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Ruth CORNISH

1916 – 1993 · Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire
👶 Birth16 May 1916Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire 📍 Death Civil Registration Index
🏛️ First World War · Battle of the Somme
⛪ Baptism25 Jun 1916Holy Trinity Church, High Street, Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire 📍 Baptism Records 📎 View
💒 Marriage1954 (38)Bertram Alfred Kenneth HESTER
Trowbridge, Wiltshire 📍 Free BMD
🏠 Lived1975 (59)Fairfield Farm, 34 High Street, Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire, BA13 4DL 📍
with Bertram Alfred Kenneth HESTER 🔗 View
From Wiltshire FHS: They lived at Fairfield Farm in Dilton. Ruth married a Bertram Hester and they went on to live at Fairfield and they set up a college for young people with learning disabilities. That has continued, after their deaths, and it is now a very well large college with a shop and cafe and is very much a focal point in village life.

Founded in 1975 by Ruth and Ken Hester after inheriting the farm from Ruth’s father. With support from Wiltshire County Council, Fairfield was establis…
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✝️ Deathabt 22 May 1993Bath, Somerset 📍 Death Civil Registration Index
🔥 Cremation28 May 1993 (77)Haycombe Crematorium, 209 Whiteway Road, Bath, Somerset 📍 deceasedonline.com
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