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![Show Contents]() Ransoombe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England
The ancestors of the Ransoombe family migrated to England following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The surname Ransoombe is based on the Anglo-Norman given name Randolph. The name also derives from the Old English word randim, meaning riverbank, and indicates that the original bearer of the name live near such a geographic feature. Early Origins of the Ransoombe familyThe surname Ransoombe was first found in Suffolk where the name was derived from a place named Ransham, "though I find no place so called." 1 With regard to the more contemporary meaning of the word ransom, and continuing from this source, the author sites Mr. Ferguson "what curious changes, the whirligig of time brings round. We take our money to the descendant of the old sea-robber to take care of for us - Ramson & Co., bankers, Pal Mall. " 1 Early History of the Ransoombe familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ransoombe research. Another 88 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Ransoombe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ransoombe Spelling VariationsBefore English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, Norman French and other languages became incorporated into English throughout the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Ransoombe include Ransom, Ransome, Ranson and others. Early Notables of the Ransoombe familyMore information is included under the topic Early Ransoombe Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Ransoombe familyIn England at this time, the uncertainty of the political and religious environment of the time caused many families to board ships for distant British colonies in the hopes of finding land and opportunity, and escaping persecution. The voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, though, and many arrived in North America sick, starved, and destitute. Those who did make it, however, were greeted with greater opportunities and freedoms that they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Early immigration records have shown some of the first Ransoombes to arrive on North American shores: Robert Ranson, who came to Virginia in 1635; Jonas Ranson settled in New York in 1659; James Ransome settled in Virginia in 1682; Elizabeth Ransom, who arrived in Virginia in 1768 with her husband.
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
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