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James Ramsay

M, #2663, b. 19 April 1778, d. 13 July 1861
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 7 Aug 2022

Parents:

Father*: William Ramsay b. c 1749
Mother*: Margaret Laurence b. c 1749, d. 12 Feb 1799
  • Birth*: James Ramsay was born on 19 April 1778 at Dunnichen, Forfarshire, Scotland, .1
  • He was the son of William Ramsay and Margaret Laurence.
  • (Groom) Marriage*: James Ramsay married Isabella Allan on 22 November 1800 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .2
  • (Deceased) Death*: James Ramsay died on 13 July 1861 at Letham, Dunnichen, Forfarshire, Scotland, , at age 83 1861 deaths in the parish of Dunnichen in the county of Forfar; ref 14; James Ramsay retired farmer widower of Isabella Allan; died 1861 July sixteenth 5h 0m am Letham; male aged 83 years; parents William Ramsay farmer (dec) and Margaret Ramsay ms Lawrence (dec); cause diarrhea 6 days as cert by George P Alexander surgeon; signed W Ramsay son not present; registered 1861 August 5th at Letham signed Thomas Macbeth registrar.3,2
  • (Witness) Memorial Inscription: He is commemorated on the headstone erected by William Ramsay in 1801 at Dunnichen Churchyard, Dunnichen, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Inscription reads Mitchell Pre-1855 Mi; 1801 by Wm Ramzay in Drummeitermont, w Margrat Lawrence 12/2/1799; WR, ML, W, Ia, Ie, An Ramzays; poem.4
    1801 by Wm Ramzay in Drummiterment [Aug 2008 PCC]
    1801 by Wm Ramzay in Drummiterment [Aug 2008 PCC]

Family:

Isabella Allan b. c 1778, d. b Oct 1865

Children:

James Ramsay b. 3 Jul 1802
William Ramsay+ b. 7 Jun 1804, d. 3 Oct 1865
Anne Ramsay b. 27 Mar 1807
Katherine Ramsay b. 12 Feb 1810, d. 14 Feb 1894
Isobel Ramsay+ b. 29 Nov 1822, d. 7 Dec 1906

Citations

  1. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), LDS member [Feb 2006].
  2. [S40] From RM-K [July 2008].
  3. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS statutory deaths Dunnichen 283/00 0014 image held [Jul 2008].
  4. [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, no 33 [Aug 2008].