Johis Ramsden (abt. 1512 - 1591)

Born about 1512 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Husband of Margaret (Beaumont) Ramsden — married before 1554 in Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died 3 Jul 1591 at about age 79 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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Biography

Of Longley Hall, in Almondbury, by right of his sister-in-law apparently.

Younger son of Robert Ramsden. Christened 1512 Elland, Yorkshire. Purchased enclosed land in Huddersfield from Sir John Byron in 1571. Granted a family coat of arms in 1575. Built Longley New Hall in 1576/7. ^[1]

m Margery _____, who d. 1590.

John Ramsden, of Longley Hall (younger son), under farmer of the Queen's revenues within the manor of Huddersfield. Returned at the Visitation of York, in 1585, as one of the gentlemen of the wapentake of Agbrigg. He died 3 July 1591, buried at Almondbury, inq. p m. taken at Halifax, 15 November, 33 Elizabeth and administration granted at York, 15 December 1591 to his sons William and John.^[2]

Sources

UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current Name John Ramsden Gender M (Male) Birth Date1512 Birth Place Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England Death Date3 Jul 1591Death Place Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England Cemetery St. John the Baptist Minster Churchyard Burial or Cremation Place Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England Father Robert Ramsden Mother Elizabeth Ramsden Spouse Margaret Ramsden

1. ↑ The Ramsdens of Longley, 1530-1690 by Dennis Whomsley and E.A. Hilary Haigh, published in Huddersfield: A Most Handsome Town (1992) edited by E.A. Hilary Haigh.
2. ↑ Foster, Joseph: Yorkshire Pedigrees, Vol 2 of 3 (WR M-Z), Ramsden.