Brief Life History of Alexander
When Alexander Ramsay was born on 2 September 1746, in Dysart, Fife, Scotland, his father, David Ramsay, was 39 and his mother, Janet Nicol, was 11743. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Lilias Mitchel. He died on 6 June 1820, in Kirkbride, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 73.
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- Alexander Ramsay, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Alexander Ramsay, "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910"
- Alexr. Ramsay in entry for Elisabeth Ramsay, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
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1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.
1811 · The Tron Riot
The Tron riot was a riot which occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland on New Year's Eve. A group of young men attacked and robbed wealthier passers-by. One police officer was killed in the riot. Though the total count of participants is unknown, sixty-eight youths were arrested, with five sentenced to death for their actions during the riot.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: variant (the usual spelling in Scotland) of Ramsey . The Scottish Ramsays derive from Simund de Ramesie, recorded before 1175, who went to Scotland from Ramsey (Huntingdonshire).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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