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Ransom Benjamin Read 1890–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 NOV 1890

Birth Location: Hackney, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 5 JUL 1979

Death Location: Manasquan, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA

Father: Robert Read

Mother: Charlotte Taylor

Spouse(s): Amelia Weid

Children(s): Ransom READ

The story of Ransom Benjamin Read began in 1890 in Hackney, Middlesex, England. In 1891, Ransom Benjamin Read resided in St Saviour, Walthamstow, Essex, England. Ransom Benjamin Read married Amelia Magdalene Weid, and had children including Ransom Fred Read. Ransom Benjamin Read passed away in 1979 in Manasquan, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ransom Benjamin Read began in 1890 in Hackney, Middlesex, England.
  • In 1891, Ransom Benjamin Read resided in St Saviour, Walthamstow, Essex, England.
  • Ransom Benjamin Read married Amelia Magdalene Weid, and had children including Ransom Fred Read.
  • Ransom Benjamin Read passed away in 1979 in Manasquan, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Read
1869–1937
Birth Location: Hackney, Middlesex, England
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Charlotte Taylor
1867–1944
Birth Location: Hackney, Middlesex, England
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Spouses(s)

Amelia Weid
1890–1965
Birth Location: New Jersey
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Children(s)

Ransom READ
1917–2001
Birth Location: Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA
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Ransom Read's Ancestors

Self
Ransom Read
1890–1979
Birth Place: Hackney, Middlesex, England
Parents
Robert Herbert Read
1869–1937
Hackney, Middlesex, England
Charlotte (Elizabeth) Taylor
1867–1944
Hackney, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Robert (Walston) Read
1832–1890
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Clarissa Read
1833–1906
Acton, Suffolk, England
James Taylor
1830–1895
Cobham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Mary Pines
1836–1913
Twickenham, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Randall Read
1797–1884
Esther Mendham
1804–1869
Ransom Read
1801–1876
Elizabeth Atkins
1804–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Read
1771–1845
Christian Gunton
1770–1844
Robert Read
1771–1845
Christian Gunton
1770–1844

Ransom Read's Descendants

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Ransom (Benjamin) Read (15 NOV 1890–5 JUL 1979) m. Amelia (Magdalene) Weid (12 MAR 1890–23 JUN 1965)
  1. 1. Ransom (Fred) READ 1917–2001

Ransom Read's Timeline

8 Records

1890
15 NOV 1890
Birth of Ransom Benjamin Read in Hackney, Middlesex, England
Hackney, Middlesex, England
1891
1891
Age 1
Ransom Benjamin Read resided here in St Saviour, Walthamstow, Essex, England
St Saviour, Walthamstow, Essex, England
1910
1910
Age 20
Ransom Benjamin Read resided here in Elizabeth Ward 6, Union, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth Ward 6, Union, New Jersey, USA
1917
FROM 1917 TO 1918
Age 27
Ransom Benjamin Read resided here in Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA
1920
1920
Age 30
Ransom Benjamin Read resided here in Elizabeth City Ward 6, Union, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth City Ward 6, Union, New Jersey, USA
1950
1950
Age 60
Ransom Benjamin Read resided here in Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA
1951
BEF 1951
Age 61
Ransom Benjamin Read resided here in New Jersey
New Jersey
1979
5 JUL 1979
Age 89
Death of Ransom Benjamin Read in Manasquan, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Manasquan, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 NOV 1890
    Event Place: Hackney, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Elizabeth City Ward 6, Union, New Jersey; Roll: T625_1070; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 80
    [3] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: New Jersey; Registration County: Union
    [4] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1354; Folio: 102; Page: 14; GSU roll: 6096464
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Elizabeth Ward 6, Union, New Jersey; Roll: T624_909; Page: 16a; Enumeration District: 0067; FHL microfilm: 1374922
    [6] New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; New Jersey, Death Indexes, 1904-2000
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Asbury Park Press; Publication Date: 6 Jul 1979; Publication Place: Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA; ,0.069157206,0.4855895,0.18442439&xid=3355
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey; Roll: 596; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 26-71

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: St Saviour, Walthamstow, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1354; Folio: 102; Page: 14; GSU roll: 6096464

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1898
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Elizabeth City Ward 6, Union, New Jersey; Roll: T625_1070; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 80

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Elizabeth Ward 6, Union, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Elizabeth Ward 6, Union, New Jersey; Roll: T624_909; Page: 16a; Enumeration District: 0067; FHL microfilm: 1374922

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: FROM 1917 TO 1918
    Event Place: Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: New Jersey; Registration County: Union

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Elizabeth City Ward 6, Union, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Elizabeth City Ward 6, Union, New Jersey; Roll: T625_1070; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 80

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey; Roll: 596; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 26-71

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: BEF 1951
    Event Place: New Jersey
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Manasquan, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Asbury Park Press; Publication Date: 6 Jul 1979; Publication Place: Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA; ,0.069157206,0.4855895,0.18442439&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 JUL 1979
    Event Place: Manasquan, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; New Jersey, Death Indexes, 1904-2000
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Asbury Park Press; Publication Date: 6 Jul 1979; Publication Place: Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA; ,0.069157206,0.4855895,0.18442439&xid=3355
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