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Sir Lord Alexander "Clan O'Beolan" ROSS, Knight of Balnagowan, 1st Laird of Eastern Fearn, 9th Lord of Balnagowan, 13th Chief of Clan Ross 1513–1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 March 1513

Birth Location: Balnagoun, Ross en Cromarty, Scotland

Death Date: 25 Oct 1592

Death Location: Ardmore, Argyle, Scotland

Father: Walter Balnagowan

Mother: Marian Kintail

Spouse(s): Lady SINCLAIR, Agnes Cunningham, Lady Sinclair

Children(s): George Ross

In 1513, Sir Lord Alexander "Clan O'Beolan" ROSS, Knight of Balnagowan, 1st Laird of Eastern Fearn, 9th Lord of Balnagowan, 13th Chief of Clan Ross entered the world in Balnagoun, Ross en Cromarty, Scotland, born to Walter Ross 8Th Laird Of Balnagowan And Marian Marjorie Grant Lady Of Balnagowan Baroness Of Kintail. Sir Lord Alexander "Clan O'Beolan" ROSS, Knight of Balnagowan, 1st Laird of Eastern Fearn, 9th Lord of Balnagowan, 13th Chief of Clan Ross married Agnes Cunningham, Lady Janet Of Caithness Sinclair, Lady Janet Sarah Sinclair, and had children including George 10Th Chief Of Balnagowan Ross. Sir Lord Alexander "Clan O'Beolan" ROSS, Knight of Balnagowan, 1st Laird of Eastern Fearn, 9th Lord of Balnagowan, 13th Chief of Clan Ross passed away in 1592 in Ardmore, Argyle, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1513, Sir Lord Alexander "Clan O'Beolan" ROSS, Knight of Balnagowan, 1st Laird of Eastern Fearn, 9th Lord of Balnagowan, 13th Chief of Clan Ross entered the world in Balnagoun, Ross en Cromarty, Scotland, born to Walter Ross 8Th Laird Of Balnagowan And Marian Marjorie Grant Lady Of Balnagowan Baroness Of Kintail.
  • Sir Lord Alexander "Clan O'Beolan" ROSS, Knight of Balnagowan, 1st Laird of Eastern Fearn, 9th Lord of Balnagowan, 13th Chief of Clan Ross married Agnes Cunningham, Lady Janet Of Caithness Sinclair, Lady Janet Sarah Sinclair, and had children including George 10Th Chief Of Balnagowan Ross.
  • Sir Lord Alexander "Clan O'Beolan" ROSS, Knight of Balnagowan, 1st Laird of Eastern Fearn, 9th Lord of Balnagowan, 13th Chief of Clan Ross passed away in 1592 in Ardmore, Argyle, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Balnagowan
1500–1528
Birth Location: Balnagowan Castle, Balnagowan, Ross Cromarty, Scotland
WB
Marian Kintail
1493–1515
Birth Location: Freuchie, Inverness-Shire, Scotland
MK

Spouses(s)

Lady SINCLAIR
1513–1599
Birth Location: Caithness, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
LS
Agnes Cunningham
1505–1557
Birth Location: Cadzow, Lanacshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
AC
Lady Sinclair
1519–1590
Birth Location: Caithness, Stirlingshire, Scotland
LS

Children(s)

George Ross
1557–1615
Birth Location: Balnagoun, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
GR

Sir Ross's Ancestors

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Sir Ross
1513–1592
Birth Place: Balnagoun, Ross en Cromarty, Scotland
Parents
Walter Ross, 8th Laird of Balnagowan
1500–1528
Balnagowan Castle, Balnagowan, Ross Cromarty, Scotland
Marian ("Marjorie" Grant, Lady of Balnagowan, Baroness of) Kintail
1493–1515
Freuchie, Inverness-Shire, Scotland
Grandparents
David (Ross, 7th Laird of Balnagowan, and) Knigh
1465–1527
Balnagowan Castle, Balnagowan, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Helen (Keith of) Inverugie
1470–1520
Inverugie, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Ross's Descendants

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Sir (Lord Alexander "Clan O'Beolan" ROSS, Knight of Balnagowan, 1st Laird of Eastern Fearn, 9th Lord of Balnagowan, 13th Chief of Clan) Ross (3 March 1513–25 Oct 1592) m. Lady (JANET Sarah) SINCLAIR (3 April 1513–1 February 1599) m. Agnes Cunningham (1505–31 January 1557) m. Lady (Janet of Caithness) Sinclair (1519–1590)
  1. 1. George (10th Chief of Balnagowan) Ross 1557–1615 m. Marian Campbell 1561–1572
    1. 1. Anne Ross 1572–1604 m. Kenneth Mackenzie 1573–1611 m. Sir (Donald Dughall Mackay 1st Lord Baron Reay MacKay 1st Lord Baron) Reay 1591–1649
      1. 1. Sir (Colin 'the Red' Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Seaforth, Lord) Fortose 1586–1633 m. LADY (MARGARET, COUNTESS OF SEAFORTH,) SETON 1599–1630
        1. 1. Anna McKENZIE 1623–1702 m. Alexander Lindsay 1618–1659

Sir Ross's Timeline

9 Records

1513
3 March 1513
Birth of Sir Lord Alexander "Clan O'Beolan" ROSS, Knight of Balnagowan, 1st Laird of Eastern Fearn, 9th Lord of Balnagowan, 13th Chief of Clan Ross in Balnagoun, Ross en Cromarty, Scotland
Balnagoun, Ross en Cromarty, Scotland
1523
1523
Age 10
Sir Lord Alexander "Clan O'Beolan" ROSS, Knight of Balnagowan, 1st Laird of Eastern Fearn, 9th Lord of Balnagowan, 13th Chief of Clan Ross was married in Beath, Fife, Scotland
Beath, Fife, Scotland
1533
1533
Age 20
Sir Lord Alexander "Clan O'Beolan" ROSS, Knight of Balnagowan, 1st Laird of Eastern Fearn, 9th Lord of Balnagowan, 13th Chief of Clan Ross was married in Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling: - The commissariot record of Glasgow Register of testamenis, 1547-1800
Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling: - The commissariot record of Glasgow Register of testamenis, 1547-1800
1536
1536
Age 23
Sir Lord Alexander "Clan O'Beolan" ROSS, Knight of Balnagowan, 1st Laird of Eastern Fearn, 9th Lord of Balnagowan, 13th Chief of Clan Ross was married in Scotland in 1539 or Carrick, Argyll, , Scotland
Scotland in 1539 or Carrick, Argyll, , Scotland
1539
27 Oct 1539
Age 26
Sir Lord Alexander "Clan O'Beolan" ROSS, Knight of Balnagowan, 1st Laird of Eastern Fearn, 9th Lord of Balnagowan, 13th Chief of Clan Ross was married in Carrick, Argyll, Scotland
Carrick, Argyll, Scotland
1544
4 Nov 1544
Age 31
Sir Lord Alexander "Clan O'Beolan" ROSS, Knight of Balnagowan, 1st Laird of Eastern Fearn, 9th Lord of Balnagowan, 13th Chief of Clan Ross was married in Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
1549
BEF 27 OCT 1549
Age 36
Sir Lord Alexander "Clan O'Beolan" ROSS, Knight of Balnagowan, 1st Laird of Eastern Fearn, 9th Lord of Balnagowan, 13th Chief of Clan Ross was married in , , , Scotland
, , , Scotland
1562
31 May 1562
Age 49
Sir Lord Alexander "Clan O'Beolan" ROSS, Knight of Balnagowan, 1st Laird of Eastern Fearn, 9th Lord of Balnagowan, 13th Chief of Clan Ross was married in Dunfermline,Fife,Scotland
Dunfermline,Fife,Scotland
1592
25 Oct 1592
Age 79
Death of Sir Lord Alexander "Clan O'Beolan" ROSS, Knight of Balnagowan, 1st Laird of Eastern Fearn, 9th Lord of Balnagowan, 13th Chief of Clan Ross in Ardmore, Argyle, Scotland
Ardmore, Argyle, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 March 1513
    Event Place: Balnagoun, Ross en Cromarty, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1523
    Event Place: Beath, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1533
    Event Place: Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling: - The commissariot record of Glasgow Register of testamenis, 1547-1800

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Scotland in 1539 or Carrick, Argyll, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1539
    Event Place: Carrick, Argyll, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1544
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: BEF 27 OCT 1549
    Event Place: , , , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 May 1562
    Event Place: Dunfermline,Fife,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1592
    Event Place: Ardmore, Argyle, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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