'Raynsford2'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Ransford of Clifford Chamhers Manor, Ransford of Gups Hill

                               
William Rainsford or Ransford of Clifford Chambers Manor, Gloucestershire (d by 1543)
m. Joan Brooke or Broke (d after 1542)
1. Charles Ransford of Clifford Chamhers Manor
  m. Joyce Morgan (dau of John Morgan of Comberton)
  A. Thomas Ransford (bpt 20.08.1540)
  m. Alice
  i. John Ransford (bpt 1599, bur 07.07.1634)
  m1. _ Townshend
  a.+ 3 sons + 3 daughters
  m2. Isabella Surman of Ashleworth
  g. William Ransford (bpt 05.1634, d before 17.09.1722, youngest son)
  m. Eleanor
  (1) William Ransford (bpt 03.1667, d 17.10.1752)
  m. Ann (b 1666-7, d 20.08.1727)
  (A) William Ransford of Gups Hill Manor, Tewkesbury
  m. (30.06.1720) Mary Kench of Rissington
  (B) Thomas Ransford (b 1700, d 29.10.1768)
  m. (01.01.1728) Hannah Leonard of Worcester (b 1702, d 1772)
  (i) John Ransford (b c1737, d 1818)
  m1. Mary Wilson
  (a) ?? Ransford ancestor of Ransford of South Carolina
  m2. Mary Taylor (dau of John Taylor & step-daughter of Jasper Radborne of Aylworth Manor)
  (b) Joseph Ransford of Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire (b 1773, d 10.09.1851)
  m. Mary Beale (b 1771, d 15.02.1860, dau of James Beale)
  ((1)) John Ransford (b 26.05.1797, d 15.04.1866) had issue
  m. (26.09.1826) Elizabeth Fowler
  ((2))+ other issue - James Beale, Edwin, Thomas, Alfred, 5 daughters
  (ii) Edward Ransford of Gups Hill (b 1737, d 10.09.1813) ancestor of Ransford of Bristol
  m. Esther Putman (b 1740)
  (iii)+ otehr issue - Hannah, Ann, Mary
  (C) Edward Ransford of Gups Hill (b 1702, d 1788)
  (D)+ 4 daughters
  (2) Thomas Ransford had issue
  (3) Eleanor Ransford
  m. _ Hammond
  ii.+ other issue - Alice (bur 20.06.1578), Frances (bur 03.10.1576)
  B. Hercules Ransford (d 1583) had issue
  m. Elizabeth Parry (dau of Robert Parry of Clifford)
  C.+ other issue - Anthony, Morgan, Henry, Edward, Mary, Jane, Elizabeth, Eleanor, Margaret, Dorothea
2. John Ransford ancestor of Ransford of Sedgeberow & Broadway

Main source(s): MGH (NS4 vol 3 (1910), 'Pedigree of Ransford', p315+)
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