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John Ruffles 1764 – 1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Apr 1764

Birth Location: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 12 Jun 1832

Death Location: Westhorpe, Suffok, England

Father: William Ruffels

Mother: Elizabeth Cutting

Spouse(s): Jane Brown

Children(s): Germyn Ruffles, John Ruffles, George Ruffles, Elizabeth Ruffles, Mary Ruffles, Robert Ruffles, William Ruffles, Samuel Ruffles, Maria Ruffles, Edward Ruffles

The story of John Ruffles began in 1764 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England. John Ruffles married Jane Brown, and had children including Germyn Ruffles, John Ruffles, George Ruffles, Elizabeth Ruffles, Mary Ruffles, Robert Ruffles, William Ruffles, Samuel Ruffles, Maria Ruffles, Edward Ruffles. John Ruffles passed away in 1832 in Westhorpe, Suffok, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Ruffles began in 1764 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England.
  • John Ruffles married Jane Brown, and had children including Germyn Ruffles, John Ruffles, George Ruffles, Elizabeth Ruffles, Mary Ruffles, Robert Ruffles, William Ruffles, Samuel Ruffles, Maria Ruffles, Edward Ruffles.
  • John Ruffles passed away in 1832 in Westhorpe, Suffok, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ruffels
1735 – 1798
Birth Location: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
WR
Elizabeth Cutting
1739 – 1818
Birth Location: Harleston, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Brown
1771 – 1826
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
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Children(s)

Germyn Ruffles
1792 –
Birth Location: Westhorpe, Suffolk, , England
GR
John Ruffles
1794 – 1868
Birth Location: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
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George Ruffles
1795 – 1838
Birth Location: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
GR
Elizabeth Ruffles
1797 – 1847
Birth Location: Castle square Merthyr Tydfil
ER
Mary Ruffles
1800 –
Birth Location: Westhorpe, Suffolk, , England
MR
Robert Ruffles
1802 – 1855
Birth Location: Westhorpe, Suffolk, , England
RR
William Ruffles
1805 – 1897
Birth Location: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
WR
Samuel Ruffles
1808 –
Birth Location: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
SR
Maria Ruffles
1810 – 1878
Birth Location: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
MR
Edward Ruffles
1815 –
Birth Location: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
ER

John Ruffles's Ancestors

Self
John Ruffles
1764 – 1832
Birth Place: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
Parents
William Ruffels
1735 – 1798
Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth Cutting
1739 – 1818
Harleston, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
John Ruffles
1694 – 1756
Haughley, Suffolk, England
Susan _____
1700 – 1755
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
John Cutting
1687 – 1759
Old Newton, Suffolk, , England
Elizabeth Death
1722 –
Great-Grandparents
Edward Ruffels
1663 – 1745
Susan Mudd
1666 – 1729
Roger Cutting
1655 –
Frances
George Death
1686 – 1707
Ann Higham
1690 – 1693
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ruffles
1625 – 1688
Martha Jessop
1628 – 1688
Timothy Mudd
1642 – 1669
Anna _____
1640 – 1700
Roger Cutting
Elizabeth Lister
– 1675
John Death
1654 – 1701
Sarah Simpson
1656 – 1696

John Ruffles's Descendants

1.
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John Ruffles (23 Apr 1764 – 12 Jun 1832) m. Jane Brown (1771 – Oct 1826)
  1. 1. Germyn Ruffles (1792 – )
  2. 2. John Ruffles (23 Jan 1794 – Jan 1868) m. Hannah Huntington (abt 1800 – Apr 1868)
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Ruffles (5th August 1823 – 1824)
    2. 2. John (V) Ruffles (18 Jan 1825 – 1898) m. Sarah (Harrison) Jenks (22 Jul 1822 – Jul 1850) m. Emma Dyke (1829 – 1859)
      1. 1. John Ruffles (08 Jan 1849 – Sep 1908) m. Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Woodcock (7 Feb 1851 – Jun 1904)
        1. 1. Hannah Ruffles (1872 – )
        2. 2. Annie Ruffels (abt 1875 – )
        3. 3. Florence Ruffles (abt 1877 – ) m. Harry Broughton (Abt. 1877 – )
        4. 4. Ada Ruffles (abt 1879 – ) m. Sidney (George) Ruston (24 Aug 1881 – 1918)
        5. 5. John (George C) Ruffles (Dec 1882 – Jun 1957) m. Alice (Maude) Newman (Jun 1882 – Dec 1961)
        6. 6. Jesse Ruffles (17 Mar 1885 – 8 Jan1961) m. Alice Wheeler (29 Sep 1889 – Apr-May-Jun 1958)
        7. 7. George (Henry) Ruffles (2 Oct 1887 – 09 Oct 1960) m. Emma Osborne (17 Dec 1890 – 14 Dec 1933)
        8. 8. Florence Ruffels (Abt. 1894 – )
      2. 2. William Ruffles (1859 – Apr 1861)
    3. 3. William Ruffles (13 Jul 1827 – Dec 1834)
    4. 4. Mary (Ann) Ruffles (25 Oct 1830 – Jan 1897) m. Frederick (William) Boyce (1831 – Apr 1881)
      1. 1. Henry Boyce (Oct 1862 – )
      2. 2. Jane (Laura) Boyce (Jan 1865 – )
    5. 5. George Ruffles (1832 – April 1838)
    6. 6. William Ruffels (1836 – Jan 1907) m. Sarah Gregory (ABT 1831 – )
    7. 7. Sarah Ruffles (Sep 1837 – 1838)
    8. 8. Amelia Ruffels (1840 – Jul 1908) m. William (Henry) Smallwood (1829 – Jul 1908)
      1. 1. Louisa (Jane) Smallwood (1870 – 1920)
      2. 2. Ellen Smallwood (1874 – )
      3. 3. Edward (Alfred) Smallwood (1878 – 1898 or 1906)
      4. 4. Elizabeth (A) Smallwood (abt 1880 – )
      5. 5. Albert (George) Smallwood (1882 – )
      6. 6. John (Frank) Smallwood (1 Sep 1884 – 5 Feb 1979) m. Sarah (Phyllis) Gilbert (9 Aug 1884 – 27 Feb 1965)
        1. 1. Phyllis (Louisa) Smallwood (3 May 1911 – 3 Jan 1999) m. Anthony (Alfred) Clarke (21 Sep 1912 – 5 Sep 1985)
        2. 2. Kathleen (Margery) Smallwood (14 Apr 1920 – 28 Oct 2009)
    9. 9. George (Cornelius Huntington) Ruffles (Jul 1845 – Oct 1905) m. Sarah Burrows (Abt. 1848 – Dec 1920)
      1. 1. John (J) Ruffles (abt 1859 – )
      2. 2. Henry (J) Ruffles (Apr 1866 – Jul 1924)
      3. 3. Hannah Ruffels (ABT 1871 – )
      4. 4. Amelia Ruffels (ABT 1873 – )
      5. 5. George (Joseph) Ruffels (Oct 1877 – )
      6. 6. Florence (May) Ruffels (Dec 1882 – Dec 1920) m. Harold Knight (Mar 1880 – )
        1. 1. Florence Knight (Abt.1902 – )
        2. 2. Harold Knight (Dec 1903 – Mar 1904)
        3. 3. Walter Knight (Mar 1907 – ) m. Evelyn (May) Rudge (Sep 1909 – 2006)
        4. 4. Irene Knight (1916 – )
      7. 7. Bertie (Cornelius) Ruffles (Mar 1885 – 24 Nov 1915) m. Florence Roberts (1884 – 1970)
        1. 1. Dorothy (Amelia) Ruffles (16 Oct 1911 – 5 Jun 1971)
  3. 3. George Ruffles (14 Nov 1795 – 16 Oct 1838) m. Honor Lock (14 Oct 1800 – 5 May 1843)
    1. 1. George Ruffles (27 Sep 1819 – Apr 1888)
    2. 2. Honor Ruffles (18 Feb 1827 – Bef. 1827)
    3. 3. John Ruffles (30 Apr 1823 – 23 Jan 1841)
    4. 4. Robert Ruffles (abt 1827 – ) m. Emma J (Abt. 1826 – )
    5. 5. Sophia Ruffles (6 Sep 1833 – 6 Sep 1873) m. George Whistlecraft (10 Jun 1831 – 29 Sep 1871)
      1. 1. George (Edward Ruffles) Whistlecraft (7 Jun 1859 – 15 Nov 1952) m. Rhoda Hiscock (14 Feb 1863 – 26 Dec 1918)
        1. 1. Charlotte (Elizabeth) Ruffles (2 Apr 1884 – 13 Aug 1981) m. Harry Crow (Dec 1882 – 1977)
        2. 2. Laura Ruffles (27 Feb 1886 – 8 Dec 1967) m. Fred Harrison (29 Apr 1882 – 30 Mar 1958)
        3. 3. Ethel (Sophia) Ruffles (30 Sep 1889 – Sep 1942) m. Herbert Hudson (23 Mar 1890 – 1960)
        4. 4. Thomas (Edward) Ruffles (1892 – 1892)
        5. 5. Albert (Edward) Ruffles (17 Jun 1893 – 21 March 1918)
        6. 6. Rose (Mary) Ruffles (22 Sep 1895 – 13 Feb 1995)
        7. 7. Jessie (Amelia) Ruffles (22 Oct 1899 – 1988)
        8. 8. George (William Percival) Ruffles (12 Sep 1901 – 9 Oct 1994) m. Ellen Thistleton (4 Sept 1902 – 23 Aug 1981)
        9. 9. Harold (Arthur) Ruffles (16 Dec 1904 – 4 Dec 1987) m. Florence Reeve (1 Oct 1905 – 21 Mar 1980)
      2. 2. Emily Whistlecraft (1860 – Mar 1927) m. George Spanton
      3. 3. Walter (William) Whistlecraft (15 May 1864 – Jan 1918) m. Ethel Lockwood (abt 1870 – )
        1. 1. Alfred (Edward) Lockwood (October 1891 – )
        2. 2. Violet Lockwood (January 1893 – )
        3. 3. William (A) Lockwood (1897 – )
        4. 4. Sophia (Ethel) Whistlecraft (January 1901 – Jun 1951) m. Arthur Kettle (16 Jun 1899 – Oct 1981)
      4. 4. Maria Whistlecraft (October 1864 – )
      5. 5. Alice (Elizabeth) Whistlecraft (October 1864 – )
      6. 6. Laura (Annie Whistlecraft) Harris (abt 1865 – 19 December 1958) m. Henry (Frederick) Holt (1867 – 24 February 1936)
        1. 1. Doris (Isabella) Holt (1897 – )
        2. 2. Una (Evelyn) Holt (1899 – )
        3. 3. Laura (Gwendoline) Holt (25 Feb 1901 – )
      7. 7. Herbert Whistlecraft (1867 – ) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Hiscock (abt 1869 – )
        1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Whistlecraft (abt 1890 – )
        2. 2. Dora (Annie) Whistlecraft (1893 – )
        3. 3. Richard Whistlecraft (1897 – )
      8. 8. Eliza (Annie) Whistlecraft (July 1869 – 1937) m. John (Thomas) Hiscock (Apr 1867 – 1 Jan 1916)
        1. 1. Emily Hiscock (July 1894 – )
        2. 2. Thomas (Herbert) Hiscock (2 May 1897 – 6 March 1983)
        3. 3. Alice (Hazard) Hiscock (July 1898 – Sep 1962)
        4. 4. Ida (Violet) Hiscock (abt 1899 – April 1900)
        5. 5. Alfred Hiscock (23 Jun 1902 – Sep 1981)
        6. 6. Norman Hiscock (17 Jul 1907 – October 1913)
    6. 6. Eliza Ruffles (6 Sep 1835 – 13 Feb 1864)
      1. 1. Emma Ruffles (Abt. 1860 – 1860)
  4. 4. Elizabeth Ruffles (12 Apr 1797 – 1847) m. William Orford (10 Dec 1808 – Bef 1876)
    1. 1. Alfred Ruffles (08 Jul 1826 – )
    2. 2. William Orford (1839 – )
    3. 3. Freeman Orford (1839 – )
      1. 1. Arthur (Freeman) Orford (1857 – 1857)
    4. 4. Anne Orford (1840 – 1840)
  5. 5. Mary Ruffles (3 Jan 1800 – )
  6. 6. Robert Ruffles (14 Dec 1802 – April 1855)
  7. 7. William Ruffles (6 Apr 1805 – 21 Jan 1897) m. Mary Turner (1807 – 12 Oct 1881)
    1. 1. Eliza (Ann) Ruffles (25 Sep 1831 – 24 Jan 1897) m. George Quinton (abt 1831 – 29 Jan 1897)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Quinton (abt 1850 – 20 May 1899)
      2. 2. Mary (Ann) Quinton (April 1852 – )
      3. 3. George Quinton (October 1853 – ) m. Sarah (Jane) George (October 1859 – )
        1. 1. Anna (Maria) Quinton (abt 1878 – )
        2. 2. George (William) Quinton (Jul 1879 – )
        3. 3. Arthur (John) Quinton (Mar 1882 – Sep 1967)
        4. 4. Freeman (George) Quinton (July 1884 – 30 Jan 1958)
        5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Quinton (Oct 1888 – )
      4. 4. Ann (Maria) Quinton (April 1857 – )
      5. 5. Hannah Quinton (Sep 1859 – )
      6. 6. Caroline Quinton (6 Apr 1861 – )
      7. 7. Samuel Quinton (Mar 1863 – )
      8. 8. Sarah Quinton (abt 1865 – )
      9. 9. Henry Quinton (abt 1867 – )
      10. 10. Jane Quinton (21 Oct 1869 – )
      11. 11. Harriet Quinton (21 Oct 1869 – ) m. Charles Fletcher (abt 1866 – )
        1. 1. Elsie Fletcher (abt 1895 – )
      12. 12. John Quinton (April 1874 – Mar 1954) m. Edith (M) Jasper (21 Jun 1875 – Mar 1957)
        1. 1. John Quinton (abt 1904 – )
        2. 2. Ronald Quinton (abt 1907 – )
    2. 2. Alfred Ruffles (25 Sep 1831 – )
    3. 3. Ellen Ruffles (16 Jun 1833 – 1909) m. William Whistlecraft (1813 – October 1886)
      1. 1. Louisa Whistlecraft (January 1861 – January 1869)
      2. 2. James Whistlecraft (1863 – Apr 1910) m. Rhoda (Kate) Woods (abt 1870 – )
        1. 1. Ada (Mabel) Whistlecraft (abt 1892 – )
      3. 3. Alice (Elizabeth) Whistlecraft (11 Dec 1864 – 31 Dec 1950) m. Harry (Brooks) Blake (12 Jun 1866 – 26 Mar 1945)
        1. 1. Frank (Oliver) Blake (22 Jun 1889 – 1 Dec 1914)
        2. 2. Edward (Charles) Blake (07 Jul 1890 – 10 Mar 1893)
        3. 3. Bessie (Maud) Blake (06 May 1892 – )
        4. 4. Florence (Ella) Blake (18 Oct 1893 – Jun 1990)
        5. 5. George Blake (13 Sep 1895 – 27 MAR 1982)
        6. 6. Albert (Charles) Blake (28 Jan 1897 – 15 AUG 1983)
        7. 7. Esther (Agnes) Blake (15 Apr 1898 – )
        8. 8. Harry (Ernest) Blake (31 Jan 1900 – 31 MAR 1971)
        9. 9. Beatrice (Alice) Blake (09 Sep 1901 – Jun 1981)
        10. 10. Frederick (Arthur) Blake (31 Jan 1905 – 23 May 1988)
        11. 11. Kate (Emily) Blake (31 Oct 1906 – )
      4. 4. Charles Whistlecraft (1867 – Mar 1943)
  8. 8. Samuel Ruffles (30 Apr 1808 – )
  9. 9. Maria Ruffles (14 Oct 1810 – Jan 1878) m. Jeremiah Mitchell (1809 – )
  10. 10. Edward Ruffles (4 Apr 1815 – )

John Ruffles's Timeline

3 Records

1764
23 Apr 1764
Birth of John Ruffles in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
1832
12 Jun 1832
Age 68
Death of John Ruffles in Westhorpe, Suffok, England
Westhorpe, Suffok, England
1832
21 Jun 1832
Age 68
Burial of John Ruffles in Weston Market, Suffolk, England
Weston Market, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1764
    Event Place: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1832
    Event Place: Westhorpe, Suffok, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1832
    Event Place: Weston Market, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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