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Thanks to you and others I have traced my Hugh Ross (b. 1848) to Battle Creek Michigan U.S.A. he married there and had a family and died there in 1915. I am now trying to find Hugh,s Uncle he was William Ross b. Edinburgh 1831, I have found him up till 1871 living with his sister Catherine (b. 1823) they were living at 15, New Bakers Land St Cuthbert Edinburgh. after that date I cannot find him at all, have you any idea where I maybe could find what happened to him after 1871?
Thanks for any help or advice.

Thank you MaureeninNY & mgnv for your help, your information was the Icing on the cake for us.
Best Wishes,
Syd & Judy

Thank you,sir! :-D :-D

I was muttering to myself...Canada census 1881..darn they've gone to Michigan and managed to miss the 1880 US.

Moxxx

Using https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1®ion=UNITED_STATES

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQCC-JR7
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQH7-76T


Maureen's 1900 has an image link

1910 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MLPK-VCV
District: 42 , Sheet Number and Letter: 4B , Household ID: 119 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: M1283 , GS Film number: 1374653 , Digital Folder Number: 004330138 , Image Number: 00315
Catalog search for film # gets:
Michigan: Calhoun (E.D. 31-54), Cass, and Charlevoix (E.D. 14-19) Counties [NARA T 624 roll 640] Family History Library United States & Canada Census Area 1374653
Magnify 4 clicks, then save image:
https://archive.org/stream/13thcensus1910po640unit#page/n313/mode/1up
[addy=73 Chestnut St]

I don't find them on the 1/6/1880 US census, nor the 4/4/1881 Canadian one.
Agnes says on both the 1900 & 1910 censuses they immig 1880, evidently after early June.

I was a little confused as to how Syd was so certain that Hugh had been found (sorry, Syd :-)) but now I see that Hugh and Agnes who married in Canada went to the US:

1900 US Census :
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M915-1HY


Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995 about Hugh Ross
Name: Hugh Ross
Birth Date: abt 1850
Birth Place: Scotland
Death Date: 26 Feb 1915
Death Place: Battle Creek,Calhoun, Michigan
Death Age: 65
Occupation: Engineer
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Father Name: John Ross
Father Birth Place: Scotland
Mother Name: Mary Coag (probably CRAIG??)
Mother Birth Place: Scotland
FHL Film Number: 1009293


Works for me! :-D

Maureen

Thank you to Ann Cardiff & Argyllgran for your help and assistance in our search for Hugh Ross, we were not quite sure if Hugh went to Canada because it was just A family rumour but thanks to you it has now been confirmed and we can let other members of our family know. Thank you both once again.
Best wishes,
Syd & Judy

message sent to Syd to return

Hugh's birth - it's the only Hugh Ross birth in Edinbugh with mother Mary, around 1849.
(Matches baptism posted by Ann.)


29/04/1848 ROSS HUGH JOHN ROSS/MARY CRAIG FR9461 (FR9461) M ST CUTHBERT'S EDINBURGH CITY CITY/MIDLOTHIAN 685/02 0360 0389

So the William Ross in the 1851 census already posted was perhaps Mary's brother-in-law , but mistranscribed as her husband, and she was already widowed.



1841 Scotland Census about Hugh Ross
Name: Hugh Ross
Age: 45
Estimated birth year: abt 1796
Gender: Male
Where born: Scotland
Civil Parish: Edinburgh St John
County: Midlothian
Address: Riddles Close 322 Lawn Market
Occupation: Mason I
Parish Number: 685/1
Household Members:
Name Age
Hugh Ross 45 - mason
Isabella Ross 43 - Hugh's sister
Catharine Ross 18 - sewer
John Ross 16 - nailer's apprentice
Duncan Ross 14 - smith's apprentice
William Ross 10

Siblings without parents in 1881:


1881 Scotland Census about Mary Jane Donald
Name: Mary Jane Donald
Age: 22
Estimated birth year: abt 1859
Relationship: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Edinburgh, Midlothian
Registration Number: 685/1
Registration district: St George
Civil Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts
County: Midlothian
Address: 12 Spittal St
Occupation: Machinist
ED: 22
Household schedule number: 94
LINE: 20
Roll: cssct1881_280
Household Members:
Name Age
Mary Jane Donald 22
Annie Donald 19
Joseph Donald 17
Lizzie Donald 15

1861 Scotland Census about Hugh Ross Donald
Name: Hugh Ross Donald
Age: 12
Estimated birth year: abt 1849
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: John Donald
Mother's name: May Donald
Gender: Male
Where born: St Cuthberts, Edinburgh
Registration Number: 693
Registration district: Liberton
Civil Parish: Liberton
County: Midlothian
Address: Dalkeith Road
Occupation: Message Boy
ED: 3
Household schedule number: 10
LINE: 12
Roll: CSSCT1861_132
Household Members:
Name Age
John Donald 35
May Donald 35
Hugh Ross Donald 12
Wm Donald 6
Mary Ann Donald 4



1871 Scotland Census about Hugh R Donald
Name: Hugh R Donald
Age: 22
Estimated birth year: abt 1849
Relationship: Stepson
Mother's name: Mary Donald
Gender: Male
Where born: City, Edinburgh
Registration Number: 685/5
Registration district: Newington
Civil Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts
County: Midlothian
Address: 11 Dalrymple Pl
Occupation: Brewer's Labourer
ED: 34
Household schedule number: 49
LINE: 3
Roll: CSSCT1871_165
Household Members:
Name Age
John Donald 45
Mary Donald 45
Hugh R Donald 22
William Donald 15
Joseph Donald 17
Mary J Donald 13
Anne Donald 9
Lizzie Donald 5

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Name: Hugh Ross
Event Type: Immigration
Event Date: Apr 1905
Event Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Gender: Male
Age: 56
Birth Year (Estimated): 1849
Birthplace: Scotland
Ship Name: Mongolian
Affiliate Film Number: T-499
Digital Folder Number: 004539205 , Image Number: 00616

Is this him in 1851?? What was his father's name, and when did he die?


1851 Scotland Census about Hugh Ross
Name: Hugh Ross
Age: 2
Estimated birth year: abt 1849
Relationship: Grandson
Father: William Ross
Mother: Mary Ross
Gender: Male
Where born: Edinr, Midlothian
Parish Number: 685/3
Civil Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts
County: Midlothian
Address: 48 Pleasance
ED: 2A
Page: 1
Household schedule number: 5
LINE: 16
Roll: CSSCT1851_185
Household Members:
Name Age
Hugh Ross 61
William Ross 19 - son
Mary Ross 25 - son's wife (but William's sister-in-law)
Hugh Ross 2 - grandson
Ann Craig 71 - boarder - probably Mary's mother
Margaret Robertson 11 - lodger
Ann Hilson 9 - lodger
Robert Conguer 6 - lodger

???????????????

Name: Hugh Ross
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 31 Dec 1877
Event Place: Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
Age: 29
Birth Year (Estimated): 1848
Father's Name: John Ross
Mother's Name: Mary Ross
Spouse's Name: Agnes Campbell Menzies
Spouse's Age: 20
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1857
Spouse's Father's Name: William Menzies
Spouse's Mother's Name: Margaret Menzies
Page: 013668
Digital Folder Number: 004529124
GS Film Number: 1863654 , Image Number: 00822

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Name: Hugh Ross
Gender: Male
Christening Place: SAINT CUTHBERTS, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
Birth Date: 29 Apr 1848
Birthplace: Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Father's Name: John Ross
Mother's Name: Mary Craig
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C11988-9 , System Origin: Scotland-VR , GS Film number: 1066762 , Reference ID: 2:18M197N

I am trying to find Hugh Ross b, 1849 at Edinburgh, we believe he may have emigrated to Canada around 1881, Hugh,s mother was Mary & her second marriage was to John Donald in 1852 and sometimes Hugh was entered as Hugh Donald Ross. Can any kind person help with any information. Thank you.
Regards,
Syd