| ![Show Contents]() Ransley Surname History
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England
Early Origins and Etymology of RansleyThe surname Ransley was first found in Yorkshire in the West Riding where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1273 when Ralph de Ravensley held estates. This may have related to Ravensfield a village in South Yorkshire which dates back to the Domesday Book where it was listed as Rauenesfeld. A that time, there was a woodland pasture 2 furlongs land and wide and could hold 1 plough. The land was held by William de Warenne. 1 The name was derived from the Old English personal name hraefn + feld which meant "Hraefn, or land frequently traveled by ravens." 2 Early History of the Ransley familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ransley research. Another 106 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1379, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Ransley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ransley Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Ravensley, Ravenslee, Rawnsley, Ransley, Ranslie, Rawnslie and many more. Early Notables of the Ransley familyMore information is included under the topic Early Ransley Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Ransley migration to Australia | + |
Ransley Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. George Ransley, (b. 1810), aged 16, English farmer's man who was convicted in Kent, England for life for stealing, transported aboard the "England"on 28th April 1826, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1839 3
- Mr. William Ransley, English convict who was convicted in London, England for 15 years, transported aboard the "Duncan" on 10th December 1840, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 4
| Contemporary Notables of the name Ransley (post 1700) | + |
- Harry Clay Ransley (1863-1941), American Republican politician, Member of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from Philadelphia County, 1891-94; Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912; Philadelphia County Sheriff, 1916-20 5
- Ransley Samuel Thacker QC (1891-1966), British lawyer and jurist, Chief Justice of St Vincent (1931-1933), Attorney General of Fiji (1933-1938)
- Sir Ransley Victor "Vic" Garland KBE (1934-2022), Australian politician and diplomat, member of the House of Representatives from 1969 to 1981, High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1983
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 24th April 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/england
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 11th August 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/duncan
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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