Descent from Farquhar, Earl of Ross, to Frances Webb Barclay, who married Field Marshal Sir George Pollock
This pedigree is based on a hand-written document in my possession. There is no indication as to its age or who wrote it. Names in bold indicate line of descent.
Farquhar, Earl of Ross, died near the end of the reign of Alex II, leaving a son:
William, Earl of Ross, who died before the year 1290, leaving a son:
William. Earl of Ross, supporter of John Balliol, married a sister of Robert Bruce and died c. 1324, leaving a son:
Hugh, Earl of Ross. He married Jean, the eldest daughter of Walter, High Steward of Scotland. Hugh was killed at the battle Halidon Hill in 1333.
William. Earl of Ross, Judiciar of Scotland. He died without issue and the title and estate passed to Sir Walter? Leslie, supposedly by fraud.
Hugh Ross of Rarichees
William Ross of Balmagen
William Ross married Katherine, daughter of Paul Metyre of Strathcannon
Hugh Ross married Janet, daughter of the Earl of Sutherland
John Ross of Balmagen, married Isabel, daughter of Torquik Mcleod of Lewis
William Ross of Little Allen, married the niece of John, Lord of the Isles
Alex Ross.
Walter Ross of Shandwick, married Janet Julloch. He later married another 5 times.
David Ross of Shandwick, married the daughter of John Clurie of Muleraig
Andrew Ross of Shandwick
Robert Ross of Alness
William Ross. Succeeded his uncle Andrew Ross (1087) to Shandwick
Andrew Ross of Shandwick, married Margaret Campbell.
Andrew Ross of Shandwick, married Christina Ross, daughter of William Ross.
William Ross of Kerse, drowned in 1739.
Hugh Ross of Kerse, m. 1749, Elizabeth Ross, daughter of Alix Ross. Hugh died in London as a Swedish merchant where he had fled to after killing Hugh Ross of Ach-nacloist in a duel of Kerse
Hugh Ross of Kerse
Andrew William Ross.
Andrew Ross, married Margaret Campbell, daughter of Colin Campbell. He was a baillie in Tain
Mary Ross m. John Reid, who was a merchant in Tain.
Catherine Reid married John Barclay, who was Sheriff of Tain.
Frances Webb Barclay married 06 Aug 1810, George Pollock, the fourth son of David Pollock and Sarah Homeria Parsons, born in 4 Jun 1786. Lady Frances died in 1849,
Andrew Reid was a brewer in London, m. ? Gildart. He died 184-.
Neville Reid married Eliza Maria Boddam.
Captain Andrew Reid
Andrew Ross, Captain in the H.E.I.C.S. Navy. Left no issue
William Ross. Died in infancy
Hugh Ross. Died in infancy
Alexander Ross d. 1775.
David Ross b. 1705, d. 1768.
George Ross of Gottenburgh
William Ross.
Hugh Ross.
Alex Ross.
David Ross.
George Ross.
Margaret Ross.
Catherine Ross.
Lady Euphernia, married twice. First, John Randolph, Earl of Murray, and secondly Robert II, King of Scotland
Lady Janet, married Sir Alex Murray.
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