Peerage Record – 55454

     Eleonore Vrouwe van Zuylen was born in 1350.¹ She married Frank I van Borselen Heer van St. Maartensdijk, son of Nicolaas I van Borselen Heer van Sandijk Kleverskerke en Brigdamme and Hedwig van Strijen, on 7 December 1369.¹ She died in 1404.¹

     Alexander Fitzgerald Ramsay was born on 29 November 1880.¹ He was the son of Brig.-Gen. William Alexander Ramsay and Susan Newcombe Minchener.² He married Margaret Jenny Slagg, daughter of William Crichton Slagg, in 1946.¹ He died in May 1962 at age 81.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the 2nd Cavaliers, Indian Army.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1902.¹ He fought in the First World War, he was wounded.¹

     William Crichton Slagg was a practising barrister.¹

     Margaret Jenny Slagg was the daughter of William Crichton Slagg.² She married Alexander Fitzgerald Ramsay, son of Brig.-Gen. William Alexander Ramsay and Susan Newcombe Minchener, in 1946.¹ She died in 1980.¹
     From 1946, her married name became Ramsay.¹

     Sir Bertram Home Ramsay was born on 20 January 1883.¹ He was the son of Brig.-Gen. William Alexander Ramsay and Susan Newcombe Minchener.² He married Helen Margaret Menzies, daughter of Colonel Charles Thomson Menzies, on 26 February 1929.¹ He died on 2 January 1945 at age 61 at France, killed on active service.¹
     He served in 1904 at Somaliland.¹ He fought in the First World War, he was mentioned in despatches twice.¹ He was Commander of HMS M25 between 1915 and 1917.¹ He was Commander of HMS Broke between 1917 and 1919.¹ He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1918.¹ He was Commander of HMS Weymouth between 1924 and 1925.¹ He was Commander of HMS Danae between 1925 and 1927.¹ He was Commander of HMS Kent and Flag Captain and Chief of Staff at Far East Station between 1929 and 1931.¹ He was Commander of HMS Royal Sovereign between 1933 and 1935.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Berwickshire.¹ He gained the rank of Right Admiral and Chief of Staff of the Home Fleet in 1935.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral between 1939 and 1942 at Dover, Kent, England.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1940.¹ He was awarded the Chief Commander, United States Legion of Merit.¹ He gained the rank of deputy Naval Commander-in-Chief in 1942 in the Expeditionary Force (invasion of North Africa.)¹ He was awarded the Order of the Crown of Italy.¹ He was awarded the Order of Ushakov, 1st Class (Russia.)¹ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre Belgian.¹ He was awarded the Chevalier, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1943.¹ He was Commander of the British Naval Task Force (invasion of Sicily) in 1943.¹ He gained the rank of Commander-in-Chief between 1943 and 1945 in the Allied Naval Expeditionary Force (North West Europe.)¹ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre avec palme.

     Colonel Charles Thomson Menzies held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He lived at Kames, Berwickshire, England.¹

     Helen Margaret Menzies was the daughter of Colonel Charles Thomson Menzies.² She married Sir Bertram Home Ramsay, son of Brig.-Gen. William Alexander Ramsay and Susan Newcombe Minchener, on 26 February 1929.¹ She died on 17 June 1993.¹
     From 26 February 1929, her married name became Ramsay.¹ She lived at Bughtrig, Coldstream, Berwickshire, England.¹

     David Francis Ramsay was born on 1 October 1933.¹ He is the son of Sir Bertram Home Ramsay and Helen Margaret Menzies.² He married, firstly, Stacey Rogers, daughter of G. S. Rogers, on 29 August 1963.¹ He and Stacey Rogers were divorced in 1973.¹ He married, secondly, Pamela Davidsen on 9 February 1989.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He lived at 74857 South Cove Drive, Indian Wells, California, U.S.A.¹

     Stacey Rogers is the daughter of G. S. Rogers.² She married David Francis Ramsay, son of Sir Bertram Home Ramsay and Helen Margaret Menzies, on 29 August 1963.¹ She and David Francis Ramsay were divorced in 1973.¹
     From 29 August 1963, her married name became Ramsay.¹