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Lord James Ross 1530 – 1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Hawkhead House, Hawkhead, Nr. Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 2 April 1581

Death Location: Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland

Father: Lord Ross

Mother: Lady Stewart

Spouse(s): Lady Semple

Children(s): Lady Ross, Peter Ross

Lord James Ross , Baron of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross was born in 1530 in Hawkhead House, Hawkhead, Nr. Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of Lord Ninian Ross and Lady Janet Stewart. Lord James Ross , Baron of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross married Lady Jean Semple, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Ross, Peter Ross. Lord James Ross , Baron of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross passed away in 1581 in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland.

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Biography

  • Lord James Ross , Baron of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross was born in 1530 in Hawkhead House, Hawkhead, Nr. Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of Lord Ninian Ross and Lady Janet Stewart.
  • Lord James Ross , Baron of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross married Lady Jean Semple, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Ross, Peter Ross.
  • Lord James Ross , Baron of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross passed away in 1581 in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Ross
1491 – 1556
Birth Location: Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Lady Stewart
1486 – 1564
Birth Location: Inchmurrin Castle, Inchmurrin Island, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Semple
1535 – 1600
Birth Location: Cayhurst, Buckinghamshire
LS

Children(s)

Lady Ross
1522 – 1594
Birth Location: Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Peter Ross
1575 – 1659
Birth Location: Scotland
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Lord Ross's Ancestors

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Lord Ross
1530 – 1581
Birth Place: Hawkhead House, Hawkhead, Nr. Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord Ninian Ross
1491 – 1556
Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet) Stewart
1486 – 1564
Inchmurrin Castle, Inchmurrin Island, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (John) Ross
1460 – 1513
Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland
Baroness (Christian) Edmonstone
1473 – 1551
Duntreath Castle, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Schotland
Lord (Matthew) Stewart
1452 – 1513
Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Hamilton
1473 – 1531
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Liard Edmonstone
1445 – 1502
Johanna Ross
1450 – 1490
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Ross's Descendants

1.
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Lord (James) Ross (1530 – 2 April 1581) m. Lady (Jean) Semple (1535 – 1600)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Ross (1522 – 10 July 1594) m. Lord (Sir Knight Allan) Lockhart (1552 – 5 Nov 1624)
    1. 1. Sir (Robert) Lockhart (1591 – 1 Jul 1664) m. Dame (Anna) Fleming (1625 – 13 Apr 1653)
      1. 1. Sir (Capt James Horatio) Lockhart (Abt 1655 – 28 April 1711) m. Lady (Margaret) Burnett (1691 – 1703)
        1. 1. Capt (James Horatio) Lockhart (1683 – 1790) m. Lady (Margaret) Lillington (1683 – 1760)
  2. 2. Peter Ross (1575 – 25 June 1659) m. Margaret (Patterson) Jack (1574 – )
    1. 1. Lady (Marjory Agnes) Ross (June 1602 – 19 February 1639) m. William (Cuthbert) Caldwell (1597 – 19 Feb 1639)
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth 'Bessie') Caldwell (26 July 1630 – 1671) m. Sir (Peter) Duncan (17 Jun 1624 – 9 September 1676)
        1. 1. Sir (William Robert Duncan) ll (18 January 1659 – abt 1719) m. Margaret McMurde (13 Sep 1661 – 23 Sep 1720)

Lord Ross's Timeline

16 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Lord James Ross , Baron of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland
Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland
1525
ABT 1525
Birth of Lord James Ross , Baron of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross in Hawkhead House, Hawkhead, Nr. Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Hawkhead House, Hawkhead, Nr. Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1525
ABT 1525
Birth of Lord James Ross , Baron of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross in Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland
1529
1529
Birth of Lord James Ross , Baron of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross in Hawkhead House, Hawkhead, Nr. Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Hawkhead House, Hawkhead, Nr. Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1530
1530
Birth of Lord James Ross , Baron of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross in Hawkhead House, Hawkhead, Nr. Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Hawkhead House, Hawkhead, Nr. Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1530
1530
Birth of Lord James Ross , Baron of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross in Hawkhead House, Hawkhead, Nr. Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Hawkhead House, Hawkhead, Nr. Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1581
2 Apr 1581
Age 51
Death of Lord James Ross , Baron of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross in Hawkhead House, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Hawkhead House, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1581
2 April 1581
Age 51
Death of Lord James Ross , Baron of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland
Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland
1581
2 April 1581
Age 51
Death of Lord James Ross , Baron of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland
Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland
1582
1582
Age 52
Death of Lord James Ross , Baron of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross in Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland
1583
2 Jul 1583
Age 53
Death of Lord James Ross , Baron of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross in Hawkhead House, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Hawkhead House, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1583
2 Jul 1583
Age 53
Death of Lord James Ross , Baron of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross in Halket Melvill, West Lothian, Scotland
Halket Melvill, West Lothian, Scotland
1592
28 Feb 1592
Age 62
Death of Lord James Ross , Baron of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1592
28 Feb 1592
Age 62
Death of Lord James Ross , Baron of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland
Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland
1592
28 Feb 1592
Age 62
Death of Lord James Ross , Baron of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross in Halket Melvill, West Lothian, Scotland
Halket Melvill, West Lothian, Scotland
1592
28 Feb 1592
Age 62
Death of Lord James Ross , Baron of Hawkhead 4th Lord Ross in of Halkhead, Cot, Scotland
of Halkhead, Cot, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1525
    Event Place: Hawkhead House, Hawkhead, Nr. Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Hawkhead House, Hawkhead, Nr. Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Hawkhead House, Hawkhead, Nr. Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1525
    Event Place: Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Hawkhead House, Hawkhead, Nr. Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1592
    Event Place: Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1583
    Event Place: Hawkhead House, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1581
    Event Place: Hawkhead House, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1592
    Event Place: Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1592
    Event Place: Halket Melvill, West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 April 1581
    Event Place: Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1582
    Event Place: Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1583
    Event Place: Halket Melvill, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1592
    Event Place: of Halkhead, Cot, Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 April 1581
    Event Place: Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
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