James was born in 1821. He married Honora Hickey in Newton Abbot, Devon, England in 1849[1] He was living with his wife and children at West Street, Bridport, Dorset, England and he was working as a Draper in 1881[2]
Sources
↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DS4-HJN : 13 December 2014), James Ruddy, 1849; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1849, quarter 2, vol. 10, p. 279, Newton Abbot, Devon, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q276-25WD : 12 December 2017), James Ruddy, Bridport, Dorset, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 17, Piece/Folio 2124/35, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,760.
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