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Nicholas 'Sir' of Dalhousie Ramsay, Knight 1488–1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 May 1488

Birth Location: Dalhousie Castle, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 9 May 1555

Death Location: Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Alexander Dalhousie

Mother: Nichola Kerr

Spouse(s): Isabel Livingston

Children(s): Sir I

Nicholas 'Sir' of Dalhousie Ramsay, Knight was born in 1488 in Dalhousie Castle, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Alexander Ramsey 7Th Laird Of Dalhousie And Nichola Carr Kerr. Nicholas 'Sir' of Dalhousie Ramsay, Knight married Isabel Lady Of Kincardineshire Scotland Livingston, and had children including Sir David Ramsay I. Nicholas 'Sir' of Dalhousie Ramsay, Knight passed away in 1555 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Nicholas 'Sir' of Dalhousie Ramsay, Knight was born in 1488 in Dalhousie Castle, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Alexander Ramsey 7Th Laird Of Dalhousie And Nichola Carr Kerr.
  • Nicholas 'Sir' of Dalhousie Ramsay, Knight married Isabel Lady Of Kincardineshire Scotland Livingston, and had children including Sir David Ramsay I.
  • Nicholas 'Sir' of Dalhousie Ramsay, Knight passed away in 1555 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Dalhousie
1463–1513
Birth Location: Cockpen, Midlothian, , Scotland
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Nichola Kerr
1485–1528
Birth Location: Samuelton, Haddingtonshire, , Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Isabel Livingston
1505–1552
Birth Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Sir I
1520–1597
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Nicholas Knight's Ancestors

Self
Nicholas Knight
1488–1555
Birth Place: Dalhousie Castle, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Ramsey 7th Laird of Dalhousie
1463–1513
Cockpen, Midlothian, , Scotland
Nichola (Carr) Kerr
1485–1528
Samuelton, Haddingtonshire, , Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nicholas Knight's Descendants

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Nicholas ('Sir' of Dalhousie Ramsay,) Knight (9 May 1488–9 May 1555) m. Isabel (Lady of Kincardineshire, Scotland) Livingston (1505–12 Dec 1552)
  1. 1. Sir (David RAMSAY) I 1520–1597 m. Lady (Catherina) CARNEGIE 1535–1563
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth RAMSAY) Clatty 1552–1623 m. Sir (James RAMSAY of Dalhousie;) Merchant 1543–1581
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Sarah) RAMSEY 1570–1634 m. William (Bishop (knight) ?) 1570–1638
        1. 1. Sir (Raife) BISHOP 1580–1658 m. Mary Booker 1592–1628 m. Elizabeth Harper 1603– m. Jane Ewell 1605–

Nicholas Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1488
9 May 1488
Birth of Nicholas 'Sir' of Dalhousie Ramsay, Knight in Dalhousie Castle, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
Dalhousie Castle, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
1555
9 May 1555
Age 67
Death of Nicholas 'Sir' of Dalhousie Ramsay, Knight in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1488
    Event Place: Dalhousie Castle, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1555
    Event Place: Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
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