Sir, Major General Richard Matthews RUCK

1851 - 1935  (83 years)

• Name	Richard Matthews RUCK
  Prefix	Sir, Major General
  Birth	27 May 1851	Machynlleth District, Pennal, Merionethshire, Wales (Sep Qtr., vol. 27, p. 89)
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Mar 1935
  Person ID	I2549	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Lawrence RUCK,   b. 1819, Hartlip, Kent, England d. 1896 ??, Wales
  Mother	Mary Anne MATTHEWS,   b. 1822, Esgair Leverin, Pennal, Merioneth, Wales d. 1905, Wales (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	25 Oct 1841
  Notes	Marriage date is date of Faculty Office marriage licence.
  Family ID	F3387	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 May 1851 - Machynlleth District, Pennal, Merionethshire, Wales (Sep Qtr., vol. 27, p. 89)  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Richard Matthews Ruck

  
  

• Notes

  An impressive all-rounder. Sportsman - Rugby, football, cricket and golf. Played for the winning Royal Engineers team in the FA cup final in 1875. An early member of the Royal Aero Soc (1911), chairman from 1912-19. Knighted for services to Air Inventions Committee. https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Richard_Ruck