Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Seeking Erskine, Ross, Martin, McPherson of Buxton and Hopetown

I am seeking the names of the ancestors and the descendants of my paternal ancestry. I am referring to NOBLE ROSS, WILLIAM ROSS, MISSEY ERSKINE, MARY MCALMONT, CECILIA (HOOPER) FYFFE,  MARY MAUDE MCPHERSON, STANLEY JACOB MARTIN, RICHARD SEMPLE, and FREDERICK SEMPLE. 
Noble Ross was born in Buxton, East Coast Demerara. He died in Hopetown, West Coast Berbice.
The following are numbered among them; TERRENCE ADAMS, WESLYN ADAMS,  ANNETTE ALBERT, BRENDA ALBERT, GLORIA ALBERT, JEAN ALBERT, JOAN ALBERT,  JOI ALBERT, JOSEPH ALBERT,  MARIETTE ALBERT, MERLE ALBERT, ALLAN BAZILIO, BRANDON BAZILIO, FELIX BAZILIO, HILDRED  BAZILIO, ROY BAZILIO,  SANDRA BAZILIO, WALLACE BAZILIO, ANNA BLAIR, BURLEY BLAIR, VIOLET BRAITHWAITE, KEITH CADOGAN, PHILIP FYFFE. HERMA FYFFE, LINDA FYFFE. ARCHIBALD FYFFE, CECILIA (HOOPER) FYFFE. DANIEL FYFFE, EUSTACE FYFFE, CHERRIE FYFFE, FRANK FYFFE, IKE FYFFE, KEEMO FYFFE, CIMENA FYFFE, KAMENA FYFFE, ANN FYFFE, MERLE FYFFE, HAROLD FYFFE, PATSY FYFFE, HERMA FYFFE, LINDA FYFFE, PHILIP FYFFE, JOSEPHUS FYFFE, TOM FYFFE, WILLIAM FYFFE, RIAN GILL, GWENETTE HOPE, MALCOLM HOPE, MAUDE HOPE,  MICHAEL  ISAACS,  SHIRLEY  ISAACS, LOUIS JERVIS,  CROMWELL LEITCH,  LESLIE LEITCH, RONALD LEITCH, STANLEY JACOB MARTIN, ALVIN MATHESON, ULRIC  MICHAELS, LENNOX PLUCK, BLANCHE ROSS, CECILIA  ROSS, CHERYL ROSS, CHRISTOPHER ROSS, COLIN ROSS, COLIN ROSS (spouse: AGNES SMITH), COMPTON ROSS,   CROMWELL ROSS, DAVID ROSS, EDMOND ROSS, EVELYN ROSS, GEORGE E. ROSS, GEORGE ROSS, GUSTAVUS  ROSS, HAMILTON ROSS,   JAKE ROSS, JAMES ROSS, JEAN ROSS, LOUISE ROSS, MARIETTE ROSS,   OSCAR ROSS (spouse: JULIE LEITCH); PUNNIE  ROSS, SIDNI ROSS,  SUSAN ROSS, SYDNEY ROSS,  BELINDA WILLIAMS, JENNIFER WILLIAMS, MATILDA WILLIAMS, and PATRICK WILLIAMS.

The children of WILLIAM ROSS (a.k.a MARVE) are: SOPHIE ROSS, AND MABEL ROSS (of Rosignol), ETHEL ROSS, DEE ROSS, and Cheri ROSS, BRIDGET ROSS (BRIDGET EDWARDS), MAURICE ROSS (MAURICE EDWARDS), HERMAN ROSS (HERMAN EDWARDS), JOHN "CULVER" ROSS (JOHN EDWARDS), MONTEE ROSS (MONTEE EDWARDS), MADRIDGE ROSS, DARNELL ROSS, LOCKSLEY EUDANAVAN O'RILEY ROSS and MELBOURNE ROSS with Miss EDWARDS) birthed 1906).
William Ross and Edwards were married in 1935. I need the names of the mother and the paternal grandparents of Locksley Ross. Who must I consult?

Descendants of MISSEY ERSKINE (perhaps, Frances Erskine)  and members of the kinships of Martin and McPherson: CLEMENT CAMERON, CYNTHIA CAMERON, EMMITT CAMERON, ERIC CAMERON, JOHN CAMERON, THELMA CAMERON, GLENDA CODDETT,  KINGSLEY CODDETT MARC CODDETT, PATRICIA CODDETT, VALERIE CODDETT ROY DRAKES, BARBARA JAMES,  INGRID JAMES,  LENNOX JAMES,  PAUL JAMES,  WILLIAM JAMES,ANN JOSEPH, JANE JOSEPH, JOY JOSEPH, JUNE JOSEPH, MALCOM JOSEPH, OLIVE JOSEPH, VICTOR JOSEPH, BARRINGTON MARTIN, BEVERLEY MARTIN, DOROTHY MARTIN, ELLEN MARTIN, FRANES AMELIA MARTIN, GRACE MARTIN, JOHNNY MARTIN, KENNETH MARTIN, LAMBERT MARTIN, OLGA MARTIN, SHELLY MARTIN, STANLEY JACOB MARTIN, WILLIAM MARTIN, WINNIFRED MARTIN, CHARLES HENRY MCPHERSON (spouse: CHRISLYN FRASER) ERNEST MCPHERSON, FRANCES MCPHERSON,  JAMES MCPHERSON, JOSEPH MCPHERSON (spouse: NELLIE D'AGUIAR), KENDRA MCPHERSON KESTER MCPHERSON LUCY MCPHERSON, THELMA MCPHERSON (spouse: Norman Patrick Cameron); WILFRED MCPHERSON,  LESLIE MUNROE, LAURENCE MUNROE, CHARLES ALEXANDER PETRIE, VICTOR PETRIE, WALTER PETRIE, ASHANA REID, CRYSTAL REID, DESHAUN REID, JAMAL REID, JOSHUA MALACHI REID, JUANA REID, SEON REID ,SHAUN REID,  TAMEKA REID,  FRANCES SEALE, JOHNNY SEALE,MARTIN SEALE
Are you aware of any of the following; BOW NOBLE ROSS, WILLIAM ROSS, ETHEL ROSS,  DEE  ROSS,  CHERRIE ROSS,  HENRY  ROSS (POLICE) FATHER OF LLOYD ROSS, AND DOROTHY “DORRIE” ROSS, MARY MCALMONT (PUDDIN), MARIE MCALMONT, NELLY MCALMONT, AMELIA MCALMONT, BABES MCALMONT, VIRGINIA MCALMONT (CORENTYNE), LIONEL MCALMONT, ISAAC MCALMONT, BUDDY KING MCALMONT, BOSS MCALMONT, HUSBAND OF GERTIE MCALMONT;  DOUGLAS WARREN, HENSON WARREN, OVID WARREN, MARY PHILLIPS, (Nurse) daughter of Ethel Ross? Why not link me with the family historians of your McAlmont, Ross, Warren, and Phillips, families of Hopetown, soonest?
Email: childrenofsancho@gmail.com
Other surnames of interest included ERSKINE, FRASER, JOHN, MCALMONT, MCCALMOND, REDDOCK, ROGERS, SCOTT, SEARS, and SEMPLE
If you share a common ancestry and/or relate to the members of the kinship listed above, by all means, enlighten me, immediately
By Daniel Sam, of Friendship East Coast, Demerary, Harriet Ross, singlewoman, Cecelia Gordon, widow, in her own right and as sole heiress of in estate of her children, Isaac Newton Gordon, and  Joseph Ross, both deceased, Jane Ned, widow, Letitia Rodgers, singlewoman, all of Buxton, East Coast, Demerary, Martha Ross, singlewoman, of Kitty,  East Coast, Demerary, Susan Ross, single of Albouy’s Town, Georgetown, Ada Ross, singlewoman of Hale Street, Georgetown, Emma Ross, single woman of Robb Street, Georgetown, Julia Robertson, widow, of Kitty, East Coast, Demerary, and Nathaniel Dassell, of Buxton, aforesaid, transport of one hundred and one undivided one hundred and twentieth parts or share of and is lot number 3 three, part of the Plantation or Estate called Bachelor’s Adventure, situate on the East Sea  Coast, of the county of Demerary, in the Colony of British Guiana. Source: the Official Gazette of British Guiana volume 29 1909: pages 84, 188 and 1117

ALGERNON OCTALANEY LOCKHART ROSS
Schoolmaster of Albouystown Hindu School, Georgetown.
Resides at 145, James Street, Georgetown.
Born 24th February, 1880, at Buxton, East Coast, Demerara, to Sampson, Henry Augustus Ross, Dispenser, and his wife. Cecelia Bobb, née Rogers.
Educated at Friendship Wesleyan Methodist School, East Coast, Demerara.
Holds First-Class Certificate with Honours from the Oklahoma Correspondence School for Teachers.
Was Principal- Assistant Teacher at Ruimveld School and Headmaster of Coverden School, East Bank, Demerara.
Is President of the Widow s’ Association, which since its inception in 1932, has found employment for over 600 persons
Is President of the Universal Tract Society.
Has two sons and one daughter.
Favourite recreation— Cricket.
Hobbies— Mirror-making and Horticulture.

JAMES FRANCIS ROSS
Gold Miner
Resides at Pouderoyen, West Bank, Demerara.
Born December, 1884, at Georgetown to Joseph McKenzie Ross and his wife, Sarah, née Denniss.
Married 21st July, 1912, Agnes Jupiter.
Has three sons and one daughter

RACHAEL ZULEKA ROSS
Nurse-Midwife.
Resides 13, Sussex Street. Georgetown.
Born 22nd November, 1913, at West Bank, Demerara, to Simon Adolphus Wills, Sawyer and Engineer, and his wife, Jane Eliza, née Williams.
Educated at Ketley Congregational School, Georgetown, Ruimveld Anglican School, East Bank, Demerara; and the Collegiate School, Georgetown.
Married 11th January, 1034, Edwin St. Felix Ross.
Has one son.
Favourite recreation— Tennis.
Hobby— Reading.

REGINALD ROSS
Rice Grading Examiner, Agriculture Department, Springlands, Berbice.
Born 15th April, 1895.
Is married. -
H as one son and four daughters.
Source: Delph, Charles Noel and Roth, Vincent, editors (1937) Who is Who in British Guiana First Edition, 1935-1937; Daily Chronicle, Georgetown, British Guiana: page 282.

ALEXANDER ROSS, shareholder of Plantation New Orange Nassau (Buxton)
DICK JOHN, Lichfield and Buxton
CLARENCE ARBOTHNOTT ROSS, Georgetown, Secretary, Hutchison, Limited
HUGH ALEXANDER REGINALD ROSS, Versailles, Overseer
JOHN ROSS, Mahaicony, Contractor
ROBERT ROSS, Georgetown, Binder, Graphic
CARDINGON ROSS, Nabaclis, Oil Manufacturer
Source: Official Gazette of British Guiana August 1, 1953: page 216
RUPERT NEVILLE ROSS, Port Mourant, Corentyne, Overseer
CYRIL PERCIVAL ROSS, Port Mourant, Corentyne, Social Welfare Officer
FELIX ROSS, Rose Hall, Corentyne, Farmer
ALBERT EBENEZER ROSS, No#. 53 Village, Corentyne, Butcher.
 ERNEST ROSS, No#. 41 Village, West Coast Berbice, Farmer
Source: Official Gazette of British Guiana August 1, 1953: page 251



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Blogger Unknown said...

Hi. I am a descendant of Dick John. Do you have any information on him?

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