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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 1516–1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: Balnagoun, Ross en Cromarty, Scotland

Death Date: 25 October 1592

Death Location: Glenbervie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Walter Balnagowan

Mother: Marian Kintail

Spouse(s): Lady Caithness, Agnes Cunningham

Children(s): Lord ROSS, Catherine witchcraft

In 1516, 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 Sinclair Of Caithness, and had children including Catherine Ross Tried For Witchcraft, Lord Donald Dubh Lochiel 15Th Earl Cameron Clan 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 Glenbervie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1516, 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 Sinclair Of Caithness, and had children including Catherine Ross Tried For Witchcraft, Lord Donald Dubh Lochiel 15Th Earl Cameron Clan 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 Glenbervie, Aberdeenshire, 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 Caithness
1519–1590
Birth Location: Caithness, Stirlingshire, Scotland
LC
Agnes Cunningham
1505–1557
Birth Location: Cadzow, Lanacshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
AC

Children(s)

Lord ROSS
1535–1569
Birth Location: Lochiel, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
LR
Catherine witchcraft
1530–1615
Birth Location: Balnagowan, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Cw

Sir Ross's Ancestors

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Sir Ross
1516–1592
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

1.
SR
Sir (Lord Alexander "Clan O'Beolan" ROSS, Knight of Balnagowan, 1st Laird of Eastern Fearn, 9th Lord of Balnagowan, 13th Chief of Clan) Ross (1516–25 October 1592) m. Lady (Janet Sinclair of) Caithness (1519–1590) m. Agnes Cunningham (1505–31 January 1557)
  1. 1. Lord (Donald Dubh Lochiel 15th Earl Cameron -CLAN) ROSS 1535–1569 m. Lady (Margaret Grant (MacKintosh), Lady Dunachton and Duffus, Countess) Freuchie 1542–1580 m. Lady (Margaret Grant (MacKintosh), Lady Dunachton and Duffus, Countess) Freuchie 1550–1580
    1. 1. Lauchlin Cameron 1560–1632 m. Mary Cameron 1560– m. Mary (McLaughlin) *@@1560 1560–
      1. 1. John (McAllen Lochiel) Cameron 1580–1625 m. Elizabeth Lucklaw-Cameron 1580–1650
        1. 1. John (Mcallan Cameron-2nd Chief of) Clunes 1596–1635 m. Margaret (MacIntosh Campbell (Cameron) of Glenorchy Lady wife of John Cameron of Locheil) 'sct 1610–1660
  2. 2. Catherine (Ross - tried for) witchcraft 1530–1615

Sir Ross's Timeline

9 Records

1516
1516
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 7
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 17
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 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 Scotland in 1539 or Carrick, Argyll, , Scotland
Scotland in 1539 or Carrick, Argyll, , Scotland
1539
27 Oct 1539
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 Carrick, Argyll, Scotland
Carrick, Argyll, Scotland
1544
4 Nov 1544
Age 28
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 33
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 46
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 October 1592
Age 76
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: 1516
    Event Place: Balnagoun, Ross en Cromarty, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] 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: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 October 1592
    Event Place: Ardmore, Argyle, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Glenbervie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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