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Francis Ramsay

ca. 1836 — 10 June 1879

Francis Ramsay (13‑50‑6)

Francis was born in Fermanagh, Ireland ca. 1836. He married Mary Blakely in Fermanagh on 12 May 1856 and the young couple arrived in Brisbane on 12 October 1856 per Lady McDonald from Southampton. Francis was a butcher before leaving Ireland and opened a shop in Refuge Row in Queen Street, moving to Leichhardt Street early in 1877. Francis died on 10 June 1879 from injuries sustained after being thrown from his horse the previous month.



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