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Early Life
He was of Irish Heritage. Ruddock was a shareholder of Ireland, a member of the Council House, and also a sheriff of the Bristol Parliament city council. Ruddock in his later years also became the vicar of Stockland.

Career
Noblett Ruddock was a Bristol slave trader during the 18th century. According to N. Rodgers' book Ireland, Slavery, and Anti-Slavery: 1612-1865, Ruddock was Bristol's second largest slave trader. Ruddock was not only a trader in slaves, but like a lot of other traders at the time, he traded in tobacco as well. Ruddock went on roughly 37 slave voyages varying from 1713-1731 according to numerous sources. After taking slaves from various different locations in Africa, like Bight of Biafra, Gulf of Guinea islands, West Central Africa and St. Helena. Ruddock went to a handful of different countries across the Atlantic to trade in slaves. Ruddock went to Jamaica thirteen times, Barbados eight times, Virginia six times, South Carolina four times, and St. Kitts three times to drop off his slaves. According to slavevoyages.org, Ruddock's ships carried 8923 slaves all together but only 7229 slaves survived. 19% of the slaves died which was higher than the 12% average of slave deaths during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.

End of His Career
Nearing the end of the slave trade, Ruddock's earnings from the slave trade slowly dwindled down and he eventually went bankrupt. Once he went bankrupt, he stayed in the west indies. Shortly after his bankruptcy, the Council House kicked him out of the council because he was absent for seven years.