William Ramsay (Royal Navy officer)

Rear-Admiral Sir William Ramsay KCB (born Burnett; 27 May 1796 – 3 December 1871) was a Scottish admiral in the Royal Navy.

The baronetcy was revived in favour of Burnett a few months after Sir Alexander's death, who changed the family surname to Ramsay.

Queen Victoria created him a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in June 1869.

[4] He retired to live with his brother Dean Ramsay at 23 Ainslie Place on the Moray Estate in west Edinburgh.

[1] He is buried with his brother in the eastern enclosure of St John's Episcopal Church, Edinburgh (on Princes Street).

23 Ainslie Place, Edinburgh
The grave of Admiral Sir William Ramsay and Dean Ramsay, St John's Episcopal Church, Edinburgh