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Ruff

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George Ruff in WWI uniform at Woad Farm, 1916
Ruff family c.1905. Miss Hooton, known as Granny Toots, was the housekeeper.
photo from Julie Brown, a great granddaughter, 21 February 2012 HDHS archive
Woad Farmhouse and a member of the Ruff family c.1935
HDHS archive
Tom Ruff on left with bicycle, c.1935
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HDHS archive, source unknown
Elizabeth Hooton outside Woad Farm c.1935
Elizabeth Hooton was housekeeper to the Ruff family for many years and known as Granny Toots.
James Ruff, Woad Farm, was profiled in a Northampton newspaper, 25 October 1912
Cutting passed from Julie Brown, a great granddaughter; to Nigel Stacey (Woad Farm); to Richard Wray, a great grandson; to Gerald Ditum.
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