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Sir Robert Ramsey 1545 – 1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1545

Birth Location: Dumfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 13 May 1609

Death Location: Wyliecleuch, Roxburgh, Scotland

Father: Sir Ramsay

Mother: Lady Maxwell

Spouse(s): Helen Moncrieff

Children(s): Margrat Ramsay

In 1545, Sir Robert Ramsey I entered the world in Dumfermline, Fife, Scotland, born to Sir Alexander V Ramsay and Lady Margaret Maxwell. Sir Robert Ramsey I married Helen Moncrieff, and had children including Margrat Ramsay. Sir Robert Ramsey I passed away in 1609 in Wyliecleuch, Roxburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1545, Sir Robert Ramsey I entered the world in Dumfermline, Fife, Scotland, born to Sir Alexander V Ramsay and Lady Margaret Maxwell.
  • Sir Robert Ramsey I married Helen Moncrieff, and had children including Margrat Ramsay.
  • Sir Robert Ramsey I passed away in 1609 in Wyliecleuch, Roxburgh, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Ramsey's Ancestors

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Sir Ramsey
1545 – 1609
Birth Place: Dumfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Sir Alexander V Ramsay
1523 – 1590
Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Maxwell
1530 – 1622
Newark, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Ramsey's Descendants

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Sir (Robert) Ramsey (Abt. 1545 – 13 May 1609) m. Helen Moncrieff (ABT 1553 – DECEASED)
  1. 1. Margrat Ramsay (1572 – AFT 1645) m. Sir (Thomas) Kerr (1580 – AFT 1645)
    1. 1. Janet Kerr (15 Dec 1623 – circa 1662) m. John (Patterson) III (3 January 1622 – 31 May 1644)
      1. 1. Sir (John William) Patterson (1680 – 23 Sep 1745) m. Anne Knox (1 February 1640 – aft 1720)
        1. 1. Susannah Patterson (2 April 1711 – 14 December 1764) m. Edward (Thomas 'Billy') Cottrell (April 1711 – May 1762)

Sir Ramsey's Timeline

5 Records

1545
Abt. 1545
Birth of Sir Robert Ramsey I in Dumfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dumfermline, Fife, Scotland
1550
abt 1550
Age 5
Birth of Sir Robert Ramsey I in Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1575
06 Nov 1575
Age 30
Sir Robert Ramsey I was married in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1608
13 May 1608
Age 63
Death of Sir Robert Ramsey I in Wyliecleuch, Roxburgh, Scotland
Wyliecleuch, Roxburgh, Scotland
1609
13 May 1609
Age 64
Death of Sir Robert Ramsey I in Wyliecleuch, Roxburgh, Scotland
Wyliecleuch, Roxburgh, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1550
    Event Place: Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1545
    Event Place: Dumfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 06 Nov 1575
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1608
    Event Place: Wyliecleuch, Roxburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1609
    Event Place: Wyliecleuch, Roxburgh, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Midlothia, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

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