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Samuel Ruffles 1821 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jun 1821

Birth Location: Bardwell, Suffolk, England

Death Date: April 1914

Death Location: Wayland, Norfolk

Father: William Ruffles

Mother: Ann Crosby

Spouse(s): Susannah Spear, Sarah Rudd

Children(s): Samuel Ruffles, William Ruffles, Ann Ruffel, Ann Ruffles, Philip Ruffles, Phoebe Ruffles, Susanna Ruffles, Ann Ruffles, Emma Ruffles, Eliza Ruffles, Susan Ruffles, Harry Ruffles, Eliza Ruffles, Elizabeth Ruffles, Henry Ruffels, Jane Ruffels, Ebenezer Ruffels, Hepzibah Ruffels, Cornelius Ruffels

The story of Samuel Ruffles began in 1821 in Bardwell, Suffolk, England. In 1851, Samuel Ruffles resided in Lakenheath, Suffolk, England. In 1861, Samuel Ruffles resided in Harston, Cambridgeshire, England. Samuel Ruffles married Susannah Spear, Sarah Rudd, and had children including Samuel Ruffles, William Ruffles, Ann Maria Ruffel, Ann Ruffles, Philip Henry Ruffles, Phoebe Spears Ruffles, Susanna Ruffles, Ann Maria Ruffles, Emma Jane Ruffles, Eliza Jane Ruffles, Susan Ruffles, Harry Ruffles, Eliza Ruffles, Elizabeth Rudd Ruffles, Henry Rudd (Harry) Ruffels, Jane Ruffels, Ebenezer Ruffels, Hepzibah Ruffels, Cornelius Ruffels. Samuel Ruffles passed away in 1914 in Wayland, Norfolk.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Ruffles began in 1821 in Bardwell, Suffolk, England.
  • In 1851, Samuel Ruffles resided in Lakenheath, Suffolk, England.
  • In 1861, Samuel Ruffles resided in Harston, Cambridgeshire, England.
  • Samuel Ruffles married Susannah Spear, Sarah Rudd, and had children including Samuel Ruffles, William Ruffles, Ann Maria Ruffel, Ann Ruffles, Philip Henry Ruffles, Phoebe Spears Ruffles, Susanna Ruffles, Ann Maria Ruffles, Emma Jane Ruffles, Eliza Jane Ruffles, Susan Ruffles, Harry Ruffles, Eliza Ruffles, Elizabeth Rudd Ruffles, Henry Rudd (Harry) Ruffels, Jane Ruffels, Ebenezer Ruffels, Hepzibah Ruffels, Cornelius Ruffels.
  • Samuel Ruffles passed away in 1914 in Wayland, Norfolk.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ruffles
1795 – 1886
Birth Location: Bardwell, Suffolk, England
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Ann Crosby
1800 – 1826
Birth Location: Ixworth Thorpe, Suffolk, , England
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Spouses(s)

Susannah Spear
1821 – 1861
Birth Location: Rickinghall, Suffolk, England
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Sarah Rudd
1833 – 1916
Birth Location: Thelnetham, Suffolk, England
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Children(s)

Samuel Ruffles
1844 –
Birth Location: Rickinghall, Suffolk, England
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William Ruffles
1847 – 1904
Birth Location: Botesdale, Suffolk, England
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Ann Ruffel
1848 –
Birth Location: Botesdale, Suffolk, England
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Ann Ruffles
1849 –
Birth Location: Botesdale, Suffolk, England
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Philip Ruffles
1851 – 1928
Birth Location: Lakenheath, Suffolk, England
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Phoebe Ruffles
1853 –
Birth Location: Lakenheath, Suffolk, England
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Susanna Ruffles
1856 –
Birth Location: Harston, Cambridgeshire, England
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Ann Ruffles
1856 – 1937
Birth Location: Hepworth, Suffolk
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Emma Ruffles
1857 –
Birth Location: Harston, Cambridgeshire, England
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Eliza Ruffles
1858 – 1941
Birth Location: Harston, Suffolk, England
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Susan Ruffles
1859 –
Birth Location: Harston, Cambridgeshire, England
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Harry Ruffles
1861 –
Birth Location: Harston, Cambridgeshire, England
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Eliza Ruffles
1862 –
Birth Location: Harston, Cambridgeshire, England
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Elizabeth Ruffles
1862 –
Birth Location: Thelnetham, Suffolk, England
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Henry Ruffels
1865 – 1948
Birth Location: Lakenheath, Suffolk, England
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Jane Ruffels
1871 – 1864
Birth Location: Bardwell, Suffolk, England
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Ebenezer Ruffels
1872 – 1940
Birth Location: Bardwell, Suffolk, England
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Hepzibah Ruffels
1875 –
Birth Location: Bardwell, Suffolk, England
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Cornelius Ruffels
1876 – 1886
Birth Location: Bardwell, Suffolk, England
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Samuel Ruffles's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Ruffles
1821 – 1914
Birth Place: Bardwell, Suffolk, England
Parents
William Ruffles
1795 – 1886
Bardwell, Suffolk, England
Ann Crosby
1800 – 1826
Ixworth Thorpe, Suffolk, , England
Grandparents
William Ruffle
1763 – 1846
Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
Mary Palfrey
1765 – 1854
Langham, Norfolk, England
John Crosby
1765 – 1851
Livermen Marguann, Suffolk, England
Martha (Sarah Ann) Clark
1758 – 1846
Ixworth Thorpe, Suffolk, , England
Great-Grandparents
William Ruffels
1735 – 1798
Elizabeth Cutting
1739 – 1818
George Crosby
1742 – 1777
Mary Gaymer
1745 – 1817
Thomas Clark
Sarah Pettit
1725 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ruffles
1694 – 1756
Susan _____
1700 – 1755
John Cutting
1687 – 1759
Elizabeth Death
1722 –
John Crosby
1708 – 1779
Hannah Frost
1706 – 1791
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Samuel Ruffles's Descendants

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Samuel Ruffles (10 Jun 1821 – April 1914) m. Susannah Spear (1821 – 1861) m. Sarah Rudd (abt 1833 – Jun 1916)
  1. 1. Samuel Ruffles (24 Sep 1844 – ) m. Eliza Durrant (11 Jun 1848 – )
    1. 1. Alfred (James) Ruffles (28 Mar 1877 – 12 Oct 1877)
    2. 2. Emma Ruffles (abt 1878 – )
    3. 3. Emily Ruffles (abt 1880 – )
    4. 4. Lizzie (Alice) Ruffles (4 May 1881 – Dec 1953) m. Horace (Henry) Todd (April 1879 – Mar 1955)
      1. 1. Horace (Samuel) Todd (1902 – ) m. Gillian Bailey (1903 – )
        1. 1. Keith (Horace Scott) Todd (30 Jan 1935 – )
    5. 5. Anne Ruffles (24 Mar 1884 – )
  2. 2. William Ruffles (26 Jun 1847 – 30 Aug 1904) m. Janet Stark (1848 – )
    1. 1. William (Samuel) Ruffles (01 Feb 1874 – )
    2. 2. Robert (George) Ruffles (12 Dec 1875 – )
    3. 3. Emma (Eliza) Ruffles (1879 – ) m. William (W) White (abt 1880 – )
    4. 4. Philip (Henry) Ruffles (21 Oct 1880 – 25 May 1963)
    5. 5. Frederick (Sidney A) Ruffles (abt 1882 – )
    6. 6. John (James) Ruffels (20 Feb 1884 – 16 Mar 1937) m. Isabella (Mackay) Cameron
      1. 1. Charles Ruffels (14 Feb 1922 – 18 Nov 1998)
    7. 7. Janet (Elizabeth) Ruffles (abt 1886 – )
    8. 8. Albert (Edward) Ruffles (1888 – )
  3. 3. Ann (Maria) Ruffel (11 Nov 1848 – ) m. George Granger (abt 1851 – )
    1. 1. Ada (C) Granger (abt 1879 – )
  4. 4. Ann Ruffles (abt 1849 – )
  5. 5. Philip (Henry) Ruffles (1851 – 24 Dec 1928) m. Lydia (J) Ruffles (1845 – 1883)
    1. 1. Philip (W) Ruffles (1875 – )
    2. 2. Edgar (Henry) Ruffles (1878 – )
  6. 6. Phoebe (Spears) Ruffles (October 1853 – )
  7. 7. Susanna Ruffles (1856 – )
  8. 8. Ann (Maria) Ruffles (1856 – Dec 1937) m. Samuel Ruffles (abt 1853 – Sep 1916)
  9. 9. Emma (Jane) Ruffles (abt 1857 – ) m. Charles (George Richard) Buck (3 Sept 1861 – )
    1. 1. Harriett (A.) Buck (1884 – )
    2. 2. Charles (Albert Victor) Buck (12 Apr 1887 – 7 Sept 1959)
    3. 3. Sydney Buck (abt 1895 – )
  10. 10. Eliza (Jane) Ruffles (20 Dec 1858 – Sep 1941) m. George (William) Blake (1858 – 1917)
    1. 1. Emma (Eliza) Blake (02 Jul 1881 – Sep 1971)
    2. 2. Alice (Ellen) Blake (02 Dec 1882 – Jun 1962)
    3. 3. Melvina (Elizabeth) Blake (25 Nov 1883 – Jun 1976) m. Leonard (Bolton) Kemp (Oct 1886 – 8 Nov 1930)
      1. 1. George (Leonard) Kemp (3 Jan 1915 – Sep 1980) m. Jane Griffiths (14 JUN 1922 – 2009)
    4. 4. Annie (Priscilla) Blake (23 Mar 1885 – )
    5. 5. George Blake (1890 – Dec 1962)
    6. 6. Mary (Minnie) Blake (13 Jul 1892 – Aug 1941)
    7. 7. Bessie (Maria) Blake (Jan 1901 – Mar 1968) m. Reginald (Frank) Pallant (27 Jul 1906 – Sep 1973)
      1. 1. Peter (Blake) Pallant (Sep 1930 – 23 Jul 2012)
      2. 2. Constance (M) Pallant (Mar 1941 – ) m. Kenneth (G) Barker
    8. 8. Charles Blake (Abt. 1904 – )
  11. 11. Susan Ruffles (abt 1859 – )
  12. 12. Harry Ruffles (Apr 1861 – )
  13. 13. Eliza Ruffles (abt 1862 – )
  14. 14. Elizabeth (Rudd) Ruffles (abt 1862 – )
  15. 15. Henry (Rudd (Harry)) Ruffels (abt 1865 – about 1948) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Green (abt 1869 – )
    1. 1. Sydney (Ernest) Ruffles (Abt. 1888 – )
    2. 2. Lillie (Maud) Ruffles (abt 1890 – )
    3. 3. Lily Ruffels (abt 1890 – Mar 1984)
    4. 4. Percy (Edward) Ruffles (29 Dec 1890 – Dec 1946) m. Frances (Sarah Elizabeth) Firminger (24 Dec 1891 – Jun 1975)
      1. 1. Francis (Percy J) Ruffels (14 Sep 1915 – Jul 1986) m. Olive Soley (1919 – )
        1. 1. Peter Ruffels (Jul Aug Sep 1940 – ) m. Audrey (May) Furby (02 Aug 1946 – )
        2. 2. John Ruffels
      2. 2. Stanley (Frederick) Ruffels (1920 – )
      3. 3. Margaret (Violet (Nina)) Ruffels (1924 – )
      4. 4. Hazel (Frances Ann) Ruffels (6 Mar 1928 – )
      5. 5. Stella (Barbara) Ruffels (4 Jan 1932 – )
      6. 6. Derek Ruffels (1934 – 1938)
    5. 5. Daisy Ruffels (abt 1898 – Sep 1964)
    6. 6. Cecil Ruffels (abt 1900 – June 1902)
  16. 16. Jane Ruffels (abt 1871 – Jan 1864)
  17. 17. Ebenezer Ruffels (July 1872 – Jun 1940) m. Rose (Eliza) Taylor (abt 1878 – Jun 1936)
    1. 1. George Ruffles (October 1901 – )
    2. 2. Horace Ruffles (June 1903 – June 1905)
    3. 3. Harry Ruffles (June 1904 – ) m. Gertrude Burton
    4. 4. Reginald (John) Ruffles (11 Apr 1909 – Jun 1971) m. Ethel (Eva) Whitmore (1908 19 Sep – 2003 Sep)
      1. 1. Terence (J.) Ruffles (1938 Apl-Jun – ) m. Jean Leverington
        1. 1. Mark (J) Ruffles (Sep 1961 – ) m. Cathy Smith
        2. 2. Sandra (J) Ruffles (Sep 1965 – )
      2. 2. Thelma (June) Ruffles (1942 16 Dec – 2000 Dec)
      3. 3. Keith (R.) Ruffles (1942 16 Dec – )
  18. 18. Hepzibah Ruffels (abt 1875 – )
  19. 19. Cornelius Ruffels (Apr 1876 – 30 Mar 1886)

Samuel Ruffles's Timeline

11 Records

1821
10 Jun 1821
Birth of Samuel Ruffles in Bardwell, Suffolk, England
Bardwell, Suffolk, England
1851
1851
Age 30
Samuel Ruffles resided here in Lakenheath, Suffolk, England
Lakenheath, Suffolk, England
1861
1861
Age 40
Samuel Ruffles resided here in Harston, Cambridgeshire, England
Harston, Cambridgeshire, England
1861
1861
Age 40
Samuel Ruffles resided here in Harston, Cambridgeshire, England
Harston, Cambridgeshire, England
1871
1871
Age 50
Samuel Ruffles resided here in Bardwell, Suffolk, England
Bardwell, Suffolk, England
1881
1881
Age 60
Samuel Ruffles was employed in Caston, Norfolk, England
Caston, Norfolk, England
1881
1881
Age 60
Samuel Ruffles resided here in Caston, Norfolk, England
Caston, Norfolk, England
1891
1891
Age 70
Samuel Ruffles resided here in Griston, Norfolk, England
Griston, Norfolk, England
1901
1901
Age 80
Samuel Ruffles resided here in Griston, Norfolk, England
Griston, Norfolk, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 90
Samuel Ruffles resided here in Caston and Griston, Norfolk, England
Caston and Griston, Norfolk, England
1914
April 1914
Age 93
Death of Samuel Ruffles in Wayland, Norfolk
Wayland, Norfolk

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1821
    Event Place: Bardwell, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 11490; Schedule Number: 141
    [2] 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 1550; Folio 58; Page 30; GSU roll: 6096660.
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1975; Folio: 56; Page: 12; GSU roll: 1341475.
    [4] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1726; Folio: 53; Page: 11; GSU roll: 830765.
    [5] 1901 England Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Militia District 950, Paulding, Georgia; Roll: M432_80; Page: 62A; Image: .
    [6] 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 1022; Folio: 68; Page: 14; GSU roll: 542738.
    [7] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1793; Folio: 281; Page: 8; GSU roll: 207442.
    [8] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Lakenheath, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1793; Folio: 281; Page: 8; GSU roll: 207442.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Harston, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 1022; Folio: 68; Page: 14; GSU roll: 542738.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Harston, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 1022; Folio: 68; Page: 14; GSU roll: 542738.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Bardwell, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1726; Folio: 53; Page: 11; GSU roll: 830765.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Caston, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Caston, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1975; Folio: 56; Page: 12; GSU roll: 1341475.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Griston, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 1550; Folio 58; Page 30; GSU roll: 6096660.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Griston, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Militia District 950, Paulding, Georgia; Roll: M432_80; Page: 62A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Caston and Griston, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 11490; Schedule Number: 141

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 1914
    Event Place: Wayland, Norfolk
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
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