Reuben Ruby^[1]

1849 - 1927  (77 years)

• Name	Reuben Ruby  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	1848	East Stonehouse, Devon, England   [1, 4]
  Birth	Abt 1848	Stonehouse, Devon, England   [6, 8]
  Birth	Abt 1849  [9]
  	age 31 at marriage
  Birth	Abt Feb 1849	East Stonehouse RD, Devon, England   [10]
  	9 385
  Birth	Abt Feb 1849	Stonehouse, Devon, England   [8]
  	Age at conviction (on 28 Nov 1875) was 26 years and 9 months old.
  Born	3 Mar 1849	Tavistock Street, Plymouth, Devon, England   [11]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	3 Mar 1849	East Stonehouse, Devon, England   [12]
  Birth	Abt 1850  [13]
  	from age at death
  Baptism	27 Oct 1850	Charles the Martyr, Plymouth, Devon, England   [11]
  Census	30 Sep 1851	9 St Mary Street, East Stonehouse, Devon, England   [1]
  	HO107; Piece: 1880; Folio: 209; Page: 4, son of Simon Ruby head of the household
  Education	1861  [4]
  	scholar
  Census	7 Apr 1861	21 Adelaide Street, East Stonehouse, Devon, England   [4]
  	RG09; Piece: 1447; Folio: 92; Page: 37, son of Simeon Ruby head of the household
  Royal Navy	3 Mar 1867  [14]
  	Seaman for 10 years
  Census	2 Apr 1871	HMS Jackal, Rothesay Bay, Isle Of Bute, Argyll & Bute, Scotland   [15]
  Occupation	2 Apr 1871  [16]
  	Able Bodied seamam
  Royal Navy	1 Jan 1873	HMS Invincible
  	Able Bodied seaman
  Occupation	Bef 26 Nov 1875  [7, 8]
  	Able seaman
  Legal	26 Nov 1875	H.M.S Hibernia, Malta   [6, 7, 8]
  	Date committed offence - described differently in 3 documents.
  	Feigning stupor when discovered in attempting to commit sodomy [PCOM2: Home Office and Prison Commission: prison records(Portsmouth)]; Unnatural offence with ordinary seaman George Elliot.[PCOM2: Home Office and Prison Commission: prison records(Pentonville)]; Feigning stupor where discovered in attempting to commit sodomy (Feigning stupor part is crossed out - an attached to the record of George Elliott)[PCOM3 Home Office and Prison Commission: male licences 1853-1887]. All documents state with George Elliott.
  Royal Navy	27 Nov 1875	HMS Invincible in the Mediterrean   [17]
  	both Reuben Ruby & George Elliott where found guity at a cout martial discharged from the Royal Navy for gross indency and sentenced to 5 year penal servitude (Pentonville prison)
  Service	Between 27 Nov 1875 and 28 Nov 1875	H.M.S Hibernia, Malta   [7, 8]
  	Court Martial held on board.
  	Sentence of 5 years penal servitude.
  Legal	Between 20 Jan 1876 and 6 Sep 1879	Portsmouth Prison, Cumberland Street/ Gloucester Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England   [8]
  	Multipkle letters to and from parents. No offences in prison. Multiple petitions made. Claimed innocence and convicted on evidence od one witness.
  Legal	20 Jan 1876	Pentonville Prison, Caledonian Road, London, England   [7, 8]
  	Transferred to Pentonville Prison from Naval Authorities
  	Separate confinement. Prisoner 1382
  Legal	5 Oct 1876	Brixton Prison, Jebb Avenue, London, England   [7, 8]
  	Transferred to Brixton Prison from Pentonville Prision
  	Prision Trade : Printing Shop.
  Legal	18 Dec 1876	Portsmouth Prison, Cumberland Street/ Gloucester Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England   [6, 8]
  	Transferred to Portsmouth Prison fron Brixton Prison
  	Prison trade: Tailor
  Physical Description	1879	Portsmouth Prison, Cumberland Street/ Gloucester Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England   [8]
  	Scald over sternum, left forearm and right shin. Congenital brown stains near left scapula. Good general health, never in hospital in Pentonville.
  Legal	31 Oct 1879	Portsmouth Prison, Cumberland Street/ Gloucester Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England   [8]
  	Order of Licence to be at large 30 days from this notice
  Physical Description	5 Nov 1879	Portsmouth Prison, Cumberland Street/ Gloucester Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England   [8]
  	5 foot 9 inches
  	5 foot 9 inches
  Legal	5 Nov 1879	Portsmouth Prison, Cumberland Street/ Gloucester Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England   [8]
  	Licensed (Destination: Glasgow Aid Society)
  	Granted licence to be at large-meaning, allowed out on parole-by the court. Written in red over the top of the document: P..Certificate..of Service in the Royal Navy attached hereto the above handed to the prisoner on his discharge.
  Occupation	5 Mar 1880  [9]
  	Seaman, merchant service
  Residence	5 Mar 1880	303 Argyle Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [9]
  Census	5 Apr 1891	560 Rutherglen Road, Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [18]
  	Age: 42y
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891	560 Rutherglen Road, Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [18]
  	Rigger
  Census	31 Mar 1901	107 Eaglesham Street, Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [19]
  	Age: 52y
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901	107 Eaglesham Street, Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [20]
  	Ship Rigger
  Census	2 Apr 1911	163 Paisley Road West, Govan, Scotland   [21]
  	Age: 62y
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911  [22]
  	Engineers rigger
  Reference Number	E Stonehouse
  Died	8 Jan 1927	32 Albert Road, Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [23]
  	Age: 77y
  	Death index Reuben Ruby, aged 77, died 1927, ref 567/26, Gourock
  Person ID	I8205	Ruby | Descendants of Edward Ruby of Cornwall
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Simeon Ruby,   b. 13 Dec 1822, Millbrook, Cornwall, England ,   d. Abt Aug 1886, Plymouth RD, Devon, England  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Mary Dann,   b. 1821, Plymouth, Devon, England ,   d. Abt May 1898, Plymouth RD, Devon, England  (Age 77 years)
  Married	Abt May 1846	Plymouth RD, Devon, England   [24]
  	9 504
  Family ID	F2823	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Davey,   b. Abt 1846, England ,   d. 28 Mar 1935, 1301 Govan Road, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland  (Age ~ 89 years)
  Married	5 Mar 1880	108 Hill Street, Glasgow, Scotland   [5]
  	Marriage 1880, p 56, District of Kelvin,Burgh of Glasgow 5 mar 1880 at 108 Hill St Glasgow, after publication according to the forms of the Church of Scotland Reuben Ruby, seaman, merchant service, bachelor, aged 31, usual residence 303 Argyle St Glasgow, son of Simeon Ruby, shoemaker journeyman and Mary Ruby MS (Darrow?) to Catherine Davey, domestic servant, spinster, aged 33, of 303 Argyle Street, Glasgow, dau of William Davey, manager of a china clay mine, deceased and Ann Davey, M.S. Davis Signed M Cochrane, Minister Signed Agnes Thomson X her mark, witness signed R Ruby (witness) Dougald Thomson Witness.
  Children	1. Simeon Ruby,   b. 22 Feb 1881, 1012 Main Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. 1929, Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland  (Age 47 years)   2. Reuben Ruby,   b. Abt May 1883, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. 21 Jul 1883, Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland  (Age ~ 0 years)   3. William Cullen Ruby,   b. Abt 1885, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. 1939, Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland  (Age ~ 54 years)
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2018
  Family ID	F2859	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1848 - East Stonehouse, Devon, England Birth - Abt 1848 - Stonehouse, Devon, England Birth - Abt Feb 1849 - East Stonehouse RD, Devon, England Birth - Abt Feb 1849 - Stonehouse, Devon, England Born - 3 Mar 1849 - Tavistock Street, Plymouth, Devon, England Birth - 3 Mar 1849 - East Stonehouse, Devon, England Baptism - 27 Oct 1850 - Charles the Martyr, Plymouth, Devon, England Census - 30 Sep 1851 - 9 St Mary Street, East Stonehouse, Devon, England Census - 7 Apr 1861 - 21 Adelaide Street, East Stonehouse, Devon, England Census - 2 Apr 1871 - HMS Jackal, Rothesay Bay, Isle Of Bute, Argyll & Bute, Scotland Legal - Date committed offence - described differently in 3 documents. - 26 Nov 1875 - H.M.S Hibernia, Malta Royal Navy - 27 Nov 1875 - HMS Invincible in the Mediterrean Service - Court Martial held on board. - Between 27 Nov 1875 and 28 Nov 1875 - H.M.S Hibernia, Malta Legal - Between 20 Jan 1876 and 6 Sep 1879 - Portsmouth Prison, Cumberland Street/ Gloucester Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Legal - Transferred to Pentonville Prison from Naval Authorities - 20 Jan 1876 - Pentonville Prison, Caledonian Road, London, England Legal - Transferred to Brixton Prison from Pentonville Prision - 5 Oct 1876 - Brixton Prison, Jebb Avenue, London, England Legal - Transferred to Portsmouth Prison fron Brixton Prison - 18 Dec 1876 - Portsmouth Prison, Cumberland Street/ Gloucester Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Physical Description - Scald over sternum, left forearm and right shin. Congenital brown stains near left scapula. Good general health, never in hospital in Pentonville. - 1879 - Portsmouth Prison, Cumberland Street/ Gloucester Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Legal - Order of Licence to be at large 30 days from this notice - 31 Oct 1879 - Portsmouth Prison, Cumberland Street/ Gloucester Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Physical Description - 5 foot 9 inches - 5 Nov 1879 - Portsmouth Prison, Cumberland Street/ Gloucester Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Legal - Licensed (Destination: Glasgow Aid Society) - 5 Nov 1879 - Portsmouth Prison, Cumberland Street/ Gloucester Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Residence - 5 Mar 1880 - 303 Argyle Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Married - 5 Mar 1880 - 108 Hill Street, Glasgow, Scotland Census - Age: 42y - 5 Apr 1891 - 560 Rutherglen Road, Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Occupation - Rigger - 5 Apr 1891 - 560 Rutherglen Road, Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Census - Age: 52y - 31 Mar 1901 - 107 Eaglesham Street, Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Occupation - Ship Rigger - 31 Mar 1901 - 107 Eaglesham Street, Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Census - Age: 62y - 2 Apr 1911 - 163 Paisley Road West, Govan, Scotland Died - Age: 77y - 8 Jan 1927 - 32 Albert Road, Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

  Reuben Ruby Picture taken from his court martial records at the British National Archives

  
  

• Sources

  [S61] 1851 Census - E&W, various sources. [S89] Parish register - Baptisms, (1854 page 232). [S54] BMD register (England & Wales) - births. [S60] 1861 Census - E&W, available online from various sources, (RG 9; Piece: 1275; Folio: 81; Page: 21). [S331] BMD register (Scotland) - marriages, 1935 644/17 355. widow of Reuben Ruby (ship rigger) [S592] PCOM2: Home Office and Prison Commission: prison records (Portsmouth), UK National Archives. [S593] PCOM2: Home Office and Prison Commission: prison records (Pentonville), UK National Archives. [S594] PCOM3 Home Office and Prison Commission: male licences 1853-1887, UK National Archives. [S331] BMD register (Scotland) - marriages. [S54] BMD register (England & Wales) - births, birth. [S89] Parish register - Baptisms, (1854 page 232), baptism. [S320] Admiralty service records, ADM 188 Piece 37. [S330] BMD register (Scotland) - deaths. [S320] Admiralty service records, ADM 188 piece 37. [S211] 1871 Census - E&W, available online from various sources, Jackal; Page: 1; Line: 14; Roll: CSSCT1871_191. [S211] 1871 Census - E&W, available online from various sources. [S320] Admiralty service records, ADM 194 Court martial registers Piece 182 Sentences of Court martial vol 1 page 208. [S323] 1891 Census - Scotland, (CSSCT1891_289). [S324] 1901 Census - Scotland, CSSCT1901_324. [S63] 1901 Census - E&W, available online from various sources. [S332] 1911 Census - Scotland, (Census 646/1 5/3), Census 646/1 5/3. [S332] 1911 Census - Scotland, (Census 646/1 5/3). [S330] BMD register (Scotland) - deaths, 1927 567/2 6 Gourock. [S58] BMD register (England & Wales) - marriages.