Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Ruth Griffiths was born in 1863 in Kington, Herefordshire, England – the daughter of John Griffiths, a coachbuilder, and Emma Evans.
Ruth emigrated to Otago with her family in 1873 on the Lady Jocelyn. She attended Caversham School in Dunedin and was awarded prizes for her reading and sewing.
She married David Scott, a produce merchant, in 1890 and they had three children.
Ruth died on 3 November 1918 and she is buried in the Andersons Bay Cemetery with her two daughters.
David re-married, he died in 1931 and is buried in the Andersons Bay Cemetery with his second wife.
Sources
DCC Cemetery Records http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/facilities/cemeteries/cemeteries-search
Family Search https://www.familysearch.org
Free BDM https://www.freebmd.org.uk
GRO England https://www.gro.gov.uk
Otago Nominal Index http://marvin.otago.ac.nz
Papers Past https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
Click on sheet number to see the 1893 petition sheet this signature appeared on. Digital copies of the sheets supplied by Archives New Zealand.
Community contributions