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Gilbert Ross 1575–1637 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1575

Birth Location: Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1637

Death Location: Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Father: James Ross

Mother: Catherine MacKenzie

Spouse(s): Christian Forrester

Children(s): John Ross

The story of Gilbert Ross began in 1575 in Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Gilbert Ross married Christian Forrester, and had children including John Ross. Gilbert Ross passed away in 1637 in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Gilbert Ross began in 1575 in Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • Gilbert Ross married Christian Forrester, and had children including John Ross.
  • Gilbert Ross passed away in 1637 in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Ross
–1582
Birth Location: Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland
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Catherine MacKenzie
1559–1592
Birth Location: Cromarty, Highland, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Christian Forrester
1565–1627
Birth Location: Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Ross
1602–1643
Birth Location: Balsarroch, Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland
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Gilbert Ross's Ancestors

Self
Gilbert Ross
1575–1637
Birth Place: Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
James Ross
–1582
Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Catherine MacKenzie
1559–1592
Cromarty, Highland, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gilbert Ross's Descendants

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Gilbert Ross (1575–1637) m. Christian Forrester (1565–1627)
  1. 1. John Ross 1602–1643 m. Anna Makgill 1602–1639
    1. 1. James Ross 1634–1690 m. Mary Goodenow 1640–
      1. 1. Mary Ross 1656–1688 m. John Gleason 1647–1689
        1. 1. Thomas Gleason 1686–1755 m. Priscilla Miller 1703–1777
        2. 2. Mary Gleason 1681–
        3. 3. James Gleason 1684–1750
        4. 4. Martha Gleason 1688–
      2. 2. Thomas Ross 1660–1718
      3. 3. James Ross 1661–1739
      4. 4. Jane Ross 1664–1702
      5. 5. Dorothy Ross 1667–1731
      6. 6. Sarah Ross 1670–1728
      7. 7. Elizabeth Ross 1672–1746
      8. 8. Susannah Ross 1676–
      9. 9. Hannah Ross 1678–1705
      10. 10. Daniel Ross 1681–1731
    2. 2. Jane (Elsie) Ross 1625–1690
    3. 3. Sarah Ross 1635–1720

Gilbert Ross's Timeline

2 Records

1575
1575
Birth of Gilbert Ross in Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland
1637
1637
Age 62
Death of Gilbert Ross in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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