Denys Ranson (buried 1937)

At a glance

At a glance
Denys Francis Ranson golfer 1902
Surname: 
Ranson
First name: 
Denys
Other Christian names: 
Francis
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
No
Burial number: 
1665
Born: 
28/2/1878
Died: 
23/10/1937
Buried: 
26/10/1937
Occupation: 
Grocer and Tea Merchant
Distinction: 
Sussex Champion Golfer
Heene Hallmark: 
Yes
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
WB
Cemetery row: 
1
Cemetery plot: 
51
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https://what3words.com/oiled.began.drip
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Endowed grave: 
Yes
Headstone description: 
EndowedGrave: Cut grass and keep tidy
Headstone inscription: 
In memory of Denys Francis Ranson died 23rd October 1937 aged 59 years.

Life story

Life story

Heene Hallmark

Denys Francis Ranson 1878-1930

Sussex Champion Golfer

Denys Francis Ranson was born on 28th February 1878 in Kensington, London. He was the son of Reverend Simon Mortlock Denys Ranson, 35yrs, and Maria, 38yrs, nee Wheeler; he had 3 older half-siblings, Florence b.1866, Gerald b.1867, and Helen b.1868, and a sister, Olive Mary b.1881.

Denys was at boarding school in Ore, Sussex, in 1891, he then attended Harrow School before entering Trinity College, Cambridge in 1896. Denys became a tea merchant in the grocery trade, he lived with his family and remained single.

Whilst at Cambridge, Denys had played golf for the university against Oxford, and was described as one of the foremost amateur golfers of his time. In 1907 he was the amateur champion of Sussex, and later in life he was the secretary of Seaford Golf Club.

In 1907 when his father retired, Denys moved to Crowborough, Sussex with his parents and in 1921 he was with his widowed father in Worthing, living at Glenaldon, Stoke Abbott Road, and after his father's death in 1930, he remained living there.

Denys died on 23rd October 1937, aged 59yrs, probate was granted to his sister, Olive Mary Fluck, Hay Bikker and Hugh Trevor Baber Mimpress, solicitors, effects £38,041 18s 8d.

Value 2022 - £2.7m.

Burial researcher: 
Maggi Martin

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
28/02/1878

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
23/10/1937
Age (at time of death): 
59
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Glenaldon, Stoke Abbott Road, Worthing, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Executors: 
Olive Mary Fluck status: Sister: Hay Bikker status: Solicitor: Hugh Trevor Baber Mimpress status: Solicitor
Probate pounds: 
£38,041

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1881 census: 

Living at Vicarage House, Pishill, Oxfordshire. Simon Mortlock Ranson, 38yrs, Vicar of Pishill, wife, Maria, 41yrs, 3 stepchildren, Florence Martineau, 14yrs, Gerald Martineau, 13yrs, Helen Martineau, 12yrs, son, Denys F. 3yrs, plus 1 domestic servant.

1901 census: 

Living at St. Albans House, Streatham Park, London. Simon Mortlock Ranson, 58yrs, Clergyman, C of E, 2 stepdaughters, Florence, 34yrs, Helen, 32yrs, son, Denys, 23yrs, Tea Merchant/Grocer, daughter, Olive, 19yrs, plus 2 domestic servants.

1921 census: 

Living at Glenaldon, Stoke Abbott Road, Worthing, Sussex. Simon Mortlock Ranson, 78yrs, widower, Clergyman retired, son, Denys Francis, 43yrs, Retired Golf Club Secretary, plus 2 domestic servants.