8. Andrew Ramsay, Bart
“Sir Andrew Ramsay, Baronet [S. 1665], of Whitehall, next br. and h., 6. 26 June 1678 ; Advocate, 29 Jan. 1704 ; sometime Sheriff Depute…
Read more...2. The Quest for an Heir
Sir Andrew Ramsay was a lawyer, and he took care to entail the Whitehill property, as the Ramsay family’s landed base. This was presumably to protect it from bankruptcy proceedings, as the family’s finances remained precarious from one generation to the next. This is part of Scotland’s story! Anyway, each generation had to find a male heir to succeed to the estate – leading to some complicated manoeuvres… The entail passed through females on several occasions, ensuring that the portraits of Ramsay women were preserved, along with their names.
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;…
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10. Robert Balfour-Ramsay
Robert Balfour of Balbirnie (1698–1766), from Fife, Scotland, was Member of Parliament for Edinburghshire from 1751 to 1754. His grandfather, George Balfour (d.1665), made a fortune as…
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12. Major George Ramsay
As the second son of Robert Balfour and Anne Ramsay, George was destined for the Army. He served with the Royal Scots and took the…
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13. Elizabeth Balfour
This portrait is by John Martin, a pupil of Allan Ramsay’s. It is unfinished, and shows Elizabeth clutching a dove, with nothing to suggest she…
Read more...14. William Wardlaw, Captain
William Wardlaw of Abden was born 8 August 1745 and married Elizabeth Balfour, heiress of Sir Andrew Ramsay. He served in the Royal Navy, and…
Read more...11. William Balfour
William Balfour is listed as Factor with the East India Company in 1778 William was based in Madras, and corresponded regularly with his brother Robert,…
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