Ruth Woolnough

Brief Life History of Ruth

When Ruth Woolnough was born in 1762, her father, William Woolnough, was 34 and her mother, Sarah Butcher, was 32. She married John Roberts on 13 October 1788, in Mendham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Debenham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom in 1841. She died in 1844, in Bosmere, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 82.

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Family Time Line

John Roberts
1766–1841
Ruth Woolnough
1762–1844
Marriage: 13 October 1788
John Roberts
1789–
Hannah Roberts
1790–

Sources (6)

  • Ruth Roberts, "England and Wales, Census, 1841"
  • Ruth Woolnoe, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Ruth Roberts, "England and Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007"

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World Events (5)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

English: see Woolner .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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