Robert Ross of Halkhead

The family of Ross was not related to any descendants of the earldom of Ross, but were originally from Yorkshire. The lands of Halkhead were granted to one John Ross, son of Godfrey Ross, Sheriff of Ayr, in 1367. This John Ross’ great-grandson, also John Ross, was recorded as being a tournament champion and was Keeper of Blackness Castle from 1463 to 1468 and Sheriff of Linlithgow from 1472 to his death.

References

• The Melvilles, Earls of Melville, and the Leslies, Earls of Leven. Memoirs. (Correspondence. - Charters.) [With plates, including portraits and facsimiles, and genealogical tables.] by Fraser, William, Sir, 1816-1898. Page 21. Archive.Org