Ramsay (nobility)
Swedish and Finnish noble family
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The Ramsay family is a Swedish and Finnish noble family of Scottish origin. The family members bear the title of Baron in the Finnish nobility.[2]
| Ramsay | |
|---|---|
The arms of Counts Ramsey [1] | |
Parent house | Clan Ramsay |
| Country | Sweden, Finland, Russian Empire |
| Motto | Ora et labora |
Notable members
- Hans (Joan) Ramsay (1550-1649), progenitor of Swedish and Finnish branches[3]
- Anders Erik Ramsay (1638-1735), Swedish Major General[3]
- Anders Henrik Ramsay (1707–1782), Finnish Lieutenant General, Governor of Savo and Kyminkartano County[3]
- Otto Wilhelm Ramsay (1743–1806), Finnish Governor of Kyminkartano[3]
- Karl August Ramsay (1791–1855), Finnish Senator, Governor of Vyborg County[4][3]
- Anders Edvard Ramsay (1799–1877), Finnish General of Infantry, Adjutant General of Russian Empire Army[3]
- Alexander Wolter Ramsay (1825–1891), Finnish Industrialist[3]
- Georg Edvard Ramsay (1834–1918), Finnish General of Infantry, Adjutant General of Russian Empire Army[3]
- Arthur Richard Ramsay (1838-1915), Finnish Major General[3]
- Allan Georg Ramsay (1839-1906), Finnish Lieutenant General[3]
- Gustaf Adolf Ramsay (1842-1918), Finnish Major General[3]
- August Ramsay (1859–1943), Finnish Mathematician, was married to Finnish historian and genealogist Jully Ramsay (1865–1919)[5][3]
- Wilhelm Ramsay (1865–1928), Finnish Geologist, Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[6][3]
- William Ramsay (1867-1928), Finnish Politician, Owner of Nissback Estate[3]
- Sir Henrik Ramsay CBE (1886–1951), Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland, Economist[7][3]
