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Ruth Round

Female 1833 - Bef 1899  (< 65 years)

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  • Name Ruth Round  [1, 2]
    Birth 24 Jul 1833  West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    • The birth date is from the register entry of her baptism on 13 Mar 1836. It agrees with her ages in the 1851, 1861 and 1871 censuses (17, 27 and 37) and at her marriage on 21 Aug 1854 (21). Her 1841 census age of 6 is a year or two low, and her ages of 49 in 1881, 59 in 1891 and 69 at her burial in 1899 are two to four years high. The 1851, 1861, 1881 and 1891 censuses give her birthplace as West Bromwich.
    Christening 13 Mar 1836  Christ Church, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Baptismal Record: Ruth Round (1836)    		 Baptismal Record: Ruth Round (1836)
    Gender Female
    Census 6 Jun 1841  Mount Pleasant, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Age: 6 
    1841 Census: Mount Pleasant, West Bromwich, Staffordshire    		 1841 Census: Mount Pleasant, West Bromwich, Staffordshire
    Census 30 Mar 1851  Mount Pleasant, Christ Church, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Age: 17 
    1851 Census: Mount Pleasant, Christ Church, West Bromwich, Staffordshire    		 1851 Census: Mount Pleasant, Christ Church, West Bromwich, Staffordshire
    Occupation 30 Mar 1851  [3] 
    Servant out of Place 
    Residence 26 Feb 1855  Mount Pleasant, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Census 7 Apr 1861  Pleasant Street, Christ Church, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Age: 27 
    1861 Census: Pleasant Street, Christ Church, West Bromwich, Staffordshire    		 1861 Census: Pleasant Street, Christ Church, West Bromwich, Staffordshire
    Census 2 Apr 1871  31 Newhall Street, Christ Church, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Age: 37 
    1871 Census: 31 Newhall Street, Christ Church, West Bromwich, Staffordshire #1    		 1871 Census: 31 Newhall Street, Christ Church, West Bromwich, Staffordshire #1
    Residence 22 Apr 1873  Morris Street, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16] 
    Census 3 Apr 1881  34 Pleasant Street, St John, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Age: 49 
    1881 Census: 34 Pleasant Street, St John, West Bromwich, Staffordshire    		 1881 Census: 34 Pleasant Street, St John, West Bromwich, Staffordshire
    Census 5 Apr 1891  22 Birchfield Lane, Langley, Oldbury, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Age: 59 
    1891 Census: 22 Birchfield Lane, Langley, Oldbury, Worcestershire    		 1891 Census: 22 Birchfield Lane, Langley, Oldbury, Worcestershire
    Occupation 5 Apr 1891  [9] 
    Living on own Means 
    Death Bef 6 Jun 1899  Church Bridge, Oldbury, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [18, 19] 
    Age: 69 
    Burial 6 Jun 1899  All Saints Church, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [20] 
    Person ID I1959  Barnes • Whitmore • Cocks • Westlake | Whitmore family
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2026

    Father David Round,   b. Abt 1788, Tipton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1851 and 1861 (Age 63 years)
    Mother Mary,   b. Abt 1788, Tipton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F709  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Henry Parker,   b. Abt 1832, Tipton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1871 and 1881 (Age 39 years)  [21, 22, 23, 24, 25]
    Marriage 21 Aug 1854  All Saints Church, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [26, 27] 
    • William Henry Parker, 21, puddler; Ruth Round, 21, daughter of David Round, labourer. Witnesses: Joseph Whitehouse and Millicent Whitehouse. From the FreeREG transcript, which gives no father for the groom; the register image has not been seen.
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Parker,   b. Abt 1852, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Ann Parker,   b. 20 Jan 1855, Mount Pleasant, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt Nov 1931, Birmingham South, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     3. Caroline Parker,   b. Abt Aug 1857, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Joseph Parker,   b. Abt Jan 1861, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Sarah Parker,   b. Abt May 1864, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Deborah Parker,   b. Abt 1866, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Mary Jane Parker,   b. Abt Nov 1869, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. William Henry Parker,   b. 21 Apr 1873, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Ruth Parker,   b. 21 Apr 1873, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F637  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 59 - 5 Apr 1891 - 22 Birchfield Lane, Langley, Oldbury, Worcestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 69 - Bef 6 Jun 1899 - Church Bridge, Oldbury, Worcestershire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1928] Birth Certificate: Ann Parker (1855), 20 Jan 1855, 1855 Q1, West Bromwich, Vol 6b, pg 578; entry no. 483 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S2386] Baptismal Record: Ruth Round (1836), 13 Mar 1836, West Bromwich Christ Church register (D4031/1/1), baptisms 1836, p. 122, no. 974 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S5] 1851 Census, 30 Mar 1851, HO 107/2025, f. 185, p. 44 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S42] 1861 Census, 7 Apr 1861, RG 9/2025, f. 50, p. 24 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S46] 1871 Census, 2 Apr 1871, RG 10/2979, f. 73, p. 7 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S47] 1881 Census, 3 Apr 1881, RG 11/2843, f. 89, p. 3 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S109] Website: Freereg, 21 Aug 1854, link (Reliability: 2).
      Aged 21 at her marriage on 21 Aug 1854.

    8. [S368] 1841 Census, 6 Jun 1841, HO 107/978/4, f. 31, p. 19 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S48] 1891 Census, 5 Apr 1891, RG 12/2266, f. 66, p. 4 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S2386] Baptismal Record: Ruth Round (1836), 13 Mar 1836, West Bromwich Christ Church register (D4031/1/1), baptisms 1836, p. 122, no. 974 (Reliability: 3).
      The register enters her birth date, 24 July 1833, under her name.

    11. [S368] 1841 Census, 6 Jun 1841, HO 107/978/4, f. 31, p. 19 (Reliability: 3).
      Entered as Ruth, 6, after David and Mary, both 45, Thomas, 20, David, 15, Sarah Ann, 12, and Samuel, 10. The surname is hard to read (indexed as “Ronner”); the place, Mount Pleasant, is carried down from the foot of the page before, and David, Mary, Samuel and Ruth Round are at Mount Pleasant in 1851.

    12. [S5] 1851 Census, 30 Mar 1851, HO 107/2025, f. 185, p. 44 (Reliability: 3).
      Listed as daughter in the household of David Round, head, and Mary his wife.

    13. [S1928] Birth Certificate: Ann Parker (1855), 26 Feb 1855, 1855 Q1, West Bromwich, Vol 6b, pg 578; entry no. 483 (Reliability: 3).

    14. [S42] 1861 Census, 7 Apr 1861, RG 9/2025, f. 50, p. 24 (Reliability: 3).
      In the household of Mary Round, widow, with her husband Henry Parker, who is listed as son-in-law.

    15. [S2384] Baptismal Record: Ruth Parker (1873), 22 Apr 1873, West Bromwich Christ Church register (D4031/1/5), baptisms 1873, p. 119, no. 948 (Reliability: 3).

    16. [S2385] Baptismal Record: William Henry Parker (1873), 22 Apr 1873, West Bromwich Christ Church register (D4031/1/5), baptisms 1873, p. 119, no. 949 (Reliability: 3).

    17. [S48] 1891 Census, 5 Apr 1891, RG 12/2266, f. 66, p. 4 (Reliability: 3).
      Listed as mother, a widow, in the household of her daughter Deborah Parker, head, with her daughter Ruth.

    18. [S109] Website: Freereg, 6 Jun 1899, link (Reliability: 2).
      Ruth PARKER; 06 Jun 1899; West Bromwich, All Saints

    19. [S7] GRO Index, 1899 Q2, West Bromwich, Vol 6b, pg 481 (Reliability: 2).
      Ruth Parker; 69; West Bromwich 6b 481
      As FreeBMD gives the entry. The GRO’s own online index has a Ruth Parker in the same quarter and district at Vol 6b, pg 480, with the age 4, and no entry aged 69: probably the same entry, mistranscribed.

    20. [S109] Website: Freereg, 6 Jun 1899, link (Reliability: 2).
      Ruth PARKER; 06 Jun 1899; West Bromwich, All Saints
      Aged 69, of Church Bridge, Oldbury. She was living at Oldbury with her daughters in 1891, the only Ruth Parker of her age in the district.

    21. [S1928] Birth Certificate: Ann Parker (1855), 20 Jan 1855, 1855 Q1, West Bromwich, Vol 6b, pg 578; entry no. 483 (Reliability: 3).
      Ann’s birth entry names her parents as Henry Parker, refiner of iron, and Ruth Parker formerly Round.

    22. [S42] 1861 Census, 7 Apr 1861, RG 9/2025, f. 50, p. 24 (Reliability: 3).
      Henry Parker, son-in-law, and Ruth, wife, are listed in the household of Mary Round, head, widow. Elizabeth, 8, is listed as “daur” after them, with Ann, Caroline and Joseph; she was born before their marriage in 1854.

    23. [S46] 1871 Census, 2 Apr 1871, RG 10/2979, f. 73, pp. 7-8 (Reliability: 3).
      Joseph, Ann, Caroline, Sarah, Deborah (“Devron”) and Mary Jane are listed as son and daughters of Henry Parker, head, with Ruth his wife.

    24. [S47] 1881 Census, 3 Apr 1881, RG 11/2843, f. 89, p. 3 (Reliability: 3).
      Joseph, Caroline, Sarah, Deborah, Jane, Henry and Ruth are listed as sons and daughters of Ruth Parker, head, widow. The twins Henry and Ruth, both 8, were registered in 1873 as Parker, mother’s maiden name Round.

    25. [S4] Website: Familysearch, 22 Apr 1873, link (Reliability: 2).
      The index of the twins’ baptism names William Henry’s parents as William Henry Parker and Ruth.

    26. [S7] GRO Index, 1854 Q3, West Bromwich, Vol 6b, pg 837 (Reliability: 2).
      PARKER, Henry; ROUND, Ruth; West Bromwich 6b 837
      Henry Parker and Ruth Round are indexed on the same page.

    27. [S109] Website: Freereg, 21 Aug 1854, link (Reliability: 2).
      William Henry PARKER & Ruth ROUND; 21 Aug 1854; West Bromwich, All Saints; entry 403