1774 - 1837 (63 years)
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| Name |
Robert (13th of Whitehill) Wardlaw-Ramsay |
| Birth |
1774 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
12 Apr 1837 |
| Person ID |
I156416 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
17 Jun 2024 |
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| Notes |
- Wardlaw-Ramsay family of Whitehill and Tillicoultry
Robert Wardlaw Ramsay bought the Tillicoultry Estate in 1814 (1814-1827 Robert Wardlaw of Balcurvie)
He adopted the surname Wardlaw Ramsay after succeeding to the estate of
Whitehill, Midlothian on the death of his maternal uncle, General James Balfour Ramsay,
17th of Whitehill (1743-1823).
In early life he was a midshipman and served with the Honourable East India Company. His uncle was instrumental in gaining him positions.
No date is known for his leaving the naval service, but he was involved with his estate at
Balcurvie in Fife by 1809. The records suggest that Robert Wardlaw acquired the
Tillicoultry Estate through a series of purchases: in 1814 from Robert Downie, in 1821 from
the heirs of Duncan Glasfurd and in 1827 from James Carstairs Bruce.
- (Research):The birth and baptisms of his three older children were entered in the Tillicoultry parish
registers in 1815 and 1821, transcribed from the records of Charlotte Place Episcopal
Chapel in Edinburgh
They owned a house at 11 Moray Place, Edinburgh
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