Ruffmann and Ruffman Family Tree Circa 1890
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Ruffmann and Ruffman Family Tree Circa 1890
| AlastairRuffman (View posts) | Posted: 8 Jun 2009 8:55PM GMT |
Classification: Query
Surnames: Ruffman Ruffmann
Mr. Arnulf Ruffmann's son Burkhard Taggart gave me some information regarding a possible link with my family tree from Eastern Prussia-Lithuania. We do not know anything further back than below.
We know that our great grandfather "Johann Heinrich Ruffman" came from Memmel to England in the late 19th century following his pit prop business. He married Mary Anne Louisa Bourne in Newcastle upon Tyne, England and had two sons "Herman Heinrich Ruffmann" and "Louis Charles Ruffmann". Johann Heinrich Ruffmann died in the Newcastle upon Tyne area on June 8, 1902. Both the sons changed their names during the first World War. "Herman Heinrich Ruffmann" took his mother's surname and became "Henry Bourne" and my grandfather "Louis Charles Ruffmann" just removed one letter and became "Louis C. Ruffman". Louis Charles Ruffman married my grandmother "Gertrude"("Gertie") and the had four children Alan, Edward(Ted), Kenneth(Ken) and Patricia(Pat). My cousin Kenneth Charles Ruffman went to Canada in ca. 1934 to attend university and settled in Canada.
Henry Bourne(ex Herman Heinrich Ruffmann) was born in the Newcastle upon Tyne area on February 16, 1879 and my grandfather Louis was born on March 30, 1880.
Is the name "Johann Heinrich Ruffmann" from Memmel (Klapedia) in ca. 1878 enough to let you fit us into the Ruffman/Ruffmann from the Eastern Prussia-Lithuania area?
"Burkhard Taggart" contacted us. I am not sure how it is that Burkhard has a surname different other than "Ruffmann"? I have presumed that that "Taggart" may be his mother's family name? Burkhard's brother I gather also lives in Overath-Vilkrath - is he a Ruffmann, or a Taggart?
Other areas mentioned are Marktheidenfeld, to the east-southeast of Frankfurt am Main. Im not sure if that is correct. I cannot find the town of "Overath-Vilkerath" on a map of Germany - using Google Map. Should I be looking for a somewhat different name? I do find an Overath about 40 km to the southeast of Dusseldorf. Not sure if that is it.
Other names mentioned Heinrich August Ruffman of Memmel and Joachim Ruffmann from Pillau? Heinrich Gustav Ruffmann ?
Any help greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Alastair Ruffman
We know that our great grandfather "Johann Heinrich Ruffman" came from Memmel to England in the late 19th century following his pit prop business. He married Mary Anne Louisa Bourne in Newcastle upon Tyne, England and had two sons "Herman Heinrich Ruffmann" and "Louis Charles Ruffmann". Johann Heinrich Ruffmann died in the Newcastle upon Tyne area on June 8, 1902. Both the sons changed their names during the first World War. "Herman Heinrich Ruffmann" took his mother's surname and became "Henry Bourne" and my grandfather "Louis Charles Ruffmann" just removed one letter and became "Louis C. Ruffman". Louis Charles Ruffman married my grandmother "Gertrude"("Gertie") and the had four children Alan, Edward(Ted), Kenneth(Ken) and Patricia(Pat). My cousin Kenneth Charles Ruffman went to Canada in ca. 1934 to attend university and settled in Canada.
Henry Bourne(ex Herman Heinrich Ruffmann) was born in the Newcastle upon Tyne area on February 16, 1879 and my grandfather Louis was born on March 30, 1880.
Is the name "Johann Heinrich Ruffmann" from Memmel (Klapedia) in ca. 1878 enough to let you fit us into the Ruffman/Ruffmann from the Eastern Prussia-Lithuania area?
"Burkhard Taggart" contacted us. I am not sure how it is that Burkhard has a surname different other than "Ruffmann"? I have presumed that that "Taggart" may be his mother's family name? Burkhard's brother I gather also lives in Overath-Vilkrath - is he a Ruffmann, or a Taggart?
Other areas mentioned are Marktheidenfeld, to the east-southeast of Frankfurt am Main. Im not sure if that is correct. I cannot find the town of "Overath-Vilkerath" on a map of Germany - using Google Map. Should I be looking for a somewhat different name? I do find an Overath about 40 km to the southeast of Dusseldorf. Not sure if that is it.
Other names mentioned Heinrich August Ruffman of Memmel and Joachim Ruffmann from Pillau? Heinrich Gustav Ruffmann ?
Any help greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Alastair Ruffman