Lauderdale Ramsay grave monument in Dean 2i Cemetery, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland

G'day to you all: Having read the paragraph below, I can only express my dismay that so many people are so cavalier about the voluntary work that you're doing. I hope very much that nobody will ever have cause to include me among them. Certainly, I'm most grateful that people like you exist, and hope that, even if never rewarded with money, you are the beneficiary of numerous random acts of kindness. As you might have guessed from the above request, I'm a direct descendant of Lauderdale Ramsay's parents, Alexander and Elizabeth BURNETT. Burnett you ask? Yes, Alexander RAMSAY was born Alexander BURNETT and only assumed the surname of RAMSAY in 1806 after he inherited the Ramsay baronetcy through his mother. FYI, it was the BURNETT family who built Crathes Castle among other great estates. These days, I'm an avid genealogist, and am using Ancestry.com to compile my family tree. I reckon that I spend at least a couple of hours each evening–usually with a good red–beavering away at it. It's fascinating and a lot of fun. At last count, it included more than 14,000 names–together with thousands of photographs and stories–so is already comprehensive. Happily, like you, I am more a giver than a taker these days, so well understand the heartache that you feel when people are less than grateful for what you give them. In the context of the work that you're doing at GPR, I for one would not object to being charged a modest fee for each photograph you provide. I live in Adelaide, Australia so, compared with the cost of getting into a steel tube, flying for 23 hours, hiring a chariot and driving up to Scotland, and then doing the whole journey again in reverse, a few dollars would not be unreasonable. Even when I was in Scotland two years ago, I quickly discovered that there are severe limits to how much family research one can do in just a week while still seeking to do all the other touristy things that visitors like to do. Now that I have discovered your site, I will eagerly explore it for more pictures of graves of my ancestors. Presumably, if yours is a work in progress, I would be wise to keep re-visiting it. Thank you for having taken the trouble to help so many strangers like me. Very much appreciated. With best wishes, Alan Ramsay. P.O. Box 408, Unley, SA 5061 AUSTRALIA
(requested on 13 05 2012)

WE are 4th generation Canadian Burnetts trying to put the link together between the Arberdineshire Burnetts and the Irish Burnetts from Antrim County Northern ireland.
(requested on 13 06 2012)

Hi! Thanks so much for posting this photo. I have been trying to trace the family of George John Pitt Taylor, but had no idea that he was buried in Scotland! I would certainly appreciate a larger picture --- to have a closer look at the monument. Thanks for all of your hard work. :) Regards, Sarah
(requested on 11 02 2014)

Hello from Down Under: Thank you once again for this extraordinary service. As a relative of Lauderdale Ramsay, I would very much like to be able to add a picture of her gravestone to her entry in my family tree. Physically visiting the graveyard from 16,000 km away would be an expensive undertaking for me so your help is especially appreciated. Naturally, I will gladly acknowledge the Graveyard Photographic Resource in my tree. I'm sorry to hear that so many of the people whom you have helped appear not to have properly appreciated what you did for them. With best wishes, Alan Ramsay, Adelaide, Australia.
(requested on 07 04 2014)