Margaret Ramsey (abt. 1628)

Born about 1628 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Wife of Alexander Bell — married 26 Mar 1646 in St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Descendants

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Biography

Margaret was born a subject of the Kingdom of Scotland.

Disambiguation

There are two profiles for a Margaret Ramsay:

• Margaret Ramsey, born 1630 and parents not specified. Married Alexander Beall in 1646. This is likely a real person whose profile will be expanded with research. There is no evidence she adopted her husband's surname.
• Margaret Ramsey, born 1569 and daughter of John Pearce Ramsey. This is likely a fictional person created in error.

1646 Marriage

Margaret Ramsay married Alexander Bell 26 March 1646. The following marriage record appears in the old Register for St. Andrew's Church, in St. Andrews, Scotland: Thursday 26th of March 1646 contracted Alexander Bell with Margaret Ramsay, both in this Citie, married 21st May. ^[1]

Other sources add that the marriage, contracted on 26 March (the day after New Year's Day by the old calendar), was conducted on 21 May following.^[2]

From this one may conclude:

• Alexander Bell and Margaret Ramsay were residents of St. Andrews in 1646.
• Barring other evidence, they were of typical marriage age, say 25 for Alexander and 18 for Margaret,. giving them estimated birth years of 1621 and 1628, respectively.
• Alexander Bell is listed as a "brabener" or weaver.

Issue

Refer to husband's profile.

Research Notes

The following material has been entered previously without reliable sourcing.

Name

Name: Margaret /Ramsey/^[3]

Birth

She was born about 1630 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland ^[3]

Death

Death Date: Feb 1655 Place: East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage and birth records in the old Register for St. Andrew's Church, in St. Andrews, Scotland, located by Patricia Baxendine of the Scots Ancestry Research Society in Edinburgh, and cited by Sharon J. Doliante, Maryland and Virginia Colonials. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1991, Volume I, p. 13
2. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 23 January 2024), Alexander Bell marriage to Margaret Ramsay Fr1386 (Fr1386) on or after 21 May 1646 in St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland; citing Parish Number 453, Ref 50/224.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Family Data Collection - Individual Records. Edmund West, comp. Ancestry.com Operations Inc

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Ramsey-362 created through the import of Foster-Volkenant.ged on May 31, 2011 by Terry Foster.
• Thank you to Jimmy Nicholson for creating Ramsey-1457 on 15 Oct 13.
• Ramsey-1935 was created by A Tomkins through the import of Hooker Austin Williams Family Tree_2014-07-06.ged on Jul 7, 2014.
• Ramsey-1938 was created by Matthew Stalter through the import of Stalter Family Tree.ged on Jul 15, 2014.