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Descendants of William and Janet Thomson Ramsay

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM¹ RAMSAY was born Abt. 1760 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland ¹, and died Unknown in Scotland. He married JANET THOMSON Oct 15, 1785 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland ². She was born Abt. 1764 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland ³, and died Unknown in Scotland.

Notes for WILLIAM RAMSAY:
(Care has been taken to substantiate the information provided here with birth, marriage, death, census and family records. If the reader finds any errors or has additional details, please contact: BBRamsay1@aol.com.)

The marriage record of William and Janet shows that both were living in Dunfermline in 1785. William was employed as a coal miner at the Berrylaw Colliery which, according to an 1856 map, was located about two miles west of Dunfermline. The birth records of their children show that the family lived variously in Dunfermline, Torryburn and Dalgety. They may have eventually settled in Dalgety parish since their last three children were born there. The parish consisted of six villages, including Fordell which had a large colliery where William may have worked.

Adelaide Frick Ramsay Clarke recalled in a letter that she had been taken to Scotland on a visit when she was only six months old in 1892. She was later told by her mother that William and Janet had lived in Fordell Colliery.

More About WILLIAM RAMSAY:
Misc: alternate birth place Torryburn, Fife
Occupation: coal miner

Notes for JANET THOMSON:
William and Janet had at least 37 grandchildren. Research is ongoing as to their other children's possible marriages and grandchildren.

More About JANET THOMSON:
Alternate spelling: Jannet
Misc: alternate birth place Torryburn, Fife

More About WILLIAM RAMSAY and JANET THOMSON:
Alternate location: Dalgety, Fife, Scotland
Marriage: Oct 15, 1785, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland ⁴

Children of WILLIAM RAMSAY and JANET THOMSON are:

2.	i.	JAMES² RAMSAY, b. Oct 18, 1786, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland; d. Unknown, Scotland.
3.	ii.	JOHN RAMSAY, b. Apr 27, 1788, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland; d. Unknown, Scotland.
4.	iii.	WILLIAM RAMSAY, b. 1790, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland; d. Unknown, Scotland.
5.	iv.	ROBERT RAMSAY, b. Apr 4, 1792, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland; d. Feb 8, 1832, Scotland.
	v.	MARGARET RAMSAY, b. 1794, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland; d. Unknown.

More About MARGARET RAMSAY:
Christened: Nov 2, 1794, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland ⁵
Misc: may have married a Penman

6.	vi.		JEAN RAMSAY, b. Jun 18, 1797, Dalgety, Fife, Scotland; d. Unknown, Scotland.
	vii.		JANET RAMSAY, b. Mar 17, 1800, Dalgety, Fife, Scotland ⁶; d. Unknown, Scotland.

More About JANET RAMSAY:
Alternate spelling: Jannet
Christened: Mar 23, 1800, Dalgety, Fife, Scotland ⁷

7.	viii.	ALEXANDER RAMSAY, b. Jan 1, 1803, Dalgety, Fife, Scotland; d. Unknown, Scotland.
8.	ix.	HELEN RAMSAY, b. 1804, Dalgety, Fife, Scotland; d. Unknown.
9.	x.	THOMAS RAMSAY, b. Mar 19, 1807, Dalgety, Fife, Scotland; d. Unknown, Scotland.

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