William Josiah Dixon and Mary Ann Ruffles

[BUZZ]

I'm trying to find more information on William Josiah Dixon and Mary Ann Ruffles they marry in 1871 in Poplar they could only have been 16 or 17 years old.

I have been unable to find them prior to the 1891 census RG12 1320 8 9 where they are living with their children the eldest William is 12 years old but I would assume they have older children because they have been married for 20 years, William states that he is a Stevedore and was born in Limehouse and Mary in Brentford.

In the 1901 census the family are living at Carkson Street, West Ham, William's occupation is now Marine A B? his P-O-B is St. Albans Mary's is still Brentford.

The only other facts I have found out concern same of their children, in 1909 their son Thomas Herbert marries Myra Arnall they have 5 children then Thomas dies in 1917, a year later Myra marries Thomas's younger brother Joseph Frederick and they have 4 children together I think Joseph may have been married before but have been unable to find details if he had been, because in the 1939 register Joseph born 9/4/1883 and living with Myra states that he is a widow and invalid disabled war pensioner.

William and Mary's daughter Alma married Charles Spratt at West Ham in 1913.

If anyone is able to provide me with more information on William and Mary it would be greatly appreciated.

buzz

[PaulineJ]

Marriage was sept 1/4 1871, so they wont be together then

Have you tracked kids in the gro birth indexes , since the bride has a relatively unusual name there shouldn't be too many names to eliminate

[rosie99]

Marriage gives Williams father as John Dixon a labourer and Mary Ann's father is Richard Ruffles a Farm Bailiff - William was of Ealing and Mary of Polar.  Witnesses  Richard Ruffles & Ann Victoria Ruffles

[Milliepede]

Love the name Ruffles 

[Milliepede]

The marriage says "of age" so they couldn't have been teenagers. 

How old are they in 1891?

[rosie99]

Could this be the witness
Deaths Mar 1872 
RUFFLES    Annie Victoria    age 33   
Poplar    1c   500

[rosie99]

Maybe the other one
Deaths Jun 1872 
Ruffles    Richard    age 36   
Poplar    1c   420

[Milliepede]

Possible 1861 for William with father John

John Dixon 62
Martha Dixon 58
Wm Josiah Dixon 16
Thomas Griggs 28
Hannah Griggs 26

[rosie99]

Looks as though the witnesses were possibly her brother and his wife 

Marriages Jun qtr 1866 
HEWES    Anne V       
RUFFLES    Richard       
Pancras    1b   31

ADDED Mary Ann Ruffles was a witness to this wedding.