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Philip Ruffles 1834 – 1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Dec 1834

Birth Location: Bardwell, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1897

Death Location: Prince Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia

Father: Syndal Ruffles

Mother: Mary Palmer

Spouse(s): Ann Nunn, Mary Delaney

Children(s): Louisa Ruffles, William Ruffles, Sarah Ruffles, Mary Ruffles, Charles Ruffles, Maud Ruffles, Nicholas Ruffles, Patrick Ruffles, Mary Ruffles, David Ruffles

Philip Ruffles was born in 1834 in Bardwell, Suffolk, England, the child of Syndal Ruffles and Mary Ann Palmer. In 1841, Philip Ruffles resided in St James, Suffolk, England. In 1851, Philip Ruffles resided in Bury St Edmunds St Mary, Suffolk, England. Philip Ruffles married Ann Nunn, Mary Anne Delaney, and had children including Louisa Jane Ruffles, William Henry Ruffles, Sarah Isabella Ruffles, Mary Jane Ruffles, Charles Phillip Ruffles, Maud Alice Ruffles, Nicholas Ruffles, Patrick Ruffles, Mary Catherine Ruffles, David Ruffles. Philip Ruffles passed away in 1897 in Prince Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • Philip Ruffles was born in 1834 in Bardwell, Suffolk, England, the child of Syndal Ruffles and Mary Ann Palmer.
  • In 1841, Philip Ruffles resided in St James, Suffolk, England.
  • In 1851, Philip Ruffles resided in Bury St Edmunds St Mary, Suffolk, England.
  • Philip Ruffles married Ann Nunn, Mary Anne Delaney, and had children including Louisa Jane Ruffles, William Henry Ruffles, Sarah Isabella Ruffles, Mary Jane Ruffles, Charles Phillip Ruffles, Maud Alice Ruffles, Nicholas Ruffles, Patrick Ruffles, Mary Catherine Ruffles, David Ruffles.
  • Philip Ruffles passed away in 1897 in Prince Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Syndal Ruffles
1811 –
Birth Location: Finningham, Suffolk, England
SR
Mary Palmer
1813 – 1850
Birth Location: Suffolk
MP

Spouses(s)

Ann Nunn
1833 – 1915
Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
AN
Mary Delaney
1858 –
Birth Location: Ireland
MD

Children(s)

Louisa Ruffles
1859 – 1952
Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
LR
William Ruffles
1863 – 1925
Birth Location: River Forth, Tasmania, Australia
WR
Sarah Ruffles
1866 – 1945
Birth Location: Forth, Tasmania, Australia
SR
Mary Ruffles
1868 – 1947
Birth Location: Port Sorrell, Tasmania, Australia
MR
Charles Ruffles
1870 – 1931
Birth Location: Port Sorrell, Tasmania, Australia
CR
Maud Ruffles
1874 – 1918
Birth Location: St Kilda, , Victoria, Australia
MR
Nicholas Ruffles
1869 –
Birth Location: Waterford, Wat, Ireland
NR
Patrick Ruffles
1875 –
Birth Location: India
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Mary Ruffles
1878 –
Birth Location: India
MR
David Ruffles
1880 –
Birth Location: Alverstoke, Hampshire, England
DR

Philip Ruffles's Ancestors

Self
Philip Ruffles
1834 – 1897
Birth Place: Bardwell, Suffolk, England
Parents
Syndal Ruffles
1811 –
Finningham, Suffolk, England
Mary (Ann) Palmer
1813 – 1850
Suffolk
Grandparents
James Ruffles
1778 – 1867
Westhorpe, Suffok, England
Sarah Shepherd
1782 – 1872
Finningham, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
William Ruffels
1735 – 1798
Elizabeth Cutting
1739 – 1818
Edmund Shepherd
1760 – 1791
Sarah Bloice
1758 – 1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ruffles
1694 – 1756
Susan _____
1700 – 1755
John Cutting
1687 – 1759
Elizabeth Death
1722 –
Newark Shepherd
– 1777
Mary Gooderham
1722 – 1796
William Bloice
1732 –
Joanna Syer
1739 – 1796

Philip Ruffles's Descendants

1.
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Philip Ruffles (10 Dec 1834 – 1897) m. Ann Nunn (25 Jun 1833 – 11 Jun 1915) m. Mary (Anne) Delaney (abt 1858 – )
  1. 1. Louisa (Jane) Ruffles (4 Jun 1859 – 1 Oct 1952) m. Charles (Henry) Edwards (1858 – 10 Sep 1933)
    1. 1. Charles (Alfred E) Edwards (1878 – 1896)
    2. 2. Philip (Albert) Edwards (8 Jun 1880 – 29 March 1965) m. Susannah (Maude Henrietta) West (1878 – 1947) m. Eileen
      1. 1. William (Albert) Edwards (1902 – 1902)
      2. 2. Maude Edwards (1903 – 10 Aug 1903)
      3. 3. Frederick (Norman) Edwards (10 Nov 1904 – 1985) m. Alma (Kate) Ruffles (11 Nov 1907 – 20 Mar 1996)
      4. 4. Charles (Henry) Edwards (10 Nov 1904 – 1984) m. Irene Madden (1903 – )
      5. 5. Robert (John) Edwards (10 Aug 1907 – 10 Aug 1907)
      6. 6. baby Edwards (1908 – 1908)
      7. 7. Annie (Maude) Edwards (1913 – 7 Aug 1988)
      8. 8. Rupert (Mathew) Edwards (1915 – 1978)
      9. 9. Leslie (Keith) Edwards (1920 – 1920)
      10. 10. Baby (Girl) Edwards (5 October 1920 – 10 August 1921)
      11. 11. Miriam Edwards ( – 1921)
      12. 12. Ivy Edwards (1911 – )
    3. 3. Henry (George) Edwards (7 Sep 1882 – 1959) m. Edith Smith
    4. 4. Mary (Jane Rebecca) Edwards (7 Feb 1885 – 6 Dec 1952)
    5. 5. Joseph (Norman) Edwards (9 Mar 1887 – 13 Mar 1976) m. Elizabeth Taylor (17 Jul 1887 – )
      1. 1. Florence Edwards (19 Oct 1907 – 3 Nov 1991)
      2. 2. Gordon Edwards (01 Jun 1909 – 03 Mar 1982)
      3. 3. Jessie (May) Edwards (18 May 1911 – 21 Sep 2000)
      4. 4. Norman (Joseph) Edwards (28 Nov 1913 – 31 Aug 2001)
      5. 5. Gladys (Ivy) Edwards (13 Nov 1916 – 09 Jan 1994) m. William (George) Foreman (06 Jan 1919 – 8 Jan 1996)
        1. 1. Susan (Joy) Foreman (8 Nov 1957 – ) m. Peter Hartman (20 Jul 1959 – )
      6. 6. Ronald (Leslie) Edwards (29 Dec 1926 – 10 Nov 1999)
    6. 6. Samuel (Thomas Robert) Edwards (13 May 1889 – 8 Aug 1968)
    7. 7. Frank (David) Edwards (17 Feb 1892 – 21 Jul 1952) m. Hazel (Isabel) Smith (1891 – 15 Oct 1976)
      1. 1. Edna (Phyllis) Edwards (1914 – )
      2. 2. Mavis (Anne) Edwards (1921 – 2004)
      3. 3. Florence (May) Edwards (1926 – )
      4. 4. Jean (Isabel) Edwards (Abt. 1928 – )
      5. 5. Alan (Geoffrey David) Edwards (20 Sep 1931 – 18 Aug 1989) m. Sylvie Caskey (1930 – 27 Jan 1994)
        1. 1. Andrew Edwards (1955 – 1992)
        2. 2. Alan (David) Edwards (1967 – 1988)
      6. 6. Jean Edwards
    8. 8. Mathew (James) Edwards (16 May 1894 – 1977)
    9. 9. Doris (Rose) Edwards (20 Jan 1897 – Jul 1969)
    10. 10. Charles (Herbert) Edwards (3 May 1899 – 28 Aug 1982)
    11. 11. Infant Edwards (Jul 1901 – 1901)
    12. 12. Violet (Catherine) Edwards (8 Nov 1903 – 06 Dec 1997)
  2. 2. William (Henry) Ruffles (28 Dec 1863 – 1925) m. Martha Peace (1875 – 1901) m. Margaret Hellyar (1877 – 1965) m. Ellen ( – 1893)
    1. 1. Francis Hellyar (1895 – 1895)
    2. 2. Eva (May) Hellyar (1896 – 1896)
    3. 3. William (Ernest) Ruffles (1898 – 1898)
    4. 4. Ethel (May Ruffles) Hellyar (1900 – )
    5. 5. Ida (Amelia) Ruffles (1902 – 1975)
    6. 6. Kathleen (Ann) Ruffles (1905 – 1968)
    7. 7. Alma (Kate) Ruffles (11 Nov 1907 – 20 Mar 1996) m. Frederick (Norman) Edwards (10 Nov 1904 – 1985)
      1. 1. Norma (Irene) Edwards (5 June 1926 – 8 Feb 2011) m. Douglas (Stanley) Gourley (22 Nov 1918 – 06 Jul 1987)
        1. 1. Norman (Douglas) Gourley (06 Jun 1949 – 28 Sep 2013) m. Dianna (Robyn) Neilsen
        2. 2. Garry (William) Gourley (Feb 1954 – 2010)
      2. 2. Leslie Edwards (Abt. 1928 – 2010)
      3. 3. Roy (William) Edwards (1932 – 22 May 2009) m. Norma (Lilian) Williams (abt 1925 – 1985)
    8. 8. Eileen (Myrtle) Ruffles (1910 – )
    9. 9. Blanche (Jane) Ruffles (1912 – 1937)
    10. 10. William (Philip Richard) Ruffles (5 Feb 1915 – )
    11. 11. William (H) Ruffles (1893 – 1893)
  3. 3. Sarah (Isabella) Ruffles (8 Apr 1866 – 1945)
  4. 4. Mary (Jane) Ruffles (11 Oct 1868 – 1947) m. Albert (Peter) Bromage (1866 – 1901) m. Morrison
    1. 1. Charles (Albert) Bromage (1888 – 1923) m. Florence (Alice) Ayres (1888 – 09 Nov 1961)
      1. 1. Florence (Edna) Bromage (1907 – 11 Feb 1998)
      2. 2. Ethel (May) Bromage (13 May 1909 – 18 Jun 1997)
      3. 3. Gladys (Elsie) Bromage (1910 – 01 Sep 1983) m. William (Sydney) Aumann (14 Oct 1904 – 26 May 1965)
        1. 1. Ethel (Edna Florence) Aumann (1926 – 1981)
        2. 2. Janice Aumann
        3. 3. Betty Aumann
      4. 4. Alma (Dorothy) Bromage (09 Aug 1912 – 24 Jun 1988)
      5. 5. Phyllis (Rose) Bromage (1914 – Oct 1997)
      6. 6. Charles (Albert Peter) BROMAGE (1917 – 14 Jul 1934)
      7. 7. George (Norman) Bromage (1919 – 10 Sep 1995) m. Alma (Phyllis) Ricketts (1920 – 10 Sep 1972) m. Irene (Dorothy) Everett (11 Oct 1922 – 02 Feb 2011)
      8. 8. Victor (Harold) Bromage (2 Apr 1922 – 10 Jul 1988) m. Edith (Isabel) Bennett (13 Jun 1922 – 13 Mar 1991) m. Enid Mary (ABT 1932 – 08 JUL 1995)
      9. 9. Clyde (William Percival) Bromage (1924 – 1977) m. Claudia (Jean) Dower (1921 – 2006) m. Rae (Frances) Ingram
        1. 1. Ronald (James) Bromage (1943 – 2016) m. June (Elizabeth) Cice
        2. 2. Christopher Bromage
      10. 10. Clive Bromage
      11. 11. Esther Bromage
    2. 2. Jonathon (Morgan) Bromage (1889 – 1893)
    3. 3. Joseph (Harold) Bromage (1890 – 1943)
    4. 4. Stanley (Theodore) Bromage (1893 – 1957) m. Edith (Violet) Timms
  5. 5. Charles (Phillip) Ruffles (9 Dec 1870 – 24 Nov 1931) m. Emma Bourne (1875 – )
    1. 1. Geraldine (Evelyn Ann) Ruffles (1903 – )
    2. 2. William (S G) Ruffles (1908 – )
  6. 6. Maud (Alice) Ruffles (21 Mar 1874 – 1918)
  7. 7. Nicholas Ruffles (22 Nov 1869 – )
  8. 8. Patrick Ruffles (abt 1875 – )
  9. 9. Mary (Catherine) Ruffles (abt 1878 – )
  10. 10. David Ruffles (July 1880 – )

Philip Ruffles's Timeline

8 Records

1834
10 Dec 1834
Birth of Philip Ruffles in Bardwell, Suffolk, England
Bardwell, Suffolk, England
1841
1841
Age 7
Philip Ruffles resided here in St James, Suffolk, England
St James, Suffolk, England
1851
1851
Age 17
Philip Ruffles resided here in Bury St Edmunds St Mary, Suffolk, England
Bury St Edmunds St Mary, Suffolk, England
1856
20 Oct 1856
Age 22
Philip Ruffles resided here
None
1861
1861
Age 27
Philip Ruffles resided here in Bury St Edmunds St James, Suffolk, England
Bury St Edmunds St James, Suffolk, England
1881
1881
Age 47
Philip Ruffles resided here in Alverstoke, Hampshire, England
Alverstoke, Hampshire, England
1891
1891
Age 57
Philip Ruffles resided here in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
1897
1897
Age 63
Death of Philip Ruffles in Prince Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Prince Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1834
    Event Place: Bardwell, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Tasmania, Australia, Passenger Arrivals, 1829-1957, Archives Office of Tasmania; Tasmania, Australia; Descriptive List of Immigrants; Film Number: SLTX/AO/MB/141; Series Number: CB7/12/1/9-12
    [3] 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 1450; Folio: 13A; Page: 20; GSU roll: 6096560
    [4] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1166; Folio: 85; Page: 4; GSU roll: 1341286
    [5] 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 1141; Folio: 81B; Page: 30; GSU roll: 542762.
    [6] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1792; Folio: 63; Page: 55; GSU roll: 207441.
    [7] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Civil Parish: St James; County: Suffolk; Enumeration District: 11; Page: 18; Line: 3; GSU roll: 474645.
    [8] UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Admissions and Discharges, 1715-1925, Royal Hospital Chelsea: Length of Service Pensions, Admission Books; Class: WO 117; Piece Number: 34

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: St James, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Civil Parish: St James; County: Suffolk; Enumeration District: 11; Page: 18; Line: 3; GSU roll: 474645.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds St Mary, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1792; Folio: 63; Page: 55; GSU roll: 207441.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1856
    Record Source: England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds St James, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 1141; Folio: 81B; Page: 30; GSU roll: 542762.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1862
    Event Place: Hobart and Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Tasmania, Australia, Passenger Arrivals, 1829-1957, Archives Office of Tasmania; Tasmania, Australia; Descriptive List of Immigrants; Film Number: SLTX/AO/MB/141; Series Number: CB7/12/1/9-12

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Alverstoke, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1166; Folio: 85; Page: 4; GSU roll: 1341286

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 1450; Folio: 13A; Page: 20; GSU roll: 6096560

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1897
    Event Place: Prince Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
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