RUTTERFORD [COBBIN]-William Lamport


No.2506, Private, William COBBIN
Aged 31


1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
He died of illness on 6th July 1900

It is not always possible to match the soldier with the civilian with these Boer War casualties.
That means I can only record "most likely to be" in many cases for the civilian identity


Here the surname of COBBIN can be found as COBBING, but the majority of the children recorded were illegitimate children of Mary Ann RUTTERFORD before she married James Gillman COBBING in 1st qtr 1871.Mary Ann had been a lodger ( with a 7 months old child Charles RUTHERFORD) with the COBBING family in 1861. Even RUTTERFORD can be found as RUTHERFORD

William Lamport RUTTERFORD was born in 1869 [1st qtr 1869 MILDENHALL 4a:539] son of Mary Ann RUTTERFORD. His mother married James Gillman COBBING in 1871, bore him 4 children Robert 1873, Robert [1874 (both died 1874), Robert 1876 and Arthur 1878] and died in 1881

1871 census...Aged 2, as Lamport RUTTERFORD, he was at Holywell Road, Mildenhall with stepfather James COBBIN [38 Farm labourer; mother Mary Ann COBBIN [33]; brothers John RUTTERFORD [13], Charles RUTTERFORD [11] James RUTTERFORD [7] and Thomas RUTTERFORD [5]; sisters Victory RUTTERFORD [4, died 1880] and Ann RUTTERFORD [8 months, died 1876]. All were born in Mildenhall.

1881 census...Aged 12, now William L COBBIN, a farm labourer, he was at 54 Aspall Lane, Mildenhall, with his widower stepfather James COBBIN; brother James (now COBBIN), farm labourer; half brothers Robert COBBIN [4] and Arthur [3]. There had been 2 other Robert COBBINS, born 1873 and in 1874 both dying in 1874.

1891 census...Not found. His stepfather and half brothers Robert and Arthur were at 4 Aspall lane, Mildenhall, all farm labourers.

By 1901 census his widower stepfather was alone at Wylde Street, Mildenhall



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He died of disease at Germiston.


His Queens South Africa medal carries the clasps for Cape Colony, Orange Free State and Transvaal

William Cobbin is commemorated on the Boer War plaque in St.Mary's Church, Mildenhall
also the Boer War Memorial, Cornhill, Bury St.Edmunds
also St Mary's Church. North aisle west end. Suffolk Regiment Tablet, Bury St Edmunds
Christchurch Park. Statue. Ipswich