Janet Ramsay

Brief Life History of Janet

When Janet Ramsay was christened on 19 January 1741, in Dysart, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, David Ramsay, was 34 and her mother, Janet Nicol, was 11738.

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Family Time Line

David Ramsay
1707–1764
Janet Nicol
1716–
Margaret Ramsey
1738–
Janet Ramsay
1741–
William Ramsay
1744–

Sources (1)

  • Janet Ramsay, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

World Events (3)

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.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

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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