Searching for information on Alexander GEDDES and Christian ROSS who married in Dornoch on December 31, 1819. Christian/Christy was born in 1790 in Sutherlandshire; Alexander was born in Morayshire in 1784. They had four boys; John who died at birth; William, b. 1822; Alexander who died at age 28; and Robert, b. 1830. Christian/Christy and son Alexander are buried in Dornoch East Cemetery. Father Alexander and sons William and Robert went to Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada, where William married Ann SUTHERLAND and Robert married Ann McPHERSON. Thank you for any information.
Is this the same Christian Ross in the following family sheet? Certianly seems possible. Ron Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario Canada L0S 1J0 Descendants of John Ross Generation No. 1 1. JOHN1 ROSS was born Bet. 1750 - 1760. He married EUPHEMIA 'EFFIE' MURRAY. Children of JOHN ROSS and EUPHEMIA MURRAY are: 2. i. ALEXANDER2 ROSS, b. Abt. 1780, Proncy, Dornoch, Dornoch Parish, Sutherland, Scotland. 3. ii. JOHN ROSS, b. July 13, 1786, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland; d. January 20, 1858, Sliasdary, Creich, Sutherland, Scotland. iii. CHRISTIAN ROSS, b. April 21, 1790, Little Torboll, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland. Generation No. 2 2. ALEXANDER2 ROSS (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1780 in Proncy, Dornoch, Dornoch Parish, Sutherland, Scotland. He married MARRION 'MARY ANN' CALDER July 21, 1797 in Dornoch, Dornoch Parish, Sutherland, Scotland. Children of ALEXANDER ROSS and MARRION CALDER are: i. CATHERINE3 ROSS, b. April 29, 1798, Proncy, Dornoch, Dornoch Parish, Sutherland, Scotland; d. Oxford Co., Ontario?; m. ALEXANDER MURRAY, March 30, 1821, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland. ii. JOHN ROSS, b. June 6, 1805, Proncy, Dornoch Parish, Scotland; d. February 16, 1878, Ardshave, Dornoch Parish, Sutherland, Scotland. Age 71.; m. CHRISTINA 'CHRISTY' MACKAY, February 1, 1850, Evelix, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland. iii. EFFY ROSS, b. October 30, 1808, Proncy, Dornoch, Dornoch Parish, Sutherland, Scotland. 3. JOHN2 ROSS (JOHN1) was born July 13, 1786 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland, and died January 20, 1858 in Sliasdary, Creich, Sutherland, Scotland. Child of JOHN ROSS is: i. JOHN3 ROSS. -----Original Message----- From: Bill & Diane Geddes [mailto:bgeddes@ameritech.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 10:02 AM To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SCT-SUT] GEDDES/ROSS Searching for information on Alexander GEDDES and Christian ROSS who married in Dornoch on December 31, 1819. Christian/Christy was born in 1790 in Sutherlandshire; Alexander was born in Morayshire in 1784. They had four boys; John who died at birth; William, b. 1822; Alexander who died at age 28; and Robert, b. 1830. Christian/Christy and son Alexander are buried in Dornoch East Cemetery. Father Alexander and sons William and Robert went to Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada, where William married Ann SUTHERLAND and Robert married Ann McPHERSON. Thank you for any information.