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John Ruffles 1794 – 1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jan 1794

Birth Location: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England

Death Date: Jan 1868

Death Location: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Father: John Ruffles

Mother: Jane Brown

Spouse(s): Hannah Huntington

Children(s): Mary Ruffles, John Ruffles, William Ruffles, Mary Ruffles, George Ruffles, William Ruffels, Sarah Ruffles, Amelia Ruffels, George Ruffles

John Ruffles was born in 1794 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England, the child of John Ruffles and Jane Brown. In 1841, John Ruffles resided in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. John Ruffles married Hannah Huntington, and had children including Mary Ann Ruffles, John V Ruffles, William Ruffles, Mary Ann Ruffles, George Ruffles, William Ruffels, Sarah Ruffles, Amelia Ruffels, George Cornelius Huntington Ruffles. John Ruffles passed away in 1868 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Ruffles was born in 1794 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England, the child of John Ruffles and Jane Brown.
  • In 1841, John Ruffles resided in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.
  • John Ruffles married Hannah Huntington, and had children including Mary Ann Ruffles, John V Ruffles, William Ruffles, Mary Ann Ruffles, George Ruffles, William Ruffels, Sarah Ruffles, Amelia Ruffels, George Cornelius Huntington Ruffles.
  • John Ruffles passed away in 1868 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ruffles
1764 – 1832
Birth Location: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
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Jane Brown
1771 – 1826
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
JB

Spouses(s)

Hannah Huntington
1800 – 1868
Birth Location: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
HH

Children(s)

Mary Ruffles
1823 – 1824
Birth Location: Birmingham ,Warwickshire, England
MR
John Ruffles
1825 – 1898
Birth Location: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
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William Ruffles
1827 – 1834
Birth Location: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
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Mary Ruffles
1830 – 1897
Birth Location: Dartmouth St, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
MR
George Ruffles
1832 – 1838
Birth Location: Birmingham ,Warwickshire, England
GR
William Ruffels
1836 – 1907
Birth Location: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
WR
Sarah Ruffles
1837 – 1838
Birth Location: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
SR
Amelia Ruffels
1840 – 1908
Birth Location: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
AR
George Ruffles
1845 – 1905
Birth Location: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
GR

John Ruffles's Ancestors

Self
John Ruffles
1794 – 1868
Birth Place: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
Parents
John Ruffles
1764 – 1832
Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
Jane Brown
1771 – 1826
Suffolk, England
Grandparents
William Ruffels
1735 – 1798
Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth Cutting
1739 – 1818
Harleston, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Ruffles
1694 – 1756
Susan _____
1700 – 1755
John Cutting
1687 – 1759
Elizabeth Death
1722 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Ruffels
1663 – 1745
Susan Mudd
1666 – 1729
Roger Cutting
1655 –
Frances
George Death
1686 – 1707
Ann Higham
1690 – 1693

John Ruffles's Descendants

1.
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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)
        1. 1. Ada Ruston (Sep 1901 – )
        2. 2. Nellie Ruston (21 Sep 1903 – )
        3. 3. Sidney Ruston (1906 – 1942)
      5. 5. John (George C) Ruffles (Dec 1882 – Jun 1957) m. Alice (Maude) Newman (Jun 1882 – Dec 1961)
        1. 1. Leslie Ruffles (Apr 1908 – Apr 1913)
        2. 2. Beatrice Ruffles (Jun 1910 – 22nd Feb 1913)
        3. 3. Lillian (May) Ruffles (7 Mar 1913 – Jan-Feb-Mar 1983) m. Horace (J) Rigley (17 Mar 1917 – Feb 1995)
        4. 4. Albert (Edward) Ruffles (11 May 1914 – Nov 1984) m. Florence Parker
        5. 5. George Ruffles (24 Dec 1916 – )
        6. 6. Jack Ruffles (Jan Feb Mar 1921 – )
      6. 6. Jesse Ruffles (17 Mar 1885 – 8 Jan1961) m. Alice Wheeler (29 Sep 1889 – Apr-May-Jun 1958)
        1. 1. Dora Ruffles (04 Mar1909 – May 1996)
        2. 2. John Ruffles (May 1910 – 06 Jul 1910)
        3. 3. Rose (Marian) Ruffles (1911 – 25 Feb1913)
        4. 4. James Ruffles (6 Jun 1913 – 9 Nov 1977) m. Evelyn (Nellie) Wagstaff (5 May 1915 – Jun 2005)
        5. 5. Edward (George) Ruffles (Mar 1916 – 21 Aug 1917)
        6. 6. Jessica Ruffles (07 Oct 1917 – 08 Jun 1981) m. Stephen Coleman (11 Feb 1918 – 18 Nov 1973)
        7. 7. Doris Ruffles (08 Feb 1920 – February 1998) m. Harry Lloyd
        8. 8. Bernard Ruffles (27 Jan 1922 – Dec 2004) m. Olive Morris
        9. 9. Elizabeth Ruffles (03 Apr 1923 – 1987)
        10. 10. Eric Ruffles (31 Dec 1926 – Jun 2004)
        11. 11. Philip (John) Ruffles (5 Jun 1932 – Mar 1997) m. Barbara (Edith) Lowe (16 May 1935 – Mar 2002)
        12. 12. Patrick (J) Ruffles
      7. 7. George (Henry) Ruffles (2 Oct 1887 – 09 Oct 1960) m. Emma Osborne (17 Dec 1890 – 14 Dec 1933)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (May) Ruffles (9 May 1913 – )
        2. 2. Gertrude (Marion) Ruffles (18 Feb 1915 – )
        3. 3. George (Samuel) Ruffles (08 Dec 1917 – Aug 1988)
        4. 4. Elsie Ruffles (4 Jan 1928 – 27 Feb 2009) m. George Wesley (1928 – 1995)
      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)
        1. 1. Pamela Clarke m. Chris Brain
      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)
        1. 1. Keith Knight
      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)

John Ruffles's Timeline

7 Records

1794
23 Jan 1794
Birth of John Ruffles in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
1794
02 Feb 1794
John Ruffles was baptized in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
1841
1841
Age 47
John Ruffles resided here in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
1851
1851
Age 57
John Ruffles resided here in Aston, Warwickshire, England
Aston, Warwickshire, England
1861
1861
Age 67
John Ruffles resided here in Aston, Warwickshire, England
Aston, Warwickshire, England
1868
Jan 1868
Age 74
Death of John Ruffles in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
1868
5 Jan 1868
Age 74
Burial of John Ruffles in Saltley, St Saviour, Warwickshire, England
Saltley, St Saviour, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1794
    Event Place: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Birmingham, England, Burials, 1813-1964
    [2] 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 2179; Folio: 6; Page: 6; GSU roll: 542931.
    [3] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2061; Folio: 330; Page: 13; GSU roll: 87317-87319.
    [4] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
    [5] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Civil Parish: Birmingham; County: Warwickshire; Enumeration District: 22; Page: 23; Line: 6; GSU roll: 464181.
    [6] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
    [7] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Civil Parish: Birmingham; County: Warwickshire; Enumeration District: 22; Page: 23; Line: 6; GSU roll: 464181.
    [8] 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 2179; Folio: 6; Page: 6; GSU roll: 542931.
    [9] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2061; Folio: 330; Page: 13; GSU roll: 87317-87319.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 02 Feb 1794
    Event Place: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Civil Parish: Birmingham; County: Warwickshire; Enumeration District: 22; Page: 23; Line: 6; GSU roll: 464181.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Aston, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2061; Folio: 330; Page: 13; GSU roll: 87317-87319.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Aston, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 2179; Folio: 6; Page: 6; GSU roll: 542931.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1868
    Event Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Birmingham, England, Burials, 1813-1964
    [2] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1868
    Event Place: Saltley, St Saviour, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: Birmingham, England, Burials, 1813-1964
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