Ruth Mary Francis was born 30 August 1838 Binda Vale Creek in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia to Thomas Francis (1801-1853) and Catherine Berrell (c1822-1859) and died 1908 Rockley, New South Wales, Australia of unspecified causes. She married Michael John Clayton (1836-1911) 1 March 1858 in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Thomas Patrick Clayton (1859-1945) | 12 March 1859 Hartley, New South Wales, Australia | 1945 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | Margaret Kirwan (1859-1886) Margaret McCormack (?-?) Emma Smith (?-?) |
| Ellen B Clayton (1861-1952) | |||
| Mary Ann Clayton (1863-1929) | |||
| Bridget Mary Clayton (1865-1938) | |||
| Michael John Clayton (1867-1954) | |||
| Christopher Francis Clayton (1871-1958) | |||
| George Joseph Clayton (1871-1954) | |||
| Ruth Clayton (1874-) | |||
| Catherine M Clayton (1876-1928) | |||
| James Samuel Clayton (1879-1961) | |||
| Margaret Mary Clayton (1881-) | |||
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