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James RAMSAY 1842 – 1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1842

Birth Location: Barony, Lanark, Scotland

Death Date: 05 NOV 1919

Death Location: Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: John Ramsey

Mother: Elizabeth Wright

Spouse(s): Janet Lindsay

Children(s): Janet Ramsay

James RAMSAY was born in 1842 in Barony, Lanark, Scotland, the child of John Ramsey and Elizabeth Wright. James RAMSAY married Janet Lindsay, and had children including Janet Ramsay. James RAMSAY passed away in 1919 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James RAMSAY was born in 1842 in Barony, Lanark, Scotland, the child of John Ramsey and Elizabeth Wright.
  • James RAMSAY married Janet Lindsay, and had children including Janet Ramsay.
  • James RAMSAY passed away in 1919 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ramsey
1805 – 1874
Birth Location: Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Wright
1813 – 1875
Birth Location: Tollcross, Lanarkshire
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Spouses(s)

Janet Lindsay
1843 – 1919
Birth Location: Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Janet Ramsay
1865 – 1949
Birth Location: Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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James RAMSAY's Ancestors

Self
James RAMSAY
1842 – 1919
Birth Place: Barony, Lanark, Scotland
Parents
John Ramsey
1805 – 1874
Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Wright
1813 – 1875
Tollcross, Lanarkshire
Grandparents
James Ramsay
1784 – 1859
Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Speirs
1782 – 1859
Tollcross, Glasgow City, Scotland
Margaret Sneddan
1792 – 1859
Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Ramsay
1758 – 1841
Euphan MCQUARRIE
1744 – 1850
James Speirs
1751 – 1831
Margaret Robertson
1750 – 1841
Janet Simpson
1762 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ramsay
1719 – 1780
Jean Reid
1721 – 1780
Robert Speirs
1726 – 1801
Margaret Turnbull
1729 – 1765
Robert Robertson
1699 –
Margaret Smith
1722 –
William Simpson
1733 –
Anne Allan
1736 –

James RAMSAY's Descendants

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James RAMSAY (1842 – 05 NOV 1919) m. Janet Lindsay (9 Mar 1843 – 02 January 1919)
  1. 1. Janet Ramsay (19 September 1865 – 23 December 1949) m. John Bain (21 Apr 1867 – Aft. 1930)
    1. 1. John Bain (21 Oct 1889 – 6 Feb 1960) m. Isabella Dick (13 Jul 1888 – 10 Jun 1973)
      1. 1. Elsie (Noble) Bain (19 Apr 1913 – 2 Nov 1989)
      2. 2. Janet (Rummel) Bain (12 Nov 1914 – 12 Apr 2007)
      3. 3. Lloyd (Wilson) Bain (13 Feb 1918 – 12 Apr 2014)
      4. 4. John (Bain) Jnr (22 May 1919 – 26 Jun 2002)
      5. 5. James (Dick) Bain (18 May 1921 – 19 May 2009)
      6. 6. Isabelle (Irene) Bain (26 Jul 1923 – 21 May 1939)
      7. 7. Elizabeth (Ann) Bain (01/20/1927 – 20 Nov 1988) m. Arthur (James) Simon (20 February 1928 – 5 August 1973) m. Reuben (Shettler) Grover (18 Sep 1915 – 16 Apr 2000)
        1. 1. Shelley (Jo) Simon (06/20/1952 – ) m. William (Robert Donnelly) Jr (07/20/1950 – )
        2. 2. Julie (Ann) Simon (19 Jul 1953 – 11 Sep 1984)
      8. 8. Elizabeth (Ann) Bain (20 Jan 1927 – 20 Nov 1988)

James RAMSAY's Timeline

2 Records

1842
1842
Birth of James RAMSAY in Barony, Lanark, Scotland
Barony, Lanark, Scotland
1919
05 NOV 1919
Age 77
Death of James RAMSAY in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: Barony, Lanark, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 NOV 1919
    Event Place: Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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