When Elizabeth Rufford was born about 1564, in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, her father, Roger Rufford, was 20 and her mother, Jane Jeffreys, was 18. She married William Osmond before 1581. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 10 February 1627, at the age of 64, and was buried in Willington, Bedfordshire, England.
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1 English: locative name from Rufford (Lancs, Notts), or Rufforth (WR Yorks).
2 English: perhaps a variant of Ruffett (1) or (2), altered by folk etymology to conform with the name in (1). Compare Thos. Ruffehead, 1722, Thos. Rufford, 1726 in IGI (Luton, Beds); Sara Ruffott, 1602, Sarah Rufford, 1627, Elizabeth Ruffoot, 1636, Mary Rowford, 1637 in IGI (Canterbury, Kent); William Rufford, 1749, William Ruffet, 1759, Mary Ruffett, 1763 in IGI (Strood, Kent). However, it is possible that Rufford in (1) migrated to the S Midlands and E Anglia, where it became confused with Ruffett of other origins.
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