Ralph Ironside was Archdeacon of Dorset [1] from 1671 until 1683. [2] He was the son of Ralph Ironside, rector of Long Bredy, Dorset, and the younger brother of Gilbert Ironside, Bishop of Bristol. He was educated at Wadham College, Oxford [3] and later held incumbencies at Netherbury and Long Bredy. He died on 5 March 1683, being buried at Long Bredy.