Sir
John
Ross Second Lord Ross of Halkhead
formerly Ross
Born about in Renfrewshire, Scotland
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Robert Ross
and Agnes Melville
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Christian Edmonstone
— married
27 Sep 1490 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Ninian (Ross) Ross Third Lord of Halkhead and Helen (Ross) Blair
Died
at about age 40
in Branxton, Northumberland, England
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| Preceded by John Ross (bef.1428-abt.1501) |
2nd Lord Ross of Halkhead 1495 - 1513 |
Succeeded by Ninian Ross (1491-1556) |
Biography
Sir John (Ross) Ross Second Lord Ross of Halkhead was killed in Action during the War of the League of Cambrai at the Battle of Flodden Field.
John (Ross) Ross Second Lord Ross of Halkhead is Notable.
John (Ross) Ross Second Lord Ross of Halkhead was born in Scotland.
John Ross, 2nd Lord Ross of Halkhead was born before 1478 at Halkhead, Renfewshire, Scotland. He was the son of Robert Ross and Agnes Melville (b. b 1458, d. b 6 Oct 1478).[1]
He was retoured heir of his mother in the barony of Melville on 16 May 1496 indicating he was of age at the time.
He appears in Royal Charters, as John, Lord Ross of Halkhede, knight, from 11 March 1502 (new calendar).
He married Christian Edmonstone (d. c. May 1551), second daughter of Sir Archibald Edmonstone, of Duntreath and Janet Shaw, before 27 September 1490. She survived him and married Mr. George Knollis, although that marriage was annulled about 1515. She died about May 1551. They had issue:
- Ninian, 3rd Lord Ross d. Feb 1556. His heir and successor.[1]
- Andrew. He had a charter of the lands of Wardlaw, (Linlithgowshire (now West Lothian), from his brother Ninian, and was the ancestor of the Rosses of Wardlaw.[1]
- Thomas, styled brother to Ninian, Lord Ross, in a writ, dated 29 March 1557, relating to his sister. No further record of him appears in source.
- Helen. She married John Blair of that Ilk.[1]
He was killed at the battle of Flodden 9 September 1513.[1][2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1910, Vol. VII, Archive.org, p. 251
- ↑ Elliot, Fitzwilliam, "Battle of Flodden and the Raids of 1513", Edinburgh, Andrew Elliot, 1911, Archive.org, p. 205
See also:
- Wikipedia: John Ross, 2nd Lord Ross
- Wikidata: Item Q16203889, en:Wikipedia
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