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William Arthur Ruffles 1898 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1898

Birth Location: Bardwell, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 25 April 1918

Death Location: France

Father: Arthur Ruffles

Mother: Ellen Feakes

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William Arthur Ruffles was born in 1898 in Bardwell, Suffolk, England, the child of Arthur George Ruffles and Ellen Matilda Feakes. In 1911, William Arthur Ruffles resided in Ixworth Thorpe Troston, Suffolk, England. William Arthur Ruffles passed away in 1918 in France.

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Biography

  • William Arthur Ruffles was born in 1898 in Bardwell, Suffolk, England, the child of Arthur George Ruffles and Ellen Matilda Feakes.
  • In 1911, William Arthur Ruffles resided in Ixworth Thorpe Troston, Suffolk, England.
  • William Arthur Ruffles passed away in 1918 in France.

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William Ruffles's Ancestors

Self
William Ruffles
1898 – 1918
Birth Place: Bardwell, Suffolk, England
Parents
Arthur George Ruffles
1866 – 1935
Bardwell, Suffolk, England
Ellen (Matilda) Feakes
1866 – 1922
Bardwell, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
William Ruffels
1832 – 1896
Bardwell, Suffolk, England
Jane Frost
1841 – 1901
Walsham Le Willows, Suffolk, England
James Feakes
1831 –
Bardwell, Suffolk, England
Anna Wilkin
1844 –
Bardwell, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Ruffles
1805 – 1873
Rebecca Plummer
1806 – 1850
Robert Frost
Sarah
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Ruffles
1778 – 1867
Letitia Orford
1778 – 1808
William Plummer
1773 – 1847
Elizabeth Frost
1767 – 1846

William Ruffles's Timeline

4 Records

1898
12 May 1898
Birth of William Arthur Ruffles in Bardwell, Suffolk, England
Bardwell, Suffolk, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 13
William Arthur Ruffles resided here in Ixworth Thorpe Troston, Suffolk, England
Ixworth Thorpe Troston, Suffolk, England
1918
25 April 1918
Age 20
Death of William Arthur Ruffles in France
France
1918
1918
Age 20
Burial of William Arthur Ruffles in France
France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1898
    Event Place: Bardwell, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census
    [2] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Ixworth Thorpe Troston, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 April 1918
    Event Place: France

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1918
    Event Place: France

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