After graduating from Cambridge, Ramsey then enrolled as candidate for ordination in the Church of England at Ripon Hall, near Oxford, and began his theological studies there. During his studies he served as an assistant curate at Headington Quarry and it was there that he met his wife Margretta McKay (called Margaret; whom he married in 1943).
Following his graduation from Cambridge, Ramsey pursued further education by enrolling as a candidate for ordination in the Church of England at Ripon Hall, near Oxford. He then commenced his theological studies there. During this period, he worked as an assistant curate at Headington Quarry, where he met his future wife, Margretta McKay (later known as Margaret), whom he married in 1943.