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William Ramsay 1547 – 1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 November 1547

Birth Location: Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 March 1578

Death Location: Cletty, Dalhoussie, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Lord Daulhoussie

Mother: Elizabeth Lady

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In 1547, William Ramsay entered the world in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Lord George Chattie Orebattle Ramsay of Daulhoussie and Elizabeth Hepburn Countess of Dalhousie, and Lady. William Ramsay passed away in 1578 in Cletty, Dalhoussie, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • In 1547, William Ramsay entered the world in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Lord George Chattie Orebattle Ramsay of Daulhoussie and Elizabeth Hepburn Countess of Dalhousie, and Lady.
  • William Ramsay passed away in 1578 in Cletty, Dalhoussie, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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William Ramsay's Ancestors

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William Ramsay
1547 – 1578
Birth Place: Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord George Chattie Orebattle Ramsay of Daulhoussie
1515 – 1580
Dalhousie Castle, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth (Hepburn Countess of Dalhousie, and) Lady
1519 – 1571
Whitsome, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Isabel (Lady of Kincardineshire, Scotland) Livingston
1505 – 1552
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sir (Alexander Hepburn,) Knight
1494 – 1551
Whitsome, East Lothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Home
1506 – 1540
Fast Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ramsay's Timeline

2 Records

1547
12 November 1547
Birth of William Ramsay in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1578
12 March 1578
Age 31
Death of William Ramsay in Cletty, Dalhoussie, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cletty, Dalhoussie, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 November 1547
    Event Place: Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 March 1578
    Event Place: Cletty, Dalhoussie, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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