Fielden Ramsbotham (buried 1922)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Ramsbotham
First name: 
Fielden
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
Unknown
Burial number: 
1083
Born: 
10/7/1846
Died: 
00/00/1922
Buried: 
01/06/1922
Occupation: 
Land Steward; Farm Bailiff;
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
SWS
Cemetery row: 
9
Cemetery plot: 
11
what3words location: 
https://what3words.com/basin.trunk.crate
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory Fielden Ramsbotham also of Edith his wife died Feb. 28th 1929

Life story

Life story

Fielden James Ramsbotham was born on 10th July 1846 in Stand, Lancashire, he was baptised at All Saints, Stand, on 2nd August. His parents were James Ramsbotham, Snr. 32yrs, and his mother, Jane, nee Fielden, 28yrs., he was one of eleven children. 

On 9th June 1874, Fielden, aged 28yrs, married Edith Henrietta Anne Walker, 26yrs, at St. Mark, Surbiton, Surrey. She was the daughter of Robert Walker, Clerk in Holy Orders. They had 5 children, Edward b.1875, in Manchester, and James b. 1876, Edith b.1878, Mildred b. 1879, and Ruth b. 1884, all born in Sussex. 

Fielden was a Land Steward and Farm Bailiff, he worked in Sussex over the next 20yrs, and by 1901 had retired to Hereford with his family before moving to Bedfordshire, where they remained, with their adult daughters, until after 1911. 

18 Queens Road
18 Queens Road

At some point, Fielden and Edith moved to Worthing living at 18, Queen's Road, where Fielden died on 29th May 1922, aged 75yrs. 

Probate was granted to Edith Henrietta Anne Ramsbotham, Edward Rishton Ramsbotham, horticulturist, and James Humphrey Ramsbotham, farmer. Effects £19848 10s 5d. Value 2021 - £1.1m.

Burial researcher: 
Maggi Martin

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
10/07/1846
Marriage
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Edith Henrietta Anne
Spouse one last name: 
Walker
Marriage one date: 
09/06/1874
Marriage one address: 
Surbiton, Surrey, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
00/00/1922
Age (at time of death): 
75
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
18 Queens Road, Worthing, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Executors: 
Edith Henrietta Ramsbotham status: Widow: Edward Rishton Ramsbotham status: Horticulturist: James Humphrey Ramsbotham status: Farmer
Probate pounds: 
£19,848

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1871 census: 

30, Crescent Road, Crumpsall, Manchester, Lancs. Sarah A.Bailey, Hd. Widow, 44yrs, daughter, Mary E. 10yrs, boarder, Fielden Ramsbotham, 24yrs, Commission Agent.

1881 census: 

Living at Old Mill House, Buxted, Sussex. Fielden Ramsbotham, 34yrs, Land Steward, Farm Bailiff, wife, Edith, 33yrs, 4 children, Edward, 5yrs, James, 4yrs, Edith 3yrs, Mildred, 2yrs, plus 3 domestic servants.

1891 census: 

Living at Warren House, Crowborough Warren, Withyam, Sussex. Fielden Ramsbotham, 44yrs, Steward, wife, Edith, 43yrs, 4 children, Edward, 15yrs, Edith 13yrs, Mildred, 12yrs, Ruth, 6yrs, plus 3 domestic servants.

1901 census: 

Living at Ashford, Bodenham Road, Tupsley, Hereford. Fielden Ramsbotham, 55yrs, living on own means, wife, Edith, 53yrs, James H., 24yrs, Edith H., 23yrs, Mildred F., 22yrs, Ruth A. F., 16yrs, plus 2 domestic servants.

1911 census: 

Living at 9, Lansdowne Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire. Fielden Ramsbotham, 64yrs, Gentleman, Edith, 63yrs, Mildred Frances, 31yrs, Ruth Agnes, 26yrs, grandson, James F. Ramsbotham, 8yrs, plus 3 domestic servants.

1921 census: 

Living at 18, Queen's Road, Worthing, Sussex.

Fielden Ramsbotham Head Male 1846 74 Stand, Lancashire, England Gentleman, None  
Edith Henrietta Anne Ramsbotham Wife Female 1848 73 Oxfordshire, England None  
Mildred Frances Ramsbotham Daughter Female 1879 42 Sussex, England None  
Kate Louise Harriett Jones Servant Female 1872 49 Shoreham, Sussex, England Cook  
Bessie Louisa Gooding Servant Female 1904 16 Dulwich, Surrey, England Home Duties