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Looking for decendents of Philemon Ravenhill born 1840 in Gloucestershire and marrying into the Hill family (Married two sisters).

He and Annie Hill had James Wilson Ravenhill

He and Ellen Hill had Annie 1867, Walter 1870, Harry Woodlands 1874, Kate Maud 1879, Beartice Ellen 1880, Millie 1881, Frederick 1884, Percy 1889 and Edward 1891.

I am decended from Annie 1867 and I have managed to bring some of the other lines forward but drawn a blank with otheres.

Happy to share information and research.
 
Interesting link to Gloucestershire. I am interested in two brothers, George Ravenhill, born c1829, and Thomas Ravenhill born c1840; at Waddon/Whaddon near Gloucester.

They both came to Birmingham - Aston/Nechells area. In 1881 Thomas was living in Thimble Mill Street, Nechells. He had married Mary Jane and one of their children was George born c1872 who won a VC in the Boer War at Colenso and was buried with military honours c1921 in Witton Municipal Cemetery.

PS it is the military stuff I am interested in; I am not a Ravenhill!
 
George Ravenhill VC

Yes thanks , Alf.

I have gone further and done detailed research into this man. A copy has been placed in the Local Studies Department of the Reference Library.

Alan
 
Thanks Alan

Thanks Allen. Most of the Birmingham Ravenhills came from Gloucestershire around Stroud. They predominantly share the wood trades. Foresters, timber merchants, wood turners (all varieties including spade tree makers).
Many of then continued there trades in Birmingham. There are Ravenhill woodturners between whom I can find no direct relationship (shared employers, address's. non Ravenhill relatives etc.)

My suspicion is that they all come from a couple of families but the earliest ancester I can trace with certainty is Samuel Ravenhill born 1771 in Stroud who was a timber merchant. One or two generations further back will probably give us most of the Birmingham lineage.

I am aware of the unfortunate history of George Ravenhill VC and will try and attach a synopsis of what I know that was culled from a press history. Somewhere I have more details about his life after the war that details his continuing fight against the world and how he lost. He may have been a ruffian but I suspect he suffered from the after effects of what he had seen and done.

Anything on his family would be appreciated

Thanks
 
Ravenhill Warning

A warning from Thomas Homes Ravenhill to us all.

Arlingham Glos
In 1763 there is this singular entry of burial, as quoted by Bigland :-

"Stephen Aldridge, who was suffocated by a flat-fish, which he unadvisedly put between his teeth when taken out of the net; but by a sudden spring it made its way into his throat, and killed him in two minutes. It is here recorded as a warning to others, to prevent the like accident." - Thomas Holmes Ravenhill, M.A., Arlingham Vicarage, Stonehouse.
 
Thanks to Alan; George Ravenhill

What an excellent work. Thanks for sharing it with me. Sorry I've taken a while to reply, been avidly reading.

Will go through the family names and see if I can find some links and take them back a bit. If I do I will let you know.
 
Alan what a wonderful piece of research it must have taken you many painstaking hours. Isn't it sad that such a brave man had to return to live in such abject poverty with his family. A Land Fit for Heros?
 
Brilliant Alan. Thank you for letting us see it. What a sad time for George and his family, I guess it happened to many families - forgotten after the war in which the man so bravely fought.

My husbands grandfather was in that war as a very young bandsman, we do have his medal which he was never given in his youth, but which he applied for sometime in the 1950's I think.
 
Alan Tucker said:
Interesting link to Gloucestershire. I am interested in two brothers, George Ravenhill, born c1829, and Thomas Ravenhill born c1840; at Waddon/Whaddon near Gloucester.

They both came to Birmingham - Aston/Nechells area. In 1881 Thomas was living in Thimble Mill Street, Nechells. He had married Mary Jane and one of their children was George born c1872 who won a VC in the Boer War at Colenso and was buried with military honours c1921 in Witton Municipal Cemetery.

PS it is the military stuff I am interested in; I am not a Ravenhill!
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Hi Alan,
I know your last entry was over a year ago, but my grandmother was Lily Ravenhill. Her marriage cert has George Ravenhill VC as a witness, her father was John Ravenhill b. 1861 d 1896. I suppose you know already, both brother married iito the same Langford Family!

Lots of info to exchange if you wish, look forward to your reply

Keith Johnson
 
HI Keith,

I have checked back and all my info on George Ravenhill VC is in a Word file I attached to an earlier message in the Ravenhill thread. I am interested in anything om George himself - if so e-mail me on [email protected]

Alan
 
hi alan my family tree has ravenhills and i'm interested in george who won the vc what info do you have on him and his family i've done a bit, maybe we can exchange information my name is melvyn my email address is hope to hear soon.
 
Re: George Ravenhill VC

can you tell me when you put your research in reference library.i asked at birmingham library and could not find it.thanks.
 
Re: George Ravenhill VC

I realise that I am very late joining this thread, I would like to thank Alan for his excellent article.

However, I would just like to correct the information about George's father Thomas.

Thomas was in fact the illegitimate son of Sarah Ravenhill, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Ravenhill. Sarah married a Barradine, and lived in the Gloucester area. Later in life she came to live with her son Thomas in Birmingham; when she died the informant was Thomas' wife Mary Jane (nee Newman).

John Ravenhill was a blacksmith in Whaddon, he came with his wife Elizabeth and some of his family to Birmingham in the 1840s.

I am myself a descendant of John and Elizabeth, and have done extensive research.
 
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