Ransomes, Head and Jefferies
of Orwell Works, Ipswich. Agricultural Engineers.
Genealogy of the Company
- 1779 Thomas and Robert Ransome
- 1785 Ransome and Co
- 1808 Ransome and Son
- 1818 Ransome and Sons
- 1825 James and Robert Ransome
- 1829 J. R. and A. Ransome
- 1836 Ransomes and May
- 1852 Ransomes and Sims
- 1869 Ransomes, Sims and Head and Ransomes and Rapier
- 1880 Ransomes, Head and Jefferies
- 1884 Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies
General
1880 John Jefferies joined Ransomes, Sims and Head. Presumably at this point the name was changed to Ransomes, Head and Jefferies
1881 Advert for Steam Threshing Machinery [1]
1881 Announcement that the partners are Robert Charles Ransome, John Head, James Edward Ransome and John Jefferies. [2]
1881 John Head died
1882 20 hp portable engines made by Ransomes, Head and Jefferies were reported to be in use at the International Electrical Exhibition; the Electric Light and Power Generator Co used one to drive 2 Weston dynamos; the Electric Light and Engineering Co used another to drive a Siemens and a Gramme dynamo[3].
1882 Exhibit of haymakers and rakes, threshing machines, ploughs at Bath and West of England Show[4].
1884 The partners in the company were Robert Charles Ransome, James Edward Ransome, John Jefferies[5].
1884 In order to finance the ongoing expansion of the business, Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies Ltd was registered on 12 May, to acquire the business of the private company Ransomes, Head and Jefferies agricultural engineers[6][7].