Hi Carola
That family is in my database -
William Henry RULE bapt 3 Apr 1841 Camborne, abode Town
son of Jeremiah RULE & Elizabeth ROGERS
married 31 Jan 1861 Wesley Chapel, Camborne to
Mary Jane HOCKING b ca 1842 Redruth, dau of Samuel & Elizabeth HOCKING
They had at least 7 children -
1 Minnie, b March quarter 1861
2 Annie Hocking, b Sep qtr 1862
3 Ellen, b Mar qtr 1864
4 Elizabeth Mary "Lily", b Sep qtr 1865
5 William Henry, b Sep qtr 1871
6 John Charles, b Sep qtr 1874
7 Samuel John, b Jun qtr 1877
1881 Apr 4: ENG CON Camborne Beacon Hill Villas: census:
all b Camborne except as noted, no head of household stated
RULE, Annie (replacing Wm Hy crossed out), dau, unm, 18, scholar
RULE, Lilley, dau, 15, scholar
RULE, Charley, son, 5, scholar
RULE, Samuel, son, 3, scholar
TEMBY, Elizabeth, serv, wid, 55, general servant domestic, b Stithians
RICKARD, Sarah, serv, unm, 20, general servant domestic
[RG 11 Piece 2334 Folio 73 Page 34 Reel 1341561 CP Camborne RD Redruth ED 3, ancestry.co.uk].
William Henry, the father, married secondly 10 Aug 1886 at Treleigh to Eliza Jane TREGANOWAN bapt 25 May 1852 Baldhu, dau of Henry & Elizabeth TREGANOWAN.
His occupation - tin miner (1851), miner's labourer (1861), general merchant (1871), stock broker (1886), mine share dealer (1891).
More data -
1841 Jun 7: ENG CON Camborne Trelowarren Street: census:
all b CON
RULE, Jeremiah, 20, copper miner
RULE, Elizabeth, 23
RULE, William, 6m
[HO 107 Piece 141 Book 1 CP Camborne ED 2 Folio 45 Page 27 Reel 241263 Hundred Penwith RD Redruth SD Camborne, ancestry.com.au].
1851 Mar 31: ENG CON Camborne Union Street west side: census:
all b Camborne
RULE, Jerimiah, head, mar, 34, tin miner
RULE, Elizabeth, wife, mar, 38
RULE, William H, son, 10, tin miner
RULE, John, son, 7, scholar
RULE, Nicholas, son, 2
[HO 107 Piece 1916 Folio 63 Page 43 Reel 221070 CP Camborne EP Camborne RD Redruth SD Camborne ED 1b Schedule 155, ancestry.co.uk].
1861 Feb 8: ENG CON Camborne: newspaper marriage notice: "At Wesley Chapel, Camborne, on the 31st ult, Mr W Henry RULE to Miss Mary Jane HOCKING." [West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, Fri 8 Feb 1861, posted by Maurine NUTTALL on CORNISH-GEN mailing list, Digest Vol 13 Issue 1, 13 Jan 2018].
1861 Apr 8: ENG CON Camborne Trelowarren Street north side: census:
RULE, William Henry, head, mar, 21, miner's labourer, b Camborne
RULE, Mary Jane, wife, mar, 19, b Redruth
RULE, Minney, dau, 2m, b Camborne
[RG 9 Piece 1583 Folio 169 Page 36 Reel 542835 CP Camborne EP Camborne St Martin RD Redruth SD Camborne Ed 6 Schedule 183, ancestry.co.uk].
1871 Apr 3: ENG CON Camborne Union Street: census:
all b Camborne except as noted
RULE, William H, head, mar, 30, general merchant
RULE, Mary Jane, wife, mar, 29, b Redruth
RULE, Minnie H, dau, 10, scholar
RULE, Annie, dau, 9, scholar
RULE, Ellen, dau, 7, scholar
RULE, Lily, dau, 6, scholar
[RG 10 Piece 2324 Folio 9 Page 9 Reel 838826 CP Camborne EP St Martin RD Redruth SD Camborne ED 4 Schedule 39, ancestry.co.uk].
1886 Aug 10: ENG CON Treleigh: marriage register transcript: "William Henry RULE, full age, residence Camborne, widower, Cornwall Stock Broker, signed, son of Jeremiah RULE miner, to Eliza Jane TREGANOWAN, full age, residence Treleigh, spinster, signed, daughter of Henry TREGANOWAN farmer, by licence, witnesses John WILLOUGHBY, Elizabeth Mary RULE, William Henry RULE" [COPC].
1891 Apr 6: ENG CON Camborne Veor House: census:
RULE, William H, head, mar, 50, mine share dealer, b Camborne
RULE, Eliza Jane, wife, mar, 39, b Kenwyn
RULE, Elizabeth M, dau, unm, 25, b Camborne
RULE, John Charles, son, unm, 17, b Camborne
UREN, Elizabeth A, serv, unm, 31, general servant domestic, b Hayle
next door to
RULE, Mary, head, 51, b Crowan
RULE, Lillian B, dau, 12, b Camborne
BENNETTS, Susan J, serv, unm, 22, domestic servant, b Troon
[RG 12 Piece 1850 Folio 72 Page 35 CP Camborne RD Redruth SD Camborne ED 3, ancestry.co.uk].
If you would like more information on his ancestry, let me know. I know some of William Henry's close relatives (but not descendants) - they are on the Facebook group called "The Rules of Cornwall (and beyond)".
Cheers
Peter
