"I Saw Him Fading Bay By Day,
I Saw Him Pass Away,
I Nursed Him With The Tenderest Care,
But Could Not Make Him Stay"
Timaru Herald Monday 24th September 1883 pg2
Death of a West Coast Pioneer -
Mr Nichol Ramsay, of Black's Point, Reefton, died the previous Friday. Mr Ramsay arrived in Australia 30 years ago. Made a trip home in 1868 to see the old folks. He followed mining chiefly in NSW and during the rush to Otago, he began a store. ... Mr Ramsey was a native of Shetland, and about 50 years of age.