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Louisa Jane (Walker) Ranken (1841 - 1903)

Louisa Jane Ranken formerly Walker
Born in Pendleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdommap
Daughter of and [mother unknown]
Sister of , and
Wife of — married 1867 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , and
Died at about age 62 in Upton, Somerset, England, United Kingdommap
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Biography

Louisa Jane Walker was born in 1841 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England to Samuel Walker and Jane (Brown) Walker. Her birth was registered in Salford, Lancashire in the last quarter of the year, with mother's maiden name Brown.[1]

In 1851 Louisa Jane Walker (age 9, Scholar) lived at Prospect Hill in Pendleton with her father Samuel (64, LAndholder & Prop of Houses), mother Jane (52), visitor Ellen Walker (53, Annuitant), and three servants: Mary Murray (24), Margaret Leach (35), and Ellen Jones (29).[2]

[Unable to locate Louisa on the 1861 census.]

Louisa Jane Walker married Charles Edward Ranken in 1867. The marriage was registered in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire in the second quarter of the year.[3]

Louisa and Charles had five children:

  1. Arthur William Ranken (1868-1933)
  2. Frances Alice Jane (Ranken) Ranken (1870-1958)
  3. Ernest Cecil Ranken (1872-1874)
  4. Emily Florence (Ranken) Holme (1875-1951)
  5. Herbert Edward Ranken (1877-)

In 1871 Louisa J Ranken (age 29, Clergyman's wife) and her two children - Arthur W (3) and Francis A J (0) - were staying in Cheltenham in the household of her sister Francis A Walker (36, Interest Income).[4] Louisa's husband Charles E (43, Curate) was a lodger in Hanley Castle, Worcestershire.

In 1881 Louisa J Ranken (age 39) lived at Priory Road in Great Malvern, Worcestershire with her husband Charles E (53, Without Cure of Souls) and three children: Francis A J (10, Scholar), Emily F (5), and Herbert E (3), as well as visitor Anne Fisher (44) and four servants: Sarah Harris (25, Parlour Maid), Elizabeth Stanton (23, Cook), Annie E Highton (19, Nursemaid), and Susan G Hunt (14, Nursemaid).[5]

In 1891 Louisa J Rankin (age 49) lived at Priory Road in Great Malvern with her husband Charles E (63, Clerk in Holy Orders), daughter Frances A J (20), and servant Mary George (58, Cook).[6]

In 1901 Louisa J Ranken (age 59) was staying in Cheltenham.[7] Her husband Charles Edward (73, Clergyman Ch of Engd) lived in Great Malvern with three servants.

Louisa Jane Ranken passed away on 10 Feb 1903, aged 61 years. Her death was registered in Upton on Severn, Worcestershire in the first quarter of the year.[8]

"RANKEN Louisa Jane of "St. Ronans" Great Malvern Worcestershire (wife of the reverend Charles Edward Ranken) died 10 February 1903 Probate London 4 May to the said reverend Charles Edward Ranken clerk Arthur William Ranken and Charles Fountaine Walker esquires James Batten Winterbotham solicitor and William Fitzmaurice Lane-Scott banker Effects £8008 2s. 6d. Resworn £1029-19-1."[9]

Sources

  1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N3S-RW5 : 1 October 2014), Louisa Jane Walker, 1841; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Salford, Lancashire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. [mother's maiden name included on the GRO Index (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp)]
  2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGY5-TVT : 12 September 2019), Louisa Jane Walker in household of Samuel Walker, Pendleton, Lancashire, England; citing Pendleton, Lancashire, England, p. , from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  3. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DKH-MJ5 : 13 December 2014), Louisa Jane Walker, 1867; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1867, quarter 2, vol. 6A, p. 703, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
  4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5RG-RWG : 28 September 2019), Louisa J Ranken in entry for Francis A Walker, 1871.
  5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27F-5LJD : 12 December 2017), Louisa J Ranken in household of Charles E Ranken, Great Malvern, Worcestershire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 17, Piece/Folio 2919/96, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,830. [rest of household: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27F-5GSY]
  6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7T5K-WMM : 5 May 2019), Louisa J Rankin in household of Charles E Rankin, Great Malvern, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Worcestershire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSD5-JBR : 20 May 2019), Louisa J Rankin, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Cheltenham subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  8. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N5J-SGG : 31 December 2014), Louisa Jane Ranken, 1903; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Upton On Severn, Worcestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
  9. ↑ "UK Wills & Probate, 1858-1996" (https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/) Ranken, 1903.




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