Ramsay, David ♂

Education

M.A. 28.4.1749.

Possibly the man who matriculated as a student from St Leonards College in session 1746-1747. He was a Ramsay bursar and son to David Ramsay at Gorthie. He absconded to England after being involved in a body snatching case in St Andrews and a paternity case in Fowlis Wester. In 1750 he was reported to have gone to settle in the West Indies.

Birth/childhood

Possibly the man who matriculated as a student from St Leonards College in session 1746-1747. He was a Ramsay bursar and son to David Ramsay at Gorthie. He absconded to England after being involved in a body snatching case in St Andrews and a paternity case in Fowlis Wester. In 1750 he was reported to have gone to settle in the West Indies.

Career

Possibly the man who matriculated as a student from St Leonards College in session 1746-1747. He was a Ramsay bursar and son to David Ramsay at Gorthie. He absconded to England after being involved in a body snatching case in St Andrews and a paternity case in Fowlis Wester. In 1750 he was reported to have gone to settle in the West Indies. [Body snatcher] (bodysnatcher)

Sources

  • UYUC110 Ramsay
  • UYUC400:8.1.1750
  • St L Coll Min.
  • St A Kirk Session Min 1747 & 1749