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Nicholas Ramsey 1488–1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1488

Birth Location: Cockpen, Edinburghshire, SCOTLAND

Death Date: 9 MAY 1555

Death Location: Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, SCOTLAND

Father: Alexander Ramsey

Mother: Nichola Kerr

Spouse(s): Isobel Livingston

Children(s): George Ramsey, David Ramsey, Ann Ramsey, James Ramsey, William Ramsey, Cuthbert Ramsey, Alexander Ramsey, Henry Ramsey, Janet Ramsey, William Ramsey, Agnes Ramsey, John Ramsey

Nicholas Ramsey was born in 1488 in Cockpen, Edinburghshire, SCOTLAND, the child of Alexander Ramsey And Nichola Kerr. Nicholas Ramsey married Isobel Livingston, and had children including Agnes Ramsey, Alexander Ramsey, Ann Ramsey, Cuthbert Ramsey, David Ramsey, George Ramsey, Henry Ramsey, James Ramsey, Janet Ramsey, John Pearce Ramsey, William Ramsey, William Thomas Ramsey. Nicholas Ramsey passed away in 1555 in Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, SCOTLAND.

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Biography

  • Nicholas Ramsey was born in 1488 in Cockpen, Edinburghshire, SCOTLAND, the child of Alexander Ramsey And Nichola Kerr.
  • Nicholas Ramsey married Isobel Livingston, and had children including Agnes Ramsey, Alexander Ramsey, Ann Ramsey, Cuthbert Ramsey, David Ramsey, George Ramsey, Henry Ramsey, James Ramsey, Janet Ramsey, John Pearce Ramsey, William Ramsey, William Thomas Ramsey.
  • Nicholas Ramsey passed away in 1555 in Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, SCOTLAND.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Ramsey
1468–1513
Birth Location: Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, SCOTLAND
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Nichola Kerr
1469–1528
Birth Location: Samuelton, Haddingtonshire, SCOTLAND
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Spouses(s)

Isobel Livingston
1490–1552
Birth Location: Kincardineshire, Ross & Cromarty, SCOTLAND
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Children(s)

George Ramsey
1515–1580
Birth Location: –
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David Ramsey
1520–1625
Birth Location: Perth, Aberdeenshire, SCOTLAND
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Ann Ramsey
1507–1584
Birth Location: Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, SCOTLAND
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James Ramsey
1516–1551
Birth Location: Scoonie, Fife, SCOTLAND
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William Ramsey
1519–1547
Birth Location: Edinburgh, SCOTLAND
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Cuthbert Ramsey
1521–1582
Birth Location: Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, SCOTLAND
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Alexander Ramsey
1525–1547
Birth Location: Scoonie, Fife, SCOTLAND
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Henry Ramsey
1524–
Birth Location: Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, SCOTLAND
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Janet Ramsey
1528–
Birth Location: Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, SCOTLAND
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William Ramsey
1528–1553
Birth Location: Edinburgh, SCOTLAND
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Agnes Ramsey
1526–
Birth Location: Scoonie, Fife, SCOTLAND
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John Ramsey
1530–1620
Birth Location: Largo, Fifeshire, SCOTLAND
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Nicholas Ramsey's Ancestors

Self
Nicholas Ramsey
1488–1555
Birth Place: Cockpen, Edinburghshire, SCOTLAND
Parents
Alexander Ramsey
1468–1513
Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, SCOTLAND
Nichola Kerr
1469–1528
Samuelton, Haddingtonshire, SCOTLAND
Grandparents
Alexander Ramsey
1438–1482
Cockpen, Edinburghshire, SCOTLAND
Isabel Douglas
1448–1465
Mar, Aberdeen, SCOTLAND
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Ramsey
1413–
George Douglas
1412–1463
Isabel Sibbald
1418–1497
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Ramsey
1388–
George Douglas
1397–1437
Margaret Haye
1404–1484
John Sibbald
1400–1451
Joan Livingston
1405–1439

Nicholas Ramsey's Descendants

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Nicholas Ramsey (1488–9 MAY 1555) m. Isobel Livingston (1490–12 DEC 1552)
  1. 1. George Ramsey 1515–1580 m. Elizabeth Hepburn 1519–1571
    1. 1. James Ramsey 1543–1580 m. Elizabeth Ramsey 1552–1623
      1. 1. George Ramsey 1570–1629
        1. 1. William Ramsey 1593–1672 m. Margaret Carnegie 1599–1661
      2. 2. Elizabeth Ramsey 1566–1634 m. William Bishop 1570–1634
        1. 1. John Bishop 1590–1656 m. Elizabeth Booker 1604–1656
        2. 2. William Bishop 1588–
        3. 3. James Bishop 1591– m. Isabella Young 1582–
        4. 4. Thomas Bishop 1593–1618
        5. 5. Elizabeth Bishop 1593–1650
        6. 6. Raife Bishop 1590–1658
        7. 7. Mary Bishop 1600–1675
        8. 8. Richard Bishop 1609–1674 m. Alice Clark 1547–
        9. 9. Niel Bishop 1604–
      3. 3. Helen Ramsey 1565– m. Walter Riddell 1555–
      4. 4. Charteris Ramsey 1570–1634
      5. 5. Ann Ramsey 1570–
      6. 6. James Ramsey 1571–
      7. 7. Richard Ramsey 1572–
      8. 8. David Ramsey 1572–1607
      9. 9. Robert Ramsey 1574–
    2. 2. Margaret Ramsey 1548–
    3. 3. William Ramsey 1547–1578 m. Janet White 1550–
    4. 4. Agnes Ramsey 1549–1623 m. Walter Riddell 1520–1592
    5. 5. Elizabeth Ramsey 1550– m. Patrick Broun 1547–1604
    6. 6. Marion Ramsey 1550–
    7. 7. Robert Ramsey 1552–
    8. 8. Mariata Ramsey 1554–1622 m. James Weir 1550– m. William Bannatyne 1565–1635
    9. 9. Jean Ramsey 1555– m. John Kincaid 1551–
    10. 10. John Ramsey –1592
  2. 2. David Ramsey 1520–1625 m. Katherine Carnegie 1536–1563
    1. 1. Elizabeth Ramsey 1552–1623 m. James Ramsey 1543–1580
  3. 3. Ann Ramsey 1507–1584 m. John Buck 1498–1572
  4. 4. James Ramsey 1516–1551
  5. 5. William (Thomas) Ramsey 1519–1547 m. Janet Wycht 1522– m. Margaret Elliot 1519–1569
  6. 6. Cuthbert Ramsey 1521–1582
  7. 7. Alexander Ramsey 1525–1547
  8. 8. Henry Ramsey 1524–
  9. 9. Janet Ramsey 1528– m. John Gibson 1524–
  10. 10. William Ramsey 1528–1553
  11. 11. Agnes Ramsey 1526–
  12. 12. John (Pearce) Ramsey 1530–1620 m. Sarah Martin 1530–1619 m. Sarah Paterson 1520–
    1. 1. Anne Ramsey 1556–1622 m. Richard Hall 1555–1607
      1. 1. Robert Hall 1581– m. Kat Loveland 1580–1610
        1. 1. Elizabeth Hall 1601–1702 m. Francis Godfrey 1600–1669
    2. 2. Margaret Ramsey 1543–1600
    3. 3. John Ramsey 1625– m. Jonet Whatsone 1617–

Nicholas Ramsey's Timeline

3 Records

1488
1488
Birth of Nicholas Ramsey in Cockpen, Edinburghshire, SCOTLAND
Cockpen, Edinburghshire, SCOTLAND
1555
9 MAY 1555
Age 67
Death of Nicholas Ramsey in Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, SCOTLAND
Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, SCOTLAND
1555
9 MAY 1555
Age 67
Burial of Nicholas Ramsey in Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, SCOTLAND
Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, SCOTLAND

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1488
    Event Place: Cockpen, Edinburghshire, SCOTLAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 MAY 1555
    Event Place: Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, SCOTLAND

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 9 MAY 1555
    Event Place: Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, SCOTLAND
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