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Mary Ann RANSOM (nee Knight)
Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:57:22+00:00Mary Ann and Vincent Ransom were the first of the Ransom's to settle in Levin, and their descendents remain.
| Date of birth | 23/11/1852 |
| Date of death | 15/02/1950 |
| Mothers name | Mary Ann FAIRWEATHER |
| Spouses name | Vincent Christopher RANSOM |
| Mothers date of birth | 11/1834 |
| Spouses date of birth | 30/12/1851 |
| Spouses place of birth | Camdentown, London. |
| Mothers date of death | 03/11/1861 |
| Spouses date of death | 20/10/1905 |
| Fathers date of birth | 03/01/1833 |
| Mothers place of death | Lower Hutt |
| Spouses place of death | Levin. |
| Fathers name | James Penrose KNIGHT |
| Fathers place of birth | Cornwall |
| Marriage date | 12/08/1875 |
| Parents date of marriage | 18/02/1852 |
| Place of marriage | Penrose; the home of James Knight, Lower Hutt, Wellington. |
| Parents place of marriage | Weslyean Chapel, Petone. |
| Fathers date of death | 23/10/1904 |
| Fathers place of death | Lower Hutt |
| Siblings | Elizabeth KNIGHT (1854-1882), Rebecca KNIGHT (1856-1857), Emily KNIGHT (1858-1858), William KNIGHT (1859-1860), Samuel KNIGHT (1853-1947), Phillipa KNIGHT, James KNIGHT (1865-1950), John Penrose KNIGHT, Willoughby KNIGHT, Norman KNIGHT, Wesley KNIGHT, Stannard Richardson KNIGHT, Leila Ada KNIGHT |
| Fathers occupation | Farmer |
| Children | Harold John (1878-1970), Myrtle Lillian (1880-1935), Roland James (1883-1951), Arnold Reginald (1887-1973), Oswald Edgar (1888-1975), Hinemoa Cornwall (1889-1914), Norman and Alan (1892. 3 weeks old), Marion Florence (1894-1983), Ethelbert Knight (1876-1947), Wilfred Hamilton (1891-1986) |
| Buried where | Rongotea Cemetery |
| Places of relevance | Lower Hutt, Rongotea, , , |
| Last known residence | NE Cnr Kent and Winchester Street. |
| Previous names | Mary Ann KNIGHT |
| Place of birth | Lower Hutt, Wellington. |
| Place of death | Levin. |
After marrying Vincent Ransom in 1875, they sailed from Wellington to Foxton and took a bullock wagon to Sanson where they lived whilst clearing the bush from the land they had bought in Campbelltown (now Rongotea).
They farmed in Rongotea until 1903 when they moved to Levin to farm the Fairfield area; 103 acres bought for 38 pounds an acre.
After Vincent died in 1905 Mary Ann sold the farm and built a house in Kent Street, Levin. (SE corner of Kent and Winchester).
| Children | Parents | Grandparents |
Great Grandparents |
| Ethelbert Knight Ransom |
Vincent Christopher Ransom | John Robert Ransom | John Ransom |
| Harold John Ransom | |||
| Lillian "Myrtle" Ransom |
Harriet Skipper | ||
| Roland James Ransom | |||
| Arnold Reginald Ransom |
Harriet Sowerby | William Sowerby | |
| Oswald Edgar Ransom | |||
| Hinemoa Cornwall Ransom |
Jane Rowley | ||
|
Wilfred Hamilton Ransom | |||
| Norman Ransom |
Mary Ann Knight | James Penrose Knight | William Knight |
| Allen Ransom | |||
| Marion Florence Ransom |
Mary Ann Penrose | ||
| Mary Ann Fairweather | Robert Fairweather | ||
| Barbara Palmer | |||
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- Ethelbert Knight (Bert) RANSOM </ li>
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Wilfred Hamilton (Wilf) Ransom
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