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William Armstrong Ramsay 1862–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 OCT 1862

Birth Location: CHESTER LE STREET County Durham England

Death Date: 6 DEC 1944

Death Location: Brandon

Father: Joseph Ramsay

Mother: Ellinor Charlton

Spouse(s): Margaret Wilson, Ann Tyson

Children(s): Eleanor Ramsay, Edward Ramsay, Robert Ramsay, John Ramsay, William Ramsay

William Armstrong Ramsay was born in 1862 in CHESTER LE STREET County Durham England, the child of Joseph Ramsay And Ellinor Jane Charlton. In 1871, William Armstrong Ramsay resided in Pelton, Durham, England. In 1881, William Armstrong Ramsay resided in Pelton, Durham, England. William Armstrong Ramsay married Ann Tyson, Margaret Anne Wilson, and had children including Edward Wilson Ramsay, Eleanor Jane Ramsay, John Ramsay, Robert Ramsay, William Armstrong Ramsay. William Armstrong Ramsay passed away in 1944 in Brandon.

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Biography

  • William Armstrong Ramsay was born in 1862 in CHESTER LE STREET County Durham England, the child of Joseph Ramsay And Ellinor Jane Charlton.
  • In 1871, William Armstrong Ramsay resided in Pelton, Durham, England.
  • In 1881, William Armstrong Ramsay resided in Pelton, Durham, England.
  • William Armstrong Ramsay married Ann Tyson, Margaret Anne Wilson, and had children including Edward Wilson Ramsay, Eleanor Jane Ramsay, John Ramsay, Robert Ramsay, William Armstrong Ramsay.
  • William Armstrong Ramsay passed away in 1944 in Brandon.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Ramsay's Ancestors

Self
William Ramsay
1862–1944
Birth Place: CHESTER LE STREET County Durham England
Parents
Joseph Ramsay
1835–1907
Pelton, Ousten, Durham, England
Ellinor (Jane) Charlton
1839–1891
Tanfield, County Durham, England
Grandparents
Edward Ramsay
1804–1863
North Walker, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Ann Hay
1810–1888
Heworth, felling, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Ramsay
1775–
Ann Greener
1777–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Greener
1749–1812
Ann Maughan
1751–1826

William Ramsay's Descendants

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William (Armstrong) Ramsay (26 OCT 1862–6 DEC 1944) m. Margaret (Anne) Wilson (Apr 1867–Jul-Aug-Sep 1944) m. Ann Tyson (abt 1865–19 APR 1895)
  1. 1. Eleanor (Jane) Ramsay 1906–1986 m. William Poulton 1904–1978
    1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth) Poulton 1933–1982
  2. 2. Edward (Wilson) Ramsay 1903–1985 m. Helena Humphries 1903–
  3. 3. Robert Ramsay 1894–
  4. 4. John Ramsay 1891–
  5. 5. William (Armstrong) Ramsay 1889–1958 m. Mabel (Rose) Seed 1896–1974
    1. 1. William Ramsay 1919–1940

William Ramsay's Timeline

4 Records

1862
26 OCT 1862
Birth of William Armstrong Ramsay in CHESTER LE STREET County Durham England
CHESTER LE STREET County Durham England
1871
1871
Age 9
William Armstrong Ramsay resided here in Pelton, Durham, England
Pelton, Durham, England
1881
1881
Age 19
William Armstrong Ramsay resided here in Pelton, Durham, England
Pelton, Durham, England
1944
6 DEC 1944
Age 82
Death of William Armstrong Ramsay in Brandon
Brandon

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 OCT 1862
    Event Place: CHESTER LE STREET County Durham England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4981; Folio: 143; Page: 2; GSU roll: 1342198.
    [2] England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
    [3] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 4991; Folio: 99; Page: 53; GSU roll: 847375.
    [4] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Pelton, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 4991; Folio: 99; Page: 53; GSU roll: 847375.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Pelton, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4981; Folio: 143; Page: 2; GSU roll: 1342198.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 DEC 1944
    Event Place: Brandon
    Record Source: England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005

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