Brief Life History of Ruth
When Ruth Williams was born on 9 April 1863, in Dapto, New South Wales, Australia, her father, James Williams, was 45 and her mother, Eliza Nichols, was 43. She married Duncan Roy on 26 March 1884, in New South Wales, Australia. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 19 January 1924, at the age of 60.
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1867
End of transportation to Western Australia.
1870
British troops withdraw from Australia.
1892
Coolgardie gold-field is discovered.
Name Meaning
English: variant of William , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is also common in Wales. In North America, this surname has also absorbed some cognates from other languages, such as Dutch Willems . Williams is the third most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
History: This surname was brought to North America from southern England and Wales independently by many different bearers from the 17th century onward. Roger Williams, born in London in 1603, came to MA in 1630, but the clergyman was banished from the colony for his criticism of the Puritan government; he fled to RI and founded Providence.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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