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Ninian Ross 1491–1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1491

Birth Location: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: Feb 1556

Death Location: Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: John Ross

Mother: Christian Edmonstone

Spouse(s): Janet Stewart, Elizabeth Ruthven

Children(s): Robert Ross, James Ross, Margaret Ross, Christian Ross, Patrick Ross

Ninian Ross was born in 1491 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of John Ross And Christian Edmonstone. Ninian Ross married Elizabeth Ruthven, Janet Stewart, and had children including Christian Ross, James Ross, Margaret Ross, Patrick Ross, Robert Ross. Ninian Ross passed away in 1556 in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Ninian Ross was born in 1491 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of John Ross And Christian Edmonstone.
  • Ninian Ross married Elizabeth Ruthven, Janet Stewart, and had children including Christian Ross, James Ross, Margaret Ross, Patrick Ross, Robert Ross.
  • Ninian Ross passed away in 1556 in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ross
1455–1513
Birth Location: Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Christian Edmonstone
1473–1551
Birth Location: Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
CE

Spouses(s)

Janet Stewart
1498–1523
Birth Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Ruthven
1486–1529
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
ER

Children(s)

Robert Ross
1510–1547
Birth Location: Balnagoun, Ross, Scotland
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James Ross
1517–1581
Birth Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Margaret Ross
1526–
Birth Location: Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Christian Ross
1508–
Birth Location: of, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Patrick Ross
1519–
Birth Location: Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
PR

Ninian Ross's Ancestors

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Ninian Ross
1491–1556
Birth Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
John Ross
1455–1513
Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Christian Edmonstone
1473–1551
Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Ross
1448–1499
Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Agnes Melville
1450–1478
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Archibald Edmonstone
1452–1502
Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Janet Shaw
1455–1490
Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Macdonald
1425–1501
Marjory Mure
1428–1491
Thomas Melville
1415–1458
William Edmonstone
1427–1486
Matilda Stewart
1435–1485
James Shaw
1412–1491
Isabel
1420–1444
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Macdonald
1398–1449
Elizabeth Seton
1416–1479
John Mure
1390–1430
Elizabeth Gordon
1384–1439
John Melville
1395–1421
Marjory Scott
1389–
William Edmonston
1374–1465
Ispet Stewart
1380–1458
James Stewart
1395–1441
MacDonald
1411–1475
James Shaw
1374–
Mary Annandio
1380–

Ninian Ross's Descendants

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Ninian Ross (1491–Feb 1556) m. Janet Stewart (1498–12 DEC 1523) m. Elizabeth Ruthven (1486–20 Jul 1529)
  1. 1. Robert Ross 1510–1547 m. Agnes Moncrieff 1520–1615
    1. 1. Elizabeth Ross 1541–1578 m. John Fleming 1537–1572
      1. 1. John Fleming 1567–1619 m. Lillias Graham 1570–1619
        1. 1. John Fleming 1589–1650 m. Margaret Livingston 1587–1634
        2. 2. Jean Fleming 1586–1612
        3. 3. Anne Fleming 1588–1625
        4. 4. James Fleming 1591–1623
        5. 5. Margaret Fleming 1594–1622
        6. 6. Thomas Fleming 1595–1686
      2. 2. Mary Fleming 1563–1640
      3. 3. Margaret Fleming 1569–1590
      4. 4. Janet Fleming 1570–1595
      5. 5. Elizabeth Fleming 1571–1579
      6. 6. Lucrece Fleming 1559–
      7. 7. James Fleming 1567–
    2. 2. James Ross 1540–
  2. 2. James Ross 1517–1581
  3. 3. Margaret Ross 1526–
  4. 4. Christian Ross 1508–
  5. 5. Patrick Ross 1519–

Ninian Ross's Timeline

2 Records

1491
1491
Birth of Ninian Ross in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1556
Feb 1556
Age 65
Death of Ninian Ross in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1491
    Event Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1556
    Event Place: Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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