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Penang Malaysia
« on: Saturday 11 February 12 15:17 GMT (UK) »
Anne Macalister/Ramsay. father John Macalister member of council in Penang. Anne disappears after her marriage at Sholapore, India. to John Baptista Ramsay 1831. Does anyone have this lady on their tree?/ or know anything about the Macalisters of Penang or what happened to her after the marriage. Thanks //

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Re: Penang Malaysia
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 16 February 12 07:06 GMT (UK) »
The National Probate Calendar for England & Wales records the will of Anne Ramsay (wife of John Baptiste Ramsay) late of 9 Victoria Road Kensington who died 21 October 1874
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Re: Penang Malaysia
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 16 February 12 07:10 GMT (UK) »
She is at that Kensington address in the 1871 census. Aged 60, born Prince of Wales Island (the official British name for Penang)
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Re: Penang Malaysia
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 16 February 12 07:16 GMT (UK) »
She was at that address in 1861 too
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Re: Penang Malaysia
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 16 February 12 09:09 GMT (UK) »
Wow. You have no idea how long I've looked for this. Only record we ever had was for the marriage in Sholapore India. i have Find My Past and they are hopeless have the place of birth as Wales!!! Thanks heaps Miriam Australia
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Re: Penang Malaysia
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 16 February 12 09:27 GMT (UK) »
Have you informed FindMyPast regarding the transcript error?

The original says Prince of Wales Island - not that dissimilar to Wales ;D

But if nobody tells FindMyPast, how can they correct it?
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Re: Penang Malaysia
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 16 February 12 11:00 GMT (UK) »
Hey how you know she was the wife of John Baptista Ramsay ?
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Re: Penang Malaysia
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 16 February 12 11:23 GMT (UK) »
yes shaun I notified them straight away. I have found so many mistakes with them it's not funny
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Re: Penang Malaysia
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 16 February 12 13:09 GMT (UK) »
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Hey how you know she was the wife of John Baptista Ramsay ?


It is recorded as such in the Will calendar: "wife of John Baptiste Ramsay".


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