There have been five Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Ramsay, four in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2010.

The Ramsay Baronetcy, of Balmaine in the County of Kincardine, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 3 September 1625 for Gilbert Ramsay. He was a descendant of John Ramsay, Lord Bothwell

John Ramsay, Lord Bothwell

John Ramsay, 1st Lord Bothwell, later Sir John Ramsay of Trarinzeane, was born about 1464 and died in 1513.He was the son of John Ramsay of Corstoun in Fife and Janet Napier .He was married to Isabel Cant in 1484...

. The fourth Baronet was one of the Scottish representatives to the 1st Parliament of Great Britain

Scottish representatives to the 1st Parliament of Great Britain

Scottish representatives to the House of Commons of the 1st Parliament of Great Britain were not elected but co-opted in 1707 from the Commissioners of the last Parliament of Scotland.-Legal background to the composition of the 1st Parliament:...

 and subsequently sat for Kincardineshire

Kincardineshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Kincardineshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It was represented by one Member of Parliament ....

. The fifth and sixth Baronets also represented Kincardineshire in the House of Commons

British House of Commons

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...

. The latter assumed the additional surname of Irvine. The title became dormant on his death in 1806. However, it was revived the same year in favour of his nephew (see the 1806 creation below).

The Ramsay Baronetcy, of Whitehill in the County of Edinburgh, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 2 June 1665 for John Ramsay. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet in 1744.

The Ramsay Baronetcy, of Bamff in the County of Perth, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 3 December 1666 for Gilbert Ramsay. The title became extinct on the death of the twelfth Baronet in 1986.

The Ramsay Baronetcy, of Abbotshall in the County of Fife, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 23 June 1669 for Andrew Ramsay. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1709.

The Ramsay Baronetcy, of Balmain in the County of Kincardine, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 13 May 1806 for Alexander Ramsay. Born Alexander Burnett, he was the second son of Sir Thomas Burnett, 6th Baronet, of Leys (see Burnett Baronets

Burnett Baronets

There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Burnett, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...

) by his wife Catherine, sister and heiress of Sir Alexander Ramsay-Irvine, 6th Baronet, of Balmain (see above). He succeeded to the Ramsay estates in 1806 and assumed the same year by Royal license the surname of Ramsay in lieu of his patronymic. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for MP for Kincardineshire

Kincardineshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Kincardineshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It was represented by one Member of Parliament ....

. The third Baronet was Member of Parliament for Rochdale

Rochdale (UK Parliament constituency)

Rochdale is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...

. The seventh and present Baronet is the presumed heir to the dormant Burnett Baronetcy of Leys.

William Alexander Ramsay, eldest son of Captain Francis Ramsay, third son of the second Baronet, was a Brigadier-General in the British Army

British Army

The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...

. His son Sir Bertram Ramsay

Bertram Ramsay

Admiral Sir Bertram Home Ramsay KCB, KBE, MVO was a British admiral during World War II. He was an important contributor in the field of amphibious warfare.-Early life:...

 was an Admiral

Admiral

Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...

 in the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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Ramsay, later Ramsay-Irvine Baronets, of Balmain (1625)

• Sir Gilbert Ramsay, 1st Baronet (d. c. 1663)
• Sir David Ramsay, 2nd Baronet (d. 1673)
• Sir Charles Ramsay, 3rd Baronet (d. 1695)
• Sir David Ramsay, 4th Baronet
  Sir David Ramsay, 4th Baronet
  Sir David Ramsay, 4th Baronet was a member of the first Parliament of Great Britain, serving from 1707–1708. He was MP for Kincardineshire, Scotland 1708-1710....
  
   (d. 1710)
• Sir Alexander Ramsay, 5th Baronet (c. 1679-1754)
• Sir Alexander Ramsay-Irvine, 6th Baronet (d. 1806)

Ramsay Baronets, of Whitehill (1665)

• Sir John Ramsay, 1st Baronet (1624-1674)
• Sir John Ramsay, 2nd Baronet (1645-1715)
• Sir John Ramsay, 3rd Baronet (d. 1717)
• Sir Andrew Ramsay, 4th Baronet (1678-1721)
• Sir John Ramsay, 5th Baronet (1720-1744)

Ramsay Baronets, of Bamff (1666)

• Sir Gilbert Ramsay, 1st Baronet (d. c. 1686)
• Sir James Ramsay, 2nd Baronet (d. 1730)
• Sir John Ramsay, 3rd Baronet (d. 1738)
• Sir James Ramsay, 4th Baronet (c. 1706-1782)
• Sir John Ramsay, 5th Baronet (d. 1783)
• Sir George Ramsay, 6th Baronet (d. 1790)
• Sir William Ramsay, 7th Baronet (d. 1807)
• Sir James Ramsay, 8th Baronet (1797-1859)
• Sir George Ramsay, 9th Baronet (1800-1871)
• Sir James Henry Ramsay, 10th Baronet (1832-1925)
• Sir James George Ramsay, 11th Baronet (1878-1959)
• Sir Neis Alexander Ramsay, 12th Baronet (1909-1986)

Ramsay Baronets, of Abbotshall (1669)

• Sir Andrew Ramsay, 1st Baronet (1648-1680)
• Sir Andrew Ramsay, 2nd Baronet (d. 1709)

Ramsay Baronets, of Balmain (1806)

• Sir Alexander Burnett Ramsay, 1st Baronet (1757-1810)
• Sir Alexander Ramsay, 2nd Baronet (1785-1852)
• Sir Alexander Ramsay, 3rd Baronet (1813-1875)
• Sir Alexander Entwisle Ramsay, 4th Baronet (1837-1902)
• Sir Herbert Ramsay, 5th Baronet (1868-1924)
• Sir Alexander Burnett Ramsay, 6th Baronet (1903-1965)
• Sir Alexander William Burnett Ramsay, 7th Baronet (b. 1938)