See also
Husband:
Frederick Arthur Ransome (1900-1954)
Wife:
Florence May Butcher (1905-1986)
Children:
Marriage:
Q1 1924
(not found in the Ipswich Evening Star, very few marriages announced at that time)
Frederick Arthur Ransome, 1952, age 52
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
Birth:
16 May 1900
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 10 mns)
93 Fore Hamlet, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9
son living with his mother Pleasance, and brother William. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 10)
9 Felaw Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10
son attending school and living in six rooms with his mother Pleasance, brothers William, Ernest and Thomas, sister Edith, and cousin Charlotte Wiles. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Military Service:
frm 18 Jun 1918 to 1 Jan 1919 (age 18)
Royal Air Force as no:19838812
son of William Pym Ransome of 11 Felmoss (sic) Street Ipswich born 16th May 1900 in Ipswich being 5' 8" tall, with a chest of 31", light brown hair, grey eyes and a fresh complexion
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 21 yrs 1 mn)
11 Felaw Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11
unmarried son out of work formerly employed by O C Summers contractors and living in six rooms with his parents William and Pleasance, brothers William, Ernest, Thomas and Edward, and sister Edith. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 39)
83 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8
a married builders labourer (heavy worker) living with his wife Florence, daughter Audrey, and two closed records (presumably sons Peter and Robert). Born on 16th May 1900
Address:
1954 (age 53-54)
83 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England13
Death:
23 Mar 1954 (age 53)
Hill End Hospital, Hill End Lane, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England1 14 4 5 13 15 16 17 18
Cause: of a blood clot following experimental heart bypass surgery at Guys Hospital London
Burial:
30 Mar 1954
New Cemetery, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England15 16 17
at 2pm, died 23rd March 1954 aged 53
Probate:
23 Jun 1954
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England18
of 83 Cavendish Street Ipswich died 23rd March 1954 at Hill End Hospital St. Albans Hertfordshire, administration of effects of £505 (£13,000 in 2007) to Florence May Ransome widow
Florence May Butcher, 1975, age 70
Name:
Sex:
Female
Nickname:
Flossie
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
machinist21
Birth:
16 Jan 1905
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 6)
39 Albert Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England22
daughter living in four rooms her parents John and Ellen, brother Charles, and sisters Jenny, Alice and Ellen. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 16 yrs 6 mns)
41 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England21
unmarried daughter working as a machinist for Pretty & Co of Tower Ramparts Ipswich and living with her parents J S and E D, brother C J, and sisters A R and E M. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 34)
83 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8
married, doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Frederick, daughter Audrey, and two closed records (presumably sons Peter and Robert). Born on 16th Jan 1905
Address:
frm 1955 to 1986 (age 49-81)
79 Kestrel Road, Chantry, Ipswich, Suffolk, England24
Death:
4 Aug 1986 (age 81)
of Kestrel Road, wife of the late Fred
Cremation:
8 Aug 1986
Ipswich Crematorium North Chapel, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England26 28
Ashes Interred:
8 Aug 1986
New Cemetery, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England27
died 4th August 1986 aged 81 and her ashes interred with her husband Frederick
Son: John William Frederick Ransome
Name:
Sex:
Male
Nickname:
Jack
Executive Summary:
served in the Army during WWII as a radio operator in the Rifle Brigade then in Italy guarding PoWs and joined the reserve on demobilisation. In 1953 he marched as part of the Coronation parade in London. He was a clerk in the Motor Taxation Dept. of Ipswich Corporation circa 1954, then for Tooks bakery and finally Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies, becoming a computer programmer. Jack retired in 1990 and with his wife Molly made a pact, he would learn to dance if she learnt to swim, they both did
Occupation:
Birth:
1 Aug 1924
Education:
btw 19 Sep 1935 and 31 Jul 1940 (age 11-15)
-; Northgate Grammar School for Boys, Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England33 34
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 15)
41 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England32
attending school and living with his widowed grandfather John S Butcher, and aunt Ellen Collison and two closed records (probably Ellen's daughters Mary and Margaret). Born 1st August 1924
Address:
1940 (app) (age 15-16)
83 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England34
during his childhood
Military Beginning:
Nov 1942 (app) (age 18)35
in The Rifle Brigade being trained as a Radio Operator
Military Service:
1943 (age 18-19)
-35
serving in Italy until 1945 mainly guarding PoWs, ending up in Austria searching for war criminals and members of the SS
Hospital:
2 Jul 1946 (age 21)36
from No 70 FDS having been treated for Prim Atypical Pneumonia for 53 days
Military Service:
19 Aug 1947 (age 23)
-37
was released from full time service and transferred to the Rifle Brigade reserve
Medals:
21 Mar 194938
three standard WWII medals, the Italy Star, the 1939-45 Star and the War Medal 1939-45
Employment:
1952 (app) (age 27-28)
Motor Taxation Office, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5
as a clerk
Military Service:
21 Jun 1952 (age 27)
-39
having reached the rank of Sergeant in The Rifle Brigade transferred to the Royal Auxiliary Air Force as a Corporal
Military Service:
2 Jun 1953 (age 28)
-40
marched as part of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation parade being billeted at the Earls Court Camp
Employment:
1954 (app) (age 29-30)
Ipswich Co-operative Dairy, Boss Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England41 5
as a clerk
Military Ending:
21 Jun 1956 (age 31)42
leaving the Royal Auxiliary Air Force
Employment Continue:
btw 1958 and 1984 (age 33-60)
Ransomes Sims & Jefferies, Nacton Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14 5
as a wages clerk becoming a computer programmer
Witness:
20 Sep 1975 (age 51)
John William Frederick Ransome witnessed the marriage of David Eric Wilkinson and Susan Patricia Ransome on Saturday on 20 September 1975 in St. Andrew's Church, Rushmere Street, Rushmere St. Andrew, Suffolk, England
Retirement:
1984 (app) (age 59-60)
Ransomes Sims & Jefferies, Nacton Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14 5
Employment Continue:
btw 1984 and 1986 (age 59-62)
Akesters Garage, Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5
the accounts clerk
Death:
27 Apr 1994 (age 69)
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Heath Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England43 30 44 31 45
Cause: of prostate cancer and a chronic duodenal ulcer
Woodbridge ward
Cremation:
6 May 1994
Ipswich Crematorium North Chapel, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England46 44
at 12:15 pm
Interred:
Jun 1994
Old Cemetery, Belvedere Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England47 48
Daughter: Audrey May Ransome, 1952, age 24
Name:
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Occupation:
employed at Churchmans cigarette factory in Ipswich14
Birth:
22 Jun 1928
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 11)
83 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8
attending school and living with her parents Frederick and Florence, and two closed records (presumably brothers Peter and Robert). Born on 22nd June 1928
Death:
1 Sep 1968 (age 40)
East Suffolk Hospital, Anglesea Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England50 14 51
Cause: of cancer
patiently borne
Cremation:
5 Sep 1968
Ipswich Crematorium, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England51
at 3:00 pm, wife of Leslie, mother of Jennifer and Geoffrey, unwired sprays only requested
Son: Peter Charles Ransome, 1952, age 21
Name:
Sex:
Male
Occupation:
warehouseman for agricultural engineers, Ransome Sims and Jeffries55 14
Birth:
29 Aug 1931
son of Frederick Arthur Ransome (bricklayers labourer) and Florence May Ransome formerly Butcher
Death:
26 May 2008 (age 76)
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Heath Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14 53
husband of Anne, dad to Suzanne, Allyson and Mark
Cremation:
16 Jun 2008
Ipswich Crematorium North Chapel, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England53
at 3:15 pm
Son: Robert Thomas Ransome, 1952, age 18
Name:
Sex:
Male
Executive Summary:
Bob was a very quiet man who never married. He was very kind to his family, particularly nieces and nephews
Occupation:
employee of Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies then a Vendapac maintenance engineer24 58
Birth:
1 Apr 1934
Address:
btw 1984 and 2005 (age 49-71)
79 Kestrel Road, Chantry, Ipswich, Suffolk, England59
for twenty-one years
Death:
22 Oct 2014 (age 80)
Cause: following a long illness
Cremation:
3 Nov 2014
Ipswich Crematorium West Chapel, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England60 24
at 2:15 pm
Probate:
9 Oct 2015
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England61
grant only, died 22nd October 2014
Daughter: Barbara Eleanor Ransome, 1952, age 10
Spouse: David Malcolm Coote
Name:
Sex:
Female
Spouse (2):
Occupation:
secretary and personal assistant; Willis Faber & Dumas, Princes Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England63
Birth:
7 Sep 1942
Death:
24 Jan 2021 (age 78)
Prince of Wales Care Home, 18 Prince of Wales Drive, Ipswich, Suffolk, England65 63 64 66
Cremation:
16 Feb 2021
Ipswich Crematorium, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England63 64 66
at 3:15 pm, loving wife to the late David, mother to Karen and the late Michael, mother-in-law to Trevor and nanny to Louise and Sarah, nanny bar-bar to Makai, Florence, Elle and Rose
Steven John Ransome personal communication. Family Tree via email. Cit. Date: January 2003.
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1924 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1351. Cit. Date: 8 February 2026.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1900 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1004. Cit. Date: 8 February 2026.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). St. Albans 1954 quarter:1 volume:4b page:242. Cit. Date: 8 February 2026.
Molly Joan Ransome nee Overett personal communication.
Birth Certificate. son Peter Charles. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
Marriage Certificate. son Peter Charles. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6607C page:24 line:8 letter code:TVNR. Cit. Date: 2 November 2015.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1777 folio:76 page:47. Cit. Date: 6 June 2017.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10816 class:RG78 piece:584 registration district:213 sub-district:1 enumeration district:18 schedule:298. Cit. Date: 6 June 2017.
England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9413 registration district:213 sub-district:1 enumeration district:21 schedule:355. Cit. Date: 16 October 2022.
FindMyPast Air Ministry: Air Member For Personnel And Predecessors: Airmen's Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive ref:AIR 79/1800 no:198388. Cit. Date: 8 February 2026.
Ancestry England and Wales National Probate Calendar (Index to Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk).
Susan Patricia Wilkinson nee Ransome personal communication.
Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Ipswich Evening Star. Friday 26th March 1954 page:19. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
Memorial Card. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
Ipswich Borough Council Everafter, (on-line at www.ipswichboroughcouncil.discovereverafter.com). Ipswich New Cemetery internment no:19540243 plot:UC/#/225. Cit. Date: 23 October 2024.
UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1954 page:654. Cit. Date: 8 February 2026.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1905 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1078. Cit. Date: 8 February 2026.
Sheila Garwood personal communication. email 17th January 2015.
England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9427 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:4 schedule:87. Cit. Date: 16 October 2022.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10835 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:10 schedule:241. Cit. Date: 10 November 2021.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1986 quarter:3 register:886 volume:10 page:2272. Cit. Date: 8 February 2026.
David Eric Wilkinson.
Susan Patricia Wilkinson nee Ransome personal communication. Cit. Date: 11 April 2017.
Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Ipswich Evening Star. Wednesday 6th August 1986 page:2. Cit. Date: 16 January 2017. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
Ipswich Borough Council Everafter, (on-line at www.ipswichboroughcouncil.discovereverafter.com). Ipswich New Cemetery 1986 internment no:90003022 plot:UC/#/225. Cit. Date: 23 October 2024.
Ibid. Ipswich Crematorium 1986. Cit. Date: 23 October 2024.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1924 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1702. Cit. Date: 3 January 2017.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1994 quarter:2 district:7471A register:A12B entry:196 date:0494. Cit. Date: 3 January 2017.
Death Certificate. original held in personal file. Cit. Date: 29 May 2025. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6607C page:22 line:27 letter code:TVNR. Cit. Date: 10 November 2021.
John William Frederick Ransome records. letter from the Headmaster dated 6th October 1949. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
School Report. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
John William Frederick Ransome records. Story of his WWII experiences written circa 1992 for Christopher Wilkinson's school project. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
Military Record. Discharge Certificate. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
Ibid. Soldier's Release Book Class ""A"" and Certificate of Transfer. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
John William Frederick Ransome records. and original box containing the medals. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
Military Record. certificate of service, serial No 8485. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
Ibid. Earls Court Camp booklet. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
Ipswich and Norwich Co-Operative Society, People & Places: A Pictorial History, (2000). Photograph on page 72.
Military Record. Discharge certificate. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
Susan Patricia Wilkinson nee Ransome personal communication. present at death.
Ipswich Borough Council Everafter, (on-line at www.ipswichboroughcouncil.discovereverafter.com). Ipswich Crematorium. Cit. Date: 29 May 2025.
Gravestone. Old Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk.
Susan Patricia Wilkinson nee Ransome personal communication. attended along with her husband David Eric Wilkinson.
Gravestone. Ipswich Old Cemetery TM 17339 45323.
Ipswich Borough Council Everafter, (on-line at www.ipswichboroughcouncil.discovereverafter.com). Ipswich Old Cemetery internment:19940221 plot:JJ/20/304. Cit. Date: 29 May 2025.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1928 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1602. Cit. Date: 3 January 2017.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1968 quarter:3 volume:4b page:862. Cit. Date: 3 January 2017.
Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Ipswich Evening Star. 3 September 1968 page:2. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1931 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1503. Cit. Date: 3 January 2017.
Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Ipswich Evening Star. Ipswich Evening Star Monday 9th June 2008 page:12. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
Birth Certificate. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
Marriage Certificate. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1934 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1583.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Suffolk 2014 quarter:4 district:7481C entry:511033620. Cit. Date: 30 June 2024.
Funeral service. attended by David & Susan Wilkinson.
FindMyPast UK Electoral Registers & Companies House Directors 2002-2019, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk).
Ipswich Star web site, (on-line at www.ipswichstar.co.uk). Ipswich Star. Cit. Date: 28 October 2014.
UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 2015 probate no:4650690. Cit. Date: 3 January 2017.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1942 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1752. Cit. Date: 4 January 2017.
Susan Patricia Wilkinson nee Ransome personal communication. cremation service attended virtually due to Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. Cit. Date: 16 February 2021.
Order of Service Sheet. own copy, see personal folder. Cit. Date: 26 February 2021.
Jennifer Musgrove nee Alderton personal communication. email. Cit. Date: 24 January 2021.
Ipswich Star web site, (on-line at www.ipswichstar.co.uk). https://www.familynotices24.co.uk/national/view/4787865/barbara-coote. Cit. Date: 29 March 2021.