See also

Family of Frederick Arthur Ransome and Rhoda Ellen Silvester

Husband: Frederick Arthur Ransome

  • Name:

  • Frederick Arthur Ransome3,4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Thomas William Ransome (1838-1912)

  • Mother:

  • Mary Ann Leek (1846-1931)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • gunner Royal Field Artillery then a general labourer and docker5,6,7

  • Birth:

  • 17 Sep 1882

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England3,6,7,8,9

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 9)

  • 6 Handford Square, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • unmarried son attending school and living in four rooms with his parents Thomas and Mary Ann, sisters Ada, Edith and Alice, and brothers William and Herbert. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 18)

  • Preston Barracks, Lewes Road, Preston, Brighton, Sussex, England5

  •  

  • aged 20 unmarried, gunner R.F.A.. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 28)

  • 7 Dove Yard, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a general labourer living in three rooms with his wife, two daughters and a boarder. Born in Ipswich

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 57)

  • Ipswich Mental Hospital, Foxhall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • a married docker as a patient in hospital. Born on 17th September 1882

  • Death:

  • Q3 1956 (age 73)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England10

Wife: Rhoda Ellen Silvester

  • Name:

  • Rhoda Ellen Silvester1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 25 Nov 1881

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 29)

  • 7 Dove Yard, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married wife living in three rooms with her husband, two daughters and a boarder. Born in Ipswich. Married for five years with two children, both of whom are still living

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 57)

  • 28 Lindburgh Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with two sons. Born on 25th November 1881

  • Death:

  • Q2 1955 (age 73)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England12

Child 1: Rose Ellen Ransome

  • Name:

  • Rose Ellen Ransome6,13

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Robert Arthur Dixon (1903-1994)

  • Birth:

  • 30 Apr 1906

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England6,13,14,15

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 4)

  • 7 Dove Yard, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • daughter living in three rooms with her parents, a sister and a boarder. Born in Ipswich

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 33)

  • 58 Hilton Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband, six children (of which three records are closed) and a Thomas Dixon b1923. Born on 30th April 1906

  • Death:

  • Q4 1987 (age 81)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England15

Child 2: Alice May Ransome

  • Name:

  • Alice May Ransome6,16

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Harry Leslie Stanford Ward (1908-1941)

  • Birth:

  • 20 Oct 1908

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England6,16,17

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 2)

  • 7 Dove Yard, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • daughter living in three rooms with her parents, a sister and a boarder. Born in Ipswich

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 30)

  • River View, Pin Mill, Chelmondiston, Suffolk, England17

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband, a daughter and three closed records (presumably children Harry, Marian and Patrick). Born on 20th October 1908

  • Death:

  • Q4 1972 (age 63-64)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England18

Child 3: Dorothy May Ransome

  • Name:

  • Dorothy May Ransome19

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Albert John Butters (1907-1988)

  • Birth:

  • 13 Aug 1911

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England19,20,21

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 28)

  • 34 Hilton Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England20

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband, two children and a closed record (presumably son Norman). Born on 13th August 1911

  • Death:

  • Q2 1977 (age 65)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England21

Child 4: Edith Rosa Ransome

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Daughter: Edith Rosa Ransome

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Spouse: Stanley George Roper

  • Name:

  • Edith Rosa Ransome22

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Stanley George Roper (1909-1991)

  • Birth:

  • 1 Jan 1914

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England22,23,24

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 25)

  • 9 Scott Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England23

  •  

  • a married housewife living with her husband, two sons and a closed record (presumably son Michael). Born on 1st January 1914

  • Death:

  • Q2 1976 (age 62)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England24

Child 5: Frederick Douglas Ransome

  • Name:

  • Frederick Douglas Ransome25

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • dock labourer then joined British Army in WWII11

  • Birth:

  • 6 Dec 1918

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England11,25

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 20)

  • 28 Lindburgh Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • an unmarried wharf labourer (heavy worker) living with his mother and a brother. Born on 6th December 1918

  • Prisoner of War:

  • 1942 (age 23-24)

  • Singapore26

  •  

  • sergeant 5830476 End Camps Army, son of Frederick and Rhoda Ransome of 28 Lindburgh Road Ipswich Suffolk. held in Thailand or 4D Camp

  • Death:

  • 21 Sep 1944 (age 25)27

  •  

  • War Memorial:

  •  

  • Singapore27

  •  

  • sergeant 5830476 2nd Battalion Cambridgeshire Regiment, son of Frederick Arthur and Rhoda Ellen Ransome of Ipswich Suffolk

Child 6: Elsie R Ransome

  • Name:

  • Elsie R Ransome28

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1921

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England28

  • Death:

  • Q1 1922 (age 0)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England29

Child 7: Charles Edward Ransome

  • Name:

  • Charles Edward Ransome30,31

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Barbara W Betty Read (1926-2001)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • errand boy11

  • Birth:

  • 25 Mar 1925

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England11,30,31

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 14)

  • 28 Lindburgh Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • an unmarried grocery stores errand boy living with his mother and a brother. Born on 24th March 1925

  • Death:

  • Q2 1990 (age 65)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England31

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2.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10850 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:25 schedule:69.

3.

Steven John Ransome personal communication. Family Tree via email. Cit. Date: January 2003.

4.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1882 quarter:4 volume:4a page:709. Cit. Date: 6 January 2021.

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England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:946 folio:26 page:12.

6.

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8.

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England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1956 quarter:3 volume:4b page:670.

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UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6652I page:17 line:34 letter code:TXKQ. Cit. Date: 10 June 2018.

18.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1972 quarter:4 volume:4b page:1972. Cit. Date: 10 June 2018.

19.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1911 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1965. Cit. Date: 7 June 2018.

20.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6634D page:21 line:36 letter code:TXCF. Cit. Date: 8 June 2018.

21.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1977 quarter:2 volume:10 page:2538. Cit. Date: 10 June 2018.

22.

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23.

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24.

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:2370. Cit. Date: 8 June 2018.

25.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1918 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1418. Cit. Date: 7 June 2018.

26.

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27.

FindMyPast Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt Of Honour Transcription, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Singapore memorial column:57. Cit. Date: 7 August 2018.

28.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1921 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1971. Cit. Date: 7 June 2018.

29.

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30.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1925 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1699. Cit. Date: 7 June 2018.

31.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1990 quarter:2 register:690 volume:10 page:2788. Cit. Date: 8 June 2018.