Ruby Di (Stephens) Staniforth (1899 - 1970)

Born 2 Feb 1899 in British Columbia, Canada

Died 25 Mar 1970 at age 71 in Boldre, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Ruby D Stephens was born on 2 February 1899.^[1]

In the 1901 census Ruby D Stephens (age 2) was the daughter of Montague Stephens at 14 Home Park Villas, Saltash, Cornwall, England.^[2]

Montague Stephens Head Married M 40 Staff Paymaster R Navy Plymouth, Devon

Edith M Stephens Wife Married F 29 Falkland Islands, Born Overseas

Murace S Stephens Son M 3 London, Middlesex

Ruby D Stephens Daughter F 2 Canada British Columbia, Born Overseas

Annie Roberts Servant Single F 23 Mother's Help Bewdley, Worcestershire

Amy L Wright Servant Single F 21 General Servant (Domestic) Devonport, Devon

In the 1911 census Ruby Di Stephens (age 12), Scholar, was the daughter of Montague Stephens in Killiney, Killiney, Dublin, Ireland.^[3]

Montague Stephens 50 M Head England Fleet Paymaster Royal Navy Active List Married

Edith Mary Stephens 39 F Wife Falkland, Islands Married

Maurice Sweeney Stephens 13 M Son England Scholar Single

Ruby Di Stephens 12 F Daughter England Scholar Single

Clive Stanley Stephens 9 M Son England Scholar Single

Helen Phyllis Stephens 7 F Daughter England Scholar Single

Daphne Mary Stephens 1 F Daughter England Single

Sarah Steer 40 F Servant England Nurse Domestic Ser Single

Annie Maria Daley 44 F Servant Co Wexford Cook Domestic Ser Widowed

In the 1921 census Ruby Diana Stephens (age 22), Home Duties, was the single head of household in Eastbourne, Oystermouth, Glamorganshire, Wales.^[4]

Ruby D Stephens's marriage to John H M Staniforth was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1922 in the Havant district.^[5]

In the 1939 register Ruby D Staniforth (age 45), Unpaid Domestic Duties, was recorded as married in The Potteries, Midhurst, Sussex, England.^[6]

John H M Staniforth Married M 23 Jun 1893 Clerk in Holy Orders Assistant Curate of the Parish

Ruby D Staniforth Married F 2 Feb 1899 Unpaid Domestic Duties

Closed Record

She passed away in 1970.

Research Notes

John Hamilton Maxwell, b 23 6 1893, d 26 12 1985 married Ruby Di nee Stephens, b 2 Feb 1899, d 25 3 1970 Pilley Bailey, Hampshire. They had one daughter Rosamund Ann, b 4 4 1928, Buenos Aires.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "British Columbia, Canada, Birth Index, 1851-1903", database
   Original data: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency. British Columbia, Canada. British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency: P.O. Box 9657, Stn Prov Govt, Victoria, BC V8W 9P3; Registration Number: 1899-09-010052
   Ancestry uk Record 6092 #22295 (accessed 3 March 2024)
   Ruby D Stephens born on 2 Feb 1899.
2. ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 Census of England, Scotland and Wales", database
   The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England; Reference: RG 13; Piece: 2190; Folio: 21; Page: 34; Schedule: 234
   FreeCen Transcription (accessed 3 March 2024)
   Ruby D Stephens (2) daughter in household of Montague Stephens (40) at 14 Home Park Villas, Saltash in St Germans registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in Canada British Columbia, Born Overseas.
3. ↑ 1911 Census: "1911 Census of Ireland", database
   The National Archives of Ireland; Residents of a house 82 in Killiney (Killiney, Dublin)
   National Archives of Ireland Image - National Archives of Ireland Record (accessed 3 March 2024)
   Ruby Di Stephens (12), single daughter, Scholar, in household of Montague Stephens (50) in Killiney, Killiney, Dublin, Ireland. Born in England.
4. ↑ 1921 Census: "1921 Census Of England & Wales", database with images
   Archive: The National Archives; Series: RG 15; Piece number: 27216; District reference: RD 595 RS 1 ED 2
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 3 March 2024)
   Ruby Diana Stephens (22), single visitor, head, Home Duties, in Eastbourne, Oystermouth, Glamorganshire in Gower registration district in Wales. Born in Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada.
5. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales Marriage Index", database
   FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 3 March 2024)
   Stephens, Ruby D.
   GRO Reference: 1922 Jul-Aug-Sep in Havant Volume 2b Page 1075.
6. ↑ 1939 Register: "1939 England and Wales Register", database with images
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/2632c; Line Number: 29; Schedule Number: 21; Sub Schedule Number: 2
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61596 #4350026 (accessed 3 March 2024)
   Ruby D Staniforth (born 2 Feb 1894), married, Unpaid Domestic Duties, in The Potteries, Midhurst, Sussex, England.

• Personal knowledge of a descendant of John and Ruby