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The Old Ratclifan 2014 | Introductionhe Old Ratclifan 2014 | Births The Old Ratclifan 2014 | IntroductionThe Old Ratclifan 2014 | Obituaries T BIRTHS To all Ratcliffians - please let us know of any Old Ratcliffian family births for inclusion in next year’s magazine by emailing your news to jbennett@ratcliffe.leics.sch.uk. Gemma Pike (01): “Our beautiful little Theodore Devereaux was born on loved little brother for Heidi, who is now girl, Ailsa Grace Jeffrey, was born on August 18th 2014 weighing 7lbs 1oz. 2 years and 7 months old.” August 30th 2014, weighing 8lbs 2oz. We are all overjoyed and Harry is now a Alasdair and I are loving every minute very proud big brother.” of being a mummy and daddy. She’s IN MEMORIAM News of the deaths of the following Old Ratcliffians and associates has been received since the last edition of the Old Ratcliffian: George & his big brother, Harry Maxwell Hann with his big sister, Heidi Martin Cresswell (34) Harry Littlefair (48) Neil Stokes (63) Alison Court (née Mason) (98): “Ben Emmeline Alice Jones was born on May and I had a little girl called Camilla 17th 2014 to Nathan and Lucy Jones Mark Gould (63) Richard Cunningham (48) Mike Batty Roisin Court on 19th February 2014. (née Gamble) (00). Peter Casson (63) David Moore (73) Gemma Pike (01) with Alasdair She was christened at Ratcliffe on Paul Murphy (67) & baby Ailsa Sunday 24th August by Fr Phillip Peter Mooney (72) John Bunce (51) Fr Jean-Charles Marie-Roux Sainter (69). Her godparents are a very contented little baby who feeds Charlotte Hull (née Berry) (98) and Anthony McIntyre (57) Gervase Duffy (54) Brian Mulcahy (48) well and sleeps mostly through the Andrew Mason (96).” Chris Tandy (04) David Gee (74) Monica Marriott night - we feel very blessed!” Mike (06) and Olivia French-Gray Requiescat in Pace (05) welcomed their daughter, Emelia Evelyn French-Gray, into the world on Nathan & Lucy Jones (née Gamble) Friends and relatives are invited to write an obituary for the next February 16th 2014. (00) with Emmeline edition of this magazine if it is not included in this edition. Laura Wigley (née Fidler) (02) and Ben & Alison Court (née Mason) (98) Adam are proud to announce the birth at Camilla’s christening with her of their son, Harry, who was born on Martin Anthony Engleheart Cresswell godparents March 4th, weighing 7lbs 12oz. Old Ratcliffian 1927 - 1934 James (01) and Alicia Saunders October 26th 1917 - November 13th 2014 (née Palmer) (03): “Amelia Beverley Anne Saunders was born on May 4th this year at The General Hospital in Martin Cresswell was born on 26th October. His mother died of sleeping sickness when he was only seven and so Mike (06) & Olivia French-Gray (05) Leicester. She weighed a healthy 10lbs he was brought up by two aunts. with their daughter, Emelia 4oz. We are absolutely delighted to be parents and are loving every minute In 1927 he went to Ratcliffe College, where he became Tara Bishop (née Noss) (04): “Tom of it. Amelia grows and develops so great friends with Anthony Primavesi (36), with whom he and I had our second child, Edward quickly and seems to be able to do took many cycling tours and canal boat holidays. ‘Teddy’ Thomas Bishop, on June something new every week.” Adam & Laura Wigley (née Fidler) In 1934 he left Ratcliffe, when he studied law and joined (02) with Harry 26th 2014, weighing 7lbs 8oz. The his father’s firm of Solicitors, Parfett Cresswell . After photograph shows Teddy with his Ginny O’Keeffe (née Gamble) (98) qualifying with honours as a solicitor in 1940 he joined proud big brother, Finley.” and Mike welcomed Anais Louise into the army, working in the pay office and on radar. After the the world on October 29th this year, war he returned to East Sheen and re-joined the solicitors’ weighing 9lbs. She is a sister to Persie. practice. He enjoyed many holidays abroad with friends and was an avid skier, a sport which he continued into his seventies. When he did finally hang up his skis, it was only to pursue a new hobby of windsurfing, which he took up at Amelia Beverley Anne Saunders the age of 78. nephew of the Venerable Mother Mary Potter, who was the founder of the Roman Catholic Order of the “Little Oliver Hann (95) and Suzy are proud After spending 54 years as a bachelor, he finally married Company of Mary” dedicated to caring for the suffering, the to announce the birth of their baby in 1971 and had two children, Elaine and Stephen. On sick and the dying. Edward ‘Teddy’ Thomas Bishop retiring at the age of 65 he bought a computer and taught & his brother, Finley boy, Maxwell. “Max was born at the himself programming, accounting and word processing At the age of 96 he passed away peacefully at home on the Warwickshire Hospital on Sunday 28th Holly Devereaux (née Nolan) (04): September, weighing in at 6lbs 9oz. He software. He also developed a love of book binding. 13th November last year. “My husband and I have welcomed was delivered quite rapidly, but is now Ginny O’Keeffe (née Gamble) (98) He was a devout Catholic and long time member of the Elaine Cresswell our second baby into the world. George doing brilliantly. He becomes a much- & Anais Catenian Association. He was very proud to be the great Daughter 51 51 50 50 Register online at www.ratclifanassociation.co.uknline at www.ratclifanassociation.co.uk 51 Register o