william, ross, lord, ross, halkhead, died, august, 1640, scottish, nobleman, contents, origins, estates, death, referencesorigins, editross, second, james, ross, lord, ross, died, december, 1633, margaret, daughter, walter, scott, lord, scott, buccleuch, succe. William Ross 8th Lord Ross of Halkhead died August 1640 was a Scottish nobleman Contents 1 Origins 2 Estates 3 Death 4 ReferencesOrigins editRoss was the second 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 succeeded to the peerage on the death of his elder brother James at Jaffa in March 1636 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 1 Estates editRoss was served heir of his brother in Broomlands and other lands and also on 8 September 1636 in Melville Stanehouse and other lands 1 Death editRoss died unmarried in August 1640 and was succeeded by his younger brother Robert 1 References edit a b c Sir James Balfour Paul The Scots Peerage Volume VII Peerage of ScotlandPreceded byJames Ross Lord Ross1636 1640 Succeeded byRobert Ross Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Ross 8th Lord Ross amp oldid 1215573289, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
