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Lord James 4th Lord Ross of Halkhead Ross 1525–1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

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

Death Date: 2 Jul 1583

Death Location: Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland

Father: Ninian Hawkhead

Mother: Scot ggm

Spouse(s): Lady Buckinghamshire, Jane None, Catherine Ross

Children(s): Lady Ross, Jean Ross, Robert Ross, Grizell None, Willem Muiriston, Peter Scotland, Catherine Sherman, Dorothea Ross, Alison Ross, Jean Ross, Gilbert Ross, Dorothy ROSS, Sir Gentleman, Alison Ross, Robert Ross, Sir Halkhead, Peter Scotland, Gilbert Maybole, Sir Ross, Sir Ross, James Auld, Catherine (Sherman)

In 1525, Lord James 4th Lord Ross of Halkhead Ross entered the world in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Ninian Lord Ross Van Hawkhead And Scot Lady Elizabeth Ruthven Hay Lady Of Ruthven 4Th Baroness Ross Of Halkhead 5Th Countess Of Erroll 15 Ggm. Lord James 4th Lord Ross of Halkhead Ross married Catherine Wade Or Ross, Jane, Lady Jean Sempill Semply Lady Of Buckinghamshire, and had children including Alison Ross, Catherine Ross Sherman, Catherine Sherman, Dorothea Ross, Dorothy Ross, Gilbert Ross, Gilbert Ross Provost Of The Collegiate Church Of Maybole, Grizell, James Auld, Jean Moray Ross, Jean Ross, Lady Elizabeth Of Cleghorn Ross, Peter Ross Of Scotland, Robert Ross, Sir Anthony Swetenham Of Shotwick Gentleman, Sir James 6Th Lord Of Halkhead Ross, Sir Peter Ross, Sir William Lord Ross Muiriston 10Th Lord Of Halkhead, Willem I Lord Ross Van Muiriston. Lord James 4th Lord Ross of Halkhead Ross passed away in 1583 in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland.

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  • In 1525, Lord James 4th Lord Ross of Halkhead Ross entered the world in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Ninian Lord Ross Van Hawkhead And Scot Lady Elizabeth Ruthven Hay Lady Of Ruthven 4Th Baroness Ross Of Halkhead 5Th Countess Of Erroll 15 Ggm.
  • Lord James 4th Lord Ross of Halkhead Ross married Catherine Wade Or Ross, Jane, Lady Jean Sempill Semply Lady Of Buckinghamshire, and had children including Alison Ross, Catherine Ross Sherman, Catherine Sherman, Dorothea Ross, Dorothy Ross, Gilbert Ross, Gilbert Ross Provost Of The Collegiate Church Of Maybole, Grizell, James Auld, Jean Moray Ross, Jean Ross, Lady Elizabeth Of Cleghorn Ross, Peter Ross Of Scotland, Robert Ross, Sir Anthony Swetenham Of Shotwick Gentleman, Sir James 6Th Lord Of Halkhead Ross, Sir Peter Ross, Sir William Lord Ross Muiriston 10Th Lord Of Halkhead, Willem I Lord Ross Van Muiriston.
  • Lord James 4th Lord Ross of Halkhead Ross passed away in 1583 in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland.

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Lord Ross's Ancestors

Self
Lord Ross
1525–1583
Birth Place: Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Ninian Lord Ross van Hawkhead
1490–1556
Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland
Scot (Lady Elizabeth Ruthven\Hay, Lady of Ruthven, 4th Baroness Ross of Halkhead, 5th Countess of Erroll 15) ggm
1495–1530
Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Ross's Descendants

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Lord (James 4th Lord Ross of Halkhead) Ross (1525–2 Jul 1583) m. Lady (Jean Sempill\Semply Lady of) Buckinghamshire (1532–28 Feb 1592) m. Jane (1532–28 Feb 1592) m. Catherine (Wade or) Ross (1559–12 April 1592)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth of Cleghorn) Ross 1556–1594 m. Allan ((Sir) Lockhart, Baron of) Lanarkshire 1547–1623 m. James (1st Lord Torphichen, Sandilands 9th Laird of) Calder 1525–1579
    1. 1. Mary Lockhart 1580–1640 m. Cornelius Crawford 1578–1622
      1. 1. Jean Crawford 1599–1640 m. Williame Lyghtbodie 1595–1651
        1. 1. James Lightbody 1630–1671 m. Christian Hamilton 1633–
        2. 2. Willliam Lightbody 1624–
        3. 3. Marion Lightbody 1627–
        4. 4. Christian Lightbody 1633–1637
        5. 5. Christian Lightbody 1637–
        6. 6. Janet Lightbody 1640–
        7. 7. Margaret Lightbody 1622–
        8. 8. Thomas Lightbodie 1616–
        9. 9. William Lightbody 1631–
        10. 10. James Lightbody 1630–
    2. 2. Mungo (of Hartwood) Lockhart 1598–1674
    3. 3. George (Lord Lockhart van) Turbrecks 1591–1663
    4. 4. Sir (James Lockhart, 11th Lord of Lee, 1st Lord of) Carstairs 1570–1636
    5. 5. William Lockhart 1584–1658
    6. 6. George (Lord Lockhart van) Turbrecks 1587–1658
    7. 7. Sir (Lord Baron Robert of Lee Castle) Lockhart 1591–1663
    8. 8. Robert Lockhart 1618–1663
    9. 9. James Lockhart 1585–1658
    10. 10. Allan Lockhart 1588–1635
    11. 11. Alexander (Lockhart, 7th Earl of) Cleghorne 1583–1630
    12. 12. Allan Lockhart 1580–
    13. 13. Alexander Lockhart 1577–
  2. 2. Jean Ross 1566–1590
  3. 3. Robert Ross 1563–1595
  4. 4. Grizell 1570–1631
  5. 5. Willem (I Lord Ross van) Muiriston 1565–1636
  6. 6. Peter (Ross of) Scotland 1575–1659
  7. 7. Catherine Sherman 1566–1598
  8. 8. Dorothea Ross 1562–1595
  9. 9. Alison Ross 1564–1617
  10. 10. Jean (Moray) Ross 1566–1594
  11. 11. Gilbert Ross 1575–1637
  12. 12. Dorothy ROSS 1562–
  13. 13. Sir (Anthony Swetenham of Shotwick,) Gentleman 1575–1615
  14. 14. Alison Ross 1564–
  15. 15. Robert Ross 1563–1595
  16. 16. Sir (William Lord Ross Muiriston 10th Lord of) Halkhead 1565–1622
  17. 17. Peter (Ross of) Scotland 1575–1659
  18. 18. Gilbert (Ross, Provost of the Collegiate Church of) Maybole 1575–1637
  19. 19. Sir (James, 6th Lord of Halkhead,) Ross 1583–1633
  20. 20. Sir (Peter) Ross 1575–1659
  21. 21. James Auld 1573–1617
  22. 22. Catherine (Ross) (Sherman) 1566–1598

Lord Ross's Timeline

10 Records

1517
1517
Lord James 4th Lord Ross of Halkhead Ross was married in Scotland
Scotland
1525
1525
Birth of Lord James 4th Lord Ross of Halkhead Ross in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1545
Abt. 1545
Age 20
Lord James 4th Lord Ross of Halkhead Ross was married in Cleghorn, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cleghorn, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1553
15 Nov 1553
Age 28
Lord James 4th Lord Ross of Halkhead Ross was married in Cleghorn, County Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cleghorn, County Lanarkshire, Scotland
1556
1556
Age 31
Lord James 4th Lord Ross of Halkhead Ross was married in Cleghorn, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cleghorn, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1575
1575
Age 50
Lord James 4th Lord Ross of Halkhead Ross was married in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
1575
1575
Age 50
Lord James 4th Lord Ross of Halkhead Ross was married in Scotland
Scotland
1580
1580
Age 55
Lord James 4th Lord Ross of Halkhead Ross was married in Ross, Cramarty, Scotland
Ross, Cramarty, Scotland
1583
2 Jul 1583
Age 58
Death of Lord James 4th Lord Ross of Halkhead Ross in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland
Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland
1764
2 Jun 1764
Age 239
Lord James 4th Lord Ross of Halkhead Ross was married in Renfrew, Renfrew, Scotland
Renfrew, Renfrew, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1545
    Event Place: Cleghorn, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1553
    Event Place: Cleghorn, County Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Cleghorn, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Ross, Cramarty, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1764
    Event Place: Renfrew, Renfrew, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1583
    Event Place: Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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