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Ruth Mary Outred formerly Evans

Born 8 Feb 1948 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England

Ancestors

Daughter of John Edward Matsell Frank Evans and Ida Mary (Larner) Evans

Wife of Albert Ernest Outred — married 6 Nov 1972 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England

Mother of [private daughter (1970s - unknown)]

Died 4 Apr 2001 at age 53 in Burnham Overy, Norfolk, England

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Ruth (Evans) Outred was born in Edmonton, Middlesex, England.

Biography

Ruth Mary Evans was born in Edmonton, Middlesex, England on February 8 1948.^[1] She was the only child of John Evans and Ida Larner. They were living in Barnet, Hertfordshire at the time of Ruth's birth.

Ruth started school at Barnet,

First School Photo of Ruth Evans

but in the mid-1950s she moved with her parents to Crossing Cottage at Burnham Market, Norfolk. This cottage became vacant when the railway line was discontinued. It was quite primitive, having no electricity, piped gas or main drainage, but it was an ideal place for a child, as it had a large garden. Ruth's mother kept hens and geese and she sometimes brought young goslings and chicks into the kitchen on cold nights, to Ruth's delight.

Ruth enjoyed walking along the track where the railway line had been and gathering the wild flowers which grew in profusion there. As she got older she became very good at cooking and baking. When she was in her early teens the family moved to a more convenient bungalow in Burnham Overy Staithe. There Ruth enjoyed walking across the bank to the sea, gathering shells and sitting on the sand dunes.

When she left school Ruth worked for a short time in a shop but soon transferred to land work. Later she worked in a vegetable packing factory and finally as a delivery woman for a butchers, driving a van considerable distances to a scattered clientele. In that work she met many people and she always looked out for older people who might need some help in the house. Ruth married Albert Outred in 1972^[2] and had one daughter. They lived all their married life in Burnham Overy Staithe.

When she was in her early 50s Ruth developed cancer and was lovingly cared for by her husband. She died at home in Burnham Overy Staithe on April 4, 2001.^[3] Ruth was buried in South Creake Churchyard.^[4]

Sources

↑ FS England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008 Name: Ruth M Evans Date: 1948 Place: Edmonton, Middlesex, England Volume: 5E Affiliate Line Number: 65 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration Year: 1948 Page: 672 Citing this Record "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVQR-QPSW : 1 October 2014), Ruth M Evans, 1948; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Edmonton, Middlesex, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ FS England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005 Name: Ruth M Evans Date: 1972 Place: Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England Volume: 4B Affiliate Line Number: 31 Registration Year: 1972 Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Spouse Name (available after 1911): Outred Possible Spouse: Albert E Outred Page: 1688 Citing this Record "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV6T-HX6H : 8 October 2014), Ruth M Evans and null, 1972; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1972, quarter 4, vol. 4B, p. 1688, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ FS England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007 Name: Ruth Mary Outred Date: Apr 2001 Place: Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England Volume: 6371B Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun Registration Year: 2001 Birth Date (available after June quarter 1969): 08 Feb 1948 Page: 88B Citing this Record "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZN-H819 : 4 September 2014), Ruth Mary Outred, Apr 2001; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death Registration, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ FaG Name Ruth Mary Evans Outred Maiden Name Evans Event Type Burial Event Date 2001 Event Place South Creake, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England Photograph Included Y Birth Date 08 Feb 1948 Death Date 04 Apr 2001 Affiliate Record Identifier 116690606 Cemetery South Creake, Our Lady St Mary Citing this Record "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGH-19YJ : 11 July 2016), Ruth Mary Evans Outred, 2001; Burial, South Creake, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England, South Creake, Our Lady St Mary; citing record ID 116690606, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Biography : First-hand information as remembered by Christine Frost, who shared much of her childhood with Ruth. Information about Ruth's daughter is not included because she is still living,

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Christine (Hills) Frost

My Childhood memories of my cousin Ruth

My first memories of Ruth are of a dark, pretty child, full of fun and laughter and full of life, her hair tied with two blue ribbons, she was three or four then and still living in Barnett. Herts. on the outskirts of London.

We were about seven or eight when I got to know her well. The family had moved to Burnham Market, Norfolk and in the summer holidays I would spend a week with them at Crossing Cottage. The days were long and sunny and we spent many hours outside in the quiet garden, where the damson tree gave abundant fruit. The Gate House, as it was known, stood beside the recently disused railway line and we would often walk together along the track gathering the wild flowers that grew on the grassy banks in colourful profusion. Back at the cottage we put them into jam jars for everyone to admire! We tried to name them all, and any we didn't know would be carefully researched in 'the book'. Sometimes we picked the damsons and helped to turn them into jam, though we ate a lot of them too. Sometimes my aunt took us to the beach where we gathered shells. On one occasion we painted them and used them to cover our jam jars making pretty shell vases.

On cool evenings we sat on the kitchen floor where the flags were warmed by an open fire, carefully guarded. Sometimes Ruth's mother brought small chicks and goslings she was rearing into the kitchen to protect them from the cold and we chased them and caught them with squeals of delight.

By the time we were about twelve we were allowed to go for long walks together, by this time the family had moved to Burnham Overy Staithe and we liked to go across the high bank over the marshland to the beach. There was much talking and singing and sometimes we visited Ruth's Granny on the way home. She once gave me some history books that had belonged to her husband. I thought they were wonderful, but Ruth didn't want them, she was more interested in the present, the living people of the village, she knew all about each one of them and could tell me their history with ease! Ruth liked modern music and was very good at housekeeping and cooking even at a young teenager. Ruth was always happy and never wanted to leave her village. By the time Ruth married and had her daughter I had moved away but we always kept in touch and I was very sad when she got cancer and died at the age of 54,

posted 19 Jun 2021 by Christine (Hills) Frost [thank Christine]

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