'Ramsay03'
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Families covered: Ramsay of Derchester, Ramsay of Wyliecleuch

Alexander Ramsay of Derchester (a 1485)
1. Robert Ramsay of Derchester and Wyliecleuch (a 1514) presumed father of ...
  A. Robert Ramsay of Wyliecleuch (a 1532)
  i. Thomas Ramsay of Wyliecleuch (d before 02.1598-9)
  m. Alison Home
  a. Sir Robert Ramsay of Wyliecleuch (a 1609)
  (1) Robert Ramsay (dvp17.06.1598)
  m. (25.05.1593)
(A) Isobel Ramsay
  m. Robert Dickson of Peill
  (B)+ other issue - Margaret, Jonet
  (2) John Ramsay, Viscount of Haddington, Earl of Holdernesse (b c1580, d 06.12.1618)
  m1. (08/20.02.1608) Elizabeth Ratclife (d 06.12.1618, dau of Robert Ratcliffe, 5th Earl of Sussex)
  (A)+ issue - James (d infant 28.02.1617-8), Charles (bpt 17.05.1618, bur 25.03.1621), daughter (d infant)
  m2. (c07.1624) Martha Cockayne (bpt 26.05.1605, d 07.1641, dau of Sir William Cockayne of Rushton, Lord Mayor of London)
  (3) Sir George Ramsay of Newtonlees, later of Wyliecleuch (d before 22.06.1635)
  m. Margaret Ker
  (A) John Ramsay (d c1667)
  m. Alice
  (i) George Ramsay (dvp c1658)
  m. Mary Widdrington (dau of Henry Widdrington)
  (a) George Ramsay
  (b) Mary Ramsay (dsps 03.1680-1)
  m. (before 04.08.1676) Rallph Williamson
  (c) Elizabeth Ramsay (b c1656)
  m. (c03.1678-9) Edmund Aston of London
  (ii) Margaret Ramsay
  m. Luke Collingwood
  (iii) Elizabeth Ramsay (b c1639, d after 1668)
  m. (c1668) ? Elderton
  (iv) Jane Ramsay (b c1641)
  m. (c1672) John Lovell
  (v)+ other issue - John (b c1636, m c1668), William, Robert (b c1644, d unm 1678), Dorothy (b c1640, d before 1678), Mary (b c1644, d before 1678)
  (B) Margaret Ramsay
  m. (mcrt 16.05.1631) James Hoppringle of that ilk
  (4)+ other sons - Nicholas (bur 04.1634), Alexander (a 06.1628), Thomas, Patrick and possibly Andrew, Patrick, William
  b. Elizabeth or Alison Ramsay
  m. (mcrt 21.04.1565) Robert Cranstoun, younger in Legertwood
  c. Margaret Ramsay
  m. (mcrt 17.01.1578-9) Alexander Hoppringle (of Coldstream family)
2. Thomas Ramsay (a 06.1514)

Main sources: TSP (Ramsay, Viscount of Haddington)
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