William Ross

Builder of houses, coffins and cradles. Built the stone house Isabella was born in.

Isabella used to help her father by stuffing the pillows for the coffins,

An apprentice by the name of Charles Smith lived with the Ross family in 1891. He later moved to live with his uncle.

Another apprentice named John Rae lived with the family in 1901.

Headstone reads:

 In Loving Memory of William Ross Who died 30th

July 1906 aged 62 years and his wife Annie Cameron who

died 24th Jan 1929 aged 72 years and their daughters

Amelia Douglas Ross Accidentally Drowned 9th OCTOBER 1890

Aged 1 Year & 10 months

  Amelia Ross Who Died 3rd Jan 1913 Aged 19 Years 

Also their sin William Ross Who Died 26th Nov 1944
Aged 58 years
on the side of the stone it says Cameron Kingussie

1851 Scotland Census

about William Ross

Name: William Ross

Age: 7

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844

Relationship: Son

Mother's Name: Emily

Gender: Male

Where born: Kingussie, Inverness

Parish Number: 102

Civil Parish: Kingussie and Insh

Town: Newtonmoor

County: Inverness

Address: 47 Distillery

ED: 4

Page: 13 (click to see others on page)

Household schedule number: 63

Line: 10

Roll: CSSCT1851_23

Household Members: Name Age

Emily Davidson 35

William Ross 7

1871 Scotland Census

about William Ross

Name: William Ross

Age: 26

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845

Relationship: Son

Mother's Name: Emily

Gender: Male

Where born: Kingussie, Inverness

Registration Number: 102

Registration district: Kingussie and Insh

Civil Parish: Kingussie and Insh

County: Invernessshire

Address: House Newtonmore

Occupation: House Carpenter

ED: 3

Household schedule number: 50

Line: 2

Roll: CSSCT1871_18

Household Members: Name Age

Emily Douglas 56

William Ross 26