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John Wilford Ross 1847–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1847

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 7 Nov 1937

Death Location: Carlisle, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Ross

Mother: Margaret Kirk

Spouse(s): Cathrine Chellew

Children(s): John Ross, Annie Ross, Margret Ross, Nettie Ross, Lillie Ross, Catherine Ross

John Wilford Ross was born in 1847 in Scotland, the child of John Ross And Margaret Kirk. In 1851, John Wilford Ross resided in Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. John Wilford Ross married Cathrine Chellew, and had children including Annie Ross, Catherine Ross, John Richard Ross, Lillie Ross, Margret Ross, Nettie Ross. John Wilford Ross passed away in 1937 in Carlisle, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • John Wilford Ross was born in 1847 in Scotland, the child of John Ross And Margaret Kirk.
  • In 1851, John Wilford Ross resided in Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.
  • John Wilford Ross married Cathrine Chellew, and had children including Annie Ross, Catherine Ross, John Richard Ross, Lillie Ross, Margret Ross, Nettie Ross.
  • John Wilford Ross passed away in 1937 in Carlisle, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Ross's Ancestors

Self
John Ross
1847–1937
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
John Ross
1811–1889
Cannobie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Margaret Kirk
1814–1901
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Kirk
1781–1867
Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Janet Carson
1782–1865
Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Carson
1758–1825
Janet Kirkpatrick
1756–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Carson
1730–1790
Janet Conchar
1732–1792

John Ross's Descendants

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John (Wilford) Ross (22 May 1847–7 Nov 1937) m. Cathrine Chellew (4 Sep 1850–30 November 1912)
  1. 1. John (Richard) Ross 1875–1942
  2. 2. Annie Ross 1877–1958 m. Alex (D) Stewart 1877–1907
    1. 1. Ross (Alexander) Stewart 1900–1968
    2. 2. Margaret (Isabell) Stewart 1905–1922
    3. 3. James (Duncan) Stewart 1907–1993 m. Colina (Sinclair) Ferguson 1904–1980
      1. 1. James (Allan) Stewart 1941–1946
  3. 3. Margret Ross 1880–
  4. 4. Nettie Ross 1881–
  5. 5. Lillie Ross 1883–
  6. 6. Catherine Ross –1886

John Ross's Timeline

8 Records

1847
22 May 1847
Birth of John Wilford Ross in Scotland
Scotland
1851
1851
Age 4
John Wilford Ross resided here in Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 34
John Wilford Ross resided here in Lobo, Middlesex North, Ontario, Canada
Lobo, Middlesex North, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 44
John Wilford Ross resided here in Lobo, Middlesex South, Ontario, Canada
Lobo, Middlesex South, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 54
John Wilford Ross resided here in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1911
1911
Age 64
John Wilford Ross resided here in , Middlesex North, Ontario
, Middlesex North, Ontario
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 74
John Wilford Ross resided here in Lobo, Lobo, Middlesex West, Ontario, Canada
Lobo, Lobo, Middlesex West, Ontario, Canada
1937
7 Nov 1937
Age 90
Death of John Wilford Ross in Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1847
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Terregles; ED: 3; Page: 3; Line: 14; Roll: CSSCT1851_213; Year: 1851
    [2] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Lobo, Middlesex South, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6353; Family No: 117
    [3] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Lobo, Middlesex North, Ontario; Roll: C_13270; Page: 29; Family No: 136
    [4] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Lobo, Middlesex (SouthSud), Ontario; Page: 10; Family No: 112
    [5] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1949, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: Ms935; Series: 590
    [6] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 12 - Lobo, Middlesex North, Ontario; Page: 2; Family No: 12
    [7] 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Terregles; ED: 3; Page: 3; Line: 14; Roll: CSSCT1851_213; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1856
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1864
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 12 - Lobo, Middlesex North, Ontario; Page: 2; Family No: 12

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Lobo, Middlesex North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Lobo, Middlesex North, Ontario; Roll: C_13270; Page: 29; Family No: 136

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Lobo, Middlesex South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Lobo, Middlesex South, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6353; Family No: 117

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Lobo, Middlesex (SouthSud), Ontario; Page: 10; Family No: 112

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: , Middlesex North, Ontario
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 12 - Lobo, Middlesex North, Ontario; Page: 2; Family No: 12

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Lobo, Lobo, Middlesex West, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1937
    Event Place: Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1949, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: Ms935; Series: 590
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carlisle, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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