Ruth Griggs

[Yorkyboyl]

I hope that someone may be able to shed some background details on this person please.
   From various searches I have details of Ruth Griggs marrying a William Raine 1/2/1813 at St.Mary Magdelene, Colchester, before moving north to Romaldkirk in North Yorkshire where they spent the rest of their lives and had seven children. The 1851 census indicates that Ruth was born in Colchester,
 and on her death in December 1859, her age is shown as 80, which would indicate a birth of 1779, or thereabouts, allowing for minor discrepancies.
  So far I have only come across two people with this name, both in Elsenham, one bapt 1/5/1768, and a second bapt 30/9/1810. There is also a marriage in Elsenham 13/10/1788, groom named as Robert Speller.
  Does anyone have anything at all on the correct Ruth please, I don't think either of these fit the bill unless there is a piece missing somewhere...second marriage ?, mispellng ? incorrect dates shown?.. something that would lead to Ruth's family background.
 Any help would be much appreciated, thanks 

[rosie99]

The 1813 marriage transcript suggests that she was a spinster.

[suffolk*sue]

The witnesses names are hard to read.

[rosie99]

The 1851 census indicates that Ruth was born in Colchester,
 and on her death in December 1859, her age is shown as 80, which would indicate a birth of 1779, or thereabouts, allowing for minor discrepancies.
 

If she is the widowed Ruth Raine age 70 with children Mary & George in Barnard Castle (Gainford?) in 1851 then the census just gives place of birth as Essex

[rosie99]

Ruth Speller is buried in Elsenham in March 1839 age 73 (born c1766)

[LizzieL]

I have Ruth Griggs 1768 Elsenham on my tree, parents Samuel Griggs and Mary Nottage. I also think she married Robert Speller.
Ruth was the sister of OH's 4 x great grandfather