Ruth Budgwell (Parker) Clemens (1859 - bef. 1937)

Born 30 Mar 1859 in Wellington, New Zealand

Ancestors

Wife of George Edward Clemens — married 5 Feb 1886 in Marlborough, New Zealand

Descendants

Died before 6 Jul 1937 before age 78 in Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand

Biography

Ruth was the daughter of Eleanor Hannah Aston and Henry Parker of Wellington and one of 9 children. Ruth was recorded as Ruth Bridgwell Parker on the birth registration.

Budgell was her paternal grandmothers maiden name, Susanna/Susannah Budgell wife of Thomas Parker.

Ruth was recorded as Ruth Budgwell on the Electoral Rolls.

Henry and Eleanor Parker set up business in Wellington as Umbrella Makers.

Ruth married in 1886 to George Edward Clemens and had 3 children during the marriage.

In 1900, Ruth and George were living in Pahiatua in the Manawatu where George was working as a Farmer. By 1911, they had returned to the Wairau district and settled in Blenheim and later Mahakipawa with George working as a Miner.

Ruth qualified as a Midwife and from the early 1900's was working in Wellington, Christchurch, North Canterbury and intermittently Blenheim. Ruth was still actively working up to 1933 just a few years before her death.

She passed away in 1937 age 75 and was buried on July 6th at Omaka cemetery, Blenheim. Her death was registered in the July/September quarter at Wairau. LOCATION - CEM 3 B1 4 SEC 70^[1]

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Sources

• "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24K-3K1H : 4 October 2016), George Edward Clemers and Ruth Budgewell Parker, 1886; citing Marriage, New Zealand, registration number 1886/576, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
• "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG6K-PDX9 : 4 January 2018), Ruth Budgwell Clemens, 1937; citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 1937/28114, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
• "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-KHG3 : 27 November 2017), Ruth Bridgwell Parker, 1859; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1859/5970, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.

• https://ancestry.com.au

NZBDM Birth Folio 111 - recorded as Ruth Bridgwell Parker

NZ Cemetery Records

NZ Electoral Rolls

NZ City & Area Directories

NZ Nurses & Midwives Register

• https://www.marlborough.govt.nz/services/cemeteries/cemetery-records-search

• https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz Marlborough Express 9/10/1914, 12/7/1911 out of copyright
• Faye Whitfield Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Faye and others.

1. ↑ Entered by Faye Whitfield, Feb 5, 2012