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DEBRETT'S ILLUSTRATED BARONETAGE. 459 RAMSAY, Creation 1666, of Bamff House, Perthshire. Sir JAMES HENRY RAMSAY, icth Baronet ; b. 1832; s. his father, Sir GEORGE, 1871; ed. at Rugby, and at Ch. Ch., Oxford (B.A. 1855, M.A. 1857); formerly Student of Ch. Ch., and Public Examiner in Law and Modern History ; Bar. Lincoln's Inn 1863 ; is a D.L. for co. Perth ; unsuccessfully contested co. Forfar (L) 1872 : m. ist, 1861, Elizabeth Mary Charlotte, who d. i868,da. of William Scott Kerr, Esq., of Chatto and Sunlaws, Roxburgh; 2ndly, 1873, Charlotte Fanning, da. of the late William Stewart, Esq., of Ardvorlich, and has issue. Valor despises danger. s Argent, an eagle displayed sable, beaked and membered gules, charged on the breast with a rose of the field, ftrtst A unicorn's head. Supporters Two griffins. SeatBumff, Alyth, Perthshire, N.B. Clubs Oxford and Cambridge, New. Sons living By 2nd marriage- NIGEL NEIS, b. March i3th, 1876. James Douglas, b. 1878. Daughters living By 1st marriage Emily Mary. Charlotte Lilias. Agnata Frances ; was "Senior Classic" in Camb. Classical Tripos 1887 : m. 1888, as his second wife, the Rev. Henry Montagu Butler, D.D., Masterof Trin. Coll., Camb., and has issue living, James Ramsay Montagu, /'. 1889, Gordon Kerr Montagu, b. 1891. Residence, Trinity Lodge, Cambridge. By 2nd mar- riage Katharine Marjory. Ferelith. Alma Imogen Mary. Brothers living William, b. 1834 ; ed. at Rugby, and at Corpus Christ!, Oxford ; was in Bom. C.S. 1855-85 : tn. 1867, Harriot Wollaston, da. of Maj.-Gen. Julius Bentall Dennys, I.S.C., of Sunnyside, Archers Road, Southampton, and has issue living, George, b. 1868; M.R.C.S. and L.R.C. P., Arthur Dennys Gilbert, b. 1872 ; ed. a't Roy. Mil. Coll., Sandhurst ; is Lieut. Worces- tershire Regt. Residence, Bassett, Southampton. Club, East India United Service. George Gilbert, b. 1839; ed. at Rugby, and at Trin. Coll., Oxford (B.A. ist class Classics, 1861, M.A. 1864) ; elected Professor of Humanity in Glasgow Univ. 1863 : m. 1865, Gertrude Schuyler, only da. of the late Robert Graham, Esq., of Brooksby, Largs, Ayrshire, and has issue living, William Alexander, b. 1868, Malcolm Graham, b. 1871, Gilbert Biscoe, b. 1874, Robert Eugene, b. 1879, Susan Emily, Gertrude Margaret Noel. Residences, The University, Glasgow; Loyal, Alyth, N.B. Clubs, Oxford and Cambridge, New. Collateral Branch living. Issue of the late William Ramsay, Esq., 3rd son of 7th baronet, b. 1806, d. 1865 : m. 1834, Catherine, who d. 1890, da. of Robert Davidson, Esq., LL.D. : Catherine Lilias Harriet: nt. 1856, Col. James Wedderburn-Ogilvy [see Wedderburn, Bart., colls.], Residence, Rannagulzion, Blairgowrie, Perthshire. This family is lineally descended in the male line from Neis de Ramsay, principal Physician to Alexander II., King of Scotland, as appears by a charter from that monarch, dated 1232, conferring on him the lands of Bamff and others adjacent, which are still in possession of the family. Sir Gilbert Ramsay, Baron of Bamff, one of the descendants of Neis, was created a baronet of Nova Scotia for his gallantry at the battle of Pentland Hills, 1666. RAMSAY, Creation 1806, of Balmain, Kincardineshire. Sir ALEXANDER ENTWISLE RAMSAY, 4th Baronet ; b. Jan. I4th, 1837 ; s. his father, Sir ALEXANDER, 1875; ed. at Crewkerne Sch., and St. Andrew's Coll. ; is a J.P. and a D.L. of Kincardineshire, and a County Alderman for Gloucestershire : m. ist, 1863, Octavia, who d. 1877, da. of Thomas Haigh, Esq., of Elm Hall, Liverpool ; 2ndly, 1880, Caroline Charlotte, da. of the late Thomas Ireland, Esq., of Ousden Hall, Suffolk, and has issue. rms Argent, an eagle displayed sable, beaked and membered gules, charged on the breast with a rose of the field, ffirtst A demi-eagle displayed sable. Residence 2, Montpellier Parade, Cheltenham. Seat Balmain Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, N.B. Aspiro. I aspire. Sons living-By 1st marriage-HERBERT, b. Feb. gth, 1868. Arthur, b. 1871. By 2nd marriage Gilbert Ireland, b. 1881. Daughters living Ellen Georgina. Nora. Florence. Brothers living John, b. 1843; formerly Capt. R.E. : m. 1876, Florence Mary, da. of Richard J. Hilton, Esq., of Preston House, Faversham, and has issue living, Hilton Alexander, b. 1878, Norman, b. 1880, John Richard, b. 1883, Ethel, Hilda, Evelyn. Residence, Yvery House, Fareham. Club, Junior United Service. Bertin, b. 1850: m. 1881, Kate Graveraet, da. of Dr. Daniel Webster King, of Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.A., and has issue living, Hallie Ellen, Ethel. Residence, Appleton, Wisconsin, U.S.A. Sister living Ellen Augusta: ;. 1885, E. de S. H. Browne, Esq. Residence, Brookfield, Tullamore. Uncles living (sons of 2nd Baronet) George Dalhousie, C.B., b. 1828 ; is Director of Army Clothing,