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George 10th Chief of Balnagowan Ross 1557 – 1615 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1557

Birth Location: Balnagoun, Ross en Cromarty, Scotland

Death Date: 14 February 1615

Death Location: Balnagoun, Ross en Cromarty, Scotland

Father: Sir Ross

Mother: Lady SINCLAIR

Spouse(s): Marian Cawdor, Lady Campbell

Children(s): Lady Balnagowan

In 1557, George 10th Chief of Balnagowan Ross entered the world in Balnagoun, Ross en Cromarty, Scotland, born to Sir Lord Alexander "Clan O'Beolan" Ross, Knight of Balnagowan, 1st Laird of Eastern Fearn, 9th Lord of Balnagowan, 13th Chief of Clan Ross and Lady JANET Sarah SINCLAIR. George 10th Chief of Balnagowan Ross married Marian Campbell, Lady of Cawdor, Lady Isabel MacIntosh, Baroness Campbell, and had children including Lady Jean Anne Ross of Balnagowan. George 10th Chief of Balnagowan Ross passed away in 1615 in Balnagoun, Ross en Cromarty, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1557, George 10th Chief of Balnagowan Ross entered the world in Balnagoun, Ross en Cromarty, Scotland, born to Sir Lord Alexander "Clan O'Beolan" Ross, Knight of Balnagowan, 1st Laird of Eastern Fearn, 9th Lord of Balnagowan, 13th Chief of Clan Ross and Lady JANET Sarah SINCLAIR.
  • George 10th Chief of Balnagowan Ross married Marian Campbell, Lady of Cawdor, Lady Isabel MacIntosh, Baroness Campbell, and had children including Lady Jean Anne Ross of Balnagowan.
  • George 10th Chief of Balnagowan Ross passed away in 1615 in Balnagoun, Ross en Cromarty, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Ross
1516 – 1592
Birth Location: Balblair, Cromartyshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
SR
Lady SINCLAIR
1513 – 1599
Birth Location: Caithness, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
LS

Spouses(s)

Marian Cawdor
1561 – 1572
Birth Location: Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland
MC
Lady Campbell
1561 – 1667
Birth Location: Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, Devonshire, England
LC

Children(s)

Lady Balnagowan
1572 – 1604
Birth Location: Balnagowan (Balnagoun), Kintail, Ross, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
LB

George Ross's Ancestors

Self
George Ross
1557 – 1615
Birth Place: Balnagoun, Ross en Cromarty, Scotland
Parents
Sir Lord Alexander "Clan O'Beolan" Ross, Knight of Balnagowan, 1st Laird of Eastern Fearn, 9th Lord of Balnagowan, 13th Chief of Clan Ross
1516 – 1592
Balblair, Cromartyshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (JANET Sarah) SINCLAIR
1513 – 1599
Caithness, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Walter (Ross 8 Th Laird of) Balnagowan
1490 – 1528
Balnagowan Ross and Cromarty Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Ross's Descendants

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George (10th Chief of Balnagowan) Ross (1557 – 14 February 1615) m. Marian (Campbell, Lady of) Cawdor (1561 – 1572) m. Lady (Isabel MacIntosh, Baroness) Campbell (1561 – Dec 24, 1667)
  1. 1. Lady (Jean Anne Ross of) Balnagowan (March 1572 – 9 May 1604) m. Sir (Lord KENNETH I MacKENZIE, 12th Lord of Kintail, 1st Baron of) MacKenzie (1573 – 27 February 1611)
    1. 1. Sir (Colin 'the Red' Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Seaforth, Lord) Fortose (1586 – 15 Apr 1633)
    2. 2. 1st (Earl of Seaforth MacKenzie Lord Fortrose Colin Ruadh) MacKENZIE (1586 – 15 Apr 1633)
    3. 3. COLIN (The Red) MACKENZIE (1586 – 15 Apr 1633)
    4. 4. George ((Ross) Mackenzie 2nd Earl of) Seaforth (1587 – 1 August 1651)
    5. 5. Lady (Janet Kintail) MacKenzie (1588 – 1624)
    6. 6. Janet (Mackenzie) (MacDonald) (1588 – 1630)
    7. 7. Hon (Annie Barbara) Mackenzie (1592 – 1628)
    8. 8. Iain ("John" MacKenzie 1st of) Lochslyne, (1598 – 1631) m. Lady (Isabella Urquhart) MacKenzie (1613 – Bef. 1713) m. Isabel MacKenzie (ABT 1602 – Before 1713)
      1. 1. John ("Iain Molach" or "Hairy John") MacKenzie (1621 – 1685) m. Mrs. ((Fraser)) MacKenzie
        1. 1. Kenneth (MacKenzie I) Auldeny (1648 – ) m. Isabel (Matheson of) Bennetsfield (1670 – )
      2. 2. Margaret MacKenzie (1622 – 1722) m. Sir (Norman, 1st Baron of Berneray, Laird of Skye, 4th Chief of Waternish, 12 Chief of Clan) MacLeod (1614 – 3 March 1709)
        1. 1. John MacLEOD (1646 – 1726)

George Ross's Timeline

5 Records

1557
1557
Birth of George 10th Chief of Balnagowan Ross in Balnagoun, Ross en Cromarty, Scotland
Balnagoun, Ross en Cromarty, Scotland
1578
1578
Age 21
George 10th Chief of Balnagowan Ross was married in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland
Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland
1578
1578
Age 21
George 10th Chief of Balnagowan Ross was married in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
1581
1581
Age 24
George 10th Chief of Balnagowan Ross was married in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
1615
14 February 1615
Age 58
Death of George 10th Chief of Balnagowan Ross in Balnagoun, Ross en Cromarty, Scotland
Balnagoun, Ross en Cromarty, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Balnagoun, Ross en Cromarty, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1581
    Event Place: Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Broomchill, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Kinaird, Clackmannan, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Netherton Hamilton, Banff, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 February 1615
    Event Place: Balnagoun, Ross en Cromarty, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hill of Fearn, Highland, Scotland
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