Second son of William, the eleventh Laird of Kilravock... This gentleman was had in great respect as a man of prudence and valour. In his advanced years he was tutor to his grand-nephew Hugh, the thirteenth Laird of Kilravock, which trust he executed with the greatest fidelity. For the public good of the countrie, he built a stone bridge of several arches over the impetuous river at the town of Nairn, in the year 1631; and in the year 1660 he built a bridge of one arch over the same river, called the bridge of Cantray, five miles above the town of Nairn. He acquired a fine fortune, lived to near eighty years, and died August 13th, 1664, leaving by his wife, a daughter of Chisholm of Comer, two sons and a daughter...[1]
"England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J879-TPF : 24 December 2014), William Roase, burial 23 May 1666; citing Chithurst, Sussex, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,040,976.
"England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KBFS-VJL : 19 July 2017), Willm Rose, 08 Sep 1584; citing 08 Sep 1584; citing Christening, St Laurance, Heanor, Derbyshire, England, Manchester Central Library, England; FHL microfilm 2,104,171.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:STPV-4VM : accessed 2017-02-14), entry for William /Rose/.
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Rose-11108 and Rose-2344 do not represent the same person because: There is a conflict in the parents of both spouses which should be resolved before merger.