Maureen Agnes Sheens1
F, #16, b. 7 July 1927, d. 19 April 2013
Father | George Sheens2 b. 13 Feb 1903, d. 28 Apr 1968 |
Mother | Mary Agnes Connors2 b. 23 Aug 1906, d. 13 Dec 1984 |
Relationship | Aunt of Timothy George Sheens |
Last Edited | 27 Jul 2021 |
Birth* | 7 July 1927 | Penrith, NSW1 |
Baptism | 12 July 1927 | St Nicholas of Myra, Penrith, NSW; Name: Moreen Agnes Sheens Born: 7 July 1927 Parents: George Sheens & Mary Agnes Connors Place of residence: Penrith Baptised: 12 July 1927 Minister: Thomas Ryan, Roman Catholic Name of Godparent: Eva Connors Remarks: Godparent Catholic;Godparent=Eva May Connors1 |
Photo* | circa 1933 | St Joseph's Convent School, Cnr Evan and High Streets, Penrith, NSW; 3 |
Photo | circa 1934 | 15 Union Road, Penrith, NSW; 3 |
Article | 21 December 1939 | "The Nepean Times", Penrith, NSW; Juvenile Ball A plain and fancy dress juvenile ball was held in St. Joseph's School Hall, Penrith, on Wednesday evenng [sic], 13th inst., and was very successful. The children presented a delightful picture in their appealing costumes, and to the good music of Barrett's orchestra spent a very enjoyable evening. A picturesque adjunct of the ball was a "Fairy Wedding," in which the characters were:-Bride. Patty Hackett; bridegroom, Bobby Saunders; bridesmaids, Monica Saunders and Doreen Spencer; train-bearer, Joan Saunders: herald, Peter Cummins. The pupils formed a guard of honour. Prize-winners for the evening were: Deportment, Muriel Crowe and Maureen Sheens; best dancers, girls, Rita Freebody and Patricia Webb; boys, John Costello and Maurice Reddan; Specials, Harvey Burdett, Don Moffitt, Rita Davis, Valerie Archer, and Pat Glasscock.4 |
Article* | 13 March 1941 | "The Nepean Times", Penrith, NSW; Maureen Sheens, daughter of Mr and Mrs G. Sheens, of Union Road, Penrith, suffered a knee injury when attempting to mount a push bike on Monday. She was conveyed to Nepean District Hospital by Nepean Ambulance for X-ray, and has now returned home.5 |
Photo | 15 Union Road, Penrith, NSW; ;Principal=Mary Agnes Connors3 | |
Photo | 15 Union Road, Penrith, NSW; 3 | |
Photo | circa 1949 | Australia; 3 |
Article | 27 January 1949 | "The Nepean Times", Penrith, NSW; MAUREEN'S "ONE LONG HOLIDAY" Employees of a city firm who invest from time to time in the State Lottery take turns at deciding a title for their syndicate. For Lottery 1784, drawn last Thursday, it was the turn of Miss Maureen Sheens, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Sheens, of Union Road, Penrith, to "give it a name", and she called it "One Long Holiday" Syndicate. It was quite a happy selection, for the syndicate of eight won the first prize (£6000). Another member was Mrs. G. Holland, of Double Bay, (nee Mary Keeffe), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Keeffe, of Derby Street, Penrith. Miss Maureen Sheens is a popular usherette at Nepean Theatre. This was not her only substantial Lottery win; previously she was part winner of £100. 6 |
Article | 6 April 1950 | "The Nepean Times", Penrith, NSW; Penrith Girl in England PAGEANT AT OPENING OF PARLIAMENT Miss Maureen Sheens, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Sheens, of Union Road, Penrith, left on a holiday trip to England several months ago, after sharing first prize in a lottery with seven other girl friends, all being employees of a city firm. Writing home on March 12, Maureen gives an account of the pageantry at the opening of the British Parliament. She states: A WONDERFUL SCENE "The colour and pageant of it all was wonderful and to make it worth while was a lovely fine day. "The Life Guards, the Welsh Guards, all kinds of soldiers in busbies and cockades were there, and the magnificent horses were a sight to watch. "We saw the King and Queen and Princess Elizabeth for the first time in the flesh. The King and Queen rode in a golden coach, and Princess Elizabeth, with her lady-in-wating, in a car. The Queen and Princess Elizabeth wore tiaras of diamonds. There was a special coach for the crown. "We also saw Dukes and Duchesses in furs and diamonds and splendid uniforms with thousands of ribbons-also the young aristocratic pages. EPPING FOREST "Last Sunday we went to Epping Forest, about an hour and a half by underground out of London. We walked round the town, which is very old, and then to the woods, which are very dense. The trees were all dead and not particularly interesting, but we enjoyed ourselves playing hide and seek and jumping creeks, etc. The day was very warm, and it was good to get away from the smoke and grime of London for a while.7 |
Residence* | 1951 | 30 Kensington Park Gardens, London, England; Ruddle, Ronald W Sheen, Maureen ;Principal=Ronald Waverley Ruddle8 |
Article* | 1 February 1951 | "The Nepean Times", Penrith, NSW; Engagements RUDDLE-SHEENS.-The engagement has been announced of Miss Maureen Sheens, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Sheens, of 15 Union Road, Penrith; and Mr. Ronald Waverly Ruddle, M.A., A.I.M., only son of Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Ruddle, of Cheltenham, England. The wedding will take place shortly in England.;Principal=Ronald Waverley Ruddle9 |
Married Name | 31 March 1951 | Ruddle10 |
Marriage* | 31 March 1951 | Kensington Register Office, London, England; Groom: Ronald Waverley Ruddle Condition: formerly the husband of Barbara Wyatt Ruddle formerly Patterson (spinster) from whom he obtained a divorce Rank or Profession: Research Scientist Age: 31 Residence at the time of Marriage: 30 Kensington Park Gardens W11 Father: Simeon Skeate Ruddle Rank or Profession of Father: Retired Solicitor Bride: Maureen Agnes Sheens Condition: Spinster Rank or Profession: Age: 23 Residence at the time of Marriage: 30 Kensington Park Gardens W11 Father: George Sheens Rank or Profession of Father: Company Director Date of Marriage: 31 March 1957 Place of Marriage: Kensington Register Office Witnesses: Betty Eder, R G Turner ;Groom=Ronald Waverley Ruddle10 |
Article | 31 May 1951 | "The Nepean Times", Penrith, NSW; PERSONAL THERE is probably no better trip for a honeymoon than that taken by Maureen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Sheens, of Penrith, and her husband, when, after their wedding in London on March 31, and wedding breakfast in London's West End, they toured, via Dunkirk and France, Swiss and Italian lake districts, doing some superb sight-seeing. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ruddle, of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The newly-married couple have taken up residence in London.;Principal=Ronald Waverley Ruddle11 |
Photo | circa 1952 | England; 3 |
Birth of Daughter | 15 June 1952 | Pancras, London, England;Principal=Susan Amanda Ruddle12,13 |
Birth of Son | 1954 | Croydon, Surrey, England;Principal=Simon G Ruddle14 |
Birth of Son | 1954 | Croydon, Surrey, England;Principal=Adrian J Ruddle15 |
Article* | 1 April 1954 | "The Nepean Times", Penrith, NSW; MRS. G. SHEENS, of Penrith, sails on the Arcadia on Saturday for England, to visit her daughter, Maureen (Mrs. R. W. Ruddle), who lives in Surrey. She will see Old England at the best time of the year.;Principal=Mary Agnes Connors16 |
Article | 25 October 1956 | "The Nepean Times", Penrith, NSW; Personal MRS. RUDDLE (formerly known to many people of Penrith as Maureen Sheens, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Sheens, of this town) is now living in Ohio, U.S.A., with her husband, a Master of Arts of Cambridge University. They had been living for some time in Surrey, England, but now Mr. Ruddle has taken up an expert and responsible position in Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Ruddle have a daughter and twin sons.17 |
Photo | March 1958 | USA; 3 |
Article | 8 May 1958 | "The Nepean Times", Penrith, NSW; Penrith Girl Comes from U.S.A. to See Her People Many people say you can be born under a lucky star, and it sticks to you on occasion in a big way. George Sheens, once a year,- meets with others of his lucky star ilk, and they commune. Whether that's luck or not remains to be seen. This was reported in "Nepean Times" last February. But one lucky day some years ago, Mr. and Mrs. George Sheens became the parents of Maureen —it was indeed a lovely day for them. Time went on and Maureen went to work in Sydney. Whether they looked up the Zodiac or not is not known just at the moment, but four girls won the State lottery; Maureen and three others. The story from then on goes: Three of the girls involved in the win decided to have a trip to Europe. Away they went in 1949, one came back, leaving two over there who got married. Maureen married a young English scientist. IN LONDON They lived in London, and life in this new land for Maureen, now Mrs. Ruddle, was strange and beautiful. She missed her so many circumstances which crowded in on her that gave her little time to fret. She saw the Midlands, further north—in fact, being used to spaces out here, a couple of hundred miles wasn't much there. Later, those miles, strangely, seem to be much longer. Australians notice that. Maybe it's because there is so much to every mile of the British Isles. As time went on Maureen became the mother of a daughter, and then their cup of happiness was filled. In a few years the family was increased by twin boys. In 1957 promotion brought her husband to the point where he was assigned to Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. IN AMERICA Now began a surfeit of preparations to leave, and when the family became established in their new home, life reached its zenith. Busy? In America you've never much time for yourself. Maureen found that. A few days ago she told a little of her life there. She had that American way of speaking which only an Australian acquires. No, it's not the hard mid-west drawl, it has the music which is so attractive to the unprejudiced American, and which emphasises the speaker as being distinctive. The attractive English girl is cool, serene, poised, is considered in her habit. Her American equivalent is amazing in her beauty, a charm all of her own. Today, Maureen has that in her personality which came to her in England—her ability to listen to someone else speaking; a polite and reasoned answer; an obvious straightforwardness. In America she allowed that vivacity, which is part of her, to come to the fore. Result: A wonderful person. IN AUSTRALIA. Maureen came to Australia to see her mother and father. It was a flying trip. She has returned. She has left behind her something of her personality which impresses her old friends and leaves the new ones with a pleasure for having met her. On Lake Erie When she returns Mrs. Ruddle and her husband and family will go to live at Cleveland, Ohio. Right there is part of the beautiful Lake Erie, on the western side of Lake Erie is Ontaria [sic], Canada—Port Stanley, in fact, where Louis Armstrong often goes to blow his trumpet.18 |
Death of Father | 28 April 1968 | 33 Hornseywood Avenue, Penrith, NSW; Name: George Sheens Date of death: 28th April 1968 Place of Death: 33 Hornseywood Avenue, Penrith Occupation: New and Used Car Dealer Sex: Male Age: 65 Conjugal Status: Married Place of Birth: Penrith NSW Father: George Sheens Occupation: Railway Employee Mother: Emily Mann Place of Marriage: Penrith NSW Age at Marriage: 23 Name of Spouse: Mary Agnes Connors Children of Marriage: Maureen 39, Terrence G deceased, Kathleen A 37 Informant: E Liston, son-in-law, 149 Jamison Road, Penrith Cause of Death: a) Coronary Occlusion, b) Arteriosclerosis, c) Chronic Bronchitis Length of Illness: a) hours, b) years Certified by: M. Renshaw Date of Burial: 2nd May 1968 Place of Burial: General Cemetery at Penrith Minister & Religion: J Grady, Roman Catholic Undertaker: John Price and Son Witnesses: R J R A'Rundell, M Boots ;Principal=George Sheens19 |
Death of Mother | 13 December 1984 | Intersection of Rooty Hill Road North & Richmond Road, Plumpton, NSW; Name: Mary Agnes Sheens Date of death: 13th December, 1984 Place of Death: Intersection of Rooty Hill Road North & Richmond Road, Plumpton Usual Residence: 149 Jamison Road, Penrith Occupation: Sex: Female Age: 79 Conjugal Status: Widow Place of Birth: Harden NSW Father: Robert Connors Occupation: Mother: Bridget Ann Shea Place of Marriage: Penrith NSW Name of Spouse: George Sheens Age at Marriage: 21 Children of Marriage: Maureen 57, Terry deceased, Kathleen 54 Informant: T Sheens, grandson. 76 Green dale road, Wallacia Cause of Death: Cerebral haemorrhage, Fractured spine, Multiple injuries. Inquest dispensed with at Westmead Date of Burial: 17th December 1984 Place of Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Eastern Creek ;Principal=Mary Agnes Sheens20 |
Death of Spouse | 17 February 1988 | Fairview General Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Name: Ronald W Ruddle Birth Date: 1920 Gender: Male Race: White Residence Place: Rocky River, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Death Date: 17 Feb 1988 Hospital of Death: Fairview General Hospital Death Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Certificate: 008071 Age at Death: 68 Certifier: Physician Autopsy: Yes, used for certification Social Security Number: 280-36-7132 Marital Status: Married Industry of Decedant: Primary aluminium industries Occupation of Decedent: Metallurgical and material engineers ;Principal=Ronald Waverley Ruddle21,22 |
Death of Daughter | 11 November 2006 | Swansboro, North Carolina, USA; SWANSBORO — Susan Amanda Voutsinas, 54, died Nov. 11, 2006, at her home. There will be a private celebration of life. She was preceded in death by her father, Ronald W. Ruddle. Surviving are her son, Alex Voutsinas; her daughter, Jenna Voutsinas; Mike Voutsinas; her mother, Maureen Ruddle; and two brothers, Simon and Adrian Ruddle. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Community Home Care and Hospice, 4119 E. Arendell St., Morehead City, NC 28557.;Principal=Susan Amanda Ruddle23 |
Photo | USA; 3 | |
Photo | 2009 | White River, Swanboro, North Carolina, USA; 3 |
Photo | Christmas 2010 | USA; 3 |
Death* | 19 April 2013 | Swansboro, North Carolina, USA; Maureen Ruddle, 85, of Swansboro, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at her home. The family will celebrate her life privately. She is survived by her two sons, Simon Ruddle of Prospect, Ky., and Adrian Ruddle of Spring Valley, Ohio; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Ronald W. Ruddle; and her daughter, Susan Voutsinas.24 |
Family | Ronald Waverley Ruddle b. 25 Aug 1919, d. 17 Feb 1988 | |
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Citations
- [S114] Microfilm Baptism, St Nicholas of Myra Penrith, 1839-1941.
- [S36] Maria Quigley Sheens - Our Family Tree.
- [S184] Tim Sheens photographs.
- [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Nepean Times, Thursday, December 21, 1939.
- [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Nepean Times, Thursday, March 13, 1941.
- [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Nepean Times, Thursday, January 27, 1949.
- [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Nepean Times, Thursday, April 6, 1950.
- [S384] London, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965, online www.ancestry.com.
- [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Nepean Times, Thursday, February 1, 1951.
- [S344] Copy marriage certificate of Ronald Waverley Ruddle and Maureen Agnes Sheens, Marriage.
- [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Nepean Times, Thursday, May 31, 1951.
- [S73] Unknown compiler Indexes "Susan A Ruddle Jun Qtr 1952 Pancras 5d 548."
- [S304] Ancestry, online www.ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index - Susan A Voutsinas.
- [S73] Unknown compiler Indexes "Simon G Ruddle Dec Qtr 1954 Croydon 5g 144."
- [S73] Unknown compiler Indexes "Adrian J Ruddle Dec Qtr 1954 Croydon 5g 144."
- [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Nepean Times, Thursday, April 1, 1954.
- [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Nepean Times, Thursday, October 25, 1956.
- [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Nepean Times, Thursday, May 8, 1958.
- [S106] NSW Death Certificate, George Sheens 25936/1968.
- [S106] NSW Death Certificate, Mary Agnes Sheens 2081/1984.
- [S304] Ancestry, online www.ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index - Ronald W Ruddle.
- [S365] Ohio Deaths,1959-2012 Transcription, online http://www.findmypast.com
- [S342] Jacksonville Daily News, online http://www.jdnews.com, Obituary Susan Voutsinas.
- [S362] Jacksonville Daily News, April 19, 2013.