Sir James Ramsay, 8th Baronet
Scottish baronet
About Sir James Ramsay, 8th Baronet
Lived 1797 – 1859 (aged 61–62).
Sir James Ramsay, 8th Baronet of Bamff FRSE (1797–1859) was a 19th-century Scottish baronet.
Life
He was born in Bamff House in Perthshire, north-east of Blairgowrie on 26 September 1797, the son of Sir William Ramsay 7th Baronet of Bamff and his wife, Agnata Frances Biscoe.
He became baronet at the age of ten on the death of his father in 1807.
The family motto is "spernit pericula virtus".
In 1823 he became a member of the Highland Society. In 1851 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposer was William Gregory.
He died on New Year's Day, 1 January 1859.
Family
In 1828 he married Jane Oliphant daughter of John Hope Oliphant
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Who was Sir James Ramsay, 8th Baronet?
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When was Sir James Ramsay, 8th Baronet born?
Sir James Ramsay, 8th Baronet was born on 26 September 1797.
When did Sir James Ramsay, 8th Baronet die?
Sir James Ramsay, 8th Baronet died in 1859.
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