David Ramsay (1750-1818)

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David Ramsay

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth1750ref:719
Baptism23.1.1750 - Coldringham, Berwickshireref:719
First Known Service25.6.1773CSORN
FatherWilliam Ramsayref:719
WifeMary MacLeod (-1829) - Married 31.10.1776, Westminster W067
SonW067
Last Known Service8.1808CSORN
Date of Death18.11.1818 - Stoney Bank, Edinburgh W067
Will Probated20.1.1819, PROB 11/1612/282

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
25.6.1773		Lieutenant	CSORN
21.9.1790		Commander	CSORN
21.9.1790	19.11.1790	Scourge (16) 1779-1795 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/69	ADM 6/24
13.4.1793	7.1794	Queen (10) 1793-1794 British 10 Gun Hired Ship , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/229	ADM 6/24
3.1798		Appointed to the Impress Service at Greenock Captain in the Impress Service	ref:2000
22.1.1806		Captain	CSORN
8.1808		Eurydice (24) 1781-1834 British 24 Gun 6th Rate Ship , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/24 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

CSORNDavid Bonner-Smith, Robert L. DiNardo, David Syrett, Web Site

W067Various, Web Site

ref:2000 Book

ref:719 Family History

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Monday 8th of June 2026 17:20	F.F.	British First Rate ship of the line 'Britannia' (1762) (100) 1762-1825 British 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line 1812 Renamed "Princess Royal" 1812 Renamed "Saint George" 1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
Thursday 4th of June 2026 20:01	James Daschuk	British steam sloop 'Devastation' (1841) (6) 1841-1866 British 6 Gun Unrated Steam Sloop
Thursday 4th of June 2026 14:56	AvM	British Merchant east indiaman 'Zephyr' (1790) (8) 1790-1798 British 8 Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:37	Jon Miller	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Pembroke' (1733) (60) 1733-1749 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:33	Jon Miller	British Sixth Rate ship 'Mercury' (1745) (20) 1745-1753 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Ship

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