William Ross, 14th Lord Ross
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William Ross, 14th Lord Ross
of Halkhead (c.1720-19 August 1754), was a Scottish nobleman.
, who died on 17 June 1754, by Elizabeth, third daughter of William Kerr, 2nd Marquess of Lothian
. 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.
army commanded by John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun
in Inverness in 1745 and was subsequently a Commissioner of Customs.
, on 19 August 1754. He was unmarried and the title of Lord Ross fell extinct at his death. His estate of Balnagown
was inherited by his cousin Sir James Ross Lockhart, while his more ancient ancestral estates at Halkhead, together with his other property, devolved upon his sisters, eventually passing into the family of the Earls of Glasgow
.
Lord Ross
The title of Lord Ross was a Lordship of Parliament in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1499 for Sir John Ross, of Halkhead.The second Lord died at the Battle of Flodden. The 12th Lord was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Renfrew in 1715...
of Halkhead (c.1720-19 August 1754), was a Scottish nobleman.
Origins
Ross was the eldest son and heir of George Ross, 13th Lord RossGeorge Ross, 13th Lord Ross
George Ross, 13th Lord Ross of Halkhead , was a Scottish nobleman.-Origins: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...
, who died on 17 June 1754, by Elizabeth, third daughter of William Kerr, 2nd Marquess of Lothian
William Kerr, 2nd Marquess of Lothian
Lieutenant-General William Kerr, 2nd Marquis of Lothian, KT was a Scottish peer and soldier. He was styled Master of Newbattle until 1675, Lord Newbattle from 1675 to 1692, and was the 5th Lord Jedburgh from 1692 to 1703.Kerr was the eldest son of Robert Kerr, 1st Marquis of Lothian and his wife,...
. The Rosses of Halkhead, or Hawkhead, in Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfrewshire, the others being Inverclyde to the west and East Renfrewshire to the east...
, were a Lowland
Scottish Lowlands
The Scottish Lowlands is a name given to the Southern half of Scotland.The area is called a' Ghalldachd in Scottish Gaelic, and the Lawlands ....
family, not apparently related to the Earls of Ross
Earl of Ross
The Mormaer or Earl of Ross was the leader of a medieval Gaelic lordship in northern Scotland, roughly between the River Oykel and the River Beauly.-Origins and transfers:...
or the Highland
Scottish Highlands
The Highlands is an historic region of Scotland. The area is sometimes referred to as the "Scottish Highlands". It was culturally distinguishable from the Lowlands from the later Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots replaced Scottish Gaelic throughout most of the Lowlands...
family of Ross
Clan Ross
Clan Ross is a Highland Scottish clan. The original chiefs of the clan were the original Earls of Ross.-Origins:Clan Ross is a Highland Scottish clan first named as such by King Malcolm IV of Scotland in 1160...
of Balnagown.
Career
Ross was an officer in the HanoverianHouse of Hanover
The House of Hanover is a deposed German royal dynasty which has ruled the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg , the Kingdom of Hanover, the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Kingdom of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
army commanded by John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun
John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun
Major-General John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun was a British nobleman and army officer.-Early career:Campbell inherited the peerage on the death of his father in 1731, becoming Lord Loudoun. The earl raised a regiment of infantry that took part in the Jacobite Rising of 1745 on the side of the...
in Inverness in 1745 and was subsequently a Commissioner of Customs.
Death and posterity
Ross survived his father by only two months, dying at Mount Teviot, the seat of his uncle, the Marquess of LothianWilliam Kerr, 3rd Marquess of Lothian
William Kerr, 3rd Marquess of Lothian KT was a Scottish nobleman, styled Master of Jedburgh from 1692 to 1703 and Lord Jedburgh from 1703 to 1722...
, on 19 August 1754. He was unmarried and the title of Lord Ross fell extinct at his death. His estate of Balnagown
Kildary
Kildary is a small village in Easter Ross, Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland.The village is located on the Balnagown River and is bordered by Balnagown Castle and the Balnagown estate, owned by Mohamed Al Fayed, former owner of Harrods department store...
was inherited by his cousin Sir James Ross Lockhart, while his more ancient ancestral estates at Halkhead, together with his other property, devolved upon his sisters, eventually passing into the family of the Earls of Glasgow
Earl of Glasgow
Earl of Glasgow is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1703 for David Boyle, Lord Boyle, one of the commissioners who negotiated the Treaty of Union uniting the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain...
.