RAMSAY, Alexander of Dalhousie, Sir ¹

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Alexander married Christian.¹ (Christian was born about 1405 and died after 1446 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Sir Alexander Ramsay of Dalhousie witnessed a charter by Archibald, fourth Earl of Douglas, on 12 March 1420-21. He obtained a safe - conduct, on 3 February 1423-24, to extend to the last day of April, to come to meet James I. at Durham, on his return from captivity. He was one of the leaders at the battle of Piperdean, 1435 ; had a pension from the Customs of Edinbugh, 1444-49, and was an Auditor of Exchequer in 1450. He gave a charter, 17 July 1446, of the lands of Crookston, to John Borthwick, to which Alexander, his eldest son, was witness, on the resignation of Robert Ramsay of Inverleith. On 2 April 1456, he had a charter of the lands of Dalwolsy and Keringtoun, co. Edinburgh, and Foulden, co. Berwick, to himself and Alexander, his grandson, and the heirs-male of his body, whom failing, to Robert Ramsay, his second son, whom failing, to George, his third son, whom failing, to William, his fourth son, whom failing, to his own heirs-male of the body, whom failing, to his heirs whatsoever, reserving the terce to his wife, Margaret. This charter was confirmed by James III., 20 March 1473-74. He died between 6 August 1459 and 19 March 1464-65. He appears to have had two wives, Christian, named in a writ of 1513, cited below, who was probably alive in 1446, and Margaret, referred to above. He had issue"

from Scots Peerage (vol 3) ¹

Alexander next married Margaret.¹ (Margaret was born about 1420.)

  Marriage Notes:

"On 2 April 1456, he (Sir Alexander Ramsay) had a charter of the lands of Dalwolsy and Keringtoun, co. Edinburgh, and Foulden, cp. Berwick, to himself and Alexander, his grandson, and the heirs-male of his body, whom failing, to Robert Ramsay, his second son, whom failing, to George, his third son, whom failing, to William, his fourth son, whom failing, to his own heirs-male of the body, whom failing, to his heirs whatsoever, reserving the terce to his wife, Margaret. This charter was confirmed by James III., 20 March 1473-74."

from Scots Peerage (vol 3) ¹