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Lord James (Baron) Ross, of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross 1517–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 April 1581

Death Location: Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Ninian Ross

Mother: Elizabeth Ruthven

Spouse(s): Lady Buckinghamshire

Children(s): Elizabeth ROSS, William Muiriston, Dorothy Ross, Sir Ross, Dame Ross, Jean Ross, Alison Ross, Catherine Sherman, Gilbert”of Ross

Lord James (Baron) Ross, of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross was born in 1517 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Ninian Ross And Elizabeth Ruthven. Lord James (Baron) Ross, of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross married Lady Jean Sempill Semply Lady Of Buckinghamshire, and had children including Alison Ross, Catherine Sherman, Dame Grizell Ross, Dorothy Ross, Elizabeth Semple Ross, Gilbertof Loch Ryan Dumfriesshire Ross, Jean Ross, Sir Robert 5Th Lord Of Halkhead Ross, William Semple Ross Lord Muiriston. Lord James (Baron) Ross, of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross passed away in 1581 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • Lord James (Baron) Ross, of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross was born in 1517 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Ninian Ross And Elizabeth Ruthven.
  • Lord James (Baron) Ross, of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross married Lady Jean Sempill Semply Lady Of Buckinghamshire, and had children including Alison Ross, Catherine Sherman, Dame Grizell Ross, Dorothy Ross, Elizabeth Semple Ross, Gilbertof Loch Ryan Dumfriesshire Ross, Jean Ross, Sir Robert 5Th Lord Of Halkhead Ross, William Semple Ross Lord Muiriston.
  • Lord James (Baron) Ross, of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross passed away in 1581 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Lord Ross's Ancestors

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Lord Ross
1517–1581
Birth Place: Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Ninian Ross
1490–1556
Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Ruthven
1486–1529
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Ruthven
1460–1528
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Christian Forbes
1473–1553
Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Forbes
1440–1483
Christian Sexton-Gordan
1442–1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Forbes
1414–1460
Egidia Keith
1425–1473

Lord Ross's Descendants

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Lord (James (Baron) Ross, of Hawkhead 4th Lord) Ross (1517–2 April 1581) m. Lady (Jean Sempill\Semply Lady of) Buckinghamshire (1532–28 Feb 1592)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Semple) ROSS 1560–1594
  2. 2. William (Semple ROSS Lord) Muiriston 1565–
  3. 3. Dorothy Ross 1555–1598 m. Alexander (Cunningham of) Aiket 1558–1592
    1. 1. James (Aujet) Cunningham 1584–1662
    2. 2. Alexander Cunningham 1586–
    3. 3. William Cunningham 1588–1629
    4. 4. Jean Cunningham 1575–1607
    5. 5. Marion Cunningham 1575–1661 m. John Muir 1559–1602
      1. 1. John Muir 1594–1650 m. Agnes Miller 1598–
        1. 1. Agnes Muir 1631– m. Robert Goodwin 1639–
  4. 4. Sir (Robert, 5th Lord of Halkhead) Ross 1563–1595
  5. 5. Dame (Grizell) Ross 1570–1618
  6. 6. Jean Ross 1566–1590
  7. 7. Alison Ross 1564–1617
  8. 8. Catherine Sherman 1566–1598
  9. 9. Gilbert”of (Loch Ryan Dumfriesshire”) Ross 1575–1637

Lord Ross's Timeline

4 Records

1517
1517
Birth of Lord James (Baron) Ross, of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1553
15 Nov 1553
Age 36
Lord James (Baron) Ross, of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross was married in Cleghorn, County Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cleghorn, County Lanarkshire, Scotland
1580
1580
Age 63
Lord James (Baron) Ross, of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross was married in Ross, Cramarty, Scotland
Ross, Cramarty, Scotland
1581
2 April 1581
Age 64
Death of Lord James (Baron) Ross, of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1553
    Event Place: Cleghorn, County Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Ross, Cramarty, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 April 1581
    Event Place: Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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