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William Leslie Ruffles 1892 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Nov 1892

Birth Location: Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 19 Jul 1956

Death Location: New Zealand

Father: Alfred Ruffles

Mother: Ada Sheldrake

Spouse(s): Alice Jeffries

Children(s):

William Leslie Ruffles was born in 1892 in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, the child of Alfred Ruffles and Ada Maria Jane Sheldrake. In 1916, William Leslie Ruffles resided in New Zealand. William Leslie Ruffles married Alice Agnes Jeffries. William Leslie Ruffles passed away in 1956 in New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William Leslie Ruffles was born in 1892 in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, the child of Alfred Ruffles and Ada Maria Jane Sheldrake.
  • In 1916, William Leslie Ruffles resided in New Zealand.
  • William Leslie Ruffles married Alice Agnes Jeffries.
  • William Leslie Ruffles passed away in 1956 in New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Ruffles's Ancestors

Self
William Ruffles
1892 – 1956
Birth Place: Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
Alfred Ruffles
1865 – 1948
Thingoe, Bardwell, Sufffolk, England
Ada (Maria Jane) Sheldrake
1867 – 1921
Thingoe Union Workhouse Fakenham Magna,Suffolk
Grandparents
Robert Ruffles
1838 – 1897
Bardwell, Suffolk, England
Martha (Ann) Kemp
1837 – 1907
Bunwell, Norfolk, England
Edwin Sheldrake
Margaret (Esther) Bradley
1849 – 1874
Great-Grandparents
Robert Ruffles
1805 – 1873
Rebecca Plummer
1806 – 1850
Robert Kemp
1791 – 1853
Martha Button
1796 – 1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Ruffles
1778 – 1867
Letitia Orford
1778 – 1808
William Plummer
1773 – 1847
Elizabeth Frost
1767 – 1846
Henry Kemp
1756 –
Phoebe Bird
1760 – 1809

William Ruffles's Timeline

5 Records

1892
3 Nov 1892
Birth of William Leslie Ruffles in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
1916
1916
Age 24
William Leslie Ruffles resided here in New Zealand
New Zealand
1918
Jul-Aug-Sep 1918
Age 26
William Leslie Ruffles was married in Lewisham, Kent
Lewisham, Kent
1938
1938
Age 46
William Leslie Ruffles resided here in Waimarino, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Waimarino, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
1956
19 Jul 1956
Age 64
Death of William Leslie Ruffles in New Zealand
New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1892
    Event Place: Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007
    [3] New Zealand, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920, Archives New Zealand; Wellington, New Zealand; Series Number: 18805

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Jul-Aug-Sep 1918
    Event Place: Lewisham, Kent
    Record Source: England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1916
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand Army WWI Nominal Rolls, 1914-1918, Nominal Rolls: Vol. 2: 1 Jan 1916 - 31 Dec 1916

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Waimarino, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1956
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1964, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007

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