William Ramsden & Sophia Ramsden
Written & Researched by Amylynne B. Murphy
Copyright 2015 via NHGenealogist.com & NewEnglandGenealogist.com
William Ramsden born in Golcar, England; baptized Nov 11, 1810 son of John Ramsden of Hilltop,
Slaithwaitei. William married Sophia Rebecca Ramsden in St. Peter’s Huddersfield on Jan 18, 1836ii.
She was baptized at St James Slaithwaite Aug 8, 1808 daughter of James Ramsden & Susannah Hirst iii.
She arrived in America about 1864/1865 w/ Robert and his young brother Henryiv.
William died between 1845 & 1851, near Huddersfield, Englandv. However, because it was such a
popular name in the Huddersfield, we have unable to determine which death for William in the Death
Index it is. Seems like it would be one of the ones listed in endnote vi, but it is impossible to tell without the
age of the deceased. She probably died between 1870-1880 in or near Framingham, Massachusetts, but
a death record for her has not been locatedvii.
There was a big mill in Linthewaite named Ramsden Mill during this time. I’m not how close the
connection was, if any, as Ramsden was a very popular name. William & Sophia lived in Slaithewaite in
1841 & then Linthewaite in 1851. She is a widow there in 1861. Both are just outside Huddersfield.
Golcar is also nearby, all are in West Riding Yorkshire.
No luck finding the ship records for when they originally arrived in US yet.
1. Maria/Mariah Ramsden born about 1837viii Christened May 28 1837 in Golcar, York, Englandix
2. Robert Peel Ramsden - see previousx
3. William “Henry” Ramsden born about 1846xi Calculated from death Sep 13 1852. Lived in Lawrence,
MA in 1880, unmarriedxii. Married Jennie Atcheson of St Stephen in Charlotte New Brunswick,
Canada May 15 1890xiii. Tradition say he courted her 13 years before she agreed to marry him. He
was 45, resided in Andover, Massachusetts and was a stitcher in a woolen mill when they married.
She was the daughter of Thomas & Maria of Saint Stephen, NB. Henry died just a few years later on
Jan 17 1895 in Andover, MA married 42y4m4d Hepatic Acroplexy, buried in St Stephens NB Mill
Operative, son of William & Sophia xiv
i
A volunteer claire brer in the Huddersfield area found the following:
William Ramsden baptized Nov 11, 1810 Father John adobe Hilltop, Slaithwaite; "England Births and Christenings,
1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N1KC-5BC : accessed 16 April 2015),
William Ramsden, 11 Nov 1810; citing SLAITHWAITE, reference ; FHL microfilm 560,624
ii
A volunteer claire brer in the Huddersfield area found the following:
St. Peter’s Huddersfield: William Ramsden (Golcar) & Sophia Ramsden (OTP) married Jan 18, 1836, [She could not
find a baptism in Slaithwaite or Almondbury for the children of Wm & Sophia]; “West Yorkshire, England,
Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935” [image online]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
iii
A volunteer claire brer in the Huddersfield area found the following: Sophia Ramsden baptized at St James
Slaithwaite Aug 8, 1808 daughter of James Ramsden & Susannah Hirst; "England Births and Christenings, 15381975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7V9-YQX : accessed 16 April 2015), Sophia
Ramsden, 08 Aug 1808; citing Slaithwaite, York, England, reference item 2; FHL microfilm 1,542,233
iv
1861 Census England Linthwaite – Hoyle House Sophia Ramsden Head a53 widow Born Golcar, Robert son
a20 spinner Linthwaite, Henery son a15 peiner-at? Linthwaite; 1870 Census Framingham, Ma: Ramsdens, Robert
a27 Spinner b. Eng, Ellen a20 b. Ma, Sophia a56 widow b. Eng Image, via Ancestry Publishing, Provo, UT,
Ancestry.com; 1900 Census—Robert Ramden—14 Sargent St., Lawrence, MA; 1910 Census – Robert RamsdenMammouth St, Lawrence, Ma, all images via Ancestry Publishing, Provo, UT, Ancestry.com
v
1841 Census England, Huddersfield, Almondbury, Slaithwaite, District 1 – Holywell William Ramsden 30
Woollen Mill All born in England, Sophia a30, Maria a4, Robert a1, Susannah a60 Clother [her mother];
1851 Census England Linthwaite – Holywell, Sophia Ramsden Head widow a42 Dressmaker Born Golcar,
Marriah Dau a13 Servant b. Linthwaite, Robert son a11, William Henry son 5 all images via Ancestry Publishing,
Provo, UT, Ancestry.com
vi
Pinpointing Death of William in Huddersfield: "England and Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007" vol 22
pg 261 line 35 Jan-Feb-Mar 1846, index, FamilySearch, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JM6-V37 :
accessed 16 April 2015) William Ramsden, 1846; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006,"
database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England,
General Register Office, Southport, England; "England and Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007," vol 22 Pg
207 Line 36 Jan-Feb-Mar 1846 index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JM6-V3W : accessed
16 April 2015), William Ramsden, 1846; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006,"
database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England,
General Register Office, Southport, England; "England and Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007," vol 22 Pg
214 Line 67 Jan Feb Mar 1845 index, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NT8-487 : accessed
16 April 2015), William Ramsden, 1845; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006,"
database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England,
General Register Office, Southport, England; "England and Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007," vol 22 pg
276 Line 52 Jan-Feb-Mar 1849 index, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J9Z-HFZ : accessed
16 April 2015), William Ramsden, 1849; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006,"
database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England,
General Register Office, Southport, England; "England and Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007," vol 22 pg
191 line 60 Oct-Nov-Dec 1843 index, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J45-8W3 : accessed
16 April 2015), William Ramsden, 1843; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006,"
database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England,
General Register Office, Southport, England; "England and Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007," Vol 22 pg
215 line 68 Jan-Feb-Mar 1841 index, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J31-M5M : accessed
16 April 2015), William Ramsden, 1841; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006,"
database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England,
General Register Office, Southport, England; "England and Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007," vol 22 pg
264 Line 69 Jan-Feb-Mar 1841 index, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J31-M59 : accessed
16 April 2015), William Ramsden, 1841; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006,"
database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England,
General Register Office, Southport, England.
vii
1880 Census, Lawrence, MA Ramsden Richard [Error] a40 Woolen Mill Eng Eng Eng, Ellen L a30 MA Ire MA,
George a6 MA Eng MA, William H a5 MA Eng MA, Alice a3 MA Eng MA, James W. a1 MA Eng MA image via
Ancestry Publishing, Provo, UT, Ancestry.com
viii
See 1841 & 1851 Census detailed above
ix
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975,"
index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NBDZ-WDD : accessed 15 April 2015), Maria
Ramsden, 28 May 1837; citing GOLCAR,YORK,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 990,696.
x
Birth of Robert Ramsden: b. Oct 26 1840 in Linthwaite, England son of William Ramsden & Sophia Rebecca
Ramsden – calculated from death record; A volunteer claire brer in the Huddersfield area could not find a baptism
in Slaithwaite or Almondbury for the children of Wm & Sophia; Might be this one: "England and Wales, Birth
Registration Index, 1837-2008," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NS2-RKV : accessed
16 April 2015), Robert Ramsden, 1839; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006,"
database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Huddersfield, Yorkshire,
England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England;
xi
See 1851 & 1861 UK Censuses detailed above and also the following 1880 US Census record, his marriage &
death
xii
"United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH6D4JY : accessed 15 April 2015), Henry Ramsden in household of William Justin Hill, Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts,
United States; citing enumeration district 194, sheet 345A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.:
National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0530; FHL microfilm 1,254,530.
xiii
"New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," index and
images,FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBX-1CVN : accessed 15 April 2015), Henry
Ramsden and Jennie Atcheson, 15 May 1890; citing , Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada, p. 67, Provincial Archives
of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 2,024,674.
xiv
"Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915," index and
images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWHV-K8G : accessed 15 April 2015), Henry
Ramsden, 17 Jan 1895; citing Andover, Massachusetts, p377 rn6, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 961,515.