Alexander Ramsay (aft. 1290 - 1342)

Born after 1290 in Dalhouisie, Midlothian, Scotland

Ancestors

Died 20 May 1342 before age 52 in Hermitage Castle, Scotland

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Biography

Alexander Ramsay was a renowned knight and in 1342 was made sheriff of Teviotdale.[2] However this office was claimed by the Douglases who became jealous and William Douglas, Lord of Liddesdale captured Alexander Ramsay with a strong force of men, imprisoning him in Hermitage Castle, where he was starved to death.

Ramsay’s ghost is believed to haunt Hermitage.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Linda Skov.

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p38898.htm#i388975

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Linda Skov for starting this profile.