Comments on: My Father, Alfred William Ruffle, part 3.

By: Tricia Sadd

Tricia Sadd — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:25:59 +0000

Love to hear the stories of the people of Maldon. My husband (Marty Sadd) and I went to visit Kathleen Sadd a few years back. What a charming town. We had a wonderful time. My husband is the son of Charles Edwin Sadd and the grandson of Harry William Sadd.

By: Terence Ruffle

Terence Ruffle — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:40:44 +0000

I bumped into Ocean MacCready today.
My Pa worked for his Great Grandad George Free for a while, picking stones from the fields at Jacob’s farm. Alfie said they’d collect the stones in bushell sized wicker baskets.
Mind numbing I should imagine! Dad said that George Free was a very kind and fair man, and one of the nicest people he’d ever met. Must be where Ocean gets it from, his middle name is George……

By: Helen Wilson nee Ruffle

Helen Wilson nee Ruffle — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:47:09 +0000

What a man our Dad was! Makes me wonder if we have more siblings hiding in the closet!
Well done Bruv for bringing him to life again.

By: Alwills

Alwills — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:51:07 +0000

Fascinating article about a man who was an inspiration to all that met him. I have fond memories of Alfie (Whopper Chopper!) and the expression ‘he could make a cloudy day sunny’ was absolutely spot on in his case. Gawd bless him!