Ransom, Howard Henry

A Montreal businessman about whom little is known

Howard Henry Ransom 1867 - 1925

Howard Henry Ransom was born in Montreal in 1867. His parents, Howard Ransom and Maria Benallack were both from Montreal. He is listed as having been a merchant in Montreal and in 1890 Howard Henry married Jane Parslow who died without having had any children.
In 1896 Howard married Isabella Linley, who had been born in 1866, the daughter of Charles Linley and Isabella Jones. They had two children, Howard Charles Linley Ransom (1903-1976), and Audrey Isabel Gertrude (Scadding) Ransom (1904 -1992).
The family lived in Hochelaga for about twenty years but later moved to Westmount, Quebec. Howard served on the Westmount City Board of Assessors for seventeen years and became its chairman. He was a member of St. Mathias Church, was greatly interested in the Anglican Church, and for many years was lay secretary of the Synod of Montreal, taking an active part in deliberations.
Howard became ill and died on May 10, 1925, at age fifty-eight. He was survived by his wife, Isabelle Linley, his son, Charles, and daughter, Audrey Scadding. Howard Ransom is buried in Montreal. Isabella died on October 19th, 1945, in Westmount, and is also buried in Montreal.
When Howard Henry Ransom was born on April 2, 1867, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, when his father, Howard Ransom, was 29 and his mother, Maria Benallack, was 21. He is listed as having been a merchant in Montreal and in 1890 married Jane Parslow. Jane died childless, and on 14 April 1896, Howard married Isabella Linley who had been born on December 9, 1866, in Canada as the daughter of Charles Linley and Isabella Jones.
They had two children, Howard Charles Linley Ransom (1903 – 1976), and Audrey Isabel Gertrude (Scadding) Ransom (1904 – 1992).
They lived in Hochelaga, Quebec from 1901 for about 20 years and Howard died on May 10th, 1925 at the age of 58. It is presumed that they had moved to Montreal by that time because he is buried in Montreal. Isabella died on October 19th, 1945 in Westmount, and is also buried in Montreal.

Source – Ancestors.FamilySearch.org Michael Alexander