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Sir David of Clatto Perth Ramsay 1520–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 07 Apr 1581

Death Location: Balmayne, Midlothia, Scotland

Father: Nicholas Dalhousie

Mother: Isabel Livingston

Spouse(s): Lady (Ramsay), Margarit Turnbull

Children(s): Lady (Cranstoun), James Ramsay, William Ramsay, John Ramsay, David Ramsay, Andrew Ramsay, Lady Middleton, Reverend Ramsay, Elizabeth Middleton), Mary Ramsay, Gilbert Ramsay, Elizabeth Hepburn)

In 1520, Sir David of Clatto Perth Ramsay entered the world in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Nicholas Ramsay Of Balmain 8Th Laird Of Dalhousie And Isabel Lady Of Kincardineshire Scotland Livingston. Sir David of Clatto Perth Ramsay married Lady Catherina Carnegie Ramsay, Margarit Turnbull, and had children including Andrew Ramsay, Craig, David Ramsay, Elizabeth Lady Ramsay M Middleton, Elizabeth Bonar Lady Ramsey Of Clatto Hepburn, George, Gilbert Ramsay, James Ramsay, Jill, John Ramsay, Lady Elizabeth Ramsay Middleton, Lady Margaret Ramsay Cranstoun, Mary Ramsay, Reverend Andrew Ramsay, Susan, William Ramsay. Sir David of Clatto Perth Ramsay passed away in 1581 in Balmayne, Midlothia, Scotland.

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  • In 1520, Sir David of Clatto Perth Ramsay entered the world in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Nicholas Ramsay Of Balmain 8Th Laird Of Dalhousie And Isabel Lady Of Kincardineshire Scotland Livingston.
  • Sir David of Clatto Perth Ramsay married Lady Catherina Carnegie Ramsay, Margarit Turnbull, and had children including Andrew Ramsay, Craig, David Ramsay, Elizabeth Lady Ramsay M Middleton, Elizabeth Bonar Lady Ramsey Of Clatto Hepburn, George, Gilbert Ramsay, James Ramsay, Jill, John Ramsay, Lady Elizabeth Ramsay Middleton, Lady Margaret Ramsay Cranstoun, Mary Ramsay, Reverend Andrew Ramsay, Susan, William Ramsay.
  • Sir David of Clatto Perth Ramsay passed away in 1581 in Balmayne, Midlothia, Scotland.

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Sir Ramsay's Ancestors

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Sir Ramsay
1520–1581
Birth Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Nicholas Ramsay of Balmain 8th Laird of Dalhousie
1488–1555
Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
Isabel (Lady of Kincardineshire, Scotland) Livingston
1505–1552
Kincardineshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Lord Admiral, James III Hamilton, Knight, High Sheriff of Lanarkshire, Lord High Admiral of Scotland, Lieutenant General of Scotland, 1st Earl of) Arran
1477–1529
Brodick Castle, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet) Beaton\Bethune
1486–1529
Creich Castle, Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Ramsay's Descendants

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Sir (David of Clatto Perth) Ramsay (1520–07 Apr 1581) m. Lady (Catherina Carnegie) (Ramsay) (1536–28 Oct 1563) m. Margarit Turnbull (4 Jun 1552–7 Apr 1581)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret Ramsay) (Cranstoun) 1546–1609 m. John (Lord) Cranstoun 1546–1613 m. William (Cranstoun (1st Master of) Cranstoun) 1545–1627
    1. 1. Margaret Cranstoun 1566–1590 m. Sir (Knight Robert Scott of) Thirlestane 1566–1597
      1. 1. Susannah (Scott of) Thirlestane 1585–
    2. 2. James Cranstoun 1570–
    3. 3. John Cranston 1573–1703
    4. 4. Lady (Margaret) Cranstoun 1560–1590
    5. 5. Lady (Jean) Cranstoun 1571–1603
    6. 6. Lady (Helen) Cranstoun 1577–1603
    7. 7. Lady (Elizabeth) Cranstoun 1589–
    8. 8. Lady (Sara Helen Cranstoun) (Cranstoun) 1562–1619
    9. 9. Lady (Jean) Cranstoun 1571–1603
    10. 10. Sir (John Cranstoun) Jr 1573–1703
    11. 11. Lady (Elizabeth) Cranstoun 1589–
    12. 12. Lady (Helen) Cranstoun 1577–1603
  2. 2. James Ramsay 1543–1581
  3. 3. William Ramsay 1528–1553
  4. 4. John Ramsay 1549–1592
  5. 5. David Ramsay 1550–1606
  6. 6. Andrew Ramsay 1574–1659
  7. 7. Lady (Elizabeth (Ramsay)) Middleton 1570–1634
  8. 8. Reverend (Andrew) Ramsay 1574–1659
  9. 9. Elizabeth ('Lady' Ramsay (m.) Middleton) 1551–1595
  10. 10. Mary Ramsay 1554–1566
  11. 11. Gilbert Ramsay 1573–1663
  12. 12. Elizabeth (Bonar 'Lady' Ramsey (of Clatto) Hepburn) 1552–1581

Sir Ramsay's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Sir David of Clatto Perth Ramsay in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1581
07 Apr 1581
Age 61
Death of Sir David of Clatto Perth Ramsay in Clattie Orclatto, Fife, Scotland
Clattie Orclatto, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Clattie Kettill-kirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Apr 1581
    Event Place: Clattie Orclatto, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Balmayne, Midlothia, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

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