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Philip Simpson Ross 1827–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1827

Birth Location: Belfast, County Down, Ireland

Death Date: 1 Feb 1907

Death Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Father: Philip Ross

Mother: Isabella Simpson

Spouse(s): Christina Dansken

Children(s): John Sr

In 1827, Philip Simpson Ross entered the world in Belfast, County Down, Ireland, born to Philip Ross And Isabella Simpson. Philip Simpson Ross married Christina Chalmers Dansken, and had children including John Wardrop Ross Sr. Philip Simpson Ross passed away in 1907 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1827, Philip Simpson Ross entered the world in Belfast, County Down, Ireland, born to Philip Ross And Isabella Simpson.
  • Philip Simpson Ross married Christina Chalmers Dansken, and had children including John Wardrop Ross Sr.
  • Philip Simpson Ross passed away in 1907 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Philip Ross
1800–1859
Birth Location: Muirkirk Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Isabella Simpson
1797–1852
Birth Location: Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Christina Dansken
1829–1911
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Sr
1870–1946
Birth Location: Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Philip Ross's Ancestors

Self
Philip Ross
1827–1907
Birth Place: Belfast, County Down, Ireland
Parents
Philip Ross
1800–1859
Muirkirk Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland
Isabella Simpson
1797–1852
Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Philip Ross
1776–1815
Cromarty, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Jean Brown
1778–
Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Ross
1751–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Philip Ross's Descendants

1.
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Philip (Simpson) Ross (24 Aug 1827–1 Feb 1907) m. Christina (Chalmers) Dansken (8 Oct 1829–17 Aug 1911)
  1. 1. John (Wardrop Ross) Sr 1870–1946 m. Gertrude (Emma) Holland 1871–1941
    1. 1. John (Wardrop Ross) Jr 1910–1988 m. Eva (Josephine Millicent) Good 1910– m. Mary (Evelyn) Martinson 1914–1967 m. Margery (Ellen) Jones 1931–1998
      1. 1. John (Wardrop Ross) III 1935–1988
    2. 2. Sanders Ross 1895–
    3. 3. Jan Ross 1896–
    4. 4. Lady (Phyllis Gertrude) Ross 1900–1983 m. Sir (William Neil) McKie 1901–1984 m. Gerald (Walker) Birks 1872–
      1. 1. Richard (Irwin) Birks 1924–2005
    5. 5. Howard (Irwin) Ross 1907–1974
    6. 6. Ian (Alexander) Ross 1895–1961
    7. 7. Eugenie (Marjorie Ross) Finley 1896–1981
    8. 8. Aileen (Dansken) Ross 1902–1994

Philip Ross's Timeline

2 Records

1827
24 Aug 1827
Birth of Philip Simpson Ross in Belfast, County Down, Ireland
Belfast, County Down, Ireland
1907
1 Feb 1907
Age 80
Death of Philip Simpson Ross in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1827
    Event Place: Belfast, County Down, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1907
    Event Place: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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