Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | James Ransome |
| Designation: | |
| Born: | 1865 |
| Died: | 1944 |
| Bio Notes: | James Ransome was born in 1865 and commenced practice in London in 1888. He was Consulting Architect to the Government of India from 1902, being succeeded in the post in 1908 by John Begg, whom he appears to have assisted on the building of the Council House Secretariat in the following year. He later worked in partnership with Lionel Francis Russell Coote. He died in 1944. |
Private and Business Addresses
| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | |||||
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | London, England | Business | |||
| India | Business | |||
Employment and Training
Employers
| The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | |||||
| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| Ernest George & Peto | 1884 | 1887 | Apprentice | |
| Ernest George & Peto | 1887 | 1888 | Assistant | |
| Ernest Turner | 1888 | 1888 | Assistant | |
Employees or Pupils
| The following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | |||||
| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| Philip John Turner | 1899 | 1900 | Assistant | |
| Robert Carruthers-Ballantyne (or Robert Ballantyne Carruthers; or Roy Carruthers Ballantyne) | 1914 | 1914 | Clerk | |
RIBA
RIBA Proposals
| This proposed the following individuals for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | |||
| Name | Date proposed | Notes | |
| Robert Carruthers-Ballantyne (or Robert Ballantyne Carruthers; or Roy Carruthers Ballantyne) | 15 October 1930 | for Licentiateship |
Buildings and Designs
| This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details): | |||||||
| Date started | Building name | Town, district or village | Island | City or county | Country | Notes | |
| 1909 | Council House Secretariat | Calcutta | India | Assisted John Begg on this project. | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this : | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| British Architectural Library, RIBA | 2001 | Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 | |||
| Gray, A Stuart | 1985 | Edwardian Architecture: A Biographical Dictionary | p299 | ||