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Clan Munro USA
Genealogy Pages
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 Est 1816 - 1883 (~ 67 years)
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| Name |
George William Holmes Ross |
| Suffix |
Of Culcairn |
| Born |
Est 1816 |
Of, Cromarty  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
19 Nov 1883 |
Cromarty House |
| Person ID |
I28642 |
Munro |
| Last Modified |
7 Feb 2012 |
| Father |
Hugh Rose, Of Glastullich, b. Abt 1766, d. Sep 1846, Inverness, , Inverness, Scotland (Age ~ 80 years) |
| Mother |
Catherine Munro, Of Culcairn, b. 1783, d. 29 Feb 1852 (Age 69 years) |
| Married |
15 Feb 1815 |
| Family ID |
F9971 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Adelaide Lucy Davidson, b. Abt 1828, d. Yes, date unknown |
| Married |
20 Apr 1849 |
| Children |
| | 1. Duncan Munro Ross, Of Culcairn, b. 29 Sep 1851, d. 14 Jan 1887, Cromarty House (Age 35 years) |
| | 2. Hugh Rose Ross, b. 31 May 1854, d. 12 Jan 1879, Pishni Valley, Afghanistan (Age 24 years) |
| + | 3. Walter Charteris Ross, Of Culcairn, b. 5 Aug 1857, d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 4. Catherine Elizabeth Julia Ross, b. Est 1859, d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 5. Louisa Jane Hamilton Ross, b. Est 1861, d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 6. Ida Eleanora Constance Ross, b. Est 1863, d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 7. Matilda Elizabeth Ross, b. Est 1865 |
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| Last Modified |
20 Jan 2009 |
| Family ID |
F9966 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- On 21 Apr 1846, George entered the army as an Ensign in the 92nd Highlanders. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 23 Jun 1848 and retired in 1851. On 3 Nov 1854, he was gazetted Captain in the Highland Rifle Militia Regiment of Ross and Cromarty, Sutherland and Caithness, later known as the 3rd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders. He was promoted to Major on 26 Nov 1855 and to Lieutenant Colonel (with the honorary rank of Colonel) on 19 Jan 1856. After the death of Colonel the Hon. James Sinclair, he was appointed Colonel-Commandant of the regiment on 11 Feb 1856.
Colonel Ross, who always held the opinion that the Highland dress would best suit the regiment, applied to the Secretary of State to get it so equipped. His request was granted in a letter dated 28 Nov 1860. On his suggestion, the Secretary of State also introduced a new system of preliminary drill for recruits and authorised officers of the Militia, on appointment, to be instructed for one month at the headquarters of their corps. This did away with the necessity of calling out the regiment for training in separate divisions.
George served as Convener of the county of Cromarty, a D.L. and J.P.
References:
(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie (1898) - p. 166-167
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA
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