George (Ramsay) Ramsay of Dalhousie (abt. 1515 - 1580)

Born about 1515 in Midlothian, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Hepburn) Ramsay — married 8 May 1536 in Midlothian, Scotland

Descendants

Died 2 Dec 1580 at about age 65 in Scotland

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Biography

George Ramsay was the son of Nicholas Ramsay and Isabel Livingstone^[1]

This George Ramsay had charters of his lands in 1528, 1536 and 1564; he was Justiciary over his lands in 1555, and joined the party of Queen Mary in 1568 in which year he fought in the Battle of Langside.^[2]

He married Elizabeth Hepburn on or before 8 May 1536.^[3]

George and Elizabeth had ten children:^[2]

1. John Ramsay who succeeded him
2. James Ramsay (died Nov 1580)
3. Alexander Ramsay
4. William Ramsay
5. Margaret Ramsay m Sir John Cranstoun of Cranstoun
6. Agnes Ramsay m Andrew Riddell of Riddell
7. Elizabeth Ramsay m Patrick Broun of Colstoun
8. Helen Ramsay died before 1598
9. Marion Ramsay m James Weir, then William Bannatyne
10. Jean Ramsay m John Kincaid of Warriston

George Ramsay died on 2 December 1580 and his will was confirmed in Edinburgh Commissary Court on 26 June 1581.^[2][4]

On 15th March 1580/1, John Ramsay was retoured heir to [this] George Ramsay of Dalhousie, his father, in the lands and barony of Foulden, Berwickshire, with patronage of the church, &c.

Research Note

I have removed Grissel Melvill as the spouse of this profile as there is no evidence that George Ramsay of Dalhousie (~1515-1580) married more than once. (Templeton-1883 19:40, 3 December 2022 (UTC))

Sources

1. ↑ The Scots Peerage; Balfour Paul; Vol 3; page 92
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} The Scots Peerage; Balfour Paul; Vol 3; pages 94-96
3. ↑ National Records of Scotland; Papers of the Maule Family, Earls of Dalhousie; Instrument of resignation by George Ramsay, as fiar, and Nicholas Ramsay, his father, as liferenter, in the hands of the King, of the lands of Est Manis of Dalhousse, Dalhousse Schelis and two husbandlands, all in the barony thereof, in favour of the said George, Elizabeth Hepburn, his spouse, and heirs of taillie; 8 May 1536; GD45/16/308
4. ↑ National Records of Scotland; Index of Wills and Testaments; RAMESAY, GEORGE; 26 / 6 / 1581; OF DALHOUSIE; TESTAMENT TESTAMENTAR AND INVENTORY; EDINBURGH COMMISSARY COURT; CC8/8/9; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

See also:

• The Scottish Nation by William Anderson, Edinburgh, 1867 edition, volume 3, p.697.
• The Scots Peerage by Sir James Balfour Paul, Edinburgh, 1905, p.157.
• The Complete Peerage by G.E.Cockayne, revised and edited by the Hon. Vicary Gibbs & H. Arthur Doubleday, vol.iii, London, 1913, p.495.
• The Complete Peerage by G.E.Cockayne, edited by the Hon. Vicary Gibbs, and H. Arthur Doubleday, vol.iv, London, 1916, p.31.
• Burke's Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage 105th edition, edited by Peter Townend, London, 1970, p.719.
• http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=ukprobate&h=744484&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
• http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=epr_midlothian&h=24731&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=36512481&pid=1487
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p24001.htm#i240003
• https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q75605513
• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=28228802&pid=1123

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Ramsay-128 created through the import of Jessica Green.ged on Oct 3, 2011 by Jessica Green. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jessica and others.

• Thank you to Linda Skov for Dalhousie-4 creating Ramsey Dalhousie-4 on 8 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Linda and others.