Henry Wilson Ranson

Brief Life History of Henry Wilson

When Henry Wilson Ranson was born on 18 October 1827, in Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdom, his father, George Ranson, was 50 and his mother, Jane Wilson, was 37. He married Mary Ann Bambrough on 29 January 1853, in Monkwearmouth, Durham, England. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Gunnison, Colorado, United States in 1885 and Valmont, Boulder, Colorado, United States in 1900. He died on 30 June 1903, in Lafayette, Boulder, Colorado, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Lafayette Cemetery, Lafayette, Boulder, Colorado, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Wilson Ranson
1827–1903
Mary Ann Bambrough
1835–1911
Marriage: 29 January 1853
John Bambre Ranson
1852–1928
Jane Ann Ranson
1854–1923
George Ranson Sr.
1858–1935
Elizabeth Jessie Ranson
1860–1944
Isabell Ranson
1862–1963
William Ranson
1863–1953
Wilson Henry Ranson
1865–1929
Isabell Ranson
1867–1947
Joseph Ranson
1869–1870
Alexander Ranson
1871–1954
Mary Ann Ranson
1874–1950
Mathew Ranson
1876–1892

Sources (23)

  • Wilson Rauson, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Henry Wilson Ranson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Henry Wilson Ranson, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

World Events (8)

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1846

Historical Boundaries: 1846: Boone, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Boone, Iowa, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Ransom .

French (mainly northern), Flemish, and Walloon: variant of Renson 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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