Ramsay, William Arthur
| Birth Name | Ramsay, William Arthur |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 76 years, 7 months, 8 days |
Notes
Note
William was in Honolulu in the 1940 US census with wife Maurine (Maureen) and Caroline Mccluskey, a step grand-daughter. He was the President and Manager of W. R. Electrical Appliances.
In 1920, he was living in Honolulu with wife Lena, age 44 and born in Kansas, and several children, all born in Hawaii: May J, age 12; Ronald age 10 and Barbara age 3. They were still together in 1930.
Journal Pioneer Jan 11 1952 - Death of former Islander after a life of enterprise, Mr. W. A. Ramsay, formerly of Port Hill. One of Hawaii's Business Builders.
Mr Ramsay died in Palo Alto, California at the age of 75. He was survived by his second wife and by three children: Mrs May T. (Vincent) Danford of Honolulu, Ronald (Bud) Ramsay of Honolulu and Mrs Barbara (Pope) of San Jose, Calif. Also by a niece, Mrs Mabel Sandelin, Honolulu and 8 grandchildren.
Mr Ramsay arrived in Honolulu 53 years ago at the age of 22. He was born 17 April 1976 in Prince Edward Island, Canada. In 1887 he was brought to the United States by his parents who settled at Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Arriving in Honolulu, he joined the firm of Catton-Neill. In 1900 he left for China where he was a junior engineer on a river steamer for one year.
Around 1923 he organized the firm W. A. Ramsay Ltd, retiring in 1944.
Events
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| Birth | April 14, 1875 | Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada | PEI Baptismal Index; William gave April 17 | |
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| Death | November 22, 1951 | California, United States | ||
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Ramsay, Donald - Lot 17 | 1831 | November 28, 1898 | |
| Mother | Simpson, Annie | October 24, 1832 | February 16, 1916 | |
| Sister | Ramsay, Sarah | January 1856 | 1940 | |
| Brother | Ramsay, John Simpson | October 24, 1859 | 1934 | |
| Brother | Ramsay, Norman | March 3, 1861 | June 5, 1862 | |
| Sister | Ramsay, Eliza Ann Annie | November 1, 1863 | 1932 | |
| Brother | Ramsay, George William | June 1, 1865 | 1868 | |
| Sister | Ramsay, Agnes Butterick Beatrice | November 15, 1873 | December 26, 1953 | |
| Ramsay, William Arthur | April 14, 1875 | November 22, 1951 | ||
| Brother | Ramsay, Major | 1878 | October 5, 1907 |
Families
Family of Ramsay, William Arthur and Templeton, Lena |
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| Married | Wife | Templeton, Lena ( * April 1874 + June 15, 1936 ) |