'Rose04'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Ross of Arnage, Ross of Auchlossin, Ross of Clochcan (Clochean)
[Whereas only some of the other Rose cadets used the name Ros or Ross, this family appears to have used the name Ross consistently for many generations. We name this page as a Rose page to show that the family's origins were different from those of the families filed under Ross.]

                               
Andrew Ros of Killane and Pitfour
1. ?? Ross
  Uncertain on number of intervening generations.
  A. ?? Ross
i. John Ross of Auchlossin (a 1438) possibly the same person as (rather than father of) ...
  a. John Ross of Auchlossin (a 11.1457)
  (1) Thomas Ross of Auchlossin (d 1488)
(A) John Ross of Auchlossin (a 1507)
  m. Elizabeth Irvine (dau of Alexander Irvine of Drum)
  (i) Nicholas Ross of Auchlossin (d 1544)
  (a) Charles Ross of Auchlossin
  m. Beatrix Gordon
  ((1)) John Ross of Auchlossin (a 03.1593)
  ((A)) Nicholas Ross of Auchlossin (d by 1643) - continued below
  m. Elizabeth Coutts (dau of _ Coutts of Auchtertoul)
  ((B)) Mary Ross
  m. Alexander Forbes of Auchmilan
  (2) daughter
  m. _ Craigmyle of that ilk
  (3) daughter
  m. (William) Leslie of Kincraigie

 

 

Nicholas Ross of Auchlossin (d by 1643) - continued above
m. Elizabeth Coutts (dau of ?? Coutts of Auchtertoul)
1. Patrick Ross (dvp)
A. Francis Ross of Auchlossin (d 1690)
  i. Robert Ross of Auchlossin (d c1703)
  m. (mcrt 18.05.1669) Elizabeth Maitland (d 1719, dau of Sir Richard Maitland of Pitrichie, Bart, Senator)
  a. Francis Ross of Auchlossin (d Malplaquet 09.1709, Captain)
  b. Barbara Ross (b c1673, d 12.1750)
  m1. Francis Forbes (Captain, son of Sir John, Bart of Craigievar)
  m2. James Cheyne (WS)
  c. Jean Ross
  m. (09.1701) Arthur Forbes (son of Forbes of Balfling)
  d. Mary Ross
  m. John Gordon of Hallhead
  e. Euphemia Ross
  m. Francis Farquharson of Shiells and Whitehouse
  f.+ other issue - Robert (d unm 1708), Catherine
  ii. Nicol Ross
  m. (1702) Margaret Leslie
  iii. Charles Ross
  iv. Barbara Ross
  m. (1681) Henry Farquharson of Whitehouse
  v. Margaret Ross
  m. Robert Leith of Overhouse
2. John Ross (baillie of Turriff)
  m. Barbara Hay (of Delgaty family)
  A. George Ross of Auchlee
  m. (1618) Marjory Keith (dau of _ Keith of Clackriach)
i. John Ross of Clochcan or Clochean (b c1620, d 06.01.1668, Treasurer of Aberdeen)
  m. (17.12.1650) Christian Howieson (d 23.01.1708, dau of Andrew Howieson of Aberdeen)
  a. George Ross of Clochcan (b 1661, d 08.08.1684)
  m. (03.10.1682) Elizabeth Robertson
(1) Jean Ross of Clochcan (d 06.1717)
  m. (04.1711) Sir David Ogilvie, Bart of Barras (d 1737)
  b. John Ross of Clochcan, 1st of Arnage, Provost of Aberdeen (b 04.1665, d 09.1714)
  m. (mcrt 28.04.1704) Jean Forbes (d 21.01.1761, dau of Arthur Forbes, 12th of Echt, by Elizabeth Innes)
  (1) John Ross, 2nd of Arnage (b 13.05.1707, d 03.05.1789)
  m. (mcrt 06.06.1728) Elizabeth Turner (dau of Robert Turner of Turnerhall)
  (A) Christian Ross, 3rd of Arnage (b c1732, d unm 14.04.1803)
  (B) Martha Ross (d 09.10.1777)
  m. (07.11.1775) Alexander Leith of Freefield and Glenkindy
  (C)+ other issue (dvp)
  (2)+ 1 son and 2 daughters
3. William Ross
  m. Elizabeth Lindsay Finlay of Kinermit
  A.+ 2 daughters

Main source(s): BLG1886 (Leith-Ross of Arnage), BLG1952 (Leith-Ross formerly of Arnage)
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