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The family descends from Sir George Ramsay, who represented Kincardineshire in the Scottish Parliament in 1617. He received a charter of the barony of Dalhousie and also of the barony of Melrose on the resignation of John Ramsay, 1st Earl of Holderness.
Alexander Ramsay, the younger son of the Arthur George Maule Ramsay, 14th Earl of Dalhousie married Princess Patricia of Connaught who was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. [2] Their son was Alexander Ramsay of Mar and his wife, the Lady Saltoun , chief of the Clan Fraser , are members of the royal family, by the Queen's personal wish.
James Andrew Broun-Ramsay was the third and youngest son of George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie (1770–1838), one of Wellington's generals, who, after being Governor General of Canada, became Commander-in-Chief in India, and of his wife, Christian (née Broun) of Coalstoun, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian).
General George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie, GCB (23 October 1770 – 21 March 1838), styled Lord Ramsay until 1787, and Baron Dalhousie from 1815, was a Scottish soldier and colonial administrator. He was Governor of Nova Scotia from 1816 to 1820, Governor General of British North America from 1820 to 1828 and later Commander-in-Chief in India .
James Hubert Ramsay, 17th Earl of Dalhousie, GCVO, DL (born 17 January 1948), styled Lord Ramsay between 1950 and 1999, is a Scottish peer, courtier and landowner. He is chief of Clan Ramsay and Deputy Captain General of the King's Body Guard for Scotland .
William Ramsay, 1st Earl of Dalhousie Born 1590 at Dalhousie Castle, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland and died 12 Feb 1673 at Dalhousie Castle, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland. [ 1 ] He was a Scottish nobleman, army officer and politician.
Ramsay was born at Atkinson's Hotel, Torquay, Devon, the eldest of five sons of John Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie, and Lady Ida Louisa Bennet, daughter of Charles Bennet, 6th Earl of Tankerville. His brother Hon. Sir Patrick Ramsay (1879–1962) became a senior diplomat, and another brother was Admiral Hon. Sir Alexander Ramsay (1881–1972 ...
James Ramsay, 17th Earl of Dalhousie; John Ramsay, 1st Earl of Holderness; John Ramsay (British Army officer) John Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie; K.