RUBY William John

1868 - 1909  (41 years)

• Name	RUBY William John
  Birth	17 Jan 1868	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
  	No record of Birth found
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Jun 1909	Maryborough, Victoria, Australia   [1]
  	Age: 49
  	Agency: INQUEST into DEATH
  	Cause: Likely Suicide
  		Coroners Inquest Document 1909
  Probate	3 Feb 1910
  	followup probate granted to mother Ruth Trafford https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ruby-762
  Person ID	I212395577274	Wilson Family
  Last Modified	1 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   [2]
  		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   [2]
  Photos		RUBY William Henry John / TRAFFORD Ruth Maria (F111) photo
  Family ID	F111	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BRASS Catherine,   b. 1868, Majorca, Vic d. Abt. 1907, v (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	1893	Marriage Registration No. 5486/1893, Victoria — William John Ruby and Catherine Brass.   [3]
  	Type: Civil Registration
  Children	1. RUBY Ernest,   b. 1894, Majorca Victoria d. 1894, Death Reg. No. 13876/1894 (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. RUBY Ruth Ada,   b. 1896, Majorca Victoria d. 1955 (Age 59 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. RUBY Gladys Beatrice,   b. 1897, Majorca Victoria d. 1907, Majorca, Victoria (Age 10 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   4. RUBY Athol,   b. 1898, Majorca Victoria d. 1898, Majorca, Victoria (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 5. RUBY William Andrew,   b. 1900, Majorca Victoria  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   6. RUBY Marion Maggie,   b. 1901, Maryborough, Victoria  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   7. RUBY Annie Edith,   b. 1903, Dunolly, Reg No. 10016 d. 25 Nov 1987, Lumeah Nursing Home, Echuca, Victoria (Age 84 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   8. RUBY Jack,   b. 1905, Dunolly, Victoria  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Photos		RUBY William John / BRASS Catherine (F43) Marriage
  Family ID	F43	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2026

  
  

• Photos

  RUBY William John / BRASS Catherine (F43) Marriage

  
  

• Sources

  [S19] Victoria Coroners Court, RUBY_William_John_1909_INQUEST, 1909 (Reliability: 3). Multiple pages relating to inquest Deemed to have taken his own life using explosives. [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 [S20] https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/search-your-family-history, RUBY_William_John_1893_Marriage, (Victorian Government), 1893, https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/69a3ba23ce584893bfd5ada3/record/5c6552284aba80ac31f6adbf?q=efamily&givenName=Wm%20Jno&familyName=RUBY, 5486/1893. (Reliability: 3). Record information Event:marriages Registration number5486 / 1893 Family name:RUBY Given name(s)Wm Jno Personal detail Spouse's family name:BRASS Spouse's given name(s)Cath