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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Cheshire => Topic started by: Catherine on Monday 26 April 04 17:56 BST (UK)
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Hi!
After a full day trudging my way through church record, I think I may have found the area in which my elusive Michael and Fanny Rustidge were living. As they were both born and died in Tabley, Cheshire. Their marriage in Rostherne, I had only checked through those areas on the census.
From the church records, it appears they were living next door in a small village called Mere, where all their children were born.
If anyone has any of the census 1841/51/61/71 I would be grateful if you could see if you can locate them for me.
It has taken me a while to get this breakthrough, and it does feel GOOD.
Catherine :)
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Hi Catherine
Glad to hear your making progress, I have done a search of the township of Mere Cheshire without finding the Rustage family, I have the 1841 for all Cheshire so if you would like me to look elsewhere it would be no problem.
The census is not indexed and goes down from fairly fient to invisible to the naked eye, so it may take some time.
I do not have the 1851 except for Macclesfield and Congleton.
Can you let me know the ages and names of the children, it may help when reading the census the more names the better.
p.s. there were only 246 persons in Mere and although I could not read them all there were definatly no Rustages
peterbennett
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Hi! Peter
Thank you for checking that, the family is as followings
Michael Rustidge B 1792 Tabley
Fanny Rustidge B. 1795 Tabley
Samuel Rustidge B. 1821 Tabley
Mary Rustidge B. 1824 Mere
Ellen Rustidge B. 1826 Mere
Joseph Rustidge B. 1828 Mere
James Rustidge B. 1833 Mere
Michael and Fanny were born Tabley and are buried there in 1881. They married in Rostherne which is next door to Tabley, and all children were christened in Rostherne.
I found them on the 1881 census where they were living in Hole Houses, Tabley. As to what area they are living in is a mystery at the moment. I think the problen being, that there is lots of little villages and farmland in this area.
I will be booking a reader in a couple of weeks to try and track them. Someone did look for me in Tabley and Rostherne, and they say they are not there. So maybe I will have to wait and go through all areas.
If in the meantime you are looking for anyone else on the 1841, would be grateful if you could keep this family in mind.
Once again "A Big Thank You" for taking the time to look for them in Mere.
Catherine :)
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Hi Catherine
Found this record today not the Rustlidge you are looking for but the only one in the Rostherne,Tabley area and well worth keeping for future reference.
HO107/94/14/P8 Tabley Superior
Thos Rustlidge 53 ag/lab born in county
Anne ~ 43 ~ ~
Thos ~ 10 ~ ~
Robert ~ 7 ~ ~
Anne ~ 5 ~ ~
Betsey ~ 9 months ~ ~
peterbennett
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Hi! Again Peter
Thank you so much for that information and printout, I will certainly keep hold of it, this could possibly be a brother of Michaels.
Thank you for your time in looking for this info, it is very much appreciated.
Catherine :)
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Hi Catherine
found site by chance.
Have my husband`s grandfather`s birth cert, William Roughsedge born Budworth Antrobus Cheshire 1865.
On 1881 census family are in Crompton Lancashire,
father Thomas Rustage aged 38 born Oxford. I can`t find his records but his wife Ellen and 5 children all born Antrobus Cheshire. My husband`s aunts ( all now dead said family came to Crompton from Great Budworth Cheshire. Name now all spelt Rustidge. So spelling varies may be registrar at time if they could not write.
Hope this is of interest.
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I have just started researching the Rustage name, I've haven't got very far but so far my Rustages have been listed as :
Rustich
Rustige
Roughsedges
Walter Rustage b. Oct 1865 in Mere, Cheshire to Thomas and Elizabeth (nee Lamb). Walter married at Rostherne Church in 1891.
It's frustrating having to check the records for so many different spellings! Good Luck.
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I am researching details from a family book I have been gven and it mentions a John Rustage, born 1834 in Mere. His father is detailed as Walter Rustage who married Betty Loft. John moved to Antrobus by the 1881 census and in 1856 married Margaret Beswick. Does this tie in with anyone else's Rustages?
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Hi Glasto
My Walter Rustidge married Betty Toft.
from 1851 census they were living at Tabley Superior Cheshire.
John Toft head 30 labourer
Martha Toft wife 23
Mary Toft Daug 7
Walter Rustidge F I Law 45 game keeper born Tabley Superior
Betty Rustidge wife 48
Samual Rustidge son 12 born Plumley
Walter Rustidge son 10 born Plumley
Thomas Rustidge son 8 born plumley
My husband is decended from Thomas
seems like your John is an older brother
Brenda
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Hi! Glasto,
I have a photo of the headstone for Walter and Betty, they are buried at St. Peters Church, in Tabley.
If you want it send me a private message with your e-mail.
Catherine :)
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Hi Catherine
Both still busy on line!
Brenda
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Hi! Brenda,
Not done any of my tree for a while, think I need to get back to it.
Catherine
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Do either Catherine or Brenda (or anyone else) know when or how the name spelling changed? I have a marriage certificate from 21/12/1887 between William Painter and Martha Rustage with her father being John Rustage, the son of Walter and Betty Toft. So where does the Rustidge spelling fit in?
Glasto
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My Michael Rustidge married a Fanny Boond, now on the church record the person who married them entered his name as Michael Rustage, now Michael signed his name as Michael Rustidge. Now Fanny could not read or write she signed her name with a X.
When it came time to take details for the census, if the enumerator called at the house to take the details for the census, and it was Fanny giving the information, as she gave the details the enumerator would spell the names as they sounded. So the surname could be one of many spellings.
I have found a number of mine as Rustidge and Rustage. Some of mine I found as Rustage, but on document it was Rustidge.
Think we just have to put it down to people not being able to read and write, in the early days.
Catherine :)
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Hi Glasto and Catherine
We have name spelled Rustage, Rustidge and Roughsedge and I have connected them all. Depends on who wrote it. Glasto`s John is my husbands great grandfathers brother. Small World isn't it. There are several of each name on Genes Reunited site.
Brenda
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Hi Glasto and Catherine
We have name spelled Rustage, Rustidge and Roughsedge and I have connected them all. Depends on who wrote it. Brenda
Hi Brenda - and all other Rust*ges who may see this.
I am intrigued that you can connect up the Rust*ges with the Roughsedges. I am sure you are right but I have been trying to do this for a while and cant really find any real evidence to support this. If there definitely is a link then it means we can trace the name back as far as 1540!
You are right in that names that sound similar most likely are the same family since it was the sound rather than the spelling that carried.
I wasted a fair amount of time trying to link the Rustiges up with the German/Dutch family name Rustige. It seemed very likely at the time but I have now come to the conclusion that there probably is not a link. Any immigrant German by the name of Rustige would be transcribed in this country as something like "Rooshdigger" if they came in the semi literate times of pre-1800.
Meanwhile does anyone have any thoughts on what the name actually means? There is a plant called "Rough Sedge"...
Phil Rustage
PS I can attach the trail back to 1540 if anyone would like it.
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Hi Phil
My husbands fathers birth certificate is Rustidge, but his grandfathers is Roughsedge, however his greatgrandfather was Rustage. I think it all depends on the registrar at the time!
Brenda
I would be interested in any research you have on name.
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Thanks for that - sorry but Ive just seen your earlier post that had already answered the question!.
Here are two interesting census records:
1861 Census : Heath Side Gannon Sq , Knutsford.
Head of House :William Rustidge born 1803, Tabley
1871 Census : Heath Side Gannon Sq , Knutsford.
Head of House :William Rustage born 1803, Tabley
Williams name (and that of his wife and son) changes from -idge to -age between census' and remains that way in succeeding records. Here, the action of (most likely) the census taker has accounted for at least one transformation.
Phil
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Hello everyone,
I'm not too sure if this is the same family (or same branch of the family, at least), but I have read through the forum, and Great Budworth/Budworth has been mentioned a few times, so I'm hoping someone could possibly help me out here.
Through using Family Search, I've found that one of my ancestors (Charles Rustage, born either 1830 or 1831) was born in and lived in Great Budworth (before moving to Seavenoaks and Moulton later on).
His parents are George Rustage and Hannah (nee possibly Wilkinson from what I can tell?). Up until this point in my family tree, the last name had been spelt as Rustage, however, looking at records (particularly looking at the birth records for George Rustage's kids), it has been spelt as Rustige, Rustich, Roustedge etc.
The records I have found on George Rustage/ige/ich/edge have only been one marriage record between him and Hannah, and the rest are birth records for his children. He was possibly born around 1798, and he possibly married Hannah in 1825. Does anyone else have this ancestor? If so, could anyone provide any information, like parents, birth year etc, just so I can continue tracking my family back?
Thanks.
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Hi “srust”
I have just seen your message and I am currently working on the Rustage tree for the same branch that you are working on. My family friend is a Rustage and he Charles Rustage born 1830 is his 2nd great grandfather.
Kate