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 Carl Rueger
Bernard was born in September 1908 in
West Derby.
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Birth Notes
RUEGER, BERNARD OTTO CARL WESTFALL
GRO Reference: 1908 S Quarter in WEST DERBY
Volume 08B Page 640
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1908
RUEGER Bernard Oc West Derby Eastern Liverpool WDE/26/13
Vilma (Wilma) Marie 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.
RUEGER, VILMA MARIE WESTFALL
GRO Reference: 1911 J Quarter in BIRKENHEAD
Volume 08A Page 497
She died at the age of 3 in January 1915 in
West Derby.
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Alma Marie Rueger/Rogers
Alma was born on January 21st, 1916 in
West Derby.
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Birth Notes
RUEGER, ALMA MARIE WESTPHAL
GRO Reference: 1916 M Quarter in WEST DERBY
Volume 08B Page 1147
She died at the age of 98 on December 17th, 2014.
Death Notes
Still alive, aged 97 in 2013
Name Alma M Zilz
Birth Date 21 Jan 1916
Death Date 17 Dec 2014
Cemetery Kent and Sussex Cemetery and Crematorium
Burial or Cremation Place Royal Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
Has Bio? N
Spouse Hans Ulrich Zilz
Ronald Victor Rueger
Ronald was born on January 14th, 1918 in
West Derby.
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Birth Notes
RUEGER, RONALD VICTOR WESTPHAL
GRO Reference: 1918 M Quarter in WEST DERBY
Volume 08B Page 953
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1918
RUEGER Ronald V West Derby Eastern Liverpool WDE/56/28
He died at the age of 76 in February 1994 in
Liverpool. He was buried on February 18th, 1994 in
West Derby.
Death Notes
Deaths Mar 1963 (>99%)
ROGERS RONALD V 50, PLYMOUTH 7A, 989
(Would have been 45 in 1963, so probably another)
Name Ronald Victor Rogers
Age 76
Record Type Burial
Birth Date 1918
Death Date 1994
Burial Date 18 Feb 1994
Burial Place Merseyside, England
Cemetery West Derby Cemetery
Cemetery Section Non-Conformist