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North End, Portsea, Hampshire
Catherine Barbara aged 61, annuitant. Rosa aged 29. Emily aged 22.
White Cross Street, Monmouth, Monmouthshire.
Emily aged 39, visitor, Staying with Catherine Smallwood aged 71, widow.
1 Cambridge Villa, Elm Grove, Portsea, Hampshire
Catherine aged 82, widow, independent means. Emily aged 39 (sic) 49. F H Ruel aged 41, Capt. Royal Marines. Plus 1 servant.
Elm Grove, Portsea, Hampshire.
Catherine aged 92, widow, annuitant. Rosa aged 56, kept by Mrs Ruel. Emily aged 53 (sic) 59, kept by Mrs Ruel. Frederick Herbert aged 50, Lieut. Col. Royal Marines. Plus 1 servant.
22 Livingstone Road, Portsea, Hampshire.
Frederick aged 61, retired Lieut. Col. Royal Marines. Rosa aged 66, sister, own means. Emily aged 63, sister, own means. Plus 1 servant.
Nyewood House, South Bersted, Bognor, Sussex.
Emily aged 69 (sic) 73, visitor. Staying with Muriel Annerly aged 76.
“The Nook” Kings Road, Emsworth, Hampshire.
Emily aged 86 (sic) 89, boarder. Staying with Ellen Rolfe aged 47.
Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports Advertiser. 15th March 1851
Military Obituary. John Godfrey Ruel.
Late of the Royal Marines died at his residence Kingston, Portsmouth on 17th ult. aged 69. The deceased officer entered the service in 1805 and remained in it until the close of the war in 1815, during which period he was actively engaged and upon several occasions behaved most gallantly. In 1806 he was employed to get possession of 1, 800, 000 dollars in Hamburg. He succeeded in doing so and brought it safely down the Elbe to the Thetis frigate, although frequently attacked by the advanced guard of General Rappe, whom Bonaparte had ordered to seize it. He also secured about 500, 000 dollars at the same time for merchants account. He frequently volunteered in cutting-out expeditions and on one occasion was taken prisoner and confined at St Sebastian. Whilst there he communicated with the Spanish Government and was instrumental in obtaining the release of the English prisoners of war confined in that part of the country. In 1819 he was at the taking of Guadaloupe, storming of the battery of L'Ouse le Basque and the capture of Loire and Seine frigates and particularly distinguished himself at the storming of the Hayes battery and capture of the French ship of war Nisus. In the same year, he was employed in boat service and for which he received a medal and three clasps. Mr Ruel was a descendant of an ancient and noble German family some of whom were principal actors in the glorious Reformation.