FAMILY HISTORY CORNER

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090530-1 In the course of researching Finlay ROSS (b. 1819 Inverness-shire, Scotland, d. 1904 McKillop, Ontario, Canada) who I believe was my great-great-grandmother's brother. I came across quite a few Rosses who settled in the Huron District and had originally come from Ross-shire. Finlat's brother married a Ross who was from Nigg in Ross-shire. Also one of Finlay's sons married sisters who were Rosses. I got the feeling that there may be more extended family in Canada than I realised. I would love to know the place of origin of any Ross families who settled in the Huron area to try to establish any connections. Thank you. Contact Jacqui Kirkman, Australia; Email: jacqui@kirkman.com.au
090530-2 Is there a definite source that proves that William Guillaume Ross who came to Canada as an NCO in the 78th Fraser Highlander Regiment and fought at Quebec including on the Plains of Abraham was born in Tain, Scotland? He settled in Quebec in 1763 and on January 9, 1764, married Marie-Josephe Proulxand. He is recorded as living in St-Thomas-de-Montmagny, QC. He died on November 7, 1808, in Rimouski, St Germain, Quebec. I have the records of his death and burial but nothing that gives a source of his birth. I have read from Laforest's biography on William Guillaume Ross but I don't know where his information comes from. As can be noted his first two names are interchangeable depending on the source or person who wrote about him. Thank you. Contact: Peter Lagasse; email: mrlwca@hotmail.com
090530-3 Hello, I'm going to Scotland in August 2009 and I'm hoping to find lost cousins. My Grandfather immigrated to Canada about 1902. His name was Alexander Ross from Langwell just outside of Ardgay and he was born Nov 21, 1885. He had a large cattle ranch near Eckville, Alberta. His father's name was William Ross, son of Flora, and his mother's name was Margaret (nee Munro), born about 1851 in Alness, daughter of Hector and Ann Munro. My great grandparents William and Margaret had seven children; Hugh 1877, Hector 1879, David 1881, Flora Ann 1883, Alexander 1885, William 1887, and Roderick 1889. Granddad's brother William married Williamina MacGregor in 1926 at Tain and his other brother, Roderick, married Elizabeth Gunn in 1931 at Spinningdale. I will be staying in Tain and I'm going to the Ross Clan Gathering there in August. I hope to make a connection. Thank you. Contact: Marion Miles (nee Ross); Email:fmmiles@telus.net

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In the course of researching Finlay ROSS (b. 1819 Inverness-shire, Scotland, d. 1904 McKillop, Ontario, Canada) who I believe was my great-great-grandmother's brother. I came across quite a few Rosses who settled in the Huron District and had originally come from Ross-shire. Finlat's brother married a Ross who was from Nigg in Ross-shire. Also one of Finlay's sons married sisters who were Rosses. I got the feeling that there may be more extended family in Canada than I realised. I would love to know the place of origin of any Ross families who settled in the Huron area to try to establish any connections. Thank you.

Contact Jacqui Kirkman, Australia; Email: jacqui@kirkman.com.au

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Is there a definite source that proves that William Guillaume Ross who came to Canada as an NCO in the 78th Fraser Highlander Regiment and fought at Quebec including on the Plains of Abraham was born in Tain, Scotland? He settled in Quebec in 1763 and on January 9, 1764, married Marie-Josephe Proulxand. He is recorded as living in St-Thomas-de-Montmagny, QC. He died on November 7, 1808, in Rimouski, St Germain, Quebec. I have the records of his death and burial but nothing that gives a source of his birth. I have read from Laforest's biography on William Guillaume Ross but I don't know where his information comes from.

As can be noted his first two names are interchangeable depending on the source or person who wrote about him. Thank you.

Contact: Peter Lagasse; email: mrlwca@hotmail.com

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Hello, I'm going to Scotland in August 2009 and I'm hoping to find lost cousins. My Grandfather immigrated to Canada about 1902. His name was Alexander Ross from Langwell just outside of Ardgay and he was born Nov 21, 1885. He had a large cattle ranch near Eckville, Alberta. His father's name was William Ross, son of Flora, and his mother's name was Margaret (nee Munro), born about 1851 in Alness, daughter of Hector and Ann Munro. My great grandparents William and Margaret had seven children; Hugh 1877, Hector 1879, David 1881, Flora Ann 1883, Alexander 1885, William 1887, and Roderick 1889. Granddad's brother William married Williamina MacGregor in 1926 at Tain and his other brother, Roderick, married Elizabeth Gunn in 1931 at Spinningdale. I will be staying in Tain and I'm going to the Ross Clan Gathering there in August. I hope to make a connection. Thank you.

Contact: Marion Miles (nee Ross); Email:fmmiles@telus.net