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Sir Roderick "Rory" MacLeod, Knight of Cromarty, 12th Chief of Clan MacLeod 1558–1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1558

Birth Location: Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Death Date: 3 Jan 1626

Death Location: Fortrose, Ross & Cromarty, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Father: Norman Harris

Mother: Janet MacLean

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Sir Roderick "Rory" MacLeod, Knight of Cromarty, 12th Chief of Clan MacLeod was born in 1558 in Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland, the child of Norman Tormod Macleod Of Harris And Janet Julia Giles Maclean. Sir Roderick "Rory" MacLeod, Knight of Cromarty, 12th Chief of Clan MacLeod passed away in 1626 in Fortrose, Ross & Cromarty, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

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  • Sir Roderick "Rory" MacLeod, Knight of Cromarty, 12th Chief of Clan MacLeod was born in 1558 in Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland, the child of Norman Tormod Macleod Of Harris And Janet Julia Giles Maclean.
  • Sir Roderick "Rory" MacLeod, Knight of Cromarty, 12th Chief of Clan MacLeod passed away in 1626 in Fortrose, Ross & Cromarty, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

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Sir MacLeod's Ancestors

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Sir MacLeod
1558–1626
Birth Place: Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Parents
Norman (Tormod) MacLeod of Harris
1509–1584
Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Janet (Julia (Giles)) MacLean
1524–1568
Isle of Mull, Argyll, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (Alastair "Crottach" the Humpbacked Macleod 8th Chief of the Clan) Macleod
1450–
Dunvegan, Skye, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Cameron
1475–1547
Inverness-shire, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir MacLeod's Timeline

2 Records

1558
1558
Birth of Sir Roderick "Rory" MacLeod, Knight of Cromarty, 12th Chief of Clan MacLeod in Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland
1626
3 Jan 1626
Age 68
Death of Sir Roderick "Rory" MacLeod, Knight of Cromarty, 12th Chief of Clan MacLeod in Fortrose, Ross & Cromarty, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Fortrose, Ross & Cromarty, Inverness-shire, Scotland

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1626
    Event Place: Fortrose, Ross & Cromarty, Inverness-shire, Scotland

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