Ruben Dransfield

• Born                      16 October 1846 at Failsworth.
• Baptism                20 July 1856 at Oldham Parish Church.
• Died                       14 September 1929 at Hope Hospital Salford.
• Burial                     18 September 1929 at St Margaret’s Hollinwood

Ruben Dransfield was born in late 1846 to Richard or Robert Dransfield and his wife, Betty. He was baptised at Oldham Parish church on 20 July 1856. At the age of 14 he was articled to an architect andcommenced practice in 1871, “working off the kitchen table” at his parents’ home. He was first listed as an architect with an office at George Street in the 1875 Oldham directory. Few details of his career are known.

Address
1871        Reuben Dransfield architect Lee Street Oldham – residence address
1875-1896    Reuben Dransfield architect George Street Oldham

Residence
1851        New Road (now Oldham Road) Failsworth
1861        Chamber Road Oldham
1871        Lee Street Oldham
1881        90 Greengate Street Oldham (census) - boarder
1891        Ducie Street Chorlton-on-Medlock
1901        Ruben Dransfield, architect, Bolton (census)
1911        Westfield Laurel Grove Broughton
1929        20 Bowker Street Higher Broughton

Reference    Rev. Brian Hartley GMCPS Newsletter No 30 2017