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Sir John Halkhead Ross Macdonald 1425–1501 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1425

Birth Location: Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 16 Oct 1501

Death Location: Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: Alexander Ross

Mother: Elisabeth Seton

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In 1425, Sir John Halkhead Ross Macdonald entered the world in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland, born to Alexander Mac Donald Lord Van De Eilanden Earl Ross And Elisabeth Seton. Sir John Halkhead Ross Macdonald passed away in 1501 in Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1425, Sir John Halkhead Ross Macdonald entered the world in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland, born to Alexander Mac Donald Lord Van De Eilanden Earl Ross And Elisabeth Seton.
  • Sir John Halkhead Ross Macdonald passed away in 1501 in Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Sir Macdonald's Ancestors

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Sir Macdonald
1425–1501
Birth Place: Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Mac-Donald Lord van de Eilanden Earl Ross
1398–1449
Tulloch Castle, Dingwall, Ross Shire, Scotland
Elisabeth Seton
1405–1479
Huntly Castle, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
Grandparents
Donald (Mac-Donald Lord van de) Eilanden
1360–1432
Isle of Ross, Western Isles, Scotland
Maria (Leslie Gravin van) Ross
1375–1440
Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Macdonald's Timeline

2 Records

1425
1425
Birth of Sir John Halkhead Ross Macdonald in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1501
16 Oct 1501
Age 76
Death of Sir John Halkhead Ross Macdonald in Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1425
    Event Place: Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1501
    Event Place: Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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