Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families
George Ramsay of Dalhousie
Abt 1515 - 1580 (65 years)1. George Ramsay of Dalhousie was born about 1515 in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, Europe (son of Nicholas Ramsay and Christian Ross); died on 2 Dec 1580 in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, Europe. Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Hepburn. Elizabeth (daughter of Alexander Hepburn and Helen Sinclair) was born about 1570 in Whitsome, Berwickshire, Scotland; died in Dec 1571 in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, Europe. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Sir James George Ramsay of Cockpen was born about 1543 in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, Europe; died on 7 Nov 1580 in Cletty, Dalhoussie, West Lothian, Scotland.
2. Nicholas Ramsay was born about 1488 in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland (son of Alexander de Ramsay, IV and Nichole Kerr); died on 8 May 1555 in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland; was buried in Dalhousie, Midlothian, Scotland. Nicholas + Christian Ross. Christian was born about 1484 in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Christian Ross was born about 1484 in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Children:
- 1. George Ramsay of Dalhousie was born about 1515 in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, Europe; died on 2 Dec 1580 in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, Europe.
Generation: 3
4. Alexander de Ramsay, IV was born in 1464 in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland (son of Lord Dalhousie Alexander Ramsay and Elizabeth Isabella Douglas); died on 9 Sep 1513 in battle of Floden, Kirknewton, Northumberland, England, (present day United Kingdom) (killed in battle). Alexander married Nichole Kerr on 22 Mar 1503 (MARR) in Hawkhead, Renfrew, Scotland. Nichole was born about 1470 in Samuelston, East Lothian, United Kingdom; died on 2 Jan 1528 in Castle Dalhousie, Bonnyrigg, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Nichole Kerr was born about 1470 in Samuelston, East Lothian, United Kingdom; died on 2 Jan 1528 in Castle Dalhousie, Bonnyrigg, Edinburgh, Scotland. Children:
- 2. Nicholas Ramsay was born about 1488 in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 8 May 1555 in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland; was buried in Dalhousie, Midlothian, Scotland.
Generation: 4
8. Lord Dalhousie Alexander Ramsay was born in 1436 in Dalhousie, Midlothian, Scotland (son of Sir Alexander Ramsay (Sheriff of Edinburg)); died on 16 Mar 1482 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland. Alexander married Elizabeth Isabella Douglas in 1464 (MARR) in Kilmaurs, Ayr, Scotland. Elizabeth (daughter of Douglas and Douglas) was born about 1448 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom; died in 1465 in Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Elizabeth Isabella Douglas was born about 1448 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom (daughter of Douglas and Douglas); died in 1465 in Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland. Children:
- 4. Alexander de Ramsay, IV was born in 1464 in Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 9 Sep 1513 in battle of Floden, Kirknewton, Northumberland, England, (present day United Kingdom) (killed in battle).