- Birth*: Alexander Ramsay was born in 1826 at Dunnichen, Forfarshire, Scotland, .1
- He was the son of Andrew Ramsay and Isabel Wishart.
- Engagement*: Alexander Ramsay and Jean Kinnear were engaged circa 1854.2
- (Deceased) Death*: Alexander Ramsay died on 1 May 1905 at Guthrie Road, Letham, Forfarshire, Scotland, , Alexander Ramsay labourer single, 79, Andrew Ramsay weaver (dec), Isabell Wishart (dec), acute bronchitis 3 days, Joseph Calder nephew 31 Cairnie Street Arbroath.3
- (Witness) Birthday Book: He was mentioned in a Birthday Book compiled by Margaret Anderson Kinnear powerloom weaver .4
- (Witness) Memorial Inscription: Alexander Ramsay is commemorated on the headstone erected in 1853 at Dunnichen Churchyard, Dunnichen, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Inscription reads 1853. Erected by the surviving family In Loving Memory of their father Andrew Ramsay who died 8th Feb 1850 aged 63 years; and of their mother Isabella Wishart who died 20th Feb 1851 aged 68 years; Jean Ramsay died 11 Aug 1857 aged 74; David Ramsay died 9th Nov 1891 aged 72 years and is interred here; Mary Hird his widow died 12th Jan 1901 aged 72 years; Alexander Ramsay died 1st May 1905 aged 79 years [Jul 2008] [Mitchell has another - w Mary Ramsay 9.4.1888 25 (da of David Ramsay) [the 'w' designation of this individual is incorrect].5,6,7
- [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), LDS member [Feb 2006].
- [S6] Conversation with CNM [c 1990].
- [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory Death 1905 Dunnichen ref 006 image held [Feb 2006].
- [S6] Birthday Book seen and transcribed by PC in about 1988 - now thought to be in the hands of DDB[ID86]'s children [May 2011].
- [S43] PCC photos held [Apr 2009].
- [S42] Alison Mitchell ed. Monumental Inscriptions pre-1855 Angus Strathmore vol 1, Scottish Genealogy Society, Edinburgh, first ed (1979, reprint 1993 & 1996) 0 901061 20 4 Mitchell Pre-1855 MI, Dunnichen [Aug 2009].
- [S62] Website Deceased online (www.deceasedonline.com) Additional info : Deceased Online Headstone Collection, Angus Headstone Collections (Scotland), Dunnichen Church and Cemetery [Oct 2019].
- [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) [Nov 2010 & previous].
- [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Dunnichen; ED: 4; Page: 13; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1851_64; Year: 1851. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1851 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Aug 2012]
- [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS census 1861 Letham 283/00 002/00 008 image held [Oct 2007].
- [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS census 1871 Letham 283/00 002/00 006 image held [Oct 2007].
- [S30] LDS 1881 Census FHL Film 0203491 GRO ref vol 283 enumdist 1 page 7 [Oct 2007].
- [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS census 1891 Letham 283/00 002/00 011 image held [Oct 2007].
- [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS census 1891 Letham 283/00 002/00 012 image held [Oct 2007].
Alexander Ramsay
M, #2602, b. 1826, d. 1 May 1905
Last Edited: 7 Aug 2022
Parents:
Father*: Andrew Ramsay b. 20 Mar 1787, d. 8 Feb 1850
Mother*: Isabel Wishart b. 29 Feb 1784, d. 20 Feb 1851
Mother*: Isabel Wishart b. 29 Feb 1784, d. 20 Feb 1851