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Ninian Ross of van Halkhead, 3rd Lord Ross 1491–1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1491

Birth Location: Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 2 Feb 1556

Death Location: Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: Lord Hawkhead

Mother: Baroness Dunreath

Spouse(s): Lady Lennox, Janet Darnley

Children(s): James Halkhead, Lord Garter

In 1491, Ninian Ross of van Halkhead, 3rd Lord Ross entered the world in Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland, born to Lord John Ross Iilord Ross Of Hawkhead And Baroness Christian Edmonstone Of Dunreath. Ninian Ross of van Halkhead, 3rd Lord Ross married Janet Elizabeth Stewart Lady Of Darnley, Lady Janet Stewart Baroness Of Ross Countess Of Lennox, and had children including James Ross 4Th Lord Ross Of Halkhead, Lord Robert Ross Ii Lord Van Hawkhead Knight Of The Garter. Ninian Ross of van Halkhead, 3rd Lord Ross passed away in 1556 in Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1491, Ninian Ross of van Halkhead, 3rd Lord Ross entered the world in Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland, born to Lord John Ross Iilord Ross Of Hawkhead And Baroness Christian Edmonstone Of Dunreath.
  • Ninian Ross of van Halkhead, 3rd Lord Ross married Janet Elizabeth Stewart Lady Of Darnley, Lady Janet Stewart Baroness Of Ross Countess Of Lennox, and had children including James Ross 4Th Lord Ross Of Halkhead, Lord Robert Ross Ii Lord Van Hawkhead Knight Of The Garter.
  • Ninian Ross of van Halkhead, 3rd Lord Ross passed away in 1556 in Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Hawkhead
1460–1513
Birth Location: Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland
LH
Baroness Dunreath
1473–1551
Birth Location: Duntreath Castle, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Schotland
BD

Spouses(s)

Lady Lennox
1486–1564
Birth Location: Inchmurrin Castle, Inchmurrin Island, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
LL
Janet Darnley
1502–1523
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JD

Children(s)

James Halkhead
1530–1581
Birth Location: Hawkhead House, Hawkhead, Nr. Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
JH
Lord Garter
1511–1549
Birth Location: Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland
LG

Ninian Ross's Ancestors

Self
Ninian Ross
1491–1556
Birth Place: Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord John Ross IILord Ross, of Hawkhead
1460–1513
Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland
Baroness (Christian Edmonstone , of) Dunreath
1473–1551
Duntreath Castle, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Schotland
Grandparents
Liard (Archibald Edmonstone , Liard Van) Dunreath
1445–1502
Duntreath Castle, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Schotland, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Johanna (Sauchie) Ross
1450–1490
Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ninian Ross's Descendants

1.
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Ninian (Ross of van Halkhead, 3rd Lord) Ross (1491–2 Feb 1556) m. Lady (Janet Stewart , Baroness of Ross, Countess of) Lennox (1486–25 November 1564) m. Janet (Elizabeth Stewart , Lady of) Darnley (17 July 1502–12 December 1523)
  1. 1. James (Ross, 4th Lord Ross of) Halkhead 1530–1581 m. Lady (Jean Semple , of) Buckinghamshire 1535–1600
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Ross , Countess of Cleghorn, Baroness) Lockhart 1522–1594 m. Lord (Sir Knight Allan Lockhart , 6th Baron of) Cleghorn 1552–1624
      1. 1. Sir (Robert Lockhart , Baron of Lee) Castle 1591–1664 m. Dame (Anna) Fleming 1625–1653
        1. 1. Sir (Capt James Horatio) Lockhart 1655–1711 m. Lady (Margaret) Burnett 1691–1703
    2. 2. Peter Ross 1575–1659 m. Margaret (Patterson) Jack 1574–
      1. 1. Lady (Marjory Agnes) Ross 1602–1639 m. William (Cuthbert) Caldwell 1597–1639
        1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth 'Bessie') Caldwell 1630–1671 m. Sir (Peter Duncan) II 1624–1676
  2. 2. Lord (Robert Ross , II, Lord van Hawkhead, Knight of the) Garter 1511–1549 m. Lady (Agnes Margaret Erskine Moncrieff , Countess of Lennox, Baroness Ross, Mistress of King James V of) Scotland 1511–1543
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Stewart Ross , Baroness) Fleming 1541–1578 m. Lord (Sir Knight John Fleming , KNIGHT of BIGGAR, LORD of MONTROSE, 5th LORD of FLEMING, 3rd EARL of WIGTON, GOVENOR of DUNBARTON, 4th LORD CHAMBERLAI , KNIGHT of BIGGAR, LORD of MONTROSE, 5th LORD of FLEMING, 3rd EARL of WIGTON, GOVENOR of) DUNBA 1540–1572
      1. 1. Lord (John Fleming , 6th Lord, and 1st Earl of) Wigtown 1567–1619 m. Lady (Lillias Katherine Graham , Countess of) Wigtown 1568–1607
        1. 1. John (Fleming , Lord of Biggar, Cumbernault, , 2nd Earl of Wigton, 7th Lord of) Montrose 1589–1650 m. Lady (Margaret Livingston , Countess of) Wigton 1587–1634
      2. 2. Lady (Jane (Janet)) Fleming 1570–1598 m. Sir (William Bruce, Laird of) Airth 1565–1598
        1. 1. Sir (William Robert of Airth Knight of Stenhous Bruce) (Baronet) 1590–1636 m. Rachel (Frances) Johnstoun 1588–1631

Ninian Ross's Timeline

11 Records

1490
1490
Birth of Ninian Ross of van Halkhead, 3rd Lord Ross in Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1490
1490
Birth of Ninian Ross of van Halkhead, 3rd Lord Ross in Hawkhead House, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Hawkhead House, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1490
1490
Birth of Ninian Ross of van Halkhead, 3rd Lord Ross in Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1491
1491
Birth of Ninian Ross of van Halkhead, 3rd Lord Ross in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1491
1491
Birth of Ninian Ross of van Halkhead, 3rd Lord Ross in Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1491
1491
Birth of Ninian Ross of van Halkhead, 3rd Lord Ross in Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1556
2 Feb 1556
Age 65
Death of Ninian Ross of van Halkhead, 3rd Lord Ross in Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1556
2 Feb 1556
Age 65
Death of Ninian Ross of van Halkhead, 3rd Lord Ross in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1556
2 February 1556
Age 65
Death of Ninian Ross of van Halkhead, 3rd Lord Ross in Hawkhead House, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Hawkhead House, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1556
2 Feb 1556
Age 65
Death of Ninian Ross of van Halkhead, 3rd Lord Ross in Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1556
2 Feb 1556
Age 65
Death of Ninian Ross of van Halkhead, 3rd Lord Ross in Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1491
    Event Place: Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Hawkhead House, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1491
    Event Place: Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1491
    Event Place: Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1556
    Event Place: Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1556
    Event Place: Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 February 1556
    Event Place: Hawkhead House, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1556
    Event Place: Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1556
    Event Place: Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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