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: Petty officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
The ship that carried pilgrims from Britain to the New World. There were 102 passengers on board, who were mainly English, but included some Dutch and a Frenchman. It sailed from Plymouth, England....
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
Established to support the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust in raising funds for the conservation of historical explorers' huts in the Ross Sea Region of Antarctica, and to recognise and conser...
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