Ruby Devereux

Female1892–17 September 1978

Brief Life History of Ruby

When Ruby Devereux was born in 1892, in Hamilton, New South Wales, Australia, her father, Henry Harry Devereux, was 45 and her mother, Mary Robertson, was 39. She married Richard Arthur in 1912, in New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 17 September 1978, in Australia, at the age of 86.

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Family Time Line

Richard Arthur
1890–
Ruby Devereux
1892–1978
Marriage: 1912
Mavis L Arthur
1912–
Joyce Arthur
–1927
Richard William Arthur
1913–1994
Henry Arthur
1914–1915
Sylvia May Arthur
1915–
Dulcie Arthur
1917–
George Arthur
1925–1990

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    Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1912New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia
  • Children (7)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1892

    Age 0

    Coolgardie gold-field is discovered.

    1901

    Age 9

    First Federal election.

    1918

    Age 26

    Australian troops sent to fight in South African War.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Irish Dermot, Sean.

    English and Irish: of Norman origin, a habitational name for someone from Évreux in Eure, France, with the preposition d(e). See also Everest for the name without the preposition.

    History: This was the surname of the Earls of Essex from 1572 to 1641. Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, led an attempted colonization of Ulster, and his son, Robert, 2nd Earl of Essex, briefly held the position of lord lieutenant of Ireland in 1599.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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