Jane Strand (1749-1805)

Jane Strand was born in Suffolk in 1749. She was baptised on 30th April 1749 in Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk. Interestingly, her baptism is also recorded in at Sudbury, Suffolk. The same is true of her siblings Samuel, Mary, John and William. Why their baptisms have been recorded in two different locations (but on the same day) is currently unknown.

Jane's parents were John and Jane Strand (nee King).

Marriage
Jane married on the 4th August 1776 at Little Horksley in Essex to Jeffrey Ruffell. Jeffrey's origins are currently unknown, but it is possible that he, too, originated in Suffolk. Banns had been read for the couple on 14th, 21st and 28th of July.

Witnesses to the marriage were John Munson and Jacob Strand. Both Jane and Jeffrey could not write and signed the register with their marks.

The couple settled in Little Horksley and had five known children – only four are found baptised in the Little Horksley baptism register due the section of years between 1784 and 1797 being missing. So there are potentially other children of this couple that we are not yet aware of.

Death of Daughter
By 1799, the family are located in Wivenhoe, Essex, where daughter Frances is buried on the 3rd of June, aged on 19 years old. Her cause of death is currently unknown.

Death of Wife
Jane was buried on the 8th December 1805 in Wivenhoe, aged 56 years. Her husband Jeffrey would outlive her by 23 years.

Children

 * colspan="3" bgcolor="#FFfce0" style="color: #000000;" |Children of Jeffrey and Jane Ruffell
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="#FFfce0" style="color: #000000;" |Children of Jeffrey and Jane Ruffell