Ancestral Trails 2016 » George ROSS (1681-1754)

Personal data George ROSS 

  • He was born on April 8, 1681 in Halkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
  • Title: 13th Lord Ross of Halkhead
  • He died on June 17, 1754 in Ross House, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, he was 73 years old.

Household of George ROSS

He is married to Elizabeth KERR.

They got married in the year 1711, he was 29 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Mary ROSS  1730-1762
  2. William ROSS  ± 1720-1754
  3. Charles ROSS  1721-1745
  4. George ROSS  1722-< 1754
  5. Jane ROSS  1719-1777
  6. Elizabeth ROSS  1725-1791 


Notes about George ROSS

George Ross, 13th Lord Ross of Halkhead (8 April 1681 - 17 June 1754), was a Scottish nobleman.

Ross was the eldest son and heir of William Ross, 12th Lord Ross, who died in 1738, by Agnes, daughter and heiress of Sir John Wilkie of Fouldean. The Rosses of Halkhead, or Hawkhead, in Renfrewshire, were a Lowland family, not apparently related to the Earls of Ross or the Highland family of Ross of Balnagown.

Career
Ross was appointed a Commissioner of Supply for Renfrewshire on 19 June 1702, and for Edinburgh and Renfrewshire on 5 August 1704. He was elected Lord Rector of Glasgow University in 1727 and 1728 and was appointed Governor of Edinburgh Castle in June 1739. He was appointed a Commissioner of Customs and Salt on 13 February 1744, 29 October 1746 and 20 July 1751.

On the death of his son Charles in 1745, he succeeded to the estate of Balnagown. He himself died at Ross House, Edinburgh, on 17 June 1754.

Family
Ross married in about 1711 Elizabeth, the third daughter of William Kerr, 2nd Marquess of Lothian. She died on 22 May 1758. Their children included:

William Ross, 14th Lord Ross
Charles Ross (9 February 1721 - 30 April 1745), who inherited the estate of Balnagown from his uncle in 1732 and was killed at the Battle of Fontenoy
George Ross (born 7 September 1722), who predeceased his father
Jane Ross (10 December 1719 - 19 August 1777), who married (28 July 1755) John Mackye of Polgowan and inherited the estates of Halkhead on the death of her elder brother, William
Elizabeth Ross (16 April 1725 - 9 October 1791), who married (7 July 1755) John Boyle, 3rd Earl of Glasgow and succeeded to the estates of Halkhead on the death of her elder sister, Jane
Mary Ross (1730-22 October 1762), who was one of the last persons in Scotland supposed to be 'possessed' of an evil spirit and who died unmarried
Margaret (born 1731), who died unmarried
SOURCE: Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ross,_13th_Lord_Ross

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Ancestors (and descendant) of George ROSS

George ROSS
1681-1754

1711

Elizabeth KERR
± 1696-1758

Mary ROSS
1730-1762
William ROSS
± 1720-1754
Charles ROSS
1721-1745
George ROSS
1722-< 1754
Jane ROSS
1719-1777
Elizabeth ROSS
1725-1791

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Birthday April 8, 1681

Day of death June 17, 1754

  • The temperature on June 17, 1754 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
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  • In the year 1754: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 28 » Sir Horace Walpole coins the word serendipity in a letter to a friend.
    • May 28 » French and Indian War: In the first engagement of the war, Virginia militia under the 22-year-old Lieutenant colonel George Washington defeat a French reconnaissance party in the Battle of Jumonville Glen in what is now Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania.
    • July 3 » French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French forces.


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