Lt. Nigel Neis Ramsay

1876 - 1899  (23 years)

• Name	Nigel Neis Ramsay  [1]
  Title	Lt.
  Born	1876	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	St Michael, Hampshire, England   [1]
  Died	11 Dec 1899	Magersfontein, South Africa
  	Boer War
  Person ID	I12604	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	Sir James Henry Ramsay 10th Baronet of Banff,   b. 21 May 1832, Banff, Banffshire, Scotland ,   d. 17 Feb 1925  (Age 92 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Charlotte Fanning Stewart,   b. 1853, Daon Dum, Bengal, India ,   d. 9 Nov 1904, Killiecrankie, Perthshire, Scotland  (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	20 Aug 1873	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	St. John's Episcopal Church
  Family ID	F60	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Nigel was educated at Winchester College and also Royal Military College, Sandhurst, where he gained the sword of honour. Lt Nigel Neis Ramsay 2nd Battalion Black Watch, Royal Highlanders, was killed in action at Magersfontein during the Boer War on the 11th December 1899, aged 23 years. A rather unique memorial to him is located inside St Ninians Episcopal Church, Alyth. A brass effigy of Lt. Ramsay exists in the church and is available for brass rubbings.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] 1891 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Database online. Record for Nigel N Ramsay