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Ranger family Wiltshire UK between 1788 and 1849.
I can find them on the 1851 and 1861 census. By this time George is in Australia
I can find George's christening - listed
I can find Edward's christening - listed


I can not find George's birth
I can not find Edward and Martha's marriage
I have not looked for Martha's birth because I am not certain of her birth name.

However I can find a marriage between William Henry Target and Martha Mitchell in 1819. Martha Ranger's "maiden" name has been listed as Martha Target on trees elsewhere.

I can not find the family on the 1841 census. This is the census which should have George with the family.


Christening

Name: Edward Ranger
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1793
Christening Date: 10 Mar 1793
Christening Place: Hindon, Wiltshire, England
Father's name: Francis Ranger
Mother's name: Hestar ed (Hester, Edward had a daughter Hester)

Christening of George – son of Edward and Martha. By 1849 George was on his way to Australia at His Majesty’s pleasure.


Name: George Ranger
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 10 Oct 1819
Baptism/Christening Place: HINDON, WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND
Father's Name: Edward Ranger
Mother's Name: Martha
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02378-9
System Origin: England-EASy
Source Film Number: 1279339
Reference Number: item 37 p 24




1861 Census

Name: Edward Ranger
Age: 73
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1788
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Martha Ranger
Gender: Male
Where born: Hindon, Wiltshire, England

Civil parish: Hindon
Ecclesiastical parish: Salisbury
County/Island: Wiltshire
Country: England

Registration district: Tisbury
Sub-registration district: Hindon

Household Members
Name Age
Edward Ranger 73
Martha Ranger 72
Hester Ranger 27
Francis Ranger 8




1851 Census

Name: Edwards Ranger
Age: 64
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1787
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Martha Ranger
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Hindon, Wiltshire, England

Civil parish: Hindon
Ecclesiastical parish: Salisbury
County/Island: Wiltshire
Country: England

Registration district: Tisbury
Sub-registration district: Donhead
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Household Members: Name Age
Edwards Ranger 64
Martha Ranger 64
Hester Ranger 19
John Ranger 15

Possible

1841 England Census
about Edward Raugh Name: Edward Raugh
Age: 50
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1791
Gender: Male
Where born: Wiltshire, England

Civil parish: East Knoyle
Hundred: Downton
County/Island: Wiltshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation: View image

Registration district: Tisbury
Sub-registration district: Hindon
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1174
Book: 6
Folio: 15
Page Number: 25
Household Members: Name Age
Edward Raugh 50
Martha Raugh 50
Francis Raugh 14
Thomas Raugh 12
John Raugh 5


Andy

Yes I see what you are getting at. Father and mother's names are correct and Francis is Edward's fathers name.
George by this time was 22 years old (born c.1819) so he could have left home. District is correct. Going to look at image.

Thank you for your reply.

Well for that effort you get an almost gold star and 9 out of 10. I believe the record has been mistranscribed.

Naturally I would like it to read Ranger and not Raugh. If I squizzy my eyes up and look sideways at the writing the "er" on the end does look like an "h". Please tell me I'm not dreaming!!!

By the way noted on the top of the page. East Knoyle, Hindon!! Ah ha, another half a point out of ten.


Have just found a birth to Martha and William Target, Mary Ann Target. I do not think they are connected.

Could this be George? Born out of county, a Mason


1841 England Census
about George Ranger Name: George Ranger
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1821
Gender: Male

Civil parish: East Stower
Hundred: Redlane
County/Island: Dorset
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation: View image

Registration district: Shaftesbury
Sub-registration district: Gillingham
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 293
Book: 15
Folio: 16
Page Number: 7
Household Members: Name Age
James Hacker 25
>>>>George Ranger 20
Joseph Walters 20
Thomas Edwards 40
Benjamin Ridcout 20



Andy

William Henry Target
England Marriages, 1538–1973

marriage: 25 Oct 1819 —Saint Saviour, Southwark, Surrey, England
spouse: Martha Mitchell

record title: England Marriages, 1538–1973
groom's name: William Henry Target
bride's name: Martha Mitchell
marriage date: 25 Oct 1819
marriage place: Saint Saviour,Southwark,Surrey,England
indexing project (batch) number: M05518-1
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 307712

William Henry Target
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

spouse: Martha
child: William Henry Target

record title: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
name: William Henry Target
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 16 Jul 1826
baptism/christening place: SAINT MARY,NEWINGTON,SURREY,ENGLAND
birth date: 16 Jul 1820
father's name: William Henry Target
mother's name: Martha
indexing project (batch) number: C05563-2
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 307703

George Ranger
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

residence: Hindon, Wiltshire, England
parents: Edward Ranger, Martha

record title: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
name: George Ranger
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 10 Oct 1819
baptism/christening place: HINDON, WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND
father's name: Edward Ranger
mother's name: Martha
indexing project (batch) number: C02378-9
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 1279339

Francis Ranger
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

residence: Hindon, Wiltshire, England
parents: Francis Ranger, Ann

record title: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
name: Francis Ranger
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 08 Jun 1731
baptism/christening place: HINDON, WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND
father's name: Francis Ranger
mother's name: Ann
indexing project (batch) number: C15225-1
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 1279339

Edward Ranger
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

residence: Hindon, Wiltshire, England
parents: Edward Ranger, Martha

record title: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
name: Edward Ranger
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 31 May 1817
baptism/christening place: HINDON, WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND
father's name: Edward Ranger
mother's name: Martha
indexing project (batch) number: C02378-9
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 1279339


George Ranger
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

residence: Hindon, Wiltshire, England
parents: Edward Ranger, Martha

record title: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
name: George Ranger
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 10 Oct 1819
baptism/christening place: HINDON, WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND
father's name: Edward Ranger
mother's name: Martha
indexing project (batch) number: C02378-9
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 1279339

Jane Ranger
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

residence: Hindon, Wiltshire, England
parents: Edward Ranger, Martha

record title: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
name: Jane Ranger
gender: Female
baptism/christening date: 15 Aug 1824
baptism/christening place: HINDON, WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND
father's name: Edward Ranger
mother's name: Martha
indexing project (batch) number: C02378-9
system origin: England-EASy
source film number:

Francis Ranger
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

residence: Hindon, Wiltshire, England
parents: Edward Ranger, Martha

record title: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
name: Francis Ranger
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 11 Feb 1827
baptism/christening place: HINDON, WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND
father's name: Edward Ranger
mother's name: Martha
indexing project (batch) number: C02378-9
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 1279339

Luke Ranger
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

residence: Hindon, Wiltshire, England
parents: Edward Ranger, Martha

record title: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
name: Luke Ranger
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 28 Dec 1814
baptism/christening place: HINDON, WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND
father's name: Edward Ranger
mother's name: Martha
indexing project (batch) number: C02378-9
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 1279339


Hester Ranger
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

residence: Hindon, Wiltshire, England
parents: Edward Ranger, Martha

record title: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
name: Hester Ranger
gender: Female
baptism/christening date: 25 Dec 1831
baptism/christening place: HINDON, WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND
father's name: Edward Ranger
mother's name: Martha
indexing project (batch) number: C02378-9
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 1279339

John Ranger
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

residence: Hindon, Wiltshire, England
parents: Edward Ranger, Martha

record title: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
name: John Ranger
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 03 Apr 1836
baptism/christening place: HINDON, WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND
father's name: Edward Ranger
mother's name: Martha
indexing project (batch) number: C02378-9
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 1279339

Thank you multiple times.

Ann you have given me Edward and Martha's children.
Francis born 1731 is Edward's father.

Edward's wife Martha, is, as I said reported to be a "Target" but I can find no source to prove that. That leave me with the question of why Martha Mitchel married William Target on 25 Oct 1819, having given birth to George Ranger about 10 Oct 1819 and the Martha as Martha Target proceeded to have a child to William Target in 1826.

I am beginning to believe my own intuition that them what has Martha Target as wife of Edward Ranger have the wrong Martha. Either that or she was traipsing between Wiltshire and Surrey.

I did think about William Target dying but he and his Martha were still having little Target's in 1820, and he wasn't baptised until 1826.

Andrew, your idea of that being George is worth thinking about. He was christened in Wiltshire in 1819 and there is no reason to believe he was not born in Hindon. However I would not discount his telling an untruth about where he was born for one reason or another.

I am waiting to discover if there is any possibility of sourcing his trial documentation from 1847, which is six years after the census. That took place in the New Sarum Assizes which is Wiltshire, so he was still in that area.

Thank you both for your help and research I really appreciate you taking the time to fill in the gaps.

Just thinking. Is there no certificate I can source to prove Martha Ranger's maiden name. It is before the BDM index. I could get George Ranger's death certificate but that was in Australia and the chance of it having his mother's name is pretty remote. Would Edward Ranger's death certificate have his spouse's name??

The death cert will normally only show the name of the person registering the death, and that can be anybody.You may get lucky if a family member registered the death.

The census I posted for George Ranger is in Dorset, so shows him as born out of that county, so he could still have been born in Wiltshire.

Andy

This entry might be worth a look.

The name has been mistranscribed and should read Rainger

841 England Census
about George Meinged Name: George Meinged
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816
Gender: Male
Where born: Wiltshire, England

Civil parish: Charlton
Hundred: Malmesbury
County/Island: Wiltshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation: View image

Registration district: Malmesbury
Sub-registration district: Malmesbury Eastern
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1181
Book: 7
Folio: 16
Page Number: 3
Household Members: Name Age
George Meinged 25 Blacksmith
Jane Meinged 25
Kames Meinged 1
Maria Meinged 1 MO

I think this is the marriage

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Marriages Dec 1838 (>99%)
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RAINGER George Malmsbury 8 58_
Cottle Sophia Malmesbury 8 593

Andy

Thanks Andy, I would really like it to be so and I did actually go through the Rainger names just in case. George Ranger was transported to Oz in 1849 and married there c1859.

Of course, keeping an open mind, he could have married before he fell foul of the law. Also I don't think he was a blacksmith. I'll have to check for sure but I think on his Cert of Freedom he was a butcher.

Makes it difficult to find people when the entries are mistranscribed to that extent!!!

Name: William Target
Gender: Unknown
Burial Date: 14 Jan 1820
Burial Place: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
Death Date:
Death Place:
Age: 64
Birth Date: 1756


Here is a William Target being buried in 1820.