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Alexander Ramsay 1529–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 July 1529

Birth Location: Edgelaw, Temple, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 December 1589

Death Location: Midlothian, Cockpen Dalhousie, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: George Ramsay

Mother: Lady Dalhousie

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In 1529, Alexander Ramsay entered the world in Edgelaw, Temple, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to George Ramsay And Lady Elizabeth Hepburn Countess Of Dalhousie. Alexander Ramsay passed away in 1589 in Midlothian, Cockpen Dalhousie, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1529, Alexander Ramsay entered the world in Edgelaw, Temple, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to George Ramsay And Lady Elizabeth Hepburn Countess Of Dalhousie.
  • Alexander Ramsay passed away in 1589 in Midlothian, Cockpen Dalhousie, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Alexander Ramsay's Ancestors

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Alexander Ramsay
1529–1589
Birth Place: Edgelaw, Temple, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
George Ramsay
1515–1580
Dalhousie Castle, Cockpen, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth Hepburn Countess of) Dalhousie
1519–1571
Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Nicholas Dalhousie) Ramsay
1501–1555
England
Isobel Livingston
1502–1552
England
Sir (Alexander Hepburn,) Knight
1494–1551
Whitsome, East Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Home
1506–1540
Fast Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Livingston
1470–
Janet Bethune
1486–1522
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Bethune
1460–1521
Janet Duddingston
1467–1541

Alexander Ramsay's Timeline

2 Records

1529
2 July 1529
Birth of Alexander Ramsay in Edgelaw, Temple, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edgelaw, Temple, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1589
24 December 1589
Age 60
Death of Alexander Ramsay in Midlothian, Cockpen Dalhousie, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Midlothian, Cockpen Dalhousie, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 July 1529
    Event Place: Edgelaw, Temple, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 December 1589
    Event Place: Midlothian, Cockpen Dalhousie, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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