The title of Lord Ross was a

Lordship of Parliament A Lord of Parliament ( sco, Laird o Pairlament) was the holder of the lowest form of peerage, entitled as of right to take part in sessions of the pre-Union Parliament of Scotland. Since that Union in 1707, it has been the lowest rank of the ...

in the

Peerage of Scotland The Peerage of Scotland ( gd, Moraireachd na h-Alba, sco, Peerage o Scotland) is one of the five divisions of peerages in the United Kingdom and for those peers created by the King of Scots before 1707. Following that year's Treaty of Union, ...

. It was created in 1499 for Sir John Ross, of Halkhead. The second Lord died at the

Battle of Flodden The Battle of Flodden, Flodden Field, or occasionally Branxton, (Brainston Moor) was a battle fought on 9 September 1513 during the War of the League of Cambrai between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland, resulting in an English ...

. The 12th Lord was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Renfrew in 1715. He also inherited

Balnagown Balnagown Castle is beside the village of Kildary in Easter Ross, part of the Highland area of Scotland. There has been a castle on the site since the 14th century, although the present building was remodelled in the 18th and 19th centuries. It i ...

from David Ross of Balnagown in 1732, and thus became Chief of

Clan Ross Clan Ross ( gd, Clann Anndrais ) is a Highland Scottish clan. The original chiefs of the clan were the original Earl of Ross, Earls of Ross. History Origins The first recorded chief of the Clan Ross was Fearchar, Earl of Ross, "Fearcher Mac ...

, though the Rosses of Halkhead were not descended from the ancient

Earls of Ross The Earl or Mormaer of Ross was the ruler of the province of Ross in northern Scotland. Origins and transfers In the early Middle Ages, Ross was part of the vast earldom of Moray. It seems to have been made a separate earldom in the mid 12 ...

. The title became extinct or dormant on the death of the 14th Lord, 19 August 1754. Elizabeth, daughter of the 13th Lord, married John Boyle, 3rd Earl of Glasgow. In 1815 their son

George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow, GCH FRS (26 March 1766 – 6 July 1843), styled Lord Boyle until 1775, was a British peer. He was the son of John Boyle, 3rd Earl of Glasgow, and his wife, Elizabeth, the daughter of George Ross, 13th Lord Ros ...

was created Baron Ross, of Hawkhead, in the

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, which title became extinct in 1890 on the death of his son

George Boyle, 6th Earl of Glasgow George Frederick Boyle, 6th Earl of Glasgow (9 October 1825 – 23 April 1890), was a Scottish nobleman. He was the son of George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow, and Julia Sinclair, daughter of Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet. In February 1847, Boy ...

. Grizel, another daughter of the 13th Lord, married Sir James Lockhart, 2nd Baronet of Carstairs, and their descendants succeeded to Balnagown and as Chiefs of Clan Ross, adopting the name Lockhart-Ross.

Lords Ross (1499)

John Ross, 1st Lord Ross John Ross, 1st Lord Ross of Halkhead (died 1501) was a Scottish nobleman. Origins The Rosses of Halkhead were not, so far as is known, related to the Earls of Ross or the Highland family of Ross of Balnagown. Robert II of Scotland (while still ...

(d. 1501) *

John Ross, 2nd Lord Ross John Ross, 2nd Lord Ross of Halkhead (died 1513) was a Scottish nobleman. Origins Ross was the son and heir of Robert Ross (the son of John Ross, 1st Lord Ross) and Agnes Melville, daughter and heiress of Thomas Melville of Melville. The Rosses o ...

(d. 1513) *

Ninian Ross, 3rd Lord Ross Ninian Ross, 3rd Lord Ross of Halkhead (died February 1555/6), was a Scottish nobleman. Origins Ross was the son and heir of John Ross, 2nd Lord Ross and Christian, the daughter of Sir Archibald Edmonstone. The Rosses of Halkhead, or Hawkhead, i ...

(d. 1556) *

James Ross, 4th Lord Ross James Ross, 4th Lord Ross of Halkhead (died 2 April 1581) was a Scottish nobleman and an adherent to the cause of Mary, Queen of Scots. Origins Ross was the second, but oldest surviving son of Ninian Ross, 3rd Lord Ross, who died in February 155 ...

(d. 1581) *

Robert Ross, 5th Lord Ross Robert Ross, 5th Lord Ross of Halkhead (1563 – October 1595) was a Scottish nobleman. Origins Ross was the eldest son and heir of James Ross, 4th Lord Ross, who died on 2 April 1581, by Jean, daughter of Robert, 3rd Lord Sempill. The Rosses o ...

(d. 1595) *

James Ross, 6th Lord Ross James Ross, 6th Lord Ross of Halkhead (died 17 December 1633) was a Scottish nobleman. Origins Ross was the eldest son and heir of Robert Ross, 5th Lord Ross, who died in October 1595, by Jean, daughter of Gavin Hamilton of Raploch. The Rosses ...

(d. 1633) *

James Ross, 7th Lord Ross James Ross, 7th Lord Ross of Halkhead (died March 1636) was a Scottish nobleman. Origins Ross was the eldest son and heir of James Ross, 6th Lord Ross, who died on 17 December 1633, by Margaret, daughter of Walter Scott, 1st Lord Scott of Buccl ...

(d. 1636) * William Ross, 8th Lord Ross (d. 1640) *

Robert Ross, 9th Lord Ross Robert Ross, 9th Lord Ross of Halkhead (died August 1648) was a Scottish nobleman. Origins Ross was the third son of James Ross, 6th Lord Ross, who died on 17 December 1633, by Margaret, daughter of Walter Scott, 1st Lord Scott of Buccleuch. He ...

(d. 1648) *

William Ross, 10th Lord Ross William Ross, 10th Lord Ross of Halkhead (died 1656), was a Scottish nobleman. Origins Ross was the second son of James Ross, 4th Lord Ross, who died on 2 April 1581, by Jean, daughter of Robert, 3rd Lord Sempill. He succeeded to the peerage foll ...

(d. 1656) *

George Ross, 11th Lord Ross George Ross, 11th Lord Ross of Halkhead (died April 1682), was a Scottish nobleman and soldier. Origins Ross was the son and heir of William Ross, 10th Lord Ross, who died in 1656, by Margaret, daughter of Sir James Forrester of Torwoodhead. The ...

(d. 1682) *

William Ross, 12th Lord Ross William Ross, 12th Lord Ross (c.1656 – 15 March 1738), was a Scottish nobleman, soldier and politician. Origins Ross was born in about 1656. He was the son and heir of George Ross, 11th Lord Ross, who died in 1682, by Grizel, daughter of Wi ...

(d. 1738) * George Ross, 13th Lord Ross (d. 1754) * William Ross, 14th Lord Ross (d. 1754)

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Lords Ross (1499)

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