On 31st January 1814 Andrew Crombie Ramsay was born in Glasgow.
In 1848 Andrew Crombie Ramsay (age 33) was appointed Professor of Geology at University College, London
In July 1852 Andrew Crombie Ramsay (age 38) and Mary Louisa Williams (age 27) were married.
In 1862 Andrew Crombie Ramsay (age 47) was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
In 1880 Andrew Crombie Ramsay (age 65) was awarded a Medal by the Royal Society.
On 9th December 1891 Andrew Crombie Ramsay (age 77) died. He was buried at St Sadwrn's Church, Llansadwrn [Map] where his grave is marked by a glacial erratic.
On 6th February 1917 [his former wife] Mary Louisa Williams (age 91) died.
Mary Louisa Williams: On 26th March 1825 she was born. In July 1852 Andrew Crombie Ramsay and she were married.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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Memoirs of the Geological Survey of England and Wales II. On the Denudation of South Wales and the adjacent Counties of England. By Andrew C. Ramsay, F. R. S., Director of the Geological Surrey of Great Britain.