Harrower Family Tree » Hugh Ramsay (1741-< 1860)

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1. FAMILY RECORDS Compiled by Robert Reid 1912, Robert Kerr Family Records In 1900 compiled the “Family Records ” of the Dunlops of Dunlop, Loanhead, Hapland, and Borland; the Boyds of Kilmarnock and Bonshaw; the Reids of Stacklawhill, Bonshaw, Muirhead, Knowhead, Balgray, and Borland ; the Fergusons of Auchintiber, Fulwood, Oldhall, Fairliecrevoch, and Borland, and cadets; the Kers of Kersland, Triorne, Auchingree, Gatend, and cadets; the Gilmours of Grange, Brownhills, Nethergrie, and cadets: the compilation being dedicated to Angela Georgina Bartlett, Baroness Burdett-Coutts, and Sir Andrew Lusk, Bart., they being the oldest then living members of the connection. The edition was limited to one hundred copies, all subscribed for. As the 1900 edition is out of print, and I have been repeatedly requested by members of the connection and others interested in such works to issue another edition, and to include the genealogies of other families connected with those Whose genealogies were given in the 1900 issue, I consented to do so; and now include the genealogies of such families as the Longmuirs, Grays, Maxwells, Rankins, Cunninghames, Fairries, Blairs, Neils and Ralstons, and cadets of same, to all of whom I am indebted for information freely given concemiug their respective families. The bulk of the information now given has been collected from such reliable sources as—the Ofiice of Public Records; Sasines; the Advocate’s Library; the General Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths; The Signet Library at Edinburgh; the Commissary Ofiices, Glasgow; Paterson's History of Ayrshire and its Families; Robertson’s Ayrshire Families; Dobies Pont’s Cunningham; Dunlop’s Memorabilia of the Dunlops ; and from family papers and title deeds, which have been kindly placed at my disposal, with permission to make extracts therefrom for publication; and with the invaluable assistance of the late John Gemmill, K.C., of Ottowa, Canada, John Graham Dunlop, Esq., of Gairbraid, I.C.S., and Alexander Ferguson Reid, Esq., of Bonshaw, F.C.S. The compiler will esteem it a favour if subscribers, or others, who may happen to notice errors of any description in connection with their own, or other family data, will kindly advise him of the same, as in a work of this description it is almost impossible to compileso much data entirely free from errors. ROBERT REID, EAST BALGRAY. CALDWELL, IRVINE, 1912.

   1. From the book "FAMILY RECORDS" Compiled by Robert Reid 1912.
   ELEGY on Bryce Kerr.
   
   Bryce Kerr of Auchingree’s nae mair,
   Beneath yon stane ye’ll see his lair,
   There, he ance fam’d for warmth in prayer-—
   Lies cauld as lead.
   Men sae weel gifted were but rare,
   But now he's dead.
   
   He lived nae less than fourscore years,
   Then bade adieu to worldly cares,
   And ca’mly left this vale of tears,
   Without a grudge.
   Or yet expressing ony fears
   To meet his Judge.
   
   His life was sober and sedaut,
   And seldom mark’d wi’ ony faut,
   Except a strong desire to claut,
   Mair to his mailling ;
   But ne’er did God a man create
   Without some failing.
   
   While’s too,—through spite at Parish Kirks
   He’d gie his chaw twa. angry chirts,
   Till down his baird’s capacious lirks,
   The broo’ wad flow
   (Like “Aaron’s beard”), and to the skirts
   O’ his garments go.
   
   Yet it maun be by a’ confest,
   Wha’er his pairts put to the test,
   That, - unco’ few like him were blest
   Wi’ gospel light,
   Or to the same degree possess’t
   His gabie gift.
   
   And tho’ he ne’er was taught to speak
   In lang tailed terms derived frae Greek;
   Yet let the chaw ance in his cheek
   And FAITH his subject,
   E’en learned divines their mouths micht steek
   Wi’ a’ their logic.
   
   But now he’ll never mair harangue us,
   O death, ’twas cruel sae to wrang us,
   Thy grapple aim to lay alang us,
   And harshly pull
   The wisest man that was amang us
   Into thy hole.
   
   Had thou but seized some nae-worth creatur
   That mankind could hae wanted better,
   This would has been nae grievous matter,
   But Bryce to kill!
   It’s shockin Sirs, to human nature
   To hear the tale.
   
   And what a sad and doolfu’ stroke
   Thou’st ge’en John Gemmil’s little flock !
   Forbidden pastures now they’l pluck
   In spite o’ dykes,
   And John may e’en lay down the crook
   When’er he likes.
   
   Black, black to him was that sad night,
   When frae this footstool Bryce took flight
   To regions either dark or light,
   There's nane can tell,
   And left him here in waefu’.plight
   To herd himsl’.
   
   For since the holy karle’s dead
   Wha’ best kent whaur the flock to feed,
   Their inclinations may them lead
   To change o’ feed,
   And they may swallow some foul weed
   And spoil their bluid.
   
   But while auld Bryce wi’ life was blest,
   They ne'er o’ dainties roved in quest.
   For to the food that nourished best
   He weel cou’d lead ’em,
   And needed just to shake his fist
   To keep them feeding.
   
   O Bryce! O Bryce I had’st thou been spared,
   Weel we, the bloating flock, had fared,
   For to thy voice when’er it rair’d
   Frae braes or bogs,
   The weary Wanderers a’ repaired
   Wi’ cocking lugs.
   
   But truce wi’ making sic a maen,
   He’s now awa, and tears are vain,
   Let’s rather strive like him that’s gane
   To live and dee,
   And say to heaven’s will, “ Amen,”
   Sae let it be.
   

2. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Births and Baptisms, 1741 RAMSAY, HUGH (Old Parish Registers Births 620/ 10 184 West Kilbride)

   1741 RAMSAY, HUGH (Old Parish Registers Births 620/ 10 184 West Kilbride)
   Robert Ramsay in Thirdpart and Jean Stivenson had yr 1st and 2d Sons born on Sabbath Novr: 8th and baptized Hugh and William on Wednesday Novr 11th by Mr John Adam after a ?Dyel of Examination?

3. Web Site Information, 1841 ROBERT YOUNG AND ELIZABETH RAMSAY. https://pigott-gorrie.blogspot.com/search?q=ramsay&max-results=20&by-date=true

   ROBERT YOUNG AND ELIZABETH RAMSAY.
   [B] Robert YOUNG was enumerated in the 1841 Census at the Byres, Kilwinning, as a Hand Loom Weaver, aged, with his wife Elizabeth, his brother Thomas, his three unmarried daughters, and Mary INNES, aged 60(+), Independant, and born in the county, perhaps a relation. Robert was still there in 1851, with his wife Elizabeth, aged 66, a Dressmaker, his brother Thomas, and his two unmarried daughters.
   
   Robert YOUNG, Cotton Weaver, died at Byres Street, Kilwinning, on 23 February 1857, aged 73 (of disease of the Bladder, 19 months), the death informed by his daughter Elizabeth (both his parents named in the Register); he was buried in the Kilwinning Kirkyard.
   
   Robert YOUNG and Elizabeth RAMSAY, both of the parish of Kilwinning, "... gave in their names in order to be proclaimed for marriage, upon 21st May 1808, and thence married" [Kilwinning Register; images on the www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk web-site]
   
   His widow Elizabeth YOUNG died at Byres Street on 3 October 1860, aged 75 (of Bronchitis), informed by her son Thomas YOUNG of Greenock Road, Port Glasgow (who identified her parents as Hugh RAMSAY, Cotton Weaver, and Elizabeth KING, both deceased); she was buried with Robert in Kilwinning Kirkyard.

4. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Banns and Marriages, 1768 RAMSEY, HUGH, ELIZABETH KING (Old Parish Registers Marriages 620/ 20 144 West Kilbride)

   1768 RAMSEY, HUGH, ELIZABETH KING (Old Parish Registers Marriages 620/ 20 144 West Kilbride)
   Marriages 1767
   Hugh Ramsey Eliz. King
   Hugh Ramsey & Elizabeth King both in this Parish gave in their names 26th February and after order proclamation were Cryd 13th March and Married by Wm. John Adam Min'r.
   
   From the book "FAMILY RECORDS" Compiled by Robert Reid 1912.
   
   Robert Ker, of Auchingree, died 1838, married in 1796, Margaret Workman, she was a daughter of Margaret Ramsay, supposed to have been a sister of Hugh Ramsay, of West Kilbride. The last Ramsays about West Kilbride were in the farm of Thirdpart in that parish till about the middle of last century. The above Hugh Ramsay had two sons, merchants in Kilwinning, Hugh and Alexander. Hugh continued there, and had a son Alexander, who succeeded and left a family.

Historical events

• Birthday November 8, 1741
• Christening day November 11, 1741
• Day of marriage March 13, 1768

Same birth/death day

• Also born on November 8

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