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Daughter of David Ruse 1812 and Sarah Cornwell
Mary was baptised 24 October 1841 (1) in Great Wratting, Suffolk. She married Elijah Phillips on 21 March 1879 (2) in Kedington, Suffolk.
Elijah Phillips was baptised on 26 Jul 1844 (2) in Kedington, Suffolk. He married twice, his first marriage was to Mary Ann Surridge in 1866. Elijah and Mary had 4 children. Susannah 1866, Susannah 1871, Louisa 1876 and Elias 1869.Mary died in 1878 aged only 32.
Elijah was a labourer. Mary already had a child before her marriage to Elijah. When they married they settled in Haverhill with their existing children and went on to have a further 3 children..
Lucia Letittia Ruse Baptised 14 May 1876 in Kedington (2) Lucy Sybilla Phillips Baptised 9 May 1880 in Kedington (2) Margaret R Phillips Born about 1883 in Haverhill (3) Lewis K Phillips Born about 1887 in Haverhill (3) Census details below
1841 & 1851 Census for Mary - See David Ruse 1812 1861 Census Cannot find entry for Mary 1871 Census Cannot find entry for Mary 1881 Census RG11/1821 Elijah Phillips Head m 36 Builders Labourer Kedington, Suffolk Mary Phillips Wife m 36 Gt Wratting, Suffolk Ellen Ruse Sister in Law u 24 Haverhill, Suffolk * Lucia Ruse Step/Daug 12 Scholar Kedington, Suffolk Annie Phillips Daug 10 Kedington, Suffolk Louisa Phillips Daug 7 Kedington, Suffolk Sybilla Phillips Daug 1 Kedington, Suffolk * Dumb from birth Address: Union Square, Haverhill, Suffolk 1891 Census RG12/1435 Elijah Phillips Head m 48 Agricultural Labourer Kedington, Suffolk Mary Phillips Wife m 47 Gt Wratting, Suffolk Lucia L Ruse Daug s 22 Gen Domestic Servant Kedington, Sufffolk Susannah Phillips Daug s 20 Gen Domestic Servant Kedington, Suffolk Louisa Phillips Daug s 16 Gen Domestic Servant Lt Wratting, Suffolk Lucy S Phillips Daug s 11 Scholar Kedington, Suffolk Margaret R Phillips Daug s 8 Scholar Haverhill, Suffolk Lewis K Phillips Son s 4 Haverhill, Suffolk Ellen Ruse Wife's sister u 45 Haverhill, Suffolk * * Idiot - dumb Address: 10 Bumpstead Road, Haverhill, Suffolk 1901 Census RG13/1736 Elijah Phillips Head m 57 Horse Keeper on Farm Kedington, Suffolk Mary Phillips Wife m 56 Wratting, Suffolk Lewis Phillips Son 14 Agricultural Labourer Haverhill, Suffolk Margaret Phillips Daug s 18 Haverhill, Suffolk Ellen Ruse Sister in law s 53 Haverhill * * Dumb Address: Midsummer Hill, Ashon, Essex
Sources (1) Transcript of Great Wratting Parish Records (2) Transcript of Kedington Parish Records (3) Census Contact - Jacky Hockridge - juljacho@aol.com *****************************************************