Robert was the son of Charles and Mary (Wilson) Ransome of Hemsley, Yorkshire, England. He came to Canada in 1861 at the age of 16 years. It is believed that he came to West Garafraxa Township near Fergus where his brother Wilson had started farming. It was in this area that he married Catherine Demmans on Oct. 26, 1864. They lived in Michigan for a few years, then returned to Garafraxa where they lived another five years. Then they moved to Sarawak Twp (or Keppel Twp) and later to Berkeley (Holland Twp) where they lived the rest of their lives. They had thirteen children, one daughter died as an infant. Their children were Ruth, Charles, Mary, Anne, Robert, Thomas, Wilson, William Sutton, John Wesley, Margaret, Japeth, and Stephan. Robert and Catherine are buried in the Berkeley area of Grey County, ON but exact location is not known at the present time.
Many Ransome family members dropped the e off the end of their name.
Many Ransome family members dropped the e off the end of their name.
Robert was the son of Charles and Mary (Wilson) Ransome of Hemsley, Yorkshire, England. He came to Canada in 1861 at the age of 16 years. It is believed that he came to West Garafraxa Township near Fergus where his brother Wilson had started farming. It was in this area that he married Catherine Demmans on Oct. 26, 1864. They lived in Michigan for a few years, then returned to Garafraxa where they lived another five years. Then they moved to Sarawak Twp (or Keppel Twp) and later to Berkeley (Holland Twp) where they lived the rest of their lives. They had thirteen children, one daughter died as an infant. Their children were Ruth, Charles, Mary, Anne, Robert, Thomas, Wilson, William Sutton, John Wesley, Margaret, Japeth, and Stephan. Robert and Catherine are buried in the Berkeley area of Grey County, ON but exact location is not known at the present time.
Many Ransome family members dropped the e off the end of their name.
Many Ransome family members dropped the e off the end of their name.
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