He was born in 1882 in ( I think) Wallasey, Cheshire, England. He married Ellen McDonnell and had 2 daughters before he emigrated to the United States. One of his daughters is my grandmother who is now 99 years old. He left England in 1910 on the boat the Adriatic and arrived at Ellis Island on Mar. 31, 1910, settling in Mill Plain, Branford, Connecticut, USA and eventually sending money so his wife and two daughters could move here as well. They arrived on the Baltic on May 4, 1912, just barely avoiding the Titanic mishap, and of course, scaring the bejeebers out of poor John Ross who thought he might have lost his wife and two daughters. John and Ellen lived in East Haven and Branford Connecticut the rest of their lives. I don't know John or Ellen's parents names or confirmation on their actual places of birth. I don't think I am listing his birth town correctly or spelling it correctly, as I am using only word of mouth from my grandmother's stories. Any ideas or help would be appreciated! I would like to search back at least another generation or two? Debi T.