See also

Family of Arthur Thomas Ransom and Jane Topple

Husband: Arthur Thomas Ransom

  • Name:

  • Arthur Thomas Ransom3 4 1 2 5

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural labourer then a gas worker6 7

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1872

  • Haughley, Suffolk, England3 8 6 7

  • Baptism:

  • 5 Apr 1874 (age 1)

  • St. Mary's Church, Duke Street, Haughley, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son of Elizabeth Ransom single woman

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 9)

  • Charsfield, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • (step-)grandson Arthur Pleasance attending school and living with (step-)grandparents Joe and Jane Pleasance, (step-)uncle George, and (step-)aunt Louisa. Born in Haughley Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 18)

  • Clopton Green, Clopton, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • unmarried (step-)grandson as Arthur Pleasance working as an agricultural labourer and living with his (step-)grandparents Job and Jane Pleasance, and a (step-)cousin William pleasance. Born in Haughley Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 28)

  • 53 Albion Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married head of the household employed as a gas worker and living with his wife Jane, and son Arthur. Born in Haughley Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q2 1906 (age 32)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England5

Wife: Jane Topple

  • Name:

  • Jane Topple9 10

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Henry Topple (1830?-1886)

  • Mother:

  • Jane Hines (1830?-1914)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • rag sorter11

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1870

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England9 12 11 7 13 14

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 8 mns)

  • Court in Hamlett, Ipswich, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • daughter as Jane Toppell living with her parents Henry and Jane, brothers Arthur, Henry and Edgar, and sisters Pleasant, Allace (sic) and Jesse. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 25 Jun 1876 (age 5)

  • Holy Trinity Church, Back Hamlet, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • daughter of Henry Topple (labourer) and Jane of Albion Street, born in 1870

  • Census absence:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 10)

  •  

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 22)

  • 60 Albion Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a rag sorter and living with her widowed mother Jane. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 27)

  • 53 Albion Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Arthur, and son Arthur. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 36)

  • 59 Albion Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • married wife living in five rooms with her husband Walter Gilson, step-daughter Eveline Gilson, step-son Albert Gilson, her-son Stanley Ransome, and her daughter Alice Ransome. Born in Ipswich Suffolk and married for under one year

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 49)

  • 59 Albion Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • married wife living in four rooms with her husband Walter, sons George Gilson and Stanley Ransom, and daughter Alice Ransom. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q1 1930 (age 59)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England15

Child 1: Arthur Frederick Ransom

  • Name:

  • Arthur Frederick Ransom16 17

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1900

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England16 7

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 1)

  • 53 Albion Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son living with his parents Arthur and Jane and born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q2 1902 (age 2)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England17

Child 2: Stanley Edgar Ransom

  • Name:

  • Stanley Edgar Ransom18 19

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Margaret Cassey Jennings (1901-1989)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • blacksmith's striker then a gas worker14 20

  • Birth:

  • 16 Aug 1901

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England18 13 14 20 19

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 9)

  • 59 Albion Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • wife's son living in five rooms with his step-father Walter Gilson, his mother Jane, step-sister Eveline Gilson, step-brother Albert Gilson, and his sister Alice Ransome. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 19 yrs 10 mns)

  • 59 Albion Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • unmarried (step-)son working as a blacksmiths striker for Ipswich Gas Company at Ipswich Gas Works and living in four rooms with his step-father Walter Gilson, his mother Jane, half-brother George Gilson, and sister Alice Ransom. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 38)

  • 133 Lindbergh Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England20

  •  

  • a married gas worker in charge of coal discharging plant and storage etc. and a member of the gasworks A.R.P. fire service living with his wife Cassie, a closed record (presumably son Stanley), and daughter Jean. Born on 16th August 1901 and living next to half-brother George E Gilson and family

  • Death:

  • Q2 1976 (age 74)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England19

Child 3: Percy William Ransom

  • Name:

  • Percy William Ransom21 22

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1904

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England21

  • Death:

  • Q4 1904 (age 0)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England22

Child 4: Alice Jane Ransom

  • Name:

  • Alice Jane Ransom23

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Edward Karl Day (1898-1969)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • confectionary packer14

  • Birth:

  • 27 Nov 1905

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England23 13 14 24

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 5)

  • 59 Albion Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • wife's daughter living in five rooms with her step-father Walter Gilson, her mother Jane, step-sister Eveline Gilson, step-brother Albert Gilson, and her brother Stanley Ransome. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 15 yrs 9 mns)

  • 59 Albion Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • unmarried (step-)daughter working as a confectionary (sweet) packer for Gardiner & Co. wholesale confectioners of Fore Street Ipswich and living in four rooms with her step-father Walter Gilson, her mother Jane, half-brother George Gilson, and brother Stanley Ransom. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 33)

  • 49 White Elm Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England24

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Edward, a closed record (presumably son Edward), daughter Irene, and a Florence Brooke. Born on 27th November 1905

  • Death:

  • Q1 1964 (age 58)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England25

Note on Husband: Arthur Thomas Ransom

Arthur's mother Elizabeth married Arthur Pleasance in Stow registration district in the fourth quarter of 1873. Sadly she died aged 36 in Stow registration district in the third quarter of 1875. Arthur Pleasance then married Susanna Bridges in Stow registration district in the second quarter of 1876. Arthur was raised by his step-grandparents appearing the 1881 and 1891 census with them26 27 28

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2.

Marriage Certificate. own copy, index:83. Cit. Date: 7 October 2023. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

3.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Stow 1872 quarter:3 volume:4a page:559. Cit. Date: 7 October 2023.

4.

Suffolk Family History Society All Baptisms Suffolk 1813-1900, (SFK-BPI/P1-1 own copy). Haughley St. Mary baptisms entry:785. Cit. Date: 10 October 2023.

5.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1906 quarter:2 volume:4a page:489. Cit. Date: 11 October 2023.

6.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1474 folio:6 page:5 schedule:32. Cit. Date: 10 October 2023.

7.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1777 folio:84 page:5 schedule:26. Cit. Date: 7 October 2023.

8.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1880 folio:108 page:5 schedule:760. Cit. Date: 10 October 2023.

9.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1870 quarter:3 volume:4a page:594. Cit. Date: 23 January 2023.

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11.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1470 folio:76 page:7 schedule:36. Cit. Date: 27 September 2023.

12.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1754 folio:45 page:34 schedule:84. Cit. Date: 27 September 2023.

13.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10827 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:2 schedule:68. Cit. Date: 8 October 2023.

14.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9425 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:2 schedule:252. Cit. Date: 8 October 2023.

15.

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17.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1902 quarter:2 volume:4a page:519. Cit. Date: 10 October 2023.

18.

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19.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1976 quarter:2 volume:10 page:2406. Cit. Date: 10 October 2023.

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UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6612E page:23 line:35 letter code:TVPB. Cit. Date: 8 October 2023.

21.

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22.

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23.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1906 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1072. Cit. Date: 7 October 2023.

24.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6607A page:4 line:34 letter code:TVNQ. Cit. Date: 9 October 2023.

25.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1964 quarter:1 volume:4b page:1010. Cit. Date: 9 October 2023.

26.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Stow 1873 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1173. Cit. Date: 10 October 2023.

27.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Stow 1875 quarter:3 volume:4a page:311. Cit. Date: 10 October 2023.

28.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Stow 1876 quarter:2 volume:4a page:822. Cit. Date: 10 October 2023.