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Sir Nicolas Ramsay 1488–1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1488

Birth Location: Cockpen, Midlothian, , Scotland

Death Date: 9 May 1555

Death Location: Cockpen, Midlothian, , Scotland

Father: Sir *

Mother: Lady Horne

Spouse(s): Isabel Livingston

Children(s): LORD Dalhoussie

The story of Sir Nicolas Ramsay began in 1488 in Cockpen, Midlothian, , Scotland. Sir Nicolas Ramsay married Isabel Livingston, and had children including Lord George Chattie Orebattle Ramsay Dalhoussie. Sir Nicolas Ramsay passed away in 1555 in Cockpen, Midlothian, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Nicolas Ramsay began in 1488 in Cockpen, Midlothian, , Scotland.
  • Sir Nicolas Ramsay married Isabel Livingston, and had children including Lord George Chattie Orebattle Ramsay Dalhoussie.
  • Sir Nicolas Ramsay passed away in 1555 in Cockpen, Midlothian, , Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir *
1465–1513
Birth Location: Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
S*
Lady Horne
1462–1495
Birth Location: Scotland
LH

Spouses(s)

Isabel Livingston
1505–1552
Birth Location: Drumry, Kincardineshire, Scotland
IL

Children(s)

LORD Dalhoussie
1515–1580
Birth Location: Clattie Orclatto, Fife, Scotland
LD

Sir Ramsay's Ancestors

Self
Sir Ramsay
1488–1555
Birth Place: Cockpen, Midlothian, , Scotland
Parents
Sir Alexander III Lord of Dalhousie Ramsay *
1465–1513
Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Elene) Horne
1462–1495
Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Alexander III Dalhousie) Ramsay
1438–1482
Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Douglas) Angus
1398–1465
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Sir (Knight of England) Horne
1440–
Scotland
Lady (Isobel) Home
1440–1493
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Ramsay
1413–1456
MRS. Ramsay
1417–1460
George Douglas
1418–1463
Isabel Angus
1418–1497
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Edinburgh
1413–1456
Margaret DeRamsey
1396–1456

Sir Ramsay's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Nicolas) Ramsay (1488–9 May 1555) m. Isabel Livingston (1505–12 Dec 1552)
  1. 1. LORD (GEORGE CHATTIE OREBATTLE Ramsay) Dalhoussie 1515–1580 m. LADY (ELIZABETH) HEPBURN 1529–1571 m. Elizabeth Hepburn 1519–1571 m. Lady (Grissel Clattie Orclatto Fifeshire) Melville 1511–1539
    1. 1. Sir (James George R of Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland Ramsay of) Dalhousie 1543–1580 m. Elizabeth (Lady Monikie, Angus, Scotland) Ramsay 1552–1586
      1. 1. David RAMSAY 1560–1650 m. Katherine Carnegie 1552–1640
        1. 1. George Ramsay 1581–1670 m. Agnes Gibson 1585–

Sir Ramsay's Timeline

2 Records

1488
1488
Birth of Sir Nicolas Ramsay in Cockpen, Midlothian, , Scotland
Cockpen, Midlothian, , Scotland
1555
9 May 1555
Age 67
Death of Sir Nicolas Ramsay in Cockpen, Midlothian, , Scotland
Cockpen, Midlothian, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1488
    Event Place: Cockpen, Midlothian, , Scotland

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