Mariner and colonist. His family name appears to have originally been Sicklemore, and why he chose to call himself Ratcliffe remains a riddle. He was captain of the 'Discovery', one of three ships that sailed to found the Jamestown Settlement in Virginia, and later became the second president of the colony. He was killed by the Pamunkey native Americans when he was going to trade with them in 1609.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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John Ratcliffe
This voyage took place 16 years before the Mayflower. The memorial has a his...
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
Traveller and diarist.  Born near Salisbury.  Moved to join a sister's family in London in 1691.  She explored England on horse-back at a time when travel was difficult and particularly so for a wo...
The Drake Navigators Guild is the historical research group which has used multi-disciplinary methods to research Francis Drake’s visit to the west coast of North America in 1579 and related mariti...
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
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