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Title: Descendants of William John Ramsay / Elizabeth Bottom
Post by: Dorimort on Tuesday 16 October 12 22:27 BST (UK)
Looking for descendants of William John Ramsay / Elizabeth Bottom

William John Ramsay of Shetland Islands arrived signed off the Admiralty collier ss Mercedes on 24 Jul 1902 in Wellington, NZ. Married Elizabeth Bottom of West Coast in 1905 and had four children: Vera Isabel; Donald (or Ronald); Albert Edward; and William Maxwell.

Trying to connect Ramsay distant cousins
Title: Re: Descendants of William John Ramsay / Elizabeth Bottom
Post by: Janette on Tuesday 16 October 12 23:12 BST (UK)
Hello and welcome to RC

This looks like maybe another child

1910/16935 Ramsay  George to Elizabeth and William John

Cheers Janette
Title: Re: Descendants of William John Ramsay / Elizabeth Bottom
Post by: Janette on Tuesday 16 October 12 23:15 BST (UK)
1905/7493 Ramsay  Vera Isabel/  Elizabeth /William
1907/17845 Ramsay  Donald / Elizabeth /William
1910/15342 Ramsay  Albert Edward/  Elizabeth /William John

Cheers Janette
Title: Re: Descendants of William John Ramsay / Elizabeth Bottom
Post by: minniehaha on Wednesday 17 October 12 01:05 BST (UK)
Death of a William Maxwell Ramsay, 1983. Date of birth stated as 21.2.1916.

Minniehaha.  :)
Title: Re: Descendants of William John Ramsay / Elizabeth Bottom
Post by: minniehaha on Wednesday 17 October 12 01:17 BST (UK)
If this is your William Maxwell, there is a probate in Christchurch archives. 1983. His occupation was that of Pram maker.

Minniehaha.
Title: Re: Descendants of William John Ramsay / Elizabeth Bottom
Post by: minniehaha on Wednesday 17 October 12 06:26 BST (UK)
A little more on the Ramsay family............

Albert Edward died 1962 aged 52 years. A probate is held @ Christchurch archives (1963).

A. E. Ramsay was a painter from Reefton.

Minniehaha.
Title: Re: Descendants of William John Ramsay / Elizabeth Bottom
Post by: da Shetland on Monday 04 February 13 13:59 GMT (UK)
I have links to his father William Pole Ramsay.

My grandmother was born in Yell, Ann Catherine Ramsay - not a relative of yours.

Would like to exchange info with you

Kind regards,

John Robertson
Title: Re: Descendants of William John Ramsay / Elizabeth Bottom
Post by: Dorimort on Monday 04 February 13 20:15 GMT (UK)
Attn. da Shetland / John Robertson - John can you email me on (*)please. Your Grandmother, Ann Catherine Ramsay born Basta, North Yell, Shetland Isles 8/7/1857 to James Gilbert Ramsay and Catherine Mouat Henderson, was my GG Aunt.

James Gilbert Ramsay and Catherine Mouat Henderson are my GG Grandparents

James Robert Henderson Ramsay, brother to Ann Catherine Ramsay is my G Grandfather

Regards, Anthony (Tony) Mort (New Zealand)


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Title: Re: Descendants of William John Ramsay / Elizabeth Bottom
Post by: da Shetland on Tuesday 05 February 13 12:36 GMT (UK)
Tony,

Looks like we both have Ann Catherine Ramsay from Yell, Shetland in our family trees.

The only problem is that, yours was born in 1857 while mine was born a few miles away in 1874.  Sadly, they are not related. 

In Shetland we have a large online database that is run by Tony Gott from Sellafirth, nr Basta, North Yell.  Would be pleased to get an update on the New Zealand side of your family. 

My website gives links to many of the important online sites.

I am planning to visit Shetland in July/August, to take some photographs, do some family history research in the archives and visit a couple of 2nd cousins.  I presently live on the South Coast of England.

Kind regards,

John
www.shetlandroots.org