 His work in isolating argon, helium, neon, krypton and xenon led to the development of a new section of the periodic table.Ramsay was born at 2 Clifton Street in Glasgow on 2 October 1852, the son of civil engineer and surveyor, William C. Ramsay, and his wife, Catherine Robertson.The family lived at 2 Clifton Street in the city centre, a three-storey and basement Georgian townhouse.