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Early Origins of the Ruthes family

The surname Ruthes was first found in Morayshire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Routh is a parish, in the union of Beverley, N. division of the wapentake of Holderness in the East Riding of Yorkshire. 1

Early History of the Ruthes family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ruthes research. Another 118 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1485, 1603, 1694, 1695, 1710, 1716, 1733, 1734 and 1768 are included under the topic Early Ruthes History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ruthes Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Randolph, Randolf and others.

Early Notables of the Ruthes family

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Migration of the Ruthes family to Ireland

Some of the Ruthes family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 65 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Ruthes family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Randolph settled in New York in 1822; along with Michael; John and Thomas Randolph settled in San Francisco in 1850.



  1. Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.


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