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Roderick "Ruairidh Mor" Macleod 1558 – 1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1558

Birth Location: Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Death Date: 3 Jan 1626

Death Location: Dunvegan, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Father: Tormud MacLeod

Mother: Marian Maclean

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Sir MacDonald

In 1558, Roderick "Ruairidh Mor" Macleod 15th Chief of Macleod entered the world in Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland, born to Tormud Norman MacLeod and Marian Maclean. Roderick "Ruairidh Mor" Macleod 15th Chief of Macleod had children including Sir James MacDonald. Roderick "Ruairidh Mor" Macleod 15th Chief of Macleod passed away in 1626 in Dunvegan, Isle of Skye, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1558, Roderick "Ruairidh Mor" Macleod 15th Chief of Macleod entered the world in Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland, born to Tormud Norman MacLeod and Marian Maclean.
  • Roderick "Ruairidh Mor" Macleod 15th Chief of Macleod had children including Sir James MacDonald.
  • Roderick "Ruairidh Mor" Macleod 15th Chief of Macleod passed away in 1626 in Dunvegan, Isle of Skye, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Tormud MacLeod
1519 – 1584
Birth Location: Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Marian Maclean
1524 – 1573
Birth Location: Duart Castle, Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir MacDonald
1575 – 1678
Birth Location: Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
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Roderick Macleod's Ancestors

Self
Roderick Macleod
1558 – 1626
Birth Place: Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Parents
Tormud Norman MacLeod
1519 – 1584
Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marian Maclean
1524 – 1573
Duart Castle, Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Ian (MacAlister Muiderteach MacDonald (8th Chief of ClanRanald &) Moldart)
1502 – 1584
Tioram Castle, Loch Moidart, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Macdonald
1505 – 1567
Ardnamurchan, Argyll, SCOTLAND
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Roderick Macleod's Descendants

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Roderick ("Ruairidh Mor") Macleod (1558 – 3 Jan 1626)
  1. 1. Sir (James) MacDonald (1575 – 8 Dec 1678) m. Mary McCLEOD (1570 – 1610)
    1. 1. Marion MacDonald (1600 – 8 December 1678) m. Patrick (Roy) MacGregor (1600 – 1650)
      1. 1. Duncan MacGregor (1620 – 1676) m. Jonet Myller (1628 – 1686)
      2. 2. John MacGregor (1621 – )
      3. 3. Iain MacGregor

Roderick Macleod's Timeline

7 Records

1558
1558
Birth of Roderick "Ruairidh Mor" Macleod 15th Chief of Macleod in Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland
1580
1580
Age 22
Roderick "Ruairidh Mor" Macleod 15th Chief of Macleod was married in MacDonald Castle, Glengarry, Lochaber, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
MacDonald Castle, Glengarry, Lochaber, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
1592
1592
Age 34
Roderick "Ruairidh Mor" Macleod 15th Chief of Macleod was married in MacDonald Castle, Glengarry, Inverness-shire, Scotland
MacDonald Castle, Glengarry, Inverness-shire, Scotland
1598
1598
Age 40
Roderick "Ruairidh Mor" Macleod 15th Chief of Macleod was married in Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland
1602
1602
Age 44
Roderick "Ruairidh Mor" Macleod 15th Chief of Macleod was married in Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland
Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland
1610
ABT 1610
Age 52
Roderick "Ruairidh Mor" Macleod 15th Chief of Macleod was married
None
1626
3 Jan 1626
Age 68
Death of Roderick "Ruairidh Mor" Macleod 15th Chief of Macleod in Dunvegan, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Dunvegan, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: MacDonald Castle, Glengarry, Lochaber, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1592
    Event Place: MacDonald Castle, Glengarry, Inverness-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1598
    Event Place: Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1602
    Event Place: Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1610

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1626
    Event Place: Dunvegan, Isle of Skye, Scotland
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