her beloved husband died May 9 1973 aged 87 years.

BOLTON / RUDD / HEATON (See entry for BOLTON)

John Thomas son of John and Elizabeth Rudd died Sept 16 1879 aged 6 days

RUSHTON / GREGORY

Edward beloved husband of Mary Ellen Rushton died Dec 21 1910 aged 36 years
Mary Ellen the above named died Jan 27 1959 aged 86 years
Ernest their beloved son died Aug 4 1959 aged 57 years
Elisha beloved husband of Hannah Gregory died Aug 29 1946 aged 72 years.

RUSHTON / SLATER / PARTINGTON

Joseph beloved son of William and Ann Rushton died 17 Sept 1903 aged 26 years
Ruth wife of William E Slater and sister of the above died Jan 1920 aged 40 years
Windham beloved husband of Edith Partington died March 11 1957 aged 68 years
Edith the above died March 7 1962 aged 79 years

RUSHTON / JONES

Joseph beloved husband of Alice Rushton died Jan 18 1947 aged 55 years
Alice the above named and beloved wife of J.E.Jones died Jan 8 1959 aged 66 years

RYDER

Ellen Ryder

RYDER / BROMILOW

Henry Ryder died June 17 1890 aged 57 years
Ellen wife of the above died June 2 1915 aged 72 years
Alice daughter of the above died March 23 1929 aged 56 years
Clarice Bromilow grand-daughter of the above died Nov 2 1915 aged 3 months.

GREEN / RYLEY (See entry for GREEN)

Ellen Ryley died Aug 13 1912 aged 53 years

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