Brief Life History of Ruth
When Ruth Cleaver was born in 1862, in Long Itchington, Warwickshire, England, her father, John Cleaver, was 42 and her mother, Isabella Ledbrooke, was 37. She married George Batstone in 1882, in Canterbury, New Zealand. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She immigrated to Canterbury, New Zealand in 1874 and lived in Long Itchington, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871. She died in 1951, in New Zealand, at the age of 89.
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- Ruth Cleaver in household of John Cleaver, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Ruth Cleaver, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Ruth Cleaver, "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973"
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1863 · New Zealand Settlements Act
The New Zealand Settlements Act was passed to be able to seize any of the land from the Maori tribes who had been in rebellion against the Government since the beginning of the year. This confiscation law targeted Kingitanga Maori mainly because they were whom the government had waged war against in the attempt to restore British Law to the tribes.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1887 · New Zealands's First National Park
Tongariro National Park was the sixth national park established in the world and the first in New Zealand. In the center of the park there lies three active volcanic mountains (Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, and Tongariro). it is home to the famed Tongariro Alpine Crossing day hike and has been recognized as a World Heritage Site for all its natural values.
Name Meaning
English (South Midlands and Oxfordshire): from Middle English clevere ‘one who cleaves’ (a derivative of Old English clēofan ‘to split’), hence an occupational name for someone who split wood into planks using a wedge rather than a saw, or possibly for a butcher. Alternatively, on occasion possibly a topographic name from Middle English cleve ‘bank, slope’ (from the dative of Old English clif) + the suffix -er, denoting an inhabitant.
Americanized form of German and Dutch Klever , and perhaps also of German Kliewer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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