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William Ramsay 1594 – 1674 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1594

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

Death Date: 10 Feb 1674

Death Location: Cockpen, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Edinburgh

Mother: Countess Ramsey

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Lady RAMSEY

The story of William Ramsay began in 1594 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. William Ramsay had children including Lady Anne Jane RAMSEY. William Ramsay passed away in 1674 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Ramsay began in 1594 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • William Ramsay had children including Lady Anne Jane RAMSEY.
  • William Ramsay passed away in 1674 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Edinburgh
1569 – 1629
Birth Location: Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, Europe.
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Countess Ramsey
1569 – 1615
Birth Location: Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland Dalhousie
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady RAMSEY
1620 – 1696
Birth Location: Dalhousie Castle, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
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William Ramsay's Ancestors

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William Ramsay
1594 – 1674
Birth Place: Cockpen, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir George Arthur Ramsey, 1st Lord of Dalhousie & Cockpen, Burgess of Edinburgh
1569 – 1629
Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, Europe.
Countess (Lady Margaret Elizabeth Douglas of Bothwell and) Ramsey
1569 – 1615
Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland Dalhousie
Grandparents
Sir (James Cockpen Midlothian Scotland Ramsay Dalhousie;) Merchant
1547 – 1581
Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Lord Daulhoussie
1515 – 1580
Elizabeth Lady
1519 – 1571
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isabel Livingston
1505 – 1552
Sir Knight
1494 – 1551
Elizabeth Home
1506 – 1540

William Ramsay's Descendants

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William Ramsay (1594 – 10 Feb 1674)
  1. 1. Lady (Anne Jane) RAMSEY (1620 – 26 Nov 1696)
    1. 1. Robert (Guthrie) Guttridge (1640 – 3 Dec 1692) m. Margaret (Ireland) (Guthrie) (1623 – 5 Apr 1687) m. Ann (Alcock (Williams) (Guthrie) Guttridge) (26 May 1650 – 3 April 1723)
      1. 1. Robert Guthrie
      2. 2. Catherine (Guthrie) (Sands) (24 Jun 1690 – 10 February 1769) m. John Sands (22 Jan 1684 – 30 Aug 1763)
        1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Sands
      3. 3. Catharine Sands (1690-06-24 – 1769-02-10) m. John Sands (22 Jan 1684 – 30 Aug 1763)
        1. 1. Sarah Sands (Aft 1706 – )
        2. 2. John Sands (1 Jan 1708 – 22 Nov 1760)
        3. 3. William Sands (1709 – 1769)
        4. 4. Robert Sands (26 Dec 1710 – 12 Apr 1735)
        5. 5. Edward Sands (17 Jan 1712 – 21 Oct 1778)
        6. 6. Mary Sands (1715 – 15 Mar 1724)
        7. 7. Mary Sands (1715 – 15 April 1724)
        8. 8. George Sands (1717 – 15 Jan 1777)
        9. 9. Charles Sands (1717 – )
        10. 10. Anne Sands (16 Mar 1719 – 6 Oct 1776)
        11. 11. Nathaniel (**) SANDS (30 Nov 1721 – 17 Aug 1783)
        12. 12. Joshua Sands (22 Mar 1725 – 28 Mar 1787)
        13. 13. Simon Sands (12 Jul 1727 – 5 Apr 1782)
        14. 14. Gideon Sands (22 Oct 1729 – 20 April 1770)
        15. 15. Mary Sands (17 Jul 1732 – 19 Feb 1755)
        16. 16. George Sands (17 Apr 1733 – 8 Aug 1816)
        17. 17. Benjamine Sands (24 Nov 1735 – 14 October 1824)
        18. 18. Catherine Sands (1737 – 1772)
        19. 19. John Sands

William Ramsay's Timeline

2 Records

1594
1594
Birth of William Ramsay in Cockpen, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cockpen, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1674
10 Feb 1674
Age 80
Death of William Ramsay in Cockpen, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cockpen, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1594
    Event Place: Cockpen, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1674
    Event Place: Cockpen, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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