'Ramsden01'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Ramsden of Elland, Ramsden of Lascelles Hall, Ramsden of Longley Hall, Ramsden of Ovenden, Ramsden of Rastrick, Ramsden of Rishworth, Ramsden of The Jumples

                               
Thomas Ramsden (b c1430)
1. Thomas Ramsden of High Trees (d 1537)
  A. Thomas Ramsden
  i. George Ramsden of Crowstone Hall (d 1559)
  a. John Ramsden of Rishworth, Elland
  m. (10.02.1582-3) Alice Sladen
  (1) George Ramsden of Rishworth (bpt 26.02.1586-7, 2nd son)
  m. (12.02.1615-6) Jenet Nore
  (A) Jeremy Ramsden of Soyland, Elland (bpt 02.02.1616-7)
  m. (28.04.1638) Elizabeth Royde
  (i) George Ramsden of The Jumples, Ovenden (bpt 03.01.1646, d 31.03.1723)
  (a) John Ramsden of The Jumples, Ovenden (b 1668, dsp 19.08.1831)
  m. Mary Ramsden (dau of Michael Ramsden of Wellhead)
  (b) George Ramsden (b 1673)
  m. Elizabeth
  ((1)) son (d unm)
  (c) Robert Ramsden of Grindlestone Bank, Ovenden (b 1680, d 21.02.1760)
  m1. Martha Batley (d 11.06.1748, dau of Arthur Baylet of Greetland, Halifax)
  ((1)) John Ramsden of The Jumples (b 17.05.1722, d 19.07.1799)
  m1. Sarah Mitchell (d 24.11.1778, dau of Daniel Mitchell of Newhouse, Ovenden)
  ((A)) John Ramsden of Highfield, Ovenden (bpt 26.12.1744, d 26.05.1815)
  m. (22.07.1771) Grace Cockcroft of Heptonstall (d 20.12.1804)
  ((i)) John Ramsden of Clough, Ovenden (bpt 10.05.1774, d 22.07.1861)
  m. (c1799) Mary
  ((a)) Thomas Ramsden of The Jumples (b 07.05.1800, d 14.04.1882) had issue
  m. (18.06.1833) Susannah Taylor (d 14.04.1868, dau of Stephen Taylor of Stanbury)
  ((ii))+ other issue - Thomas, David, Joseph (d 1819 in Canada), Sarah
  ((B)) Robert Ramsden (bpt 26.01.1749, d 06.05.1808) had issue
  m. Hannah Murgatroyd (d 27.10.1812)
  ((C)) Nancy Ramsden (bpt 01.05.1743)
  m. John Ackroyd of Ovenden
  ((D))+ other issue - George (b 28.12.1753, d 02.05.1771), Joseph of The Jumples (b 28.11.1756, d unm 12.11.1817), Betty (b 06.04.1747, d unm 01.09.1791), Sally (b 1751, d 1776), Hannah (b c1757, d 09.06.1757)
  m2. Susan Farrar of Rhyding (dsp)
  m3. Mary Armitage (d 05.04.1842, dau of John Armitage of Wheatley)
  ((I)) Edward Ramsden (dsps 06.06.1853, Rev.)
  m. Margaret Wray (d 10.07.1835)
  ((J)) Thomas Ramsden (b 05.08.1792, d 10.04.1809)
  ((2)) Sarah Ramsden (b 05.01.1724)
  m. Timothy Horsfall of Haworth Hall
  ((3)) Martha Ramsden (b 13.05.1731)
  m. Thomas Hoult of Halifax
  ((4))+ other issue - Mary (b 27.11.1727), Susannah (b 09.07.1735, d 19.07.1736), Hanna (b 1737, d 04.02.1749)
  m2. ??
  (d) Mary Ramsden
  m. John Illingworth of Halifax
  (e) Martha Ramsden (d before 1720)
  m. Thomas Bentley
  (f) Susanna Ramsden
  m. Thomas Shoesmith of Norwood Green
  (g) Sarah Ramsden
  m1. Jeremiah Moor
  m2. _ Edwards
  (h) Rebecca Ramsden
  m. John Shaw
  (B)+ other issue - Samuel (bpt 19.07.1618), John (bpt 09.04.1620), Esther (bpt 22.12.1621)
  (2)+ other issue - Henry (bpt 25.07.1585), Samuel (bpt 23.04.1589), Joseph (bpt 13.05.1593), Mary (bpt 30.05.1591)
  B. Robert Ramsden of Elland & Longley Hall (a 1531) the first mentioned by Foster & BP1934
  i. Robert Ramsden of Almondbury, later of Rastrick, Halifax (d before 08.04.1601)
  m. Joan Firth (b c1533, d before 06.04.1621, dau of Edward Firth of Rastrick, sister/heir of Thomas of Dighton)
a. Henry Ramsden of Rastrick (d before 26.04.1625)
  m. (c10.1593) Alice Gibson (dau of John Gibson of Brokefoot)
  (1)+ issue - William (d before 04.10.1613), Richard (a 1623)
  ii. John Ramsden of Longley Hall (d 03.07.1591)
  m. Margery
a. William Ramsden of Longley Hall (bpt 27.08.1558, d 07.06.1623)
  m1. (21.04.1589) Rosamund Pilkington (bur 04.05.1597, dau of Thomas Pilkington of Bradley)
  (1) Sir John Ramsden of Longley Hall & Byrom, Sheriff of Yorkshire (bpt 13.10.1594, bur 27.03.1646, 2nd son)
  m1. (1624) Margaret Frecheville (bpt 18.12.1664, bur 22.12.1626, dau of Sir Peter Frecheville of Staveley)
  m2. (c1634, sp) Anne Overton (a 1648, dau of Lawrence Overton of London)
  (2) Catherine Ramsden (bpt 31.05.1593)
  m. Richard Holland of Heaton
  (3) Rosamund Ramsden (bur 13.12.1619)
  m. (01.1615) William Pudsey of Bolton (bur 07.10.1629)
  (4) daughter possibly of this generation
m. (sp) Christopher Wandesford of Kirklington (d 03.12.1640)
  (5)+ other issue - Richard (bpt 18.10.1589, bur 26.10.1589), William (bpt 01.04.1597, a 06.1622)
  m2. (sp) Mary (bur 23.12.16523, relict of Henry Batt of Bershall (Batte of Burstall))
  b. John Ramsden of Lascelles (Lassells) Hall (bpt 21.09.1559, d 05.01.1536)
  m. Ellen Lewes (dau of Richard Lewes of Marr)
  (1) William Ramsden of Lascelles Hall (b c1599, d 30.09.1639)
  m. Mary Waterton (dau of Thomas Waterton of Walton, m2. Sir Thomas Smith of Nottinghamshire)
  (A) John Ramsden (b c07.1638)
(2) Mary Ramsden
  m. Henry Grice of Sandall
  (3) Elizabeth Ramsden (d c11.1681)
  m1. (27.12.1636) William Tyringham of Fishlake
  m2. Henry Portington (son of Robert of Tudworth)
  (4) Anne Ramsden
  m. Marmaduke Wilson ofWest Tanfield
  (5) Jane Ramsden (bur 21.10.1684)
  m1. Leonard Wray of Cusworth (bpt 22.08.1696, dsp bur 01.05.1658)
m2. (25.08.1659) Roger Portington (son of Robert of Barnby-on-Don)
  (6) Elizabeth Ramsden (bur 13.11.1682)
  m. Thomas Wray of Cusworth (bur 10.04.1667)
  (7) Grace Ramsden
  m. Robert Portington (d 23.12.1660, son of Robert, m2. Grace, dau of Gilbert Gregory)
  c. Elizabeth Ramsden
  m1. (16.10.1571) Edward Beaumont of Whatley Beaumont (d 03.01.1573)
  m2. Alvary Copley of Batley
  d. Ann Ramsden
  m. Samuel Saltonstall of Huntwick & Rookes
  e.+ other issue - Richard (bpt 05.07.1562, bur 27.11.1562), Robert (bpt/bur 24.03.1566)
  iii. Elizabeth or Ellen Ramsden
  m. Henry Savile of Bradley Hall
2. Gilbert Ramsden (a 1524)

Main source(s): BLG1952 ('Ramsden of The Jumples'), The County Families of Yorkshire' (Joseph Foster, vol 2 - West Riding, 1874, 'Pedigree of Ramsden of Longley Hall and Byrom') with some support from BP1934 ('Ramsden')
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