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Ransom Read 1801–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1801

Birth Location: Waldringfield, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 25 SEP 1876

Death Location: Norfolk, England

Father: Robert Read

Mother: Christian Gunton

Spouse(s): Lousia Fry, Elizabeth Atkins

Children(s): Edward Read, Louisa Read, Clarissa Read, Clifford Read, Leonard Read

Ransom Read was born in 1801 in Waldringfield, Suffolk, England, the child of Robert Read And Christian Gunton. In 1851, Ransom Read resided in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. Ransom Read married Elizabeth Atkins, Lousia Fry, and had children including Clarissa Read, Clifford Robert Read, Edward Randall Read, Leonard Ransome Read, Louisa Elizabeth Read. Ransom Read passed away in 1876 in Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • Ransom Read was born in 1801 in Waldringfield, Suffolk, England, the child of Robert Read And Christian Gunton.
  • In 1851, Ransom Read resided in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England.
  • Ransom Read married Elizabeth Atkins, Lousia Fry, and had children including Clarissa Read, Clifford Robert Read, Edward Randall Read, Leonard Ransome Read, Louisa Elizabeth Read.
  • Ransom Read passed away in 1876 in Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Read
1771–1845
Birth Location: Ormesby St Margaret, Norfolk, England (OR Mendlesham, Suffolk??)
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Christian Gunton
1770–1844
Birth Location: Costessey, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Lousia Fry
1833–1916
Birth Location: Romford, Essex, England
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Elizabeth Atkins
1804–1851
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Edward Read
1868–1944
Birth Location: Little Plumstead, Norfolk, England
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Louisa Read
1860–1918
Birth Location: Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
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Clarissa Read
1833–1906
Birth Location: Acton, Suffolk, England
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Clifford Read
1865–1942
Birth Location: Bethnal Green, London, England
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Leonard Read
1862–1940
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Ransom Read's Ancestors

Self
Ransom Read
1801–1876
Birth Place: Waldringfield, Suffolk, England
Parents
Robert Read
1771–1845
Ormesby St Margaret, Norfolk, England (OR Mendlesham, Suffolk??)
Christian Gunton
1770–1844
Costessey, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Robert Read
1747–1832
Stokesby, Norfolk, England
Christiana Parker
1744–1831
Burgh, St Margaret, Norfolk
John Gunton
1745–1819
Costessey, Norfolk, England
Mary Goodings
1749–1825
Costessey, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Read
1720–1832
Rebecca Read
1720–1807
Isaac Parker
1718–1762
Anne Howard
1720–1747
Benjamin Gunton
1699–1745
Rosamond Tuttle
1724–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Read
1695–1756
Jane Smyth
1696–1772
Nicholas Parker
1684–1759
Christiana Secker
1683–1767
Thomas Gunton
1664–1729
Elizabeth Unknown
1654–1729
Samuel Tuttle
1680–1741
Rose Howes
1680–

Ransom Read's Descendants

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Ransom Read (1801–25 SEP 1876) m. Lousia Fry (1833–1916) m. Elizabeth Atkins (1804–1851)
  1. 1. Edward (Randall) Read 1868–1944 m. Laura (Harriet) Holmes 1866–
    1. 1. Edward Read 1888–1927 m. Alice (May) Unknown 1889–1978
    2. 2. Arthur Read 1890–1975 m. Alna Drew 1896–1979 m. Florence (Gertrude) Bull 1894–
    3. 3. Ethel Read 1908–1995
  2. 2. Louisa (Elizabeth) Read 1860–1918 m. Fred Dowson 1859–
  3. 3. Clarissa Read 1833–1906 m. Robert (Walston) Read 1832–1890
    1. 1. Robert (Herbert) Read 1869–1937 m. Charlotte (Elizabeth) Taylor 1867–1944
      1. 1. Randall Read 1895–1962 m. Verda (May) Reifsnyder 1895–1974
        1. 1. Randall (Harry) Read 1924–1998 m. Dora (Louise) Shook 1934–1991 m. Arlene (Frances) Putnam 1924–2012
      2. 2. Ransom (Benjamin) Read 1890–1979 m. Amelia (Magdalene) Weid 1890–1965
        1. 1. Ransom (Fred) READ 1917–2001
      3. 3. Raymond (Leonard) Read 1897–1949 m. Mildred (Josephine) Place 1897–1977
        1. 1. Richard (Raymond) Read 1930–1984
  4. 4. Clifford (Robert) Read 1865–1942 m. Alice Paul 1874–1906 m. Hannah (Louisa) Cooper 1859–1925
    1. 1. James (Henry) Read 1900–1993 m. Lily (Rebecca) Bryant 1901–
      1. 1. Eric (James) Read 1924–2010 m. Hilda (R) Jordan 1922–
    2. 2. Louisa (Elizabeth) Read 1893–1919
    3. 3. Charles (Robert) Read 1891–1917 m. Esther (E) Holmes 1894–1941
      1. 1. May (Hilda) Read 1914–2001
      2. 2. Daisy (Marjorie) Read 1916–1969 m. Charles (Irvin) Rix 1916–1996
    4. 4. Russell (George) Read 1899–1899
    5. 5. Ellen Read 1905–1905
    6. 6. Emma Read 1906–1906
    7. 7. Alice Read 1897–1939 m. Peeter Leppik 1891–1961
      1. 1. James Leppik 1929–2019
      2. 2. Clifford Leppik 1925–1995 m. Julie Elbon 1929–2014
      3. 3. Beryl Leppik 1927–1971 m. Brian (Edward) Ilsley 1928–2012
      4. 4. Joyce Leppik 1931–2011
      5. 5. Jennifer Leppik 1937–2005
      6. 6. Peter Leppik 1933–2020
  5. 5. Leonard (Ransome) Read 1862–1940 m. Georgina Kiddell 1862–1940
    1. 1. Arthur (John) Read 1892–1967 m. Florence Jay 1891–1964
      1. 1. Ivy (Florence Rosina) Read 1911–2007
      2. 2. Phyllis (Gertrude) Read 1913–1993

Ransom Read's Timeline

8 Records

1801
1801
Birth of Ransom Read in Waldringfield, Suffolk, England
Waldringfield, Suffolk, England
1804
1 JAN 1804
Age 3
Ransom Read was baptized in Waldringfield, Suffolk, England
Waldringfield, Suffolk, England
1851
1851
Age 50
Ransom Read resided here in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
1861
1861
Age 60
Ransom Read resided here in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
1871
1871
Age 70
Ransom Read resided here in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1876
1876
Age 75
Death of Ransom Read in Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom
1876
1876
Age 75
Death of Ransom Read in Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom
1876
25 SEP 1876
Age 75
Burial of Ransom Read in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1801
    Event Place: Waldringfield, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P93PET1018
    [2] 1871 England Census
    [3] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 261; Folio: 71; Page: 4; GSU roll: 542602
    [4] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1542; Folio: 100; Page: 13; GSU roll: 174772
    [5] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [6] England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973
    [7] Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers
    [8] Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: BT ANF 1878_g-n

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 JAN 1804
    Event Place: Waldringfield, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Suffolk, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1542; Folio: 100; Page: 13; GSU roll: 174772

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 261; Folio: 71; Page: 4; GSU roll: 542602

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stephens, Norwich
    Record Source: UK, World War i Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, Western Front Association; London, England; WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers; Reference: 1580769Rea-Rea

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stepney, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1876
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [2] Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers
    [3] Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: BT ANF 1878_g-n

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1876
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 SEP 1876
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers
    [2] Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: BT ANF 1878_g-n
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