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Ernest Ronald Ruffles 1921 – 2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1921

Birth Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Death Date: 14 October 2001

Death Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Father: Ernest Ruffles

Mother: Mary Gibson

Spouse(s): Sylvia Rolfe

Children(s): Carolyn Ruffles, Wayne Ruffles

Ernest Ronald Ruffles was born in 1921 in Auckland, New Zealand, the child of Ernest Alfred Ruffles and Mary Christina Gibson. In 1946, Ernest Ronald Ruffles resided in Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand. Ernest Ronald Ruffles married Sylvia P Rolfe, and had children including Carolyn Sylvia Ruffles, Wayne R Ruffles. Ernest Ronald Ruffles passed away in 2001 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • Ernest Ronald Ruffles was born in 1921 in Auckland, New Zealand, the child of Ernest Alfred Ruffles and Mary Christina Gibson.
  • In 1946, Ernest Ronald Ruffles resided in Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Ernest Ronald Ruffles married Sylvia P Rolfe, and had children including Carolyn Sylvia Ruffles, Wayne R Ruffles.
  • Ernest Ronald Ruffles passed away in 2001 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ernest Ruffles's Ancestors

Self
Ernest Ruffles
1921 – 2001
Birth Place: Auckland, New Zealand
Parents
Ernest Alfred Ruffles
1889 – 1974
Townsville, Queensland, Australia,
Mary (Christina) Gibson
1893 –
Grandparents
Alfred Ruffles
1865 – 1948
Thingoe, Bardwell, Sufffolk, England
Ada (Maria Jane) Sheldrake
1867 – 1921
Thingoe Union Workhouse Fakenham Magna,Suffolk
Great-Grandparents
Robert Ruffles
1838 – 1897
Martha Kemp
1837 – 1907
Edwin Sheldrake
Margaret Bradley
1849 – 1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Ruffles
1805 – 1873
Rebecca Plummer
1806 – 1850
Robert Kemp
1791 – 1853
Martha Button
1796 – 1851

Ernest Ruffles's Descendants

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Ernest (Ronald) Ruffles (21 May 1921 – 14 October 2001) m. Sylvia (P) Rolfe (29 November 1924 – 16 October 2006)
  1. 1. Carolyn (Sylvia) Ruffles (1947 – 1975)
  2. 2. Wayne (R) Ruffles (abt 1950 – )

Ernest Ruffles's Timeline

9 Records

1921
21 May 1921
Birth of Ernest Ronald Ruffles in Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand
1946
1946
Age 25
Ernest Ronald Ruffles resided here in Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand
Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand
1949
1949
Age 28
Ernest Ronald Ruffles resided here in Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand
Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand
1956
1956
Age 35
Ernest Ronald Ruffles resided here in Ealing North, England
Ealing North, England
1969
1969
Age 48
Ernest Ronald Ruffles resided here in Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand
Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand
1972
1972
Age 51
Ernest Ronald Ruffles resided here in Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand
Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand
1978
1978
Age 57
Ernest Ronald Ruffles resided here in Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand
Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand
1981
1981
Age 60
Ernest Ronald Ruffles resided here in Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand
Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand
2001
14 October 2001
Age 80
Death of Ernest Ronald Ruffles in Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1921
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
    [2] California Passenger and Crew Lists, 1893-1957, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Francisco, California; NAI Number: 4498993; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 8

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1941
    Event Place: San Francisco, California
    Record Source: California Passenger and Crew Lists, 1893-1957, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Francisco, California; NAI Number: 4498993; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 8

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1948
    Event Place: Southampton, England
    Record Source: UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Ealing North, England
    Record Source: London, England, Electoral Registers, 1847-1965

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1969
    Event Place: Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1972
    Event Place: Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1978
    Event Place: Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1981
    Event Place: Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: California Passenger and Crew Lists, 1893-1957, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Francisco, California; NAI Number: 4498993; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 8

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Brisbane, Australia
    Record Source: UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: California Passenger and Crew Lists, 1893-1957, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Francisco, California; NAI Number: 4498993; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 8

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 October 2001
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Papatoetoe, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current

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