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Sir William Ramsay 1549–1637 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1549

Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1637

Death Location: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: William Ramsay

Mother:

Spouse(s): Christiane BLAIR

Children(s): Lord Ramsey

The story of Sir William Ramsay began in 1549 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Sir William Ramsay married Christiane Blair, and had children including Lord George David Dailhousie Ramsay Ramsey. Sir William Ramsay passed away in 1637 in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Ramsay began in 1549 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
  • Sir William Ramsay married Christiane Blair, and had children including Lord George David Dailhousie Ramsay Ramsey.
  • Sir William Ramsay passed away in 1637 in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ramsay
1530–1580
Birth Location: Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
WR

Spouses(s)

Christiane BLAIR
1550–1613
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

Lord Ramsey
1571–1636
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
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Sir Ramsay's Ancestors

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Sir Ramsay
1549–1637
Birth Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
William Ramsay
1530–1580
Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (George Ramsay \ Ramsey -van Dalhousie, Earl of) Dalhousie
1515–1580
Dalhousie Castle, Cockpen, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth Hepburn Countess of) Dalhousie
1519–1571
Whitsome, Berwichshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Dalhousie
1501–1555
Isabel Livingston
1505–1552
Sir Knight
1494–1551
Elizabeth Home
1506–1540
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Ramsay
1463–1513
Nichola Kerr
1485–1528
Robert Livingston
1478–1516
Jeanette Bethune\Thune
1485–1522
Cuthbert Fastcastle,
1470–1513
Elizabeth Medhope
1477–1544

Sir Ramsay's Descendants

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Sir (William) Ramsay (1 Jan 1549–1637) m. Christiane BLAIR (1 Jan 1550–1613)
  1. 1. Lord (George David Dailhousie Ramsay ^') Ramsey 1571–1636 m. Margaret (Ogilvie ' (m.) Ramsey) 1573–1642
    1. 1. Isobel (Leslie) Ramsay 1597–1660 m. James, (6th Earl of Morton, Tilquhilly) Douglas 1595–1672
      1. 1. John Douglas 1636–1714 m. Grizel (Grizzel) Forbes 1645–1718

Sir Ramsay's Timeline

2 Records

1549
1 Jan 1549
Birth of Sir William Ramsay in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1637
1637
Age 88
Death of Sir William Ramsay in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1549
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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