General Notes
Recorded as Merri Westpfhal in 1891
Maria applied for Naturalisation as a British Subject 1-Aug-1947 while living in Wolverhampton. The rrecord is not available for 100 years thereafter!
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Whereabouts
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Merri or Maria lived on a temporary basis at
89 Opic Street for four years from 1891 to about 1895.
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Occupancy/Contact Notes
Henry Dittmer was a Lodger with Christian and Sophie Westphahl and daughters Bertha and Merri in 1891
She lived at
389 New Chester Road until after 1911.
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Occupancy/Contact Notes
Home of Richard Rueger, Marie, Bernard and baby in 1911
Merri or Maria and
Richard were married in a civil ceremony in March 1907 in
West Derby.
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Marriage/Union Notes
WESTPFAHL * Marie F RUEGER Karl A West Derby, Register Office or Registrar Attended Liverpool REG_WD/236/97
Marriages Mar 1907
RUEGER Karl Alexander O R W. Derby 8b 790
RUEGER Karl Otto A R W. Derby 8b 790
WESTPFAH Maria Friederike W. Derby 8b 79_
They had two sons and two daughters, named
Bernard,
Ronald,
Wilma and
Alma. There are no more children.
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Children
Bernard Otto C Rueger
Bernard was born in September 1908 in
West Derby.
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Birth Notes
Births Sep 1908 (>99%)
Rueger Bernard Otto C W. Derby 8b 640
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1908
RUEGER Bernard Oc West Derby Eastern Liverpool WDE/26/13
Vilma (Wilma) M Rueger
Vilma, known as Wilma, was born in March 1911 in
Birkenhead.
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Birth Notes
Recorded as an unnamed child on 1911 census, under 1 month, so must have been born in March, and recorded Q2-1911.
Births Jun 1911 (>99%)
Rueger Vilma M Birkenhead 8a 497
She died at the age of 3 in January 1915 in
West Derby.
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Ronald V Rueger
Ronald was born in March 1918 in
West Derby.
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Birth Notes
Births Mar 1918 (90%)
Rueger Ronald V Westphal W. Derby 8b [0_]85
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1918
RUEGER Ronald V West Derby Eastern Liverpool WDE/56/28
Death Notes
Deaths Mar 1963 (>99%)
ROGERS RONALD V 50, PLYMOUTH 7A, 989
(Would have been 45 in 1963, so probably another)