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1. JOHN RUTTY was born about 1773 in Melksham, Wiltshire. On 6 Jun 1841 he was a Shoemaker in Seend, Wiltshire. On 30 Mar 1851 he was a Shoemaker in Chapel Row, Seend Street, Melksham, Wiltshire. Living with his daughter Catherine JOHN died in Sep 1860 at the age of 87 in Melksham, Wiltshire.
JOHN RUTTY and MARGARETTA or Margaret HARRIS were married in 1802. MARGARETTA or Margaret HARRIS was born in 1774. She died in Jun 1842 at the age of 68 in Melksham Registration District, Wiltshire.
JOHN RUTTY and MARGARETTA or Margaret HARRIS had the following children:
2 i. Margaretta RUTTY was born in Oct 1803 in Seend, Wiltshire. She was baptised on 2 Oct 1803 in Holy Cross & Bulkington, Seend, Wiltshire.
+3 ii. ELIZABETH "Betty" RUTTY, born Nov 1805, Seend, Wiltshire; married CHARLES HEDGES, 14 May 1827, St Michael, Melksham, Wiltshire; died 13 Dec 1897, Semington Workhouse, Melksham, Wiltshire.
4 iii. Thomas RUTTY was born in Feb 1808 in Seend, Wiltshire. He was baptised on 28 Feb 1808 in Holy Cross & Bulkington, Seend, Wiltshire.
+5 iv. William Henry RUTTY, born May 1810, Seend, Wiltshire; married Unknown UNKNOWN, Dec 1854, Clerkenwell, London; died Cayman Islands.
+6 v. Mary Elizabeth RUTTY, born Jul 1812, Seend, Wiltshire; married Maurice EARLE, 25 Sep 1834, Holy Cross & Bulkington, Seend, Wiltshire; died Jun 1880, Melksham Registration District, Wiltshire.
7 vi. Catherine RUTTY was born in Dec 1814 in Seend, Wiltshire. She was baptised on 25 Dec 1814 in Holy Cross & Bulkington, Seend, Wiltshire. She died in 1820 at the age of 6 in Seend, Wiltshire.
8 vii. Maria RUTTY was born in May 1817 in Seend, Wiltshire. She was baptised on 4 May 1817 in Holy Cross & Bulkington, Seend, Wiltshire.
+9 viii. Catharine RUTTY, born Feb 1820, Seend, Wiltshire; married Charles FOOTE, 10 Jul 1854, Holy Cross & Bulkington, Seend, Wiltshire; died 5 Apr 1891, Peterborough Registration District, Cambridge.
ELIZABETH "Betty" RUTTY and CHARLES HEDGES were married on 14 May 1827 in St Michael, Melksham, Wiltshire. Marriage witnessed by Judith Salter & Caleb Angel CHARLES HEDGES, son of UNKNOWN HEDGES and UNKNOWN UNKNOWN, was born in 1803 in Melksham, Wiltshire. On 6 Jun 1841 he was a Digger in Shurnhold, Bath Road, Melksham, Wiltshire. On 30 Mar 1851 he was a Farm labourer in Shurnhold, Bath Road, Melksham, Wiltshire. On 7 Apr 1861 CHARLES was a Carman in Shurnhold, Bath Road, Melksham, Wiltshire. He was buried in Feb 1868 in Baptist Burial Ground, Melksham, Wiltshire. He died on 13 Feb 1868 at the age of 65 in Shurnhold, Bath Road, Melksham, Wiltshire.
CHARLES HEDGES and ELIZABETH RUTTY had the following children:
+10 i. WILLIAM HEDGES, born abt 1827, Melksham, Wiltshire; married GRACE WEBBER, 21 Dec 1856, St Swithin, Walcot, Bath, Somerset; died Jun 1873, Melksham, Wiltshire.
+11 ii. Mary Ann HEDGES, born 1830, Melksham, Wiltshire; married Robert SPENCER, 12 Feb 1853, St Michael, Melksham, Wiltshire; died Vernon, Tolland, Connecticut, United States.
+12 iii. Hester or Esther HEDGES, born 1833, Melksham, Wiltshire; married James WILLIS, Dec 1868, Registry Office, Bath, Somerset; died Mar 1918, Melksham Registration District, Wiltshire.
13 iv. John HEDGES was born in 1834 in Melksham, Wiltshire. On 30 Mar 1851 he was a Factory boy in Shurnhold, Bath Road, Melksham, Wiltshire. He died in Dec 1865 at the age of 31 in Melksham, Wiltshire.
+14 v. Rachael HEDGES, born 6 Jun 1839, Melksham, Wiltshire; married George KEEN, 19 Aug 1865, Helpit Chapel, Melksham, Wiltshire; died 4 Mar 1924, 3 Shurnhold, Bath Road, Melksham, Wiltshire.
+15 vi. Elizabeth "Eliza" HEDGES, born Mar 1842, Melksham, Wiltshire; married John WEST, 11 Jul 1871, St Michael, Melksham, Wiltshire; died Mar 1929, Melksham, Wiltshire.
16 vii. Thomas HEDGES was born in Sep 1843 in Melksham, Wiltshire. He died in Mar 1844 at the age of 0 in Melksham, Wiltshire.
+17 viii. Sarah HEDGES, born 2 Sep 1845, Melksham, Wiltshire; married Henry John REEVES, 1 Sep 1866, St Michael, Melksham, Wiltshire; died Mar 1928, Melksham Registration