Ramsay, John (London)
From AngloScottish
Dates | 1603-26 | ||
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Location | London | ||
Vocation | Courtier | ||
Place of Birth | Scotland | ||
Marriage | Lady Elizabeth Ratcliffe (d.1618); Martha Cockayne | ||
Issue | |||
Place of birth | Source | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
Earl of Holdernesse. Spent majority of life at court of James VI. Maintained links with Scotland, appointed between 1610-23 to various commissions for peace for the constabulary of Haddington. Raised to Peerage (1606) as iscount Haddington and Lord Ramsay of Barns. Died London 1626 and buried in Westminster Abbey.