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John Ramsay 1560 – 1625 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Jan 1560

Birth Location: Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: 01 Jan 1625

Death Location: Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Father: Alexander Denoon

Mother: Lady Maxwell

Spouse(s): Ida Bennet, Janet MacGibbon

Children(s): Elizabeth Ramsay

In 1560, John Ramsay 'of Coul' 'of Kirriemuir' entered the world in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland, born to Alexander Ramsay of Glamis & Denoon and Lady Margaret Maxwell. John Ramsay 'of Coul' 'of Kirriemuir' married Ida Louisa Bennet, Janet MacGibbon, and had children including Elizabeth Ramsay. John Ramsay 'of Coul' 'of Kirriemuir' passed away in 1625 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1560, John Ramsay 'of Coul' 'of Kirriemuir' entered the world in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland, born to Alexander Ramsay of Glamis & Denoon and Lady Margaret Maxwell.
  • John Ramsay 'of Coul' 'of Kirriemuir' married Ida Louisa Bennet, Janet MacGibbon, and had children including Elizabeth Ramsay.
  • John Ramsay 'of Coul' 'of Kirriemuir' passed away in 1625 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Denoon
1525 – 1589
Birth Location: Wyliecleuch, Roxburgh, Scotland
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Lady Maxwell
1520 – 1590
Birth Location: Tealing, Angus, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Ida Bennet
Birth Location: –
IB
Janet MacGibbon
1560 – 1618
Birth Location: Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Ramsay
1587 – 1648
Birth Location: England
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John Ramsay's Ancestors

Self
John Ramsay
1560 – 1625
Birth Place: Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Ramsay of Glamis & Denoon
1525 – 1589
Wyliecleuch, Roxburgh, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Maxwell
1520 – 1590
Tealing, Angus, Scotland
Grandparents
Nicholas (de Ramsay of Dalhousie, Knight) (Sir)
1488 – 1555
Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Isabel (Lady of Kincardineshire) Livingston
1505 – 1552
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Hugh (Maxwell of) Teiling
1490 – 1550
Tealing, Angus, Scotland
Barbara Herring
1490 – 1536
Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Dalhousie,
1463 – 1513
Lady Kerr
1485 – 1528
James Bethune
1477 – 1513
Jeanette Beaton
1471 – 1510
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Bethune
1460 – 1505
Janet Duddington
1457 – 1545

John Ramsay's Descendants

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John Ramsay (01 Jan 1560 – 01 Jan 1625) m. Ida (Louisa) Bennet m. Janet MacGibbon (Abt. 1560 – 1618)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Ramsay (Abt. 1587 – 16 Jun 1648) m. James Paterson (Abt. 1587 – 1651)
    1. 1. Alexander Paterson (1607 – 19 May 1693) m. Catherine (Emiline) Micklejohn (1611 – 1691)
      1. 1. William Patterson (16 July 1646 – 1728) m. Margaret Blair (27 Jul 1645 – 1692) m. Jonet Inglis (Abt 1646 – 1692)
        1. 1. William (James) Paterson (29 Jan 1678 – 11 Jan 1789) m. Elizabeth Alexander (1680 – ) m. Janet (Marion) Christie (1682 – 19 Dec 1735)

John Ramsay's Timeline

2 Records

1560
01 Jan 1560
Birth of John Ramsay 'of Coul' 'of Kirriemuir' in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland
Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland
1625
01 Jan 1625
Age 65
Death of John Ramsay 'of Coul' 'of Kirriemuir' in Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1560
    Event Place: Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1625
    Event Place: Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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