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Sir James Ramsay 1532–1561 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1532

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 1561

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Sir Ramsey

Mother: Margaret Thornton

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Sir James Ramsay was born in 1532 in Scotland, the child of Sir William Ramsey And Margaret Strachan Of Thornton. Sir James Ramsay passed away in 1561 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir James Ramsay was born in 1532 in Scotland, the child of Sir William Ramsey And Margaret Strachan Of Thornton.
  • Sir James Ramsay passed away in 1561 in Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Ramsay's Ancestors

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Sir Ramsay
1532–1561
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
Sir William Ramsey
1510–1569
Balmain, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Margaret (Strachan of) Thornton
1514–1569
Thornton Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John+ (Cornwall of Bonhard Killed in Battle of Flodden Field) 'frsct
1465–1513
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Isabel (Lady of Kincardineshire, Scotland) Livingston
1479–1552
Kincardineshire, Scotland
Alexander (8th laird of Thorton) Strachan
1490–1550
Thornton Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Margaret (Marjory) Fraser
1485–1528
Dalgatie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Iv
1475–1513
Lady (Beaton)
1486–1522
John Fraser
1467–1505
Marjory Monymusk
1467–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Ramsay's Timeline

2 Records

1532
1532
Birth of Sir James Ramsay in Scotland
Scotland
1561
1561
Age 29
Death of Sir James Ramsay in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: Scotland

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