9. Anne Ramsay

Anne Ramsay was the daughter of Sir Andrew Ramsay, 4th Baronet of Whitehill. The portrait of Anne as a young woman is by Allan Ramsay; it shows her face, superimposed onto one of his pre-painted upper bodies. A similar portrait can be seen in the Scottish National Gallery.

Her brother John was painted around the same time.

She married George Balfour of Balbirnie, who took the name Balfour-Ramsay.

Their surviving children were:

John Balfour, 5th of Balbirnie (1739–1813); married Mary Gordon
George Balfour, later Ramsay (1740–1806), of Whitehill
Andrew Balfour, later Ramsay (1741–1814), of Whitehill
Robert Balfour (1742–1807) of Balcurvie
General James Balfour (1743–1823), of Whitehill
Elizabeth Balfour; married Captain William Wardlaw
William Balfour (1755–1793) of the Honourable East India Company
Ann Balfour (ca. 1757–1826)

George and Andrew died, leaving Whitehill to General James Balfour, who in his turn passed it to his nephew, Robert Wardlaw, the son of his sister Elizabeth, the 7th child and eldest daughter, and her husband William Wardlaw,  He had served with the East India Company prior to his marriage, at which point he resigned from the Company to manage his wife’s family estates.

Robert took the name Wardlaw Ramsay.