Ramsay, James (Kent)
From AngloScottish
| Dates | 1750s?-1789 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Kent | ||
| Vocation | Physician & abolitionist | ||
| Place of Birth | Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire | ||
| Marriage | Rebecca Akers | ||
| Issue | 1 son, 3 daughters | ||
| Place of birth | Source | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
Apprenticed to local surgeon Dr Alexander Findlay prior to attended King’s College, Aberdeen where Ramsay obtained his MA in 1753. Continued surgical training in London under Macaulay, George. He joined navy and encountered slave ship plagued by dysentery which would have lasting impact. Ramsay sought Anglican ordination to enable him to work among slaves and moved to St. Kitts He returned to Britain in 1777 residing at the house of Sir Charles Middleton Barham Court, Teston, Kent. Ramsay rejoined the navy and continued to resided between the West Indies and Britain. A vocal abolitionist Ramsay published abolitionist writings. He died at Middleton’s home in London 1789 and it buried in Teston churchyard.
