Little so far is known of the ancestry of Ruth Payne though she came from a Baptist family from Stoke, near Wantage, Berkshire. The following information is based on information in a family Bible
Her parents were George Payne - born 12/12/1839 - and Ann - born 18/8/1840. Ann's maiden name was Seymour. This couple married sometime between 1860 and 1865 and had a large family:
Elizabeth Annie Payne - born 18/12/1865. Never married, died 5/7/1942
Charles John Payne - born 17/9/1867. Died 29/7/1892
Kate Payne - born 22/9/1869. Died 15/6/1964
Emma Payne - born 14/7/1871. Married Gristwood and had daughter Olive. Died 14/2/1947
William Payne - born 8/3/1873. Died 28/5/1873
George Payne - born 22/2/1874
Ellen Payne - born 15/8/1876. Died 25/12/1880
Joseph Payne - born 6/8/1878. Died 22/12/1880
Ruth Payne - born 28/10/1880
Hephshibah Payne - born 16/4/1882. Died 29/12/1883
Dora Jane Payne - born 24/11/1885
The 1881 Census has George and Ann living at Ham Cottages, Wantage with four of their children - Kate, Emma, George and Ruth. The whereabouts of the 13 year old Charles is unknown. George is stated to be a groom and his birthplace is given as West Challow (a nearby village). Ann was apparently from Wantage itself.
Also living in Wantage, at Mill Street, were two other Paynes from West Challow. These may have been the brothers of George. The elder of the two, Charles, was born c1827 and living with his wife Susan. The younger, Isaac (born c1842), was with his wife Ann and their children - James, Elizabeth, William and Isaac.
George Payne (senior) died 21/9/1898; the death of Ann is unknown.
It was believed that George's father was Isaac Payne but nothing was known of him. This now appears to be incorrect and, following a contact generated by this site, the following ancestry has been derived:
John Paine married Elizabeth Oates 3/10/1734 at Wantage
Children:
John Pain baptised 27/7/1735 at Wantage
William Pain baptised 24/11/1736 at Wantage
Mary Pain baptised 3/12/1738 at Wantage
Moses Pain baptised 6/9/1741 at Wantage
Thomas Pain baptised 3/6/1745 at Wantage
George Pain baptised 24/10/1746 at Wantage
Elizabeth Pain baptised 29/1/1748 at Wantage
George Pain married Mary Tovy 6/1/1772 at Shillingford, Berkshire
Children:
Elizabeth Payn baptised 15/6/1772 at West Challow
Mary Payne baptised 7/8/1775 at West Challow
Sarah Payne baptised 7/10/1777 at East Challow
Jane Paine baptised 5/1/1779 at East Challow
Frances Payne baptised 7/4/1782 at East Challow
Dianna Paine baptised 6/2/1785 at West Challow
William Payne baptised 21/1/1788 at East Challow
Jane Paine
Children:
James Paine baptised 7/3/1802 at East Challow
Mary Payn baptised 20/7/1806
James Paine married Sarah Dance 19/10/1824 at West Challow. The ancestry of Sarah Dance is shown below.
Children:
William Paine born 14/10/1825 at West Challow
Charles Paine born 1827 at West Challow
Thomas Paine born 1830 at West Challow
Ann Paine born 1831 at West Challow
Edwin Paine born 1833 at West Challow
Jane Paine born 1835 at West Challow
Henry Paine born 1837 at West Challow
George Paine born 1839 at West Challow
Sarah Paine born 1841 at West Challow
DANCE family
Edward Dance married Elizabeth Pounds 18/2/1747 at Peasmore
Child:
Edward Dance baptised 10/4/1757 at Lambourn
Edward Dance married Elinor Damer (Durmer) 25/8/1776 at Lambourn
Elinor was born 15/3/1748, the daughter of John Durmer and his wife Ann
Children:
John Dance baptised 20/7/1777 at Lambourn
Thomas Dance baptised 17/10/1779 at Lambourn
Charles Dance baptised 9/10/1781 at Lambourn
Elizabeth Dance baptised 24/11/1783 at Lambourn
Ann Dance baptised 30/4/1786 at Lambourn
Abraham Dance baptised 10/2/1788 at Lambourn
Isaac Dance baptised 11/3/1792 at Lambourn
Hannah Dance baptised 11/1/1795 at Lambourn
Charles Dance married Hannah Gosling 23/1/1804.
Hannah was born 1784 at Kingston Lisle, the daughter of James Gosling and Sarah Mary Angel who had been married at Kingston Lisle 10/12/1781. She had an elder sister Sarah born 1782. Sarah Mary Angel was from Stratton St Margaret where her parents Thomas Angel and Betty Williams were married 17/4/1760
Children:
Sarah Dance born 1804 at Lambourn
Elizabeth Dance born 1806 at Lambourn
James Dance born 1808 at Lambourn
Edward Dance born 1810 at Bockhampton
Hannah Dance born 1812 at Lambourn
Ann Dance born 1814 at Lambourn
John Dance born 1816 at Kingston Lisle
Thomas Dance born 1817 at Childrey
Isaac Dance born 1819 at Childrey
William Dance born 1821 at Childrey
Abraham Dance born 1823 at Childrey