Photo courtesy of David Scrutton
1. John (“Jack”) Marmaduke RAMSAY, born 5th September 1897 at “Harrow”, Queensland, Australia, educated in England at Horton and Harrow, entered Sandhurst AMC in August 1915. Awarded his Commission in January 1916, he was sent to the Front in September 1916. Commissioned Lieutenant in December 1916 and made Acting Captain early in 1917 – 2nd Btn. attached 10th Btn. the Rifle Brigade. He was severely wounded in action 3rd April 1917 and died at a casualty clearing station 13th April 1917 - Aged 19. He is buried at Bray Military Cemetery - II.G.52.
2. Marmaduke Francis (Frank) RAMSAY, born 8 Dec 1860 in Cheltenham (Gloucs), education Harrow & Trinity College, Cambridge, occupation 1880 - 1907 Grazier & Landowner, Queensland, Australia, retired in 1907 to England, resided 1908 - 1919 at Dane Court, Tilmanstone (Kent), purchased Lee Priory, Littlebourne (Kent) in 1919, died 31 Dec 1947 at Lee Priory, Littlebourne (Kent) - Aged 87, cremated 5 Jan 1948 after a service at Ickham Church. He married Alice Katherine Angélique WATERFIELD, 6 Jun 1895 at The Cathedral, Canterbury (Kent).
Children:
i Dorothy (“Doffy”) Christian RAMSAY, born 15 Jun 1896 in Queensland, Australia, Served in WWI - 22nd E.E. Voluntary Aid Detachment. It was said that her fiancé was killed in the war. She remained unmarried and died in the 1970s.
1. ii John (“Jack”) Marmaduke RAMSAY, born 5 Sep 1897 in Queensland, Australia, education Harrow & Sandhurst AMC, Lieutenant (Acting Captain) - 2nd Btn. att 10th Btn. the Rifle Brigade, died 13 Apr 1917 Died from Wounds - Aged 19, buried at Bray Military Cemetery - II.G.52.
iii Robert Ottiwell RAMSAY, born 1 Jun 1900 in Queensland, Australia, died 1996. He farmed the family estate, Kinblethmont (3000 acres near Arbroath). Married ? 6 children. Died 1996.
iv (Edith) Margaret RAMSAY, Born 1901 in Queensland, Australia, died 1991. In 1926 she married Charles Hamilton BOUCHER, Ghurka officer, captured at Tobruk (then Brigadier); escaped from a POW camp in Italy. Commanded a parachute regiment; General Officer Commanding Malaya (as Major General). Retired sick in 1950 . Knighted, but he died suddenly, about a year after his retirement, on 15th November 1951 in London.
v Frances Marion (“Molly”) RAMSAY, Born 1904 in Queensland, Australia, died 1952. She married Hoel Urquhart Vidal SCRUTTON, 18 Aug 1927 at St John the Evangelist, Ickham (Kent). They had 3 children.
vi Helen Prudence RAMSAY, born 19 Oct 1907 on board ship from Australia to England, died Mar 1992 in London - Aged 84. She married Henry Eric Southey HARBEN, 5 Jun 1927.
3. Alice Katherine Angélique WATERFIELD, born Mar 1868 in Hastings (Sussex), census 1881 at 36 Hauteville Street, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands.
4. Robert RAMSAY, born 19 Mar 1818 in Calcutta, India, education Edinburgh & Harrow, occupation 1846 - 1877 Grazier & Landowner - Queensland, occupation 1867 - 1877 Member of Queensland Legislature, retired in 1883 to Howletts House, Ickham (Kent), census 1891 at Howletts House, Ickham (Kent), census 1901 at 2 Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone (Kent), occupation 1891 - 1901 Living on own means, died 5 Jul 1910 at Howletts House, Ickham (Kent) - Aged 92. He married Susan Lindsay CARNEGIE, 18 Apr 1855 in London.
Children:
i Alfred William Louis RAMSAY, born 7 Nov 1859 in Cheltenham (Gloucs).
2. ii Marmaduke Francis (Frank) RAMSAY, born 8 Dec 1860 in Cheltenham (Gloucs), education Harrow & Trinity College, Cambridge, occupation 1880 - 1907 Grazier & Landowner, Queensland, Australia, retired in 1907 to England, resided 1908 - 1919 at Dane Court, Tilmanstone (Kent), purchased Lee Priory, Littlebourne (Kent) in 1919, died 31 Dec 1947 at Lee Priory, Littlebourne (Kent) - Aged 87, cremated 5 Jan 1948 after a service at Ickham Church. He married Alice Katherine Angélique WATERFIELD, 6 Jun 1895 at The Cathedral, Canterbury (Kent).
iii Robert Christian RAMSAY, born 20 Dec 1861 in Cheltenham (Gloucs), education Harrow & Trinity College, Cambridge, occupation 1883 - 1927 Sheep Farmer & Landowner - Queensland, resided 1925 at "Harrow", Cambooya, Queensland, Australia, resided 1937 at Howletts House, Ickham (Kent), died 25 Jun 1957 at Howletts House, Ickham (Kent), cremated 1957. He married Olive Zillah VOSS, 23 Oct 1907 at St James Cathedral, Townsville, Australia.
iv Mabel RAMSAY, born Abt 1864 in Cheltenham (Gloucs), census 1901 at Howletts House, Ickham (Kent), occupation 1901 Living on own means.
v Edward Lauderdale RAMSAY, born 27 Mar 1865 at Five Dock, Sydney, Australia, occupation 1886 - 1941 Sheep Farmer & Landowner - Queensland, occupation 1899 - 1941 Racehorse Breeder - Queensland, died 6 Dec 1941 at Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, buried 1941 in Toowomba Cemetery.
vi Maria M. RAMSAY, born Abt 1867 in Queensland, Australia, census 1891 at Howletts House, Ickham (Kent).
vii Norman RAMSAY, born Abt 1869 in Queensland, Australia, Second Lieutenant - 16th Bn. Rifle Brigade, died 3 Sep 1916 Killed in Action - Aged 47, Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial (Pier and Face 16 B and 16 C).
viii Edith P. RAMSAY, born Abt 1871 in Queensland, Australia, census 1891 at Howletts House, Ickham (Kent).
5. Susan Lindsay CARNEGIE, born Abt 1828 in Scotland, census 1891 at Howletts House, Ickham (Kent), census 1901 at 2 Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone (Kent), occupation 1891 - 1901 Living on own means, died 17 Feb 1906 at Howletts House, Ickham (Kent).
6. Ottiwell Charles WATERFIELD, born Abt 1830 in London (Middx), education Eton & Kings College, Cambridge, census 1881 at 36 Hauteville Street, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, occupation 1856 - 1858 Assistant Master at Eton School, occupation 1858 - 1880 Principal of Temple Grove School, East Sheen (Surrey), occupation 1881 Justice of the Peace for Surrey, resided 1891 - 1898 at Nackington House, Canterbury (Kent), died 24 Aug 1898 suddenly, at Windsor Railway Station, buried 1898 at Nackington (Kent). He married Ada Julia CANDY, Sep 1861 in Wandsworth (London).
Children:
i Charles Russell WATERFIELD, born 23 May 1862 in Mortlake (Surrey), baptized 6 Jul 1862 in Mortlake (Surrey), education Charterhouse & Kings College, Cambridge, census 1881 at 36 Hauteville Street, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, died 9 Jun 1885 at Suva, Fiji.
ii Margaret Helen WATERFIELD, born 9 Aug 1863 in Isle of Wight (Hants), christened 20 Sep 1863 at St. Leonards, Streatham (Surrey), census 1881 at 36 Hauteville Street, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands.
iii Ottiwell Frank WATERFIELD, born 1 Jan 1865 in East Sheen (Surrey), baptized 19 Feb 1865 in East Sheen (Surrey), education Marlborough College & Trinity College, Cambridge, census 1881 at Littlefield House, Marlborough College, Preschute (Wilts), died 12 Sep 1943 in London, buried 16 Sep 1943 after a memorial service at St Paul, Knightsbridge. He married Constance Manners SUTTON.
iv Henry Philip WATERFIELD, born 1866 in East Sheen (Surrey), baptized 1 Jul 1866 at East Sheen (Surrey).
3. v Alice Katherine Angélique WATERFIELD, born Mar 1868 in Hastings (Sussex), census 1881 at 36 Hauteville Street, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands. She married Marmaduke Francis (Frank) RAMSAY, 6 Jun 1895 at The Cathedral, Canterbury (Kent).
vi Arthur Hugh Owen WATERFIELD, born 1869 in Isle of Wight (Hants), baptized 16 May 1869 in East Sheen (Surrey), census 1881 at 36 Hauteville Street, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, resided 1905 at Sheen Oakay, Queensland, Australia. He married Lily HENNESSEY, 27 Nov 1905 at St Patricks, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
vii May Constance Flora WATERFIELD, born 1872 in Sevenoaks (Kent), baptized 1 Dec 1872 in East Sheen (Surrey), census 1881 at 36 Hauteville Street, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands.
viii Aubrey William WATERFIELD, born 1874 in Holdenhurst (Hants), baptized 24 Aug 1874 in Holdenhurst (Hants), census 1881 in 36 Hauteville Street, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, died 14 Jul 1944 in Hampstead (Middx) - Aged 69, buried 20 Jul 1944 at Nackington (Kent). He married Caroline Lucie Duff GORDON, 1 Jul 1902 at St George Hanover Square, Westminster (Middx).
7. Ada Julia CANDY, born Abt 1843 in Tooting (Surrey), census 1861 at Wellfield House, Streatham Common, London (Surrey), census 1881 at 36 Hauteville Street, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, resided 1903 - 1913 at Nackington House, Canterbury (Kent).
8. Robert Burnett RAMSAY, born 27 Feb 1787, Captain - 14th Regiment of Foot, died 20 Dec 1846. He married Margaret CRUIKSHANK, 23 Jun 1817 at Dun Parish Church, Angus, Scotland.
Children:
4. i Robert RAMSAY, born 19 Mar 1818 in Calcutta, India, education Edinburgh & Harrow, occupation 1846 - 1877 Grazier & Landowner - Queensland, occupation 1867 - 1877 Member of Queensland Legislature, retired in 1883 to Howletts House, Ickham (Kent), census 1891 at Howletts House, Ickham (Kent), census 1901 at 2 Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone (Kent), occupation 1891 - 1901 Living on own means, died 5 Jul 1910 at Howletts House, Ickham (Kent) - Aged 92. He married Susan Lindsay CARNEGIE, 18 Apr 1855 in London.
ii Marmaduke RAMSAY, born Abt 1834, baptized 1834 in St Pancras, London (Middx).
9. Margaret CRUIKSHANK, died 8 Jan 1880.
10. William Fullerton Lindsay CARNEGIE. He married Jane Christian CARNEGIE, 27 Dec 1820.
Children:
5. i Susan Lindsay CARNEGIE, born Abt 1828 in Scotland, census 1891 at Howletts House, Ickham (Kent), census 1901 at 2 Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone (Kent), occupation 1891 - 1901 Living on own means, died 17 Feb 1906 at Howletts House, Ickham (Kent). She married Robert RAMSAY, 18 Apr 1855 in London.
11. Jane Christian CARNEGIE, born Abt 1800, died 1 Oct 1840.
12. Charles WATERFIELD, occupation Barrister.
Children:
6. i Ottiwell Charles WATERFIELD, born Abt 1830 in London (Middx), education Eton & Kings College, Cambridge, census 1881 at 36 Hauteville Street, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, occupation 1856 - 1858 Assistant Master at Eton School, occupation 1858 - 1880 Principal of Temple Grove School, East Sheen (Surrey), occupation 1881 Justice of the Peace for Surrey, resided 1891 - 1898 at Nackington House, Canterbury (Kent), died 24 Aug 1898 Suddenly, at Windsor Railway Station, buried 1898 at Nackington (Kent). He married Ada Julia CANDY, Sep 1861 in Wandsworth (London).
14. Charles CANDY, born Abt 1798 in Norfolk, census 1861 at Wellfield House, Streatham Common, London (Surrey), occupation 1861 Merchant & Silk Manufacturer, resided Chipstead Place, Sevenoaks (Kent). He married Margaret PAPINEAU, 14 May 1836 at St Mark, Kennington, London (Surrey).
Children:
i Percy F. CANDY, born Abt 1839 in Tooting (Surrey), census 1861 at Wellfield House, Streatham Common, London (Surrey), occupation 1861 "Gentleman".
ii Flora L. CANDY, born Abt 1841 in Tooting (Surrey), census 1861 at Wellfield House, Streatham Common, London (Surrey).
7. iii Ada Julia CANDY, born Abt 1843 in Tooting (Surrey), census 1861 at Wellfield House, Streatham Common, London (Surrey), census 1881 at 36 Hauteville Street, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, resided 1903 - 1913 at Nackington House, Canterbury (Kent). She married Ottiwell Charles WATERFIELD, Sep 1861 in Wandsworth (London).
iv Henry A. CANDY, born Abt 1844 in Tooting (Surrey), census 1861 at Wellfield House, Streatham Common, London (Surrey).
v William M. CANDY, born Abt 1847 in Portman Square, London (Middx), census 1861 at Wellfield House, Streatham Common, London (Surrey).
vi Angélique H.M. CANDY, born Abt 1852 in Streatham (Surrey), census 1861 at Wellfield House, Streatham Common, London (Surrey).
vii Margaret H.M. CANDY, born Abt 1857 in Streatham (Surrey), census 1861 at Wellfield House, Streatham Common, London (Surrey).
15. Margaret PAPINEAU, born Abt 1818 in Hackney (Middx), census 1861 at Wellfield House, Streatham Common, London (Surrey).
16. Alexander BURNETT later RAMSAY, title: 1st Baronet Ramsay of Balmain, born 30 Jul 1757, occupation Sheriff of Kincardineshire, died 17 May 1810, probate 21 Jan 1811 at Brechin Commissary Court. He married Elizabeth BANNERMAN, 14 Oct 1782.
Children:
i Elizabeth Burnett RAMSAY, born 17 Sep 1783 in Edinburgh, Scotland. She married Alexander Renny TAILYOUR, 7 Apr 1808.
ii Alexander RAMSAY, title: 2nd Baronet Ramsay of Balmain, born 14 Feb 1785 in Edinburgh, Scotland, died 26 Apr 1852. He married (1) Jane RUSSELL, 1 Aug 1811, died Aug 1819. He married (2) Elizabeth RAMSAY, 26 Dec 1822, died 12 Sep 1852.
iii Thomas Burnett RAMSAY, born 24 Feb 1786, died 17 Dec 1857. He married (1) Jane CRUICKSHANK, 9 Nov 1816, died Nov 1823. He married (2) Margaret BURNETT, 28 Apr 1826, born Abt 1792, died 17 Jan 1828 Aged 36.
8. iv Robert Burnett RAMSAY, born 27 Feb 1787, military Captain - 14th Regiment of Foot, died 20 Dec 1846. He married Margaret CRUIKSHANK, 23 Jun 1817 at Dun Parish Church, Angus, Scotland.
v Helen RAMSAY, born 24 Apr 1791, baptized 12 May 1791 at Fettercairn, Kincardine, Scotland.
vi Edward Bannerman RAMSAY, born 31 Jan 1793 in Aberdeen, Scotland, occupation 1841 Dean of Edinburgh, died 27 Dec 1872. He married Isabella COCHRANE, 1829.
vii Marmaduke RAMSAY, born Abt 1795, baptized 3 Jul 1795 at Fettercairn, Kincardine, Scotland, died 31 July 1831 in Perth, Scotland.
viii William RAMSAY, title: Admiral, born Abt 1796, occupation Rear Admiral, resided 1871 at 23 Ainslie Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, died 3 Dec 1871 in Edinburgh, Scotland - Aged 75, probate 8 Mar 1872 at Edinburgh Sheriff's Court, never married.
ix Lauderdale Burnett RAMSAY, died 4 Nov 1888. She married (1) David DUNCAN, 10 Jul 1832. She married (2) James Horne BURNETT, title: 10th Baronet of Leys, 12 Jul 1837, born 22 Jul 1801, died 17 Sep 1876.
x Catherine RAMSAY.
xi Mary RAMSAY, born Abt 1799, baptized 5 Aug 1799 at Fettercairn, Kincardine, Scotland.
xii Isabella RAMSAY, born 11 Dec 1800, baptized 11 Dec 1800 in Montrose, Scotland.
xiii Frances RAMSAY, born 11 Dec 1800, baptized 11 Dec 1800 in Montrose, Scotland.
xiv Edwin Hewgill RAMSAY, born 1804 at Fettercairn, Kincardine, Scotland, died 10 Dec 1826 at Buhj, Cutch, India.
17. Elizabeth BANNERMAN, died 11 Dec 1844 in Edinburgh, Scotland, probate 16 Jan 1845 at Edinburgh Sheriff's Court.
22. William CARNEGIE, title: 7th Earl of Northesk, born 10 Apr 1756, died 28 May 1831. He married Mary RICKETTS, 9 Dec 1788.
Children:
11. i Jane Christian CARNEGIE, born Abt 1800, died 1 Oct 1840. She married William Fullerton Lindsay CARNEGIE, 27 Dec 1820.
23. Mary RICKETTS, died 1836.
30. William PAPINEAU, born Abt 1787 in Carshalton (Surrey), census 1861 at Wellfield House, Streatham Common, London (Surrey). He married Margaret.
Children:
15. i Margaret PAPINEAU, born Abt 1818 in Hackney (Middx), census 1861 at Wellfield House, Streatham Common, London (Surrey). She married Charles CANDY, 14 May 1836 at St Mark, Kennington, London (Surrey).
31. Margaret, born Abt 1793 in Bermondsey (Surrey), census 1861 at Wellfield House, Streatham Common, London (Surrey).
32. Thomas BURNETT, title: 6th Baronet of Leys, died May 1783. He married Catherine RAMSAY.
Children:
16. i Alexander BURNETT later RAMSAY, title: 1st Baronet Ramsay of Balmain, born 30 Jul 1757, occupation Sheriff of Kincardineshire, died 17 May 1810, probate 21 Jan 1811 at Brechin Commissary Court. He married Elizabeth BANNERMAN, 14 Oct 1782.
33. Catherine RAMSAY, died 10 Dec 1798.
34. Alexander BANNERMAN, title: Bart.
Children:
17. i Elizabeth BANNERMAN, died 11 Dec 1844 in Edinburgh, Scotland, probate 16 Jan 1845 at Edinburgh Sheriff's Court. She married Alexander BURNETT later RAMSAY, title: 1st Baronet Ramsay of Balmain, 14 Oct 1782.
66. Charles RAMSAY, died 1727. He married Catherine MILL.
Children:
33. i Catherine RAMSAY, died 10 Dec 1798. She married Thomas BURNETT, title: 6th Baronet of Leys.
ii Alexander RAMSAY, title: 6th Baronet Balmain, died 11 Feb 1806.
67. Catherine MILL.
My thanks to David SCRUTTON for the photograph, and for information about John Marmaduke RAMSAY's siblings.
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