Agnes May (Irving) Ransom (abt. 1880)

Born about 1880 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Edward Harry Weedon Ransom — married 1910 in Willesden, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Birth year and location based on census records.

Agnes May Irving was the daughter of John Irving and Celia born about 1880 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England.

Agnes May Irving birth was recorded in 1880 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England ^[1]

1881 Census of England and Wales: Eastbourne, Sussex, England. John Irving of St Marys Court, Eastbourne, Sussex. John Irving, age 42, married, Bootmaker, born Uckfield, Sussex; wife Celia 34 born Eastdean, Sussex; all children born in Eastbourne; Alice 10; Caroline 8; John Alex 5; Nellie 3; Agnes Mary 0.

1891 Census of England and Wales: Eastbourne, Sussex, England. Celia Irving of Church Street, Eastbourne, Sussex. Celia Irving 44, Laundress, born Sussex; all children born in Sussex; Alice 20, Dressmaker; Agnes Mary 10; Percy 8; Lillian 6; Arthur G 3.

In the 1901 England Census, May was living with her sister in St Marylebone, Middlesex.^[2]

• Nellie Irving Head Female 23 Eastbourne St Marys, Sussex
• May Irving Sister Female 20 Eastbourne St Marys, Sussex

Agnes May Irving married Edward Harry Weedon Ransom in Willesden, Middlesex during 1910.^[3]

In the 1911 England Census, Edward & Agnes were living in Willesden, Middlesex.^[4]

• Edward Harry Ransome Head Male 26 Wood Green London, London
• Agnes May Ransome Wife Female 30 Eastbourne, Sussex
• Harry Milne Visitor Male 16 Croft W Leicester, Leicestershire

Footnotes

Birth registration says Agnes May, census records say Agnes Mary.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth registered Eastbourne, Sussex, England June 1880 Vol 2b page 82.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9C2-S4S : 20 May 2019), May Irving in household of Nellie Irving, St Marylebone, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing St John subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DXQ-SM9 : 13 December 2014), Agnes May Irving, 1910; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1910, quarter 2, vol. 3A, p. 373, Willesden, Middlesex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW47-FB3 : 5 July 2019), Agnes May Ransome in household of Edward Harry Ransome, Willesden, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, database. Accessed through https://www.familysearch.org/

• 1881 Census of England and Wales, conducted on the 3 April

• 1891 Census of England and Wales, conducted on the 5 April

• Civil Registration index information for England and Wales, controlled by the General Register Office. The GRO index has an entry for each event (Birth, Marriage or Death) that has been registered. This is available online through www.freebmd.org.uk.