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William Henry Ruffles 1863 – 1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Dec 1863

Birth Location: River Forth, Tasmania, Australia

Death Date: 1925

Death Location: Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia

Father: Philip Ruffles

Mother: Ann Nunn

Spouse(s): Martha Peace, Margaret Hellyar, Ellen None

Children(s): Francis Hellyar, Eva Hellyar, William Ruffles, Ethel Hellyar, Ida Ruffles, Kathleen Ruffles, Alma Ruffles, Eileen Ruffles, Blanche Ruffles, William Ruffles, William Ruffles

In 1863, William Henry Ruffles entered the world in River Forth, Tasmania, Australia, born to Philip Ruffles and Ann Nunn. In 1886, William Henry Ruffles resided in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. William Henry Ruffles married Martha Peace, Margaret Hellyar, Ellen, and had children including Francis Hellyar, Eva May Hellyar, William Ernest Ruffles, Ethel May Ruffles Hellyar, Ida Amelia Ruffles, Kathleen Ann Ruffles, Alma Kate Ruffles, Eileen Myrtle Ruffles, Blanche Jane Ruffles, William Philip Richard Ruffles, William H Ruffles. William Henry Ruffles passed away in 1925 in Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1863, William Henry Ruffles entered the world in River Forth, Tasmania, Australia, born to Philip Ruffles and Ann Nunn.
  • In 1886, William Henry Ruffles resided in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia.
  • William Henry Ruffles married Martha Peace, Margaret Hellyar, Ellen, and had children including Francis Hellyar, Eva May Hellyar, William Ernest Ruffles, Ethel May Ruffles Hellyar, Ida Amelia Ruffles, Kathleen Ann Ruffles, Alma Kate Ruffles, Eileen Myrtle Ruffles, Blanche Jane Ruffles, William Philip Richard Ruffles, William H Ruffles.
  • William Henry Ruffles passed away in 1925 in Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Ruffles's Ancestors

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William Ruffles
1863 – 1925
Birth Place: River Forth, Tasmania, Australia
Parents
Philip Ruffles
1834 – 1897
Bardwell, Suffolk, England
Ann Nunn
1833 – 1915
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Syndal Ruffles
1811 –
Finningham, Suffolk, England
Mary (Ann) Palmer
1813 – 1850
Suffolk
William Nunn
1811 – 1888
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Ann Rolfe
1812 – 1888
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
James Ruffles
1778 – 1867
Sarah Shepherd
1782 – 1872
Thomas Nunn
1776 – 1859
Mary Dallison
1777 – 1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ruffels
1735 – 1798
Elizabeth Cutting
1739 – 1818
Edmund Shepherd
1760 – 1791
Sarah Bloice
1758 – 1785

William Ruffles's Descendants

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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
        1. 1. April (Patricia Gourley) Spence (24 Apr 1973 – 26 July 1973)
      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)

William Ruffles's Timeline

3 Records

1863
28 Dec 1863
Birth of William Henry Ruffles in River Forth, Tasmania, Australia
River Forth, Tasmania, Australia
1886
1886
Age 23
William Henry Ruffles resided here in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
1925
1925
Age 62
Death of William Henry Ruffles in Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia
Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1863
    Event Place: River Forth, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930, State Archives NSW; Item: 4/8515; Roll: 2363

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1886
    Event Place: Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930, State Archives NSW; Item: 4/8515; Roll: 2363

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985

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