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William Ross 1550 – 1622 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Fearn, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

Death Date: 13 October 1622

Death Location: Fearn, Angus, Scotland

Father: Sir Ross

Mother: Janet Sinclair

Spouse(s): Catherine Munro

Children(s): Walter Invercharron

William Ross was born in 1550 in Fearn, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, the child 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 and Janet "Jane" Ross Sinclair. William Ross married Catherine Munro, and had children including Walter IV Sir Ross of Invercharron. William Ross passed away in 1622 in Fearn, Angus, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Ross was born in 1550 in Fearn, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, the child 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 and Janet "Jane" Ross Sinclair.
  • William Ross married Catherine Munro, and had children including Walter IV Sir Ross of Invercharron.
  • William Ross passed away in 1622 in Fearn, Angus, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Ross
1513 – 1592
Birth Location: Balnagoun, Ross en Cromarty, Scotland
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Janet Sinclair
1519 – 1590
Birth Location: Caithness, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Munro
1569 – 1625
Birth Location: Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
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Children(s)

Walter Invercharron
1594 – 1652
Birth Location: Invercharron, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
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William Ross's Ancestors

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William Ross
1550 – 1622
Birth Place: Fearn, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Parents
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
Balnagoun, Ross en Cromarty, Scotland
Janet ("Jane" Ross) Sinclair
1519 – 1590
Caithness, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Great-Grandparents
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William Ross's Descendants

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William Ross (1550 – 13 October 1622) m. Catherine Munro (1569 – 1625)
  1. 1. Walter (IV Sir Ross of) Invercharron (1594 – 1652) m. Isabella Munro (1597 – 10 Dec 1659)
    1. 1. *WILLIAM ROSS (1630 – March, 1663) m. Janet Innes (1635 – 1681)
      1. 1. William Ross (1660 – 12 Jun 1712) m. Hannah (Hungerford) Ross (1 May 1659 – 1719)
        1. 1. William (Ross) III (1686 – 16 Sep 1777) m. ANNA LEWIS (6 January 1691 – 29 February 1747)

William Ross's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of William Ross in Fearn, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Fearn, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
1622
13 October 1622
Age 72
Death of William Ross in Fearn, Angus, Scotland
Fearn, Angus, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Fearn, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 October 1622
    Event Place: Fearn, Angus, Scotland
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