| Date of birth: | 11/08/1888 |
| Date of death: | 14/08/1975 |
| Place of birth: | Rongotea |
| Alias: | Os |
| Place of death: | Devonport, Auckland, NZ. |
| Marriage date: | m1: 05/07/1916, m2:12/09/1970 |
| Place of marriage: | m1: Salvation Army Hall (Sydenham, Christchurch), m2: St Pauls Church, Milford, North Shore, Auckland, NZ. |
| Spouses name: | m1: Ruby May LEE, m2: Maude Rose KELSALL nee SMITH |
| Spouses date of birth: | m1: 08/11/1888, m2: 1894 |
| Spouses place of birth: | m1: Sydney, Australia. m2: Invercargill, NZ |
| Spouses date of death: | m1: 23/08/1966, m2:11/1972 |
| Spouses place of death: | m1: Devonport, m2: Devonport |
| Children: | Colin Edgar RANSOM (06/05/1918-08/10/1995) , Ian Oswald RANSOM (02/03/1921-02/01/1935), Rona May RANSOM (27/06/1922-09/07/2006), Ruby "Joan" RANSOM (03/02/1924-?), and Newton Vincent RANSOM (09/12/1927-31/01/2003) |
| Fathers name: | Vincent Christopherson Ransom |
| Fathers date of birth: | 30/12/1851 |
| Fathers place of birth: | Camdentown, London |
| Fathers occupation: | Farmer |
| Fathers date of death: | 20/10/1905 |
| Fathers place of death: | Levin. Buried Rongotea Cemetery. |
| Mothers name: | Mary Ann Knight |
| Mothers date of birth: | 23/11/1852 |
| Mothers place of birth: | Lower Hutt, NZ |
| Mothers date of death: | 15/02/1950 |
| Mothers place of death: | Levin. Buried Rongotea Cemetery. |
| Parents date of marriage: | 12/08/1875 |
| Siblings: | Harold John (1878-1970), Myrtle Lillian (1880-1935), Roland James (1883-1951), Arnold Reginald (1887-1973), Hinemoa Cornwall (1889-1914), Norman and Alan (1892. 3 weeks old), Marion Florence (1894-1983), Ethelbert Knight (1876-1947), and Wilfred Hamilton (1891-1986) |
| Parents place of marriage: | Penrose, Home of James Knight, Lower Hutt. |