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William Ramsay FERGUSON 1833 – 1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jun 1833

Birth Location: Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 2 Feb 1882

Death Location: Braidwood, Will, Illinois, USA

Father: Robert Ferguson

Mother: Margaret RAMSAY

Spouse(s): Grace Ross

Children(s): Walter Ferguson

In 1833, William Ramsay FERGUSON entered the world in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Robert Ferguson and Margaret RAMSAY. William Ramsay FERGUSON married Grace Ross, and had children including Walter Ferguson. William Ramsay FERGUSON passed away in 1882 in Braidwood, Will, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1833, William Ramsay FERGUSON entered the world in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Robert Ferguson and Margaret RAMSAY.
  • William Ramsay FERGUSON married Grace Ross, and had children including Walter Ferguson.
  • William Ramsay FERGUSON passed away in 1882 in Braidwood, Will, Illinois, USA.

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William FERGUSON's Ancestors

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William FERGUSON
1833 – 1882
Birth Place: Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Ferguson
1806 – 1887
Stobo, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Margaret RAMSAY
1807 – 1864
Faiee, Argyllshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Isabella Gilchrist
1781 – 1874
Hurlysyke, Carluke, Lanark, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Gilchrist
1755 – 1830
Agnes (Torrance)
1756 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William FERGUSON's Descendants

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William (Ramsay) FERGUSON (6 Jun 1833 – 2 Feb 1882) m. Grace Ross (15 Nov 1833 – 25 Jun 1922)
  1. 1. Walter Ferguson (24 Aug 1859 – 7 Aug 1924)

William FERGUSON's Timeline

2 Records

1833
6 Jun 1833
Birth of William Ramsay FERGUSON in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1882
2 Feb 1882
Age 49
Death of William Ramsay FERGUSON in Braidwood, Will, Illinois, USA
Braidwood, Will, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1833
    Event Place: Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1882
    Event Place: Braidwood, Will, Illinois, USA

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