RUBY Bessie^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1882 - 1968  (85 years)

• Name	RUBY Bessie
  Birth	25 Oct 1882	Craigie, Victoria, Australia   [6]
  Gender	Female
  Married	1902	Unspecified Location   [7]
  Residence	1924	Melbourne North, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  Death	18 Feb 1968	Garfield, Victoria, Australia   [8]
  Person ID	I212395577278	Wilson Family
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	RUBY William Henry John,   b. 22 Jul 1844, East Stonehouse, Devon, England d. 22 Dec 1917, Maryborough, Victoria, Australia (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	TRAFFORD Ruth Maria,   b. 2 Dec 1848, Smeaton, Victoria, Australia d. 20 Jun 1929, Kyabram, Victoria, Australia (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	30 Mar 1868	Sebastapol, Victoria, Australia   [9]
  		RUBY William Henry John / TRAFFORD Ruth Maria (F111) Marriage 1868 Record information Event:marriages Registration number266 / 1868 Family name:TRAFFORD Given name(s)Ruth Personal detail Spouse's family name:RUBY Spouse's given name(s)William
  Married	30 Mar 1868	Victoria, Australia   [9]
  Photos		RUBY William Henry John / TRAFFORD Ruth Maria (F111) photo
  Family ID	F111	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	BOWMAN Joseph Walton,   b. 1874, Ballarat East Victoria Australia d. 1907, Ballarat, Victoria Australia (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	23 Apr 1902	Victoria Australia
  Children	1. BOWMAN Norma,   b. 1908, Carlton Victoria  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F49	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family 2	DUNKLEY Henry,   b. 1885, Victoria Australia d. July 1923, Fitzroy North Victoria Australia (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	1915	Melbourne Australia   [10]
  Children	1. DUNKLEY Gladys May,   b. 1915, Northcote Melbourne Australia d. Nov 1915, Carlton Melbourne Australia (Age 0 years)   2. DUNKLEY Henry Kenneth,   b. 4 Feb 1916, Carlton Melbourne Australia d. May 2002, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, England (Age 86 years)
  Photos		DUNKLEY Henry / RUBY Bessie (F48) 1915 Married Record information Event:marriages Registration number9292 / 1915 Family name:BOWMAN Given name(s)Bessie Personal detail Spouse's family name:DUNKLEY Spouse's given name(s)Hy
  Family ID	F48	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		RUBY Bessie 1882 Birth Record information Event:births Registration number24255 / 1882 Family name:RUBY Given name(s)Bessie Place of event:MA JO, Australia Personal detail Mother's name, Ruth Mother's family name at birthTRAFFORD Father's Name:, William
  		RUBY Bessie 1902 marriage Record information Event:marriages Registration number3904 / 1902 Family name:BOWMAN Given name(s)Jos Personal detail Spouse's family name:RUBY Spouse's given name(s)Bessie
  		RUBY Bessie 1968 Death

  
  

• Sources

  [S605643386] Ancestry Family Tree. [S605643810] Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls. [S605643757] Pioneer Index, Victoria 1836-1888. [S605643710] The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Birth Records. [S637888083] . [S59] https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/search-your-family-history, RUBY_Bessie_1882_Birth, (Victorian Government), 1882, https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/, 24255 / 1882. (Reliability: 3). Record information Event:births Registration number24255 / 1882 Family name:RUBY Given name(s)Bessie Place of event:MA JO, Australia Personal detail Mother's name, Ruth Mother's family name at birthTRAFFORD Father's Name:, William [S60] https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/search-your-family-history, RUBY_Bessie_1902_Married, (Victorian Government), 1902, https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/, 3904 / 1902. (Reliability: 2). Record information Event:marriages Registration number3904 / 1902 Family name:BOWMAN Given name(s)Jos Personal detail Spouse's family name:RUBY Spouse's given name(s)Bessie no location no parents listed [S67] https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/search-your-family-history, RUBY_Bessie_1968_Death, (Victorian Government), 1968, https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/, 4889 / 1968. (Reliability: 3). Record information Event:deaths Registration number4889 / 1968 Family name:DUNKLEY Given name(s)Bessie Place of event:Bunyip, Australia Personal detail Mother's name, Ruth Mother's family name at birthTRAFFORD Father's Name:, BOWMAN William John incorrectly attributed father - father known to be William Henry Ruby [S43] https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/search-your-family-history, RUBY_William_Henry_John_1868_Marriage , (Victorian Government), 1868, https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/, 266 / 1868. (Reliability: 3). Record information Event:marriages Registration number266 / 1868 Family name:TRAFFORD Given name(s)Ruth Personal detail Spouse's family name:RUBY Spouse's given name(s)William [S62] https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/search-your-family-history, RUBY_Bessie_1915_Married, (Victorian Government), 1915, https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/, 9292 / 1915. (Reliability: 2). Record information Event:marriages Registration number9292 / 1915 Family name:BOWMAN Given name(s)Bessie Personal detail Spouse's family name:DUNKLEY Spouse's given name(s)Hy Hy=Henry?