The Rule Family of Cambridgeshire
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1. Edmund RULE, b. c1539, (son of ? RULE and Elizabeth RULE). He married Alice ?, c1560, d. 1612, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, buried: 25 Sep 1612, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. Edmund died 1611, Balsham, Cambridgeshire,
buried: 24 Nov 1611, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
Children:
2. i John b. 1560.
3. ii Bartholomew b. 1562.
4. iii Elizabeth b. c1567.
iv Margaret
RULE, b. c1572. She married Edmund TAILOR, 5 Nov 1593, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, b. 1571, (son of William TAILOR and Johanna BARKER) baptized 27 Jan 1571,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
v Annabel
RULE, b. 1573, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 30 May 1573, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
5. vi Richard b. c1575.
6. vii William b. 1576.
Second Generation
2. John RULE, b. 1560, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 18 Apr 1560, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. He married Elizabeth WEBB, 14 Aug 1598, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, b. 1578, (daughter of Roberte WEBBE) baptized 5 May 1578,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire. John died
1646, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, buried: 24 Mar 1644, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
Children:
7. i Thomas b. 1599.
8. ii John b. 1603.
iii Elizabeth
RULE, b. 1606, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 27 Jul 1606, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. She married Edward BOWLES, 28 Sep 1635, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire.
iv Ann
RULE, b. 1612, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 28 Jun 1612, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
3. Bartholomew RULE, b. 1562, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 3 Mar 1562, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. d. 1620, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, buried: 12
Jan 1620, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
Children:
9. i Edmund b. 1588.
4. Elizabeth RULE, b. c1567. She married Henry MARSH, 29 Jul 1588, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire.
Children:
i Henry
MARSH, b. 1588, baptized 15 Dec
1588, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
ii Henry
MARSH, b. 1590, baptized 13 Dec
1590, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
iii Elizabeth
MARSH, b. 1590, baptized 18 Sep
1590, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
iv Letticia
MARSH, b. 1592, baptized 14 Jun
1592, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. She
married Gilbert SMYTH, 15 Nov 1613, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire.
5. Richard RULE, b. c1575. He married Mary ?, 1597. Richard died 1644, Balsham, Cambridgeshire,
buried: 14 Jun 1644, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
Children:
i Alice
RULE, b. 1598, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 12 Nov 1598, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, d. 1599,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire, buried: 29 Mar 1599, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
10. ii Richard b. 1599.
iii Elizabeth
RULE, b. 1604, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 24 Mar 1604, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. She married Henry BENSON, 2 Sep 1633, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, b. c1612.
iv Agnes
RULE, b. 1608, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 1 Jan 1608, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
v Edmund
RULE, b. 1611, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 1 Nov 1611, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, d. 1611, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, buried: 21 Nov 1611, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
vi Mary
RULE, Also known as Maria, b.
1611, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, baptized 1 Nov 1611, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. She married Edward RANDELL, Also known as Ransdell, 11
Oct 1638, in Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
11. vii John b. c1615.
6. William RULE, b. 1576, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 14 Oct 1576, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. He married Margaret HASILL, 16 Feb 1603, in Bottisham,
Cambridgeshire, b. 1583, Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, (daughter of Richarde
HASILL) baptized 20 Sep 1583,
Bottisham, Cambridgeshire.
Children:
i Alice
RULE, Also known as Alse, b.
1606, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, baptized 29 May 1606, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire. She married John SYMONT, 27 Jul 1629, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire.
ii Edmund
RULE, b. 1609, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 20 Aug 1609, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
iii William
RULE, b. 1615, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 21 Jan 1615, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. He married Margaret SMITH, 23 Nov 1640, in Rampton,
Cambridgeshire.
Third Generation
7. Thomas RULE, b. 1599, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 5 Aug 1599, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, occupation
Yeoman. He married Ann ORDERS, 13 Jun 1636, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire. Thomas died 1670,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire, buried: 11 Sep 1670, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
Children:
i John
RULE, b. 1638, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 30 Sep 1638, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, d. 1682,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire, buried: 25 Jul 1682, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
ii Alice
RULE, b. 1641, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 27 Dec 1641, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
12. iii Thomas b. 1641.
iv Margaret
RULE, b. 1641, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 15 Sep 1644, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. She married John BURLING, 13 Jan 1672, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire.
13. v Elizabeth b. 1647.
8. John RULE, b. 1603, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 3 Apr 1603, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. He married Alice JACOBS, 17 Oct 1632, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, d. 1684, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, buried: 10 Jul 1684, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire. John died Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, buried: Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
Children:
14. i Richard b. 1633.
ii John
RULE.
iii Sarah
RULE, b. 1641, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 5 Apr 1641, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
9. Edmund RULE, b. 1588, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 22 Feb 1588, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. d. 1626, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, buried: 0
Jul 1626, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
Children:
i Maria
RULE, b. 1616, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 24 Nov 1616, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
ii Edmund
RULE, b. 1618, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 10 Nov 1618, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
iii Joan
RULE, b. 1620, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 5 Nov 1620, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
iv Margaret
RULE, b. 1623, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 1 Jun 1623, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
v Agnes
RULE, b. 1625, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 29 Jan 1625, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
10. Richard RULE, b. 1599, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 1 Feb 1599, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. He married Jane ?. Richard died 1649, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, buried: 4 Apr 1649,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
Children:
i Agnes
RULE, b. 1636, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 19 Jun 1636, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
ii Margaret
RULE, b. 1639, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 22 Sep 1639, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
iii Elizabeth
RULE, b. 1641, baptized 31 Oct
1641, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
iv Rebecca
RULE, b. 1641, Balsham, Cambridgeshire,
baptized 31 Oct 1641, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
v Joseph
RULE, b. 1646, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 21 Jan 1646, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
vi Alice
RULE.
vii Robert
RULE.
11. John RULE, b. c1615, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire. He married Jane ?, d. aft 1674. John died 1674.
Children:
15. i Rebecca b. c1642.
ii ?
RULE. She married Richard RULE.
iii ?
RULE. She married Joseph RULE.
iv ?
RULE. He married Margaret ?. ? RULE died bef 1672.
v Thomas
RULE.
Fourth Generation
12. Thomas RULE, b. 1641, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 15 Jul 1644, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. He married (1) Hope TEVERSHAM, 27 Oct 1685, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, b. bef 1664, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, (daughter of Jeremiah
TEVERSHAM) baptized 29 Aug 1664,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire, d. 1700, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, buried: 21 May 1700,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire. He married (2)
Elizabeth MALIN, 28 Apr 1701, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire.
Children by Hope TEVERSHAM:
i Thomas
RULE, b. 1688, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 28 Jun 1688, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
13. Elizabeth RULE, b. 1647, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 4 Apr 1647, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. She married Samuel LYNTON, 15 Apr 1677, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire.
Children:
i Samuel
LYNTON, b. 1678, baptized 23 Dec
1678, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
14. Richard RULE, b. 1633, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 21 Jun 1633, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. He married Margaret ?, c1670. Richard died 1707, Balsham, Cambridgeshire,
buried: 22 Jun 1707, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
Children:
i Sarah
RULE, b. 1676, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 10 Apr 1676, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
ii Margaret
RULE, b. 1678, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 1 Apr 1678, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. She married Richard DANE, 25 Dec 1698, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire.
16. iii Richard b. 1680.
iv Mary
RULE, b. 1685, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 30 Oct 1685, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
15. Rebecca RULE, b. c1642. She married Henry CLAYTON, 1663.
Children:
i Rebecca
CLAYDON.
Fifth Generation
16. Richard RULE, b. 1680, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 5 Apr 1680, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. He married (1) Alice ?, c1713, d. 1720, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, buried: 21 Apr 1720, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. He married (2) Anne ?, 1724, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire.
Children by Alice ?:
17. i Richard b. 1714.
ii Sarah
RULE, b. 1715, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 14 Apr 1715, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
iii William
RULE, b. 1716, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 1 Jan 1716, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, d. ?1739,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire, buried: 27 May 1739, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
iv John
RULE, b. 1718, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 18 Jul 1718, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
v Alice
RULE, b. 1720, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 21 Apr 1720, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
Children by Anne ?:
vi Anne
RULE, b. 1722, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 1 Mar 1722, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
vii Mary
RULE, b. 1724, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 3 Apr 1724, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
viii Elizabeth
RULE, b. 1725, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 5 Feb 1725, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, d. 1729, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, buried: 16 Nov 1729, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
Sixth Generation
17. Richard RULE, b. 1714, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 22 Jun 1714, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. He married (1) Ellen WILKOCK, Also known as Helena, 1737,
in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, b. c1716, d. 1747, Balsham, Cambridgeshire,
buried: 21 Mar 1747, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
He married (2) Margaret BENSON, 1755, in West Wratting,
Cambridgeshire, b. 1726, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, (daughter of Edward BENSON and Margaret ?) baptized 2 Dec 1726,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire, d. 1761, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, buried: 19 Feb 1761,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire. He married (3)
Mary WRIGHT, 28 Feb 1762, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, d. 1762. He married (4)
Mary COCKERTON, 25 Feb 1770, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, b. 1718, d. 1774, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, buried: 23 May 1774,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire. He married (5)
Ann GEORGE, 19 May 1776, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, b. West Wickham, Cambridgeshire, d. ?1797, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, buried: ?16 Sep 1797, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. Richard died 1796, Balsham, Cambridgeshire,
buried: 2 Jan 1796, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
Children by Ellen WILKOCK:
i Richard
RULE, b. 1738, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 27 Aug 1738, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, d. 1738,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire, buried: 5 Nov 1738, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
ii Sarah
RULE, b. 1739, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 7 Dec 1739, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
iii John
RULE, b. 1740, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 4 Mar 1740, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
iv Helena
RULE, b. 1743, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 15 May 1743, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
v William
RULE, b. 1744, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 28 May 1744, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
vi Alice
RULE, b. 1745, Balsham, Cambridgeshire,
baptized 1 Jul 1745, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
vii Frances
RULE, b. 1746, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 14 Sep 1746, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, d. 1746,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire, buried: 18 Dec 1746, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
viii Thomas
RULE, b. 1747, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 20 Mar 1747, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, d. ?1748,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire, buried: 27 Mar 1748, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
ix Frances
RULE, b. 1747, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 20 Mar 1747, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, d. 1747,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire, buried: 21 Mar 1747, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
Children by Margaret BENSON:
x Ann
RULE, b. 1756, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 9 May 1756, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
18. xi Richard b. 1758.
xii Margaret
RULE, b. 1761, baptized 19 Feb
1761, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, d. 1761, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, buried: 12 Jun
1761, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
Seventh Generation
18. Richard RULE, b. 1758, baptized 4 Jun
1758, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. He
married Ann ELLAM, 13 Jun 1782, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, b. 1758, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, (daughter of Richard ELLAM and Mary WARD) baptized 22 Jan 1758,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire, d. 1834, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, buried: 29 Jan 1834,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire. Richard died
1821, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, buried: 14 Oct 1821, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
Children:
19. i John b. 1783.
ii Richard
RULE, b. 1785, Balsham, Cambridgeshire,
baptized 30 Jan 1785, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
He married Sophia ELSDEN, 26 Jul 1832, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire. Richard died 1850,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire, buried: 18 Apr 1850, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
20. iii William b. 1786.
21. iv Robert b. 1788.
22. v Daniel b. 1791.
vi Edward
RULE, b. 1791, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 16 Apr 1791, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, d. 1804, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, buried: 4 Aug 1804, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
23. vii Joseph Ellam b. 1792.
24. viii Benjamin b. 1794.
ix Ann
RULE, b. 1796, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 22 May 1796, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
Eighth Generation
19. John RULE, b. 1783, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 23 Mar 1783, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. He married Susannah BEETON, 4 Nov 1802, in West
Wratting, Cambridgeshire, b. 1 Dec 1782, West Wratting, Cambridgeshire. John died 1824, Balsham, Cambridgeshire,
buried: 2 Dec 1824, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
Children:
i Ann
RULE, b. 1803, West Wratting, Cambridgeshire,
baptized 29 May 1803, West Wratting, Cambridgeshire. She married Jeremiah BRADMAN, b. 10 May 1801,
Withersfield, Suffolk, d. 3 Mar 1886, West Wickham, Cambridgeshire.
ii William
RULE, b. 1807, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 18 Jun 1807, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. He married Susan RULE, Also known as Susanna, 10
Nov 1832, in Balsham, Cambridgeshire, b. 1807, (daughter of William RULE and Alice SMITH) baptized 16 Jun 1807,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire. William died
1851, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, buried: 11 May 1851, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
iii Mary
RULE, b. 1809, baptized 2 Dec
1809, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. She
married Samuel TURNER, 16 Dec 1831, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, b. 14 Apr 1806, Linton , Cambridgeshire.
iv Thomas
RULE, b. 1812, baptized 14 May
1812, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. He
married Mary DEAN, 2 Feb 1834, in West
Wratting, Cambridgeshire(Banns), b. 14 Jun 1818, West Wratting, Cambridgeshire.
v Elizabeth
RULE, b. 1814, baptized 11 Jul
1814, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
vi Sarah
RULE, b. 1818, baptized 15 Feb
1818, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
vii Charles
RULE, b. 1820, baptized 1 May
1820, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. He
married Susan HAMMOND, 12 Apr 1851, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, b. 29 Mar 1829, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
viii Joseph
RULE, b. 1823, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 29 Mar 1823, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, occupation
Labourer/Farm Bailiff. He married (1)
Harriet CASBOLT, 9 Nov 1844, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, b. 1827, (daughter of James CASBOLT and Susan HANCOCK) baptized 26 Apr 1827, St
Vigor, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, d. bef 1855.
He married (2) Susan BRIGGS, 15 Jul 1855, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, b. c1825, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
20. William RULE, b. 1786, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 12 Feb 1786, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. He married Alice SMITH, 21 Sep 1809, in West
Wratting, Cambridgeshire, b. ABT. 1780.
Children:
i Susan
RULE, Also known as Susanna, b.
1807, baptized 16 Jun 1807, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. She married William RULE, 10 Nov 1832, in Balsham, Cambridgeshire,
b. 1807, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, (son of John RULE and Susannah BEETON) baptized 18 Jun 1807,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire, d. 1851, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, buried: 11 May 1851,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
21. Robert RULE, b. 1788, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 17 Feb 1788, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, occupation
Labourer. He married Sarah WARREN, 6 Feb 1819, in Great
Abington, Cambridgeshire, b. 1798, Westwickham, Cambridgeshire, (daughter of
Giles WARREN and Mary MYNOTT) baptized 5 Aug 1798,
Westwickham, Cambridgeshire. Robert
died bef 1881.
Children:
i Richard
RULE, b. 1820, Fulbourn,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 4 Jun 1820, All Saints, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire,
occupation Labourer/Farm Bailiff. He
married Avis MISSEN, 18 Nov 1843, in St Vigor,
Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, b. c1825, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, (daughter of
William MISSEN) occupation Servant, d. 11
Jan 1905, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire,
buried: St Vigor Churc, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire. Richard died 24 May 1901, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, buried: St
Vigor Churc, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire.
ii John
Warren RULE, b. 1823, baptized 10 Jan
1823, All Saints, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire.
He married Sarah HARRIS, 18 Mar 1843, in All Saints,
Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, b. c1821, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, (daughter of
William HARRIS and Mary ?) occupation Servant.
iii Giles
RULE, b. 1826, baptized 26 Feb
1826, St Vigor, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire.
He married Susan BONNETT, 1853, in New South Wales,
Australia. Giles died 1892, New South
Wales, Australia.
iv Avis
RULE, b. 1829, baptized 12 Jun
1829, All Saints, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire.
v Joseph
RULE, b. 1832, baptized 12 May
1832, All Saints, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire.
He married Charlotte HAWSE, 1858, in New South Wales,
Australia. Joseph died 1889, New South
Wales, Australia.
vi Mary
Sophia RULE, b. 1834, baptized 25 Sep
1834, St Vigor, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire.
vii Robert
RULE, b. 1837, Fulbourn,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 9 Aug 1837, St Vigor, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire. He married Frances ?, c1861, b. 1835, Fulbourn,
Cambridgeshire.
viii Ann
RULE, Also known as Eleanor Ann
Rule, b. 1841, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, baptized 7 Sep 1841, All Saints,
Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire.
22. Daniel RULE, b. 1791, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 16 Apr 1791, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, occupation
Labourer. He married Maria CLARK, 20 Apr 1813, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, b. c1792, Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire.
Children:
i Ann
RULE, b. 1813, baptized 28 Nov
1813, Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire. She
married James BROWN, 15 Mar 1835, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, b. 1812, (son of John BROWN and Ann WARD) baptized 7 Jan 1812,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
ii John
RULE, b. 1816, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 11 Mar 1816, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. He married (1) Jane ELLAM, 3 Mar 1849, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, (daughter of John ELLAM and Jemima ?) d. bef 1861. He married (2) Maria ?, b. 1830, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire.
iii Susan
RULE, b. 1818, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 1 Mar 1818, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. She married Jeremiah James AVES, 17 Aug 1838, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, b. 1817, Borough Green, Cambridgeshire, (son of James AVES and Sarah ?) baptized 1 May 1817,
Borough Green, Cambridgeshire, occupation Tailor.
iv Selina
RULE, b. 1820, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 6 Feb 1820, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. She married William LEE, 11 Aug 1838, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, b. 1808, Iikestone, Derbyshire, (son of John LEE) occupation Painter. Selina died 23 Feb 1842, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire.
v Eliza
RULE, b. 1821, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 15 Jun 1821, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. She married John SMITH, 15 Mar 1846, in West
Wickham, Cambridgeshire, b. 22 Apr 1827, West Wickham, Cambridgeshire.
vi Maria
RULE, b. 1823, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 17 Mar 1823, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, occupation
Servant. She married Richard MILLER, 9 Mar 1846, in St Vigor,
Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, b. 1825, St Vigor, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, (son of
Robert MILLER and Ann ?) baptized 23 Sep 1825, St
Vigor, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire.
vii Richard
RULE, b. 1825, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 11 Nov 1825, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, d. 1845,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire, buried: 5 Feb 1845, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
viii James
RULE, b. 1827, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 12 Oct 1827, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, d. 1827,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire, buried: 21 Oct 1827, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
ix Mary
RULE, b. 1829, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 25 Feb 1829, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, d. 1841,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire, buried: 12 Sep 1841, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
x Jane
RULE, b. 1831, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 25 Aug 1831, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, d. 1845, buried:
12 Jan 1845, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
xi Sarah
RULE, b. 1833, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 10 May 1833, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, d. 1842,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire, buried: 9 Jan 1842, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
xii Sophia
RULE, b. 1834, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 16 Nov 1834, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, d. 1835, buried:
12 Jul 1835, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
23. Joseph Ellam RULE, b. 1792, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, baptized
30 Dec 1792, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
He married Charlotte
GILBY, Also known as GIBBY, 9 May
1817, in Balsham, Cambridgeshire, b. 1795, (daughter of John GILBY and Elizabeth RANNER) baptized 26 Jan 1795,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire. Joseph died
1824, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, buried: 11 Oct 1824, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
Children:
i Eliza
RULE, b. 1819, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 17 May 1819, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, d. 1824,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire, buried: 18 Jul 1824, Balsham, Cambridgeshire.
ii Ann
RULE, b. 1822, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 27 Jan 1822, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. She married (1) unknown. She married (2) Philip DANIELS, 30 Oct 1847, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, b. 1822, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, (son of John DANIELS and Sarah BROWN) baptized 7 Jul 1822,
Balsham, Cambridgeshire, occupation Agricultural Labourer.
iii William
RULE, b. 1824, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 1 Aug 1824, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. He married (1) Sophia ELSDEN, 14 Dec 1844, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, b. 24 Jun 1827, Borough Green, Cambridgeshire, (daughter of
James ELSDEN) d. 1846, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, buried: 5 Jun 1846, Balsham, Cambridgeshire. He married (2) Sophia BANYARD, 23 Oct 1847, in Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, b. 17 Apr 1826, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, (daughter of Thomas
BANYARD) occupation Publican &
Baker. William died bef 1881.
24. Benjamin RULE, b. 1794, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 6 Jul 1794, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, occupation
Agricultural Labourer. He married Susan
ROOF, Also known as Susabba
Rolph, 12 Nov 1815, in Balsham, Cambridgeshire, b. 1796, Balsham,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 30 May 1796, Fulbourne, Cambridgeshire.
Children:
i Richard
RULE, b. 1816, baptized 6 May
1816, St Vigor, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, d. 1816, buried: 19 May 1816, St
Vigor, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire.
ii William
RULE, b. 1817, baptized 2 Nov
1817, All Saints, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, d. 1817, buried: 24 Nov 1817, All
Saints, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire.
iii Mary
RULE, b. 1818, baptized 15 Nov
1818, All Saints, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire.
iv William
RULE, b. 1821, baptized 29 Apr
1821, St Vigor, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, d. 1821, buried: 15 May 1821, St
Vigor, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire.
v Ann
RULE, b. 1822, baptized 21 Apr
1821, St Vigor, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire.
vi Edward
RULE, b. 1824, Fulbourne,
Cambridgeshire, baptized 25 Jul 1824, All Saints, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire,
occupation Agricultural Labourer. He
married Martha MERRY, 9 Aug 1845, in All Saints,
Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, b. 1827, Great Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire, (daughter
of Robert MERRY and Sarah MANSFIELD) baptized 4 Nov 1827, Great
Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire, occupation Washer woman.
vii Susanna
RULE, b. 1826, baptized 24 Sep
1826, All Saints, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, d. 1827, buried: 5 Nov 1827, All
Saints, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire.
viii Emily
RULE, b. 1828, baptized 2 Nov
1828, All Saints, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire.
ix Henry
RULE, b. 1830, baptized 7 Dec
1830, All Saints, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire.
x Charles
RULE, b. 0 Dec 1830, d. 0 Dec
1830, buried: 9 Dec 1830, All Saints, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire.
xi Harriet
RULE, b. 1834, baptized 7 Mar
1834, All Saints, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire.
xii Jane
RULE, b. 1835, baptized 18 May
1835, All Saints, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, d. 1835, buried: 29 Dec 1835, All
Saints, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire.
xiii Susan
RULE, b. 1836, baptized 20 Nov
1836, All Saints, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire.
She married (2) Charles FREESTONE, b. 1 Oct 1836, Stapleford,
Cambridgeshire.
xiv Ester RULE, b. 1839, baptized 30 Oct
1839, All Saints, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire.
xv Martha
RULE, b. 1841, Fulbourn,
Cambridgeshire.
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Updated 11th
July 2001
