Sigismund Rucker (1810–75)

Merchant and orchid grower. East and West India broker with premises in Great Tower Street, City of London. Cultivated a major orchid collection at his residence at West Hill, Wandsworth, and frequently exhibited at Chiswick. Member of the council of the Royal Horticultural Society.

Sources

England, select births and christenings, 1538–1975 (Ancestry.com, accessed 29 August 2018)

Gardeners’ Chronicle, 23 October 1875, pp. 532–3

Post Office London directory 1861

Post Office London suburban directory 1860