William Ramsay, 1st Baron Panmure (27 October 1771 – 13 April 1852 ) was the younger son of George Ramsay, 8th Earl of Dalhousie

George Ramsay, 8th Earl of Dalhousie

George Ramsay, 8th Earl of Dalhousie was a grandson of William Ramsay, 6th Earl of Dalhousie.On 30 July 1767, he married Elizabeth Glen and they had five children:*Lady Mary Ramsay*Lady Elisabeth Ramsay...

 and Elizabeth Glen. His father was the son of Jean Maule, granddaughter of George Maule, 2nd Earl of Panmure

Earl of Panmure

Earl of Panmure was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1646 for Sir Patrick Maule, a former Gentleman of the Bedchamber to James VI and loyal follower of Charles I. He was made Lord Maule, Brechin and Navar at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland...

. In 1782 he succeeded to the Maule estates on the death of his great-uncle William Maule, 1st Earl Panmure, and assumed by Royal license the same year the additional surname and arms of Maule. In 1831 the Panmure title was revived when he was raised to the peerage.

Marriage and issue

On 1 December 1794, he married Patricia Heron Gordon and they had nine children:

• Fox Maule Ramsay (1801–1874), later 2nd Baron Panmure and 11th Earl of Dalhousie

Patricia died in 1821, and on 4 June 1822, William married Elizabeth Barton. Lord Panmure created a scandal when he departed to Italy with Christina Mackay. He remained with her, predominantly in Italy, until his death in 1852. Together they had one illegitimate child, James Mackay, who married Deborah Lyle of Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

. The second son of James and Deborah was James Lyle Mackay, 1st Earl of Inchcape.