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Lord James (Baron) Ross, of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross 1525–1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

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

Death Date: 28 Feb 1592

Death Location: Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: Ninian Halkhead

Mother: Janet Lennox

Spouse(s): Jean Sempill

Children(s): Peter Scotland

Lord James (Baron) Ross, of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross was born in 1525 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Ninian Ross 3Rd Lord Of Halkhead And Janet Stewart Baroness Stewart Of Lennox. Lord James (Baron) Ross, of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross married Jean Sempill, and had children including Peter Ross Of Scotland. Lord James (Baron) Ross, of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross passed away in 1592 in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lord James (Baron) Ross, of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross was born in 1525 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Ninian Ross 3Rd Lord Of Halkhead And Janet Stewart Baroness Stewart Of Lennox.
  • Lord James (Baron) Ross, of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross married Jean Sempill, and had children including Peter Ross Of Scotland.
  • Lord James (Baron) Ross, of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross passed away in 1592 in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ninian Halkhead
1491–1556
Birth Location: Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Janet Lennox
1498–1523
Birth Location: inchmurrin, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
JL

Spouses(s)

Jean Sempill
1543–1592
Birth Location: Castle Sempill Loch, Lochinwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Peter Scotland
1575–1659
Birth Location: Maybole, South Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lord Ross's Ancestors

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Lord Ross
1525–1592
Birth Place: Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Ninian Ross 3rd Lord of Halkhead
1491–1556
Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Janet (Stewart Baroness ,Stewart of) Lennox
1498–1523
inchmurrin, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John Ross 2nd Lord of) Halkhead
1455–1513
Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Christian Edmonstone
1473–1529
dunreath castle, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Matthew (Stewart 2nd Earl Of) Lennox
1450–1513
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Hamilton
1473–1531
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Halkhead
1440–1499
Anna Melville
1440–1479
Archibald Edmonstone
1452–1513
Janet Shaw
1455–1490
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Balnagowan
1419–1501
Marjory Mure
1433–1491
Thomas Melville
1415–1458
Agnes Bell
1428–1488

Lord Ross's Descendants

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Lord (James (Baron) Ross, of Hawkhead 4th Lord) Ross (1525–28 Feb 1592) m. Jean Sempill (Abt. 1543–Feb 28 1592)
  1. 1. Peter (Ross of) Scotland 1575–1659 m. Lady (Margaret Ross) Patterson-Jack 1574–1659
    1. 1. Robert (Alexander) ROSS 1608–1694 m. ISABELLA (MC LEOD Of) Tallisker 1614–1647
      1. 1. JOHN (ROSS, Sr. Laird of) Balnagowan 1637–1675 m. MARGARET Cochrane 1630–1666
        1. 1. William (Alexander John) Ross 1653–1707 m. Janet Mudock 1662–1683

Lord Ross's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Lord James (Baron) Ross, of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1592
28 Feb 1592
Age 67
Death of Lord James (Baron) Ross, of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1592
    Event Place: Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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