Bamff House (5)
The Ramsays of Bamff are a very old family.  Nessus or Neis de Ramsay was physician to King Alexander II in the mid 13th century, and having reportedly saved the king's life, was granted a charter to Bamff in 1232.  His 12x Great grandson, William Ramsay, held like appointments to both King James VI and Charles I.

In 1666, Gilbert Ramsay was given a baronetcy, which lasted until his last male descendant, Sir Neis Alexander Ramsay, 12th and last Baronet, died in 1986.

They are an interesting family, having produced many distinguished men and academically accomplished women, back in a time when it wasn't easy to become an academically accomplished woman (let alone a distinguished man)!
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