RAMSAY
and
GRAHAM FAMILIES
George RAMSAY married Margaret BANKS before 1836 in Scotland. To date I cannot find any information on this family. We know that they had at least 2 children George Banks RAMSAY born C1836 in Dundee Scotland. George Banks RAMSAY married Margaret GRAHAM on 18 August 1869in Dundee Scotland. They had 3 children before migrating to Melbourne Victoria after 1877. Margaret GRAHAM was the daughter of John GRAHAM and Margaret LANG. Margaret was born C1838 in Ireland and she had at least 1 sister. The family arrived in Melbourne Australia sometime between 1881 and 1891.
A elder sister was Betsy RAMSAY who married a DAVIDSON and had at least 1 daughter. Betsy was present at the birth of Margaret RAMSAY, eldest daughter of George Banks RAMSAY and Margaret GRAHAM and registered the birth.
George Banks RAMSAY gave his occupation as a ships carpenter at his marriage and on his children's birth certificates.
Margaret and Mary Ann both married. Mary Ann died when her child was very young. Her daughter never married but lived her life out back in Scotland living with her father's family.
Margaret married Walter HOMEWOOD, for further family details see the HOMEWOOD family. Margaret died in 1919 due to the Spanish Flu that swept the country after WW1. Her son, Leslie Charles died only days after his wedding of the same flu.
This line of the family is proving to be very difficult to locate.
Descendants of: John RAMSAY
1 John RAMSAY born 1807
married 07 November 1832 Margaret BANKS born 1811
2 George Banks RAMSAY born 1834 died 21
October 1912
married
13 July 1860 Grace MacKAY
married
18 August 1869 Margaret GRAHAM born 1836
died 21 August 1915
3 Margaret RAMSAY born
16 November 1872 died 08 February 1919 married
1891 Walter HOMEWOOD born 15 April 1868
died 08 May 1941
4
Alfred George HOMEWOOD born 18 February 1892
died 24 February 1919
married 01 February 1919 Nellie DANIELS
4
Myrtle Elvina HOMEWOOD born 12 December 1893
died 24 April 1940
married 02 December 1916 Richard Stanley VEALE
born 05 September 1893 died 29 July 1987
4
Walter Ramsay HOMEWOOD born 27 September 1895
died 11 February 1932
married Ivy GALLOP
4
Margaret Alice (Meg) HOMEWOOD born 3 October 1897
died 16 October 1984
married 1920 Eric Gordan WILLIAMS
4
Leslie Charles HOMEWOOD born 23 January 1900
died 24 June 1944
married 19 December 1925 Doris Florence GREENWOOD
born 24 November 1906
4
George Albert HOMEWOOD born 17 December 1901
died 26 June 1971
married 03 March 1923 Dorothy May DEWAR born 13 August 1900 died 09 Oct 1966
4
Ethel Ivy HOMEWOOD born 13 October 1905 died 25 April 1980
married
1928 Charles HOMEWOOD
4
Alice May HOMEWOOD born 18 January 1908
died 24 September 2000
married 28 May 1938 Vernon THOMSON born 21 September 1910 died 30 Jan 1958
4
Nancy Jean HOMEWOOD born 27 September 1918
died 15 July 1957
married Joseph MUDFORD
3 Mary Ann RAMSAY born
23 December 1874 died 1899
married 1898 Andrew WILLIAMSON
4 Elizabeth WILLIAMSON born 1899
3 George Banks RAMSAY
born 09 July 1877 died 1915
Descendants of: John GRAHAM
1 John GRAHAM
married Margaret LANG born 1810
2 Margaret GRAHAM
born 1836 died 21 August 1915
married 18 August 1869 George Banks RAMSAY born 1834
died 21 October 1912
3
Margaret RAMSAY born 16 November 1872 died 08 February 1919
married
1891 Walter HOMEWOOD born 15 April 1868
died 08 May 1941
4
Alfred George HOMEWOOD born 18 February 1892
died 24 February 1919
married 01 February 1919 Nellie DANIELS
4
Myrtle Elvina HOMEWOOD born 12 December 1893
died 24 April 1940
married 02 Dec 1916 Richard Stanley VEALE
born 05 September 1893 died 29 July 1987
4
Walter Ramsay HOMEWOOD born 27 September 1895
died 11 February 1932
married Ivy GALLOP
4
Margaret Alice (Meg) HOMEWOOD born 03 October 1897
died 16 October 1984
married 1920 Eric Gordan WILLIAMS
4
Leslie Charles HOMEWOOD born 23 January 1900
died 24 June 1944
married 19 December 1925 Doris Florence GREENWOOD
born 24 November 1906
4
George Albert HOMEWOOD born 17 December 1901
died 26 June 1971
married 03 March 1923 Dorothy May DEWAR
born 13 August 1900 died 09 October 1966
4
Ethel Ivy HOMEWOOD born 13 October 1905 died 25 April 1980
married
1928 Charles HOMEWOOD
4
Alice May HOMEWOOD born 18 January 1908
died 24 September 2000
married 28 May 1938 Vernon THOMSON born 21 September 1910 died 30 January 1958
4
Nancy Jean HOMEWOOD born 27 September 1918
died 15 July 1957
married Joseph MUDFORD
3
Mary Ann RAMSAY born 23 December 1874 died 1899
married 1898 Andrew WILLIAMSON
4
Elizabeth WILLIAMSON born 1899
3
George Banks RAMSAY born 09 July 1877 died 1915
2 Mary Ann GRAHAM
born 1845
2 Jane GRAHAM