Sir Alexander Ramsay, of Balmain, 2nd Bt.

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About Sir Alexander Ramsay, of Balmain, 2nd Bt.

Sir Alexander Ramsay of Balmain, 2nd Bt.
The Peerage #122069
Born on 14 February 1785 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
Son of Sir Alexander Ramsay of Balmain, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Bannerman.
Married, firstly, Jane Russell, daughter of Francis Russell, on 1 August 1811.
Married, secondly, Hon. Elizabeth Maule, daughter of William Maule-Ramsay, 1st Lord Panmure and Patricia Heron Gordon, on 22 December 1822.
Died on 26 April 1852 at age 67.
Succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Ramsay, of Balmain [U.K., 1806] on 17 May 1810.
Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Kincardineshire.
Children of Sir Alexander Ramsay of Balmain, 2nd Bt. and Jane Russell

  • Mary Ramsay b. c 1813, d. 5 Jan 1890
  • Sir Alexander Ramsay of Balmain, 3rd Bt. b. 26 May 1813, d. 3 Mar 1875
  • William Ramsay b. 1814, d. 1840
  • Francis Ramsay b. 20 Nov 1815, d. 25 Dec 1867
  • Thomas Ramsay b. 12 Feb 1817
  • Elizabeth Ramsay b. 12 May 1818, d. 14 Feb 1887

Children of Sir Alexander Ramsay of Balmain, 2nd Bt. and Hon. Elizabeth Maule

  • Christina Ramsay d. 13 Mar 1873
  • Fox Maule Ramsay b. 24 Mar 1824, d. 15 Mar 1860
  • Patricia Ramsay b. 5 Aug 1825, d. 15 Jul 1910
  • Edward Bannerman Ramsay b. 12 Oct 1826, d. 26 Dec 1883
  • Sir George Dalhousie Ramsay b. 23 May 1828, d. 16 Jan 1920
  • Georgina Harvey Ramsay b. 10 Jul 1833, d. 3 Jan 1917
  • Colonel Marmaduke Ramsay b. 10 Mar 1837, d. 23 Jan 1893

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The History of Parliament - RAMSAY, Sir Alexander, 2nd bt. (1785-1852), of Balmain, Fasque, Kincardine

Constituency Dates
KINCARDINESHIRE
1820 - 1826
Family and Education
b. 14 Feb. 1785, 1st s. of Alexander Burnett (afterwards Ramsay), adv., of Crathes Castle and Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Sir Alexander Bannerman, 4th bt., of Elsick. m. (1) 1 Aug. 1811, Jane (d. Aug. 1819), da. and coh. of Francis Russell of Blackhall, 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da.; (2) 26 Dec. 1822, Elizabeth, da. of William Maule*, 4s. 3da. suc. fa. as 2nd bt. 17 May 1810. d. 26 Apr. 1852.


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