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Alexander 9th of Balnagowan Ross 1516–1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 October 1592

Death Location: Ardmore, Argyle, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Ninian Ross

Mother: Lady Steward

Spouse(s): Agnes MacKenzie, Sarah None

Children(s): Walter Ross, William Ross, George Ross, Effie Ross

In 1516, Alexander 9th of Balnagowan Ross entered the world in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Ninian Ross And Lady Ann Elizabeth Steward. Alexander 9th of Balnagowan Ross married Agnes Mackenzie, Sarah, and had children including Effie Ross, George Alexander Ross, John H Ross, Walter Ross, William Ross. Alexander 9th of Balnagowan Ross passed away in 1592 in Ardmore, Argyle, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1516, Alexander 9th of Balnagowan Ross entered the world in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Ninian Ross And Lady Ann Elizabeth Steward.
  • Alexander 9th of Balnagowan Ross married Agnes Mackenzie, Sarah, and had children including Effie Ross, George Alexander Ross, John H Ross, Walter Ross, William Ross.
  • Alexander 9th of Balnagowan Ross passed away in 1592 in Ardmore, Argyle, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Alexander Ross's Ancestors

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Alexander Ross
1516–1592
Birth Place: Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Ninian Ross
1491–1556
Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Lady (Ann Elizabeth) Steward
1500–1564
Balvenie Castle, Mortlach, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (I Lord Steward Van Balveny Earl Van) Atholl
1440–1512
Balveny Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Eleanor) Sinclair
1457–1519
Castle Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Ross's Descendants

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Alexander (9th of Balnagowan) Ross (1516–25 October 1592) m. Agnes MacKenzie (1509–) m. Sarah (Abt 1522–)
  1. 1. Walter Ross 1553–
  2. 2. William Ross 1550–1622
  3. 3. George (Alexander) Ross 1557–1625
  4. 4. Effie Ross 1543–

Alexander Ross's Timeline

3 Records

1516
1516
Birth of Alexander 9th of Balnagowan Ross in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
1520
1520
Age 4
Birth of Alexander 9th of Balnagowan Ross in Balblair, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
Balblair, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
1592
25 October 1592
Age 76
Death of Alexander 9th of Balnagowan Ross in Ardmore, Argyle, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ardmore, Argyle, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Balblair, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland; Page Number: 328

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 October 1592
    Event Place: Ardmore, Argyle, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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