What is "ransomes"

Ransomes is the common name for the Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies engineering business of Orwell Works, Ipswich.
It may also refer to several other associated organisations or locations:

• Ransomes and Reavell Sports Club Ground
• Ransomes Industrial Estate
• Ransomes Sports F.C.

It is also used of the former Ransomes & Rapier of Waterside Works, Ipswich

It is also the common name for what was Ransome & Marles of Newark-on-Trent and its related business, A Ransome & Co Limited
and related sports and other organisations such as their Brass Band
Former names for the business of Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies include:

(partnerships)

• 1789 Robert Ransome.
• 1809 Ransome & Son.
• 1818 Ransome & Sons.
• 1823 J & R Ransome.
• 1830 J R and A Ransome.
• 1846 Ransomes & May. added Charles May
• 1852 Ransomes & Sims. added William Dillwyn Sims
• 1869 Ransomes, Sims & Head. added John Head
• 1881 Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies. added John Robert Jefferies

(Incorporated limited liability joint-stock company)

• 1884 Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies Limited
• 1911 Public listed company Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies Limited