Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1947-1961 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
2 maps
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
John Thomas Ransom was born on August 25, 1889, to parents Giles Sanders Ransom and Margaret Wilson at York, Ontario. He married Lottie Ruth Long on March 19, 1912, at York, Ontario. He was a Provincial Land Surveyor active in Hastings County from the 1940s-1960s. His son, Thomas S. Ransom was also a surveyor in the local area. John Ransom died on October 13, 1962.
Name of creator
Biographical history
Thomas S. Ransom was a Provincial Land Surveyor who was active in the Hastings County area during the 1960s. His father, John Thomas Ransom, was also a provincial surveyor in the area.
Archival history
Given to Lois Foster by Keith Watson.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Lois Foster in September 2018.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Two maps:
1) Plan of Belleville Harbour area, South Front Street, South Church Street, South John Street and South George Street, showing filled-in city dump area and former shoreline, by John T. Ransom, 1947
2) Plan of the mouth of the Moira river, showing the CPR railway bridge and filled-in land, by Tom Ransom, 1961