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Jean Ethel Bernice RANSLEY

Jean Ethel Bernice RANSLEY

Female 1920 - 2009  (89 years)

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  1. 1.  Jean Ethel Bernice RANSLEY was born on 12 Dec 1920 in Queensland, Australia (daughter of Ethel DOBBS); died on 29 Dec 2009 in Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _FGRAVE: 217718300
    • Residence: 1954, 144 Warner Ave, Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • Residence: 1972, 129 Blair St, Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Notes:

    Not yet confirmed, but she is the presumed base child of Ethel Dobbs who was the widow of George Henry RANSLEY (died Nov 1919, so therefore not this child's father).
    When her sister Vera died in 1984, she is recorded on Vera's headstone as her sister.

    https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ marriage
    Ref 18987/1953, HARPER, MAJOR INNES to RANSLEY, JEAN ETHEL B, at BONDI


    Birth:
    https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/ Birth registration:
    Jean Ethel Bernice Ransley Birth date: 12/12/1920
    Mother's name: Ethel Dobbs Ransley Registration details:1920/C/13331


    Residence:
    Australian electoral roll


    Residence:
    Australian electoral roll


    Died:
    Name: Jean Ethel Bernice Harper
    Death Date: 29 Dec 2009
    Cemetery: Waverley Cemetery
    Burial or Cremation Place: Bronte, Waverley Council, New South Wales, Australia
    Has Bio?: N
    URL:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217718300/jean-ethel_bernice-harper

    Jean married Major Innes HARPER in 1953 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Major was born on 29 Nov 1893 in Hokitika, New Zealand; died on 2 Jan 1978 in Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Notes:

    Married:
    https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ marriage
    Ref 18987/1953, HARPER, MAJOR INNES to RANSLEY, JEAN ETHEL B, at BONDI


Generation: 2

  1. 3.  Ethel DOBBS was born in Apr 1884 in Sheffield, Yorkshire West Riding, England, UK (daughter of William DOBBS and Ann JACKSON); died in UNKNOWN in Australia.

    Notes:

    Queensland marriage for Ethel Dobbs 1904/C001817 Dobbs Ethel George Henry Ransley
    In 1912, was estranged from husband. Magistrate gave 12 month order against him. Report: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article53273781

    Started Year One (aged 5) at Mt Morgan State School in April 1889 and left in December 1896.

    Children:
    1. 1. Jean Ethel Bernice RANSLEY was born on 12 Dec 1920 in Queensland, Australia; died on 29 Dec 2009 in Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  William DOBBSWilliam DOBBS was born on 9 Feb 1840 in Brackenfield, Derbyshire, England, UK (son of William DOBBS and Mary BEECROFT); died on 5 Sep 1904 in Mt Morgan, Qld, Australia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _FGRAVE: 49818643
    • Census: 1841, No 11, Moor House, Brackenfield, Derbyshire, England, UK
    • Census: 1851, No 23 Sumners Row, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
    • Occupation: 1861; Brickmaker
    • Census: Apr 1861, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
    • Census: 1871, No 64, Bracebridge, Lincolnshire, England, UK
    • Occupation: 1871; Brickmaker
    • Census: 1881, 150 Carlton Rd, Attercliffe Cum Darnall, Sheffield, England, UK
    • Occupation: 1881; Greengrocer
    • Emigration: 17 Aug 1888, Arrived in Moreton Bay, Queensland on the Taroba
    • Occupation: 1903; Engine driver
    • Residence: 1903, Dobbs St, Mt Morgan, Qld, Australia

    Notes:

    On the ship out from England, there was a Richard Dobbs aged 21 also on board but he does not appear to have a connection with this family


    Birth:
    England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
    Name: William Dobb Gender: Male Baptism Date: 9 Feb 1840
    Baptism Place: Morton, Derby, England
    Father: William Dobb Mother: Mary
    FHL Film Number: 498106


    Census:
    Class: HO107; Piece 195; Book: 16; Civil Parish: Morton; County: Derbyshire; Enumeration District: 7; Folio: 4; Page: 3; Line: 5; GSU roll: 241297.
    No 11, Moor House, Brackenfield, Derbyshire:
    William DOBBS, aged 35, farm labourer
    Mary DOBBS, aged 29
    Elizabeth DOBBS, aged 6
    Ann DOBBS, aged 4
    Sarah DOBBS, aged 2
    William DOBBS, aged 1


    Census:
    Class: HO107; Piece: 2137; Folio: 143; Page: 7; GSU roll: 87767.
    No 23 Sumners Row, Newark, Nottinghamshire:
    Wm DOBBS, head, married, aged 45, ag lab, born Skegby, Nottinghamshire, England
    Mary DOBBS, wife, aged 34, Fingeton, Derbyshire, England
    Sarah DOBBS, dau, aged 13, Skegby, Nottinghamshire, Englan
    William DOBBS, son, aged 11, Brackenfield, Derbyshire, England
    John DOBBS, son, aged 9, Brackenfield, Derbyshire, England
    Samuel DOBBS, son, aged 7, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
    Thomas Henry DOBBS, son, aged 5, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
    Mathew DOBBS, son, aged 1, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England


    Census:
    Class: RG9; Piece: 2418; Folio: 57; Page: 1; GSU roll: 542968.
    No 7 Norfolk St, Worksop, Nottinghamshire:
    George Jackson, head, aged 51, tailor, born North Carlton, Nottingham
    William DOBBS, "son-in-law"*, married, aged 21, brickmaker, Brackenfield, Derbyshire
    Ann DOBBS, wife, aged 18, born Worksop
    *Wm DOBBS is described as George Jackson's son-in-law but this is written in parenthesis. George is Ann's father


    Census:
    No 64, Bracebridge, Lincolnshire:
    William DOBBS, head, married, aged 31, brickmaker, born Brackenfield, Derby
    Ann DOBBS, wife, aged 29, born Worksop, Notts
    George DOBBS, son, aged 9, brickmaker, born Worksop
    Charles DOBBS, son, aged 1 month or 7 months*, born Bracebridge, Lincs
    *More likely 1 month as there is a birth record that fits.


    Census:
    1881 census for 150 Carlton Rd, Attercliffe Cum Darnall, Sheffield:
    William Dobbs, head, married, aged 41, greengrocer, born Brackenfield, Derby
    Ann Dobbs, wife, aged 39, born Worksop, Notts
    George Dobbs, son, unm, aged 19, lab. iron works, born Worksop, Notts
    Charles Dobbs, son, aged 10, born Bracebridge, Linc


    Emigration:
    Index from Queensland Archives for the ship Taroba on which the Dobbs family arrived in Queensland.
    DOBBS William 48 Taroba 17 Aug 1888 IMM/123 118 Z1964 M1703, M1704
    DOBBS Ann 46 Taroba 17 Aug 1888 IMM/123 118 Z1964 M1703, M1704
    DOBBS Richard 21 Taroba 17 Aug 1888 IMM/123 111 Z1964 M1703, M1704
    DOBBS Charles 17 Taroba 17 Aug 1888 IMM/123 118 Z1964 M1703, M1704
    DOBBS Eliza 7 Taroba 17 Aug 1888 IMM/123 118 Z1964 M1703, M1704
    DOBBS Ethel 4 Taroba 17 Aug 1888 IMM/123 118 Z1964 M1703, M1704


    Died:
    Australia Death Index, 1787-1985: Name: William Dobbs Death Date: 5 Sep 1904 Death Place: Queensland
    Father's Name: William Dobbs Mother's Name: Mary Beacroft Registration Year: 1904 Registration Place: Queensland
    Registration Number: 003120 Page Number: 6684

    William married Ann JACKSON in Jan 1861 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. Ann was born in Oct 1842 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK; died on 22 Aug 1925 in Queensland, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Ann JACKSONAnn JACKSON was born in Oct 1842 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK; died on 22 Aug 1925 in Queensland, Australia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _FGRAVE: 160688497
    • Census: 1851, Newgate St, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
    • Census: 1861, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
    • Census: 1871, No 64, Bracebridge, Lincolnshire, England, UK
    • Census: 1881, 150 Carlton Rd, Attercliffe Cum Darnall, Sheffield, England, UK
    • Emigration: 17 Aug 1888, Arrived in Moreton Bay, Queensland on the Taroba
    • Residence: 1903, Dobbs St, Mt Morgan, Qld, Australia

    Notes:

    In September 1903, Ann Dobbs was the victim of an assault by a man named John Moore, a family acquaintance. He was found guilty and given a three-month sentence in Rockhampton jail


    Birth:
    England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
    Name: Ann Jackson Registration Year: 1842 Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Registration district: Worksop Inferred County: Nottinghamshire
    Volume: 15 Page: 643


    Census:
    1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Newgate Street, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England
    Household Members
    First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
    George Jackson Head Widower Male 41 1810 Tailor Journeyman Carlton, Nottinghamshire, England
    Thomas Charles Jackson Son - Male 14 1837 Cripple Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England
    Ann Jackson Daughter - Female 8 1843 Scholar Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England
    Joseph George Jackson Son - Male 2 1849 Scholar Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England


    Died:
    Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    Name: Ann Dobbs Death Date: 22 Aug 1925 Death Place: Queensland
    Father's name: William* Jackson Mother's name: Martha Shaw Registration Year: 1925
    Registration Place: Queensland Registration Number: 003612 Page Number: 453
    *His name was probably George based on census records.

    Notes:

    Married:
    UK marriages:
    Name: William Dobbs and Ann Jackson
    Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1861 Registration district: Worksop Inferred County: Nottinghamshire
    Volume Number: 7b Page Number: 58

    Children:
    1. George DOBBS was born in Oct 1861 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK; died on 18 Aug 1913 in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, Aust.
    2. Charles DOBBS was born in Mar 1871 in Bracebridge, Lincolnshire, England, UK; died on 27 Sep 1944 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 27 Sep 1944 in North Rockhampton Cemetery, Rockhampton, Qld, Aust.
    3. Eliza DOBBS was born on 10 Aug 1881 in Attercliffe Cum Darnall, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK; died on 22 Nov 1951 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
    4. 3. Ethel DOBBS was born in Apr 1884 in Sheffield, Yorkshire West Riding, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN in Australia.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  William DOBBS was born about 1806 in Skegby, Nottinghamshire, England, UK; died on 28 May 1875 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, UK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1841, No 11, Moor House, Brackenfield, Derbyshire, England, UK
    • Occupation: 1841; Farm labourer
    • Census: 1851, No 23 Sumners Row, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
    • Occupation: 1851; Agricultural labourer
    • Occupation: 1861; Labourer barley dresser
    • Census: Apr 1861, No 129, Spital Short Row, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
    • Occupation: 1871; Barley malster
    • Census: Apr 1871, No 46, Spital Row, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

    Notes:

    Birth:
    On 1841 census, he is supposedly born in Derbyshire.


    Census:
    Class: HO107; Piece 195; Book: 16; Civil Parish: Morton; County: Derbyshire; Enumeration District: 7; Folio: 4; Page: 3; Line: 5; GSU roll: 241297.
    No 11, Moor House, Brackenfield, Derbyshire:
    William DOBBS, aged 35, farm labourer
    Mary DOBBS, aged 29
    Elizabeth DOBBS, aged 6
    Ann DOBBS, aged 4
    Sarah DOBBS, aged 2
    William DOBBS, aged 1


    Census:
    Class: HO107; Piece: 2137; Folio: 143; Page: 7; GSU roll: 87767.
    No 23 Sumners Row, Newark, Nottinghamshire:
    Wm DOBBS, head, married, aged 45, ag lab, born Skegby, Nottinghamshire, England
    Mary DOBBS, wife, aged 34, Fingeton, Derbyshire, England
    Sarah DOBBS, dau, aged 13, Skegby, Nottinghamshire, Englan
    William DOBBS, son, aged 11, Brackenfield, Derbyshire, England
    John DOBBS, son, aged 9, Brackenfield, Derbyshire, England
    Samuel DOBBS, son, aged 7, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
    Thomas Henry DOBBS, son, aged 5, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
    Mathew DOBBS, son, aged 1, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England


    Census:
    1861 census for Spital Short Row, Newark, Nottinghamshire
    RG number: RG09 Piece: 2480 Folio: 15 Page: 24

    William DOBBS, Head Married M 56 1805 Labourer Barley Dresser Skegby Nottinghamshire
    Mary DOBBS, Wife F 46 1815 Pinxton Derbyshire
    John DOBBS, Son Unmarried M 19 1842 Engine Driver Boiler Works Brackenfield Derbyshire
    Samuel DOBBS, Son Unmarried M 17 1844 Labourer Plaster Mill Sutton in Ashfield Nottinghamshire
    Thomas H B DOBBS, Son Unmarried M 15 1846 Labourer Barley Dresser Sutton in Ashfield Nottinghamshire
    Matthew DOBBS, Son M 12 1849 Newark Nottinghamshire
    Mary A DOBBS, Daughter F 9 1852 Scholar Newark Nottinghamshire
    Emma DOBBS, Daughter F 7 1854 Scholar Newark Nottinghamshire
    Charles DOBBS, Son M 4 1857 Newark Nottinghamshire
    George DOBBS, Son M 2 1859 Newark Nottinghamshire
    Elizabeth A DOBBS, Daughter F 0 (6M) 1861 Newark Nottinghamshire


    Census:
    No 46, Spital Row, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
    William DOBBS, head, married, aged 66, barley malster, born Skegby, Notts
    Mary DOBBS, wife, aged 56, born, Pinxton, Derby
    Mary Ann DOBBS, dau, unm, aged 19, born Newark, Notts
    Emma DOBBS, dau, unm, aged 17, born Newark, Notts
    Charles DOBBS, son, aged 14, general labourer, born Newark, Notts
    George DOBBS, son, aged 11, scholar, born Newark, Notts
    Ann Jane DOBBS, dau, aged 9, scholar born Newark, Notts
    Elizabeth Ann DOBBS, aged 10, scholar, born Newark, Notts


    Died:
    England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    Name: William Dobbs Gender: Male Death Age: 70
    Birth Date: 1805 Death Date: abt 1875 Burial Date: 29 May 1875
    FHL Film Number: 989802

    William married Mary BEECROFT about 1833 in England, UK. Mary was born about 1816 in Pinxton, Derbyshire, England, UK; died in Mar 1895 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Mary BEECROFT was born about 1816 in Pinxton, Derbyshire, England, UK; died in Mar 1895 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, UK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: Apr 1861, No 129, Spital Short Row, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
    • Census: Apr 1871, No 46, Spital Row, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Derbyshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1916
    Name: Mary Beecroft Gender: Female Baptism Date: 16 Aug 1816
    Baptism Place: South Normanton, Derbyshire, England
    Father: William Beecroft Mother: Elizabeth Beecroft


    Died:
    England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    Name: Mary Dobbs Age: 80 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1815
    Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
    Death Registration Place: Newark, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
    Death Date: Mar 1895 Inferred Death Place: Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
    Volume: 7b Page: 318

    Notes:

    Married:
    Possible IGI entry

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth DOBBS was born about 1835 in Lincolnshire, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.
    2. Ann DOBBS was born about 1837 in Lincolnshire, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.
    3. Sarah DOBBS was born in Jan 1838 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK; died in Jan 1894 in Shardlow, Derbyshire, England, UK.
    4. 6. William DOBBS was born on 9 Feb 1840 in Brackenfield, Derbyshire, England, UK; died on 5 Sep 1904 in Mt Morgan, Qld, Australia.
    5. John DOBBS was born about 1842 in Brackenfield, Derbyshire, England, UK; died on 21 May 1916 in Queensland, Australia.
    6. Samuel DOBBS was born about 1844 in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.
    7. Thomas Henry Beecroft DOBBS was born about 1846 in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK; died on 23 Oct 1908 in Nottinghamshire, England, UK.
    8. Mathew DOBBS was born about 1850 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.
    9. Mary Ann DOBBS was born about 1852 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.
    10. Emma DOBBS was born about 1854 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.
    11. Charles DOBBS was born about 1857 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.
    12. George DOBBS was born about 1859 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.
    13. Elizabeth Ann DOBBS was born in Nov 1860 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.
    14. Ann Jane DOBBS was born about 1862 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.


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