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Roderick Ruairidh Mor MacLeod 1558–1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1558

Birth Location: Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: January 1626

Death Location: Fortrose, Ross-Shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Tormod MacLeod

Mother: Giles MacLean

Spouse(s): Lady MacDonald, Isabel MacDonald

Children(s): Sir MacLeod, John MacLeod, Sir Tallisker, William Hamer, Donald MacLeod, Flora MacLeod, Florence MacLeod, Isabel MacLeod, Janet MacLeod, John MacLeod, Margaret MacLeod, Mary MacLeod, Mary MacLeod, Moire MacLeod

The story of Roderick Ruairidh Mor MacLeod began in 1558 in Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom. Roderick Ruairidh Mor MacLeod married Isabel Macdonald, Lady Isabella Macdonald, and had children including Donald Macleod, Flora Macleod, Florence Macleod, Isabel Macleod, Janet Macleod, John Ian Mor Macleod, John Macleod, Margaret Macleod, Mary Macleod, Moire Macleod, Sir Norman Macleod, Sir Roderick Rory Macleod 1St Lord Of Tallisker, William Macleod Of Hamer. Roderick Ruairidh Mor MacLeod passed away in 1626 in Fortrose, Ross-Shire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Roderick Ruairidh Mor MacLeod began in 1558 in Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Roderick Ruairidh Mor MacLeod married Isabel Macdonald, Lady Isabella Macdonald, and had children including Donald Macleod, Flora Macleod, Florence Macleod, Isabel Macleod, Janet Macleod, John Ian Mor Macleod, John Macleod, Margaret Macleod, Mary Macleod, Moire Macleod, Sir Norman Macleod, Sir Roderick Rory Macleod 1St Lord Of Tallisker, William Macleod Of Hamer.
  • Roderick Ruairidh Mor MacLeod passed away in 1626 in Fortrose, Ross-Shire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Roderick MacLeod's Ancestors

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Roderick MacLeod
1558–1626
Birth Place: Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Tormod (Norman) Harris MacLeod
1510–1584
Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom
Giles (Julian) MacLean
1530–1585
Duart Castle, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Roderick MacLeod's Descendants

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Roderick (Ruairidh Mor) MacLeod (1558–January 1626) m. Lady (Isabella) MacDonald (1577–1655) m. Isabel MacDonald (1567–1615)
  1. 1. Sir (Norman) MacLeod 1614–1705 m. Catherine (Mary) MacDonald 1635–1729
    1. 1. Katherine (Catherine) MacLeod 1660–1761 m. Angus ((aeneas) Mor) MacDonell 1660–1746
      1. 1. John ((Leek)) Macdonell 1689–1746 m. Mary Grant 1690–1750
        1. 1. John (MacDonell of Leek) Col 1707–1782 m. Jean (Magdelene) Chisholm 1715–1780
      2. 2. Donald (MacDonell) Scotus 1705–1746
      3. 3. Allan MacDonell 1697–
      4. 4. Catherine MacDonnell 1697–
      5. 5. John (Norman) MacLeod 1680–1746
      6. 6. Alexander (Alistair) McDONELL 1738–1803
      7. 7. Angus (Og) McDONELL 1725–
  2. 2. John (Ian Mor) MacLeod 1595–1649
  3. 3. Sir (Roderick Rory MacLeod, 1st Lord of) Tallisker 1606–1675
  4. 4. William (MacLeod of) Hamer 1617–1698
  5. 5. Donald MacLeod 1619–1706
  6. 6. Flora MacLeod 1625–
  7. 7. Florence MacLeod 1626–1726
  8. 8. Isabel MacLeod 1600–1680
  9. 9. Janet MacLeod 1621–1700
  10. 10. John MacLeod 1602–
  11. 11. Margaret MacLeod 1598–1650
  12. 12. Mary MacLeod 1605–
  13. 13. Mary MacLeod 1596–
  14. 14. Moire MacLeod 1597–1660

Roderick MacLeod's Timeline

4 Records

1558
1558
Birth of Roderick Ruairidh Mor MacLeod in Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom
1580
1580
Age 22
Roderick Ruairidh Mor MacLeod was married in Glengarry, Lochaber, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glengarry, Lochaber, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
1592
1592
Age 34
Roderick Ruairidh Mor MacLeod was married in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
1626
January 1626
Age 68
Death of Roderick Ruairidh Mor MacLeod in Fortrose, Ross-Shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Fortrose, Ross-Shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Glengarry, Lochaber, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1592
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1626
    Event Place: Fortrose, Ross-Shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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