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Ranalow, Joseph George Miles Parker; son of William Ranalow, Organist of St.Canice Cathedral, Kilkenny, co.Kilkenny, Ireland, and Mary Anne, eldest dau. of Joseph Parker, Henry Street, Limerick, co.Limerick, Ireland, painter and glazier ; b. Ireland c.1844 ; successively organist, St.Mary’s, Kilkenny, and the Mariners’ Church, Kingstown, Dublin ; living in Dublin in 1873 ; Music Master Jan 1877 – Dec 1919 ; m. 1 Jan 1873 Ellen Frances, dau. of Francis Baring Atkinson, Morland Hall, Westmorland ; d. 18 May 1920. Father of Frederick Baring Ranalow (Record, vol.III, qv).

Ranalow, Frederick Baring, only son of Joseph George Miles Parker Ranalow, music master at the school, by Ellen Frances, daughter of Francis Baring Atkinson, of Morland Hall, Westmorland; b. Nov. 7, 1873; adm. May IO, 1888 (H); left Dec. 1890; Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music 1906; appointed a Lay Vicar of Westminster Abbey Aug. 1, 1900; resigned Dec. 1908; Professor at the Royal Academy of Music and the Guildhall School of Music; for many years leading baritone of the Beecham Opera Company; played the part of Macbeth in the revival of The Beggar's Opera in 1920, which ran for 1,000 performances; m. Jan. 21, 1909, Lilian Mary, elder daughter of William Edward Oates, of Gestingthorpe Hall, Essex; d. Dec. 8, 1953.

RAMUS, GEORGE EDWARD AUGUST, son of Nicholas Ramus, and Benedicte Couvert, St. Martin’s in the Fields; b. 16 Dec 1747 (IGI); at school under Markham, where he was a friend and contemporary of William Hickey (qv) (Steward, Anniversary Dinner 1792); played in OWW v. Old Etonians cricket match at Molesey Hurst 1768 (Hickey, i, 100); Supernumary Clerk, Treasury Apr 1763 – Jul 1766, Under Clerk Jul 1766 – Nov 1782, Senior Clerk Nov 1782 – Jul 1785, Chief Clerk from Nov 1785; m. Elizabeth --- (IGI) [check]; d. 13 May 1808.

RAMSEY, WILLIAM; b. ; adm. ; KS 1618 (Chapter Muniments 33673).

RAMSEY, JOHN, son of Robert Ramsey, London, tailor; b. ; at school under Osbaldeston two years (J. E. B. Mayor & R. F. Scott, Admissions to St. John’s Coll. Camb. , i, 7); BB 1629; St. John’s Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 30 Jun 1631, aged 16, Bishop Williams Scholar 9 Nov 1631, matr. 1631.

RAMSEY, HENRY, brother of John Ramsey (qv); b.; adm.; KS 1630; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1635, matr. 26 Jun 1635, aged 17, Westminster Student to 1642; BA 1639.

RAMSEY, DAVID; b.; Min. Can. 1642.

RAMSAY, JOHN, only son of Allan Ramsay, Harley Street, London, portrait painter, Principal Painter to George III, and his second wife Margaret, elder dau. of Sir Alexander Lindsay, Bart.; b.; adm. 16 Sep 1778; in school list 1781; in Italy with father 1782-4; Ensign, 1 Nov 1782; Lieut., 101st Foot 14 Jun 1783; Capt., 100th Foot 22 Jun 1785; 75th Foot 6 Nov 1788; Lieut. and Capt., 3rd Foot Guards 18 Nov 1790; Capt. and Lieut. -Col., 16 Sep 1794; Brevet Col., 1 Jan 1800; Col. -Commandant, Chasseurs Britanniques 10 Feb 1803; Brig. at Malta 15 Oct 1803; Major-Gen., 25 Apr 1808; Lieut. -Gen., 4 Jun 1813; Gen., 22 Jul 1830; served in Flanders under Duke of York 1793; d. at Geneva 10 Aug 1845.