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- Ross (Innernethie, Scotland; derived from Ross of Craigie. Of this branch of the ancient family of Ross is the gallant General Sir Patrick Ross, G.C.M.G. eldest son of the late General Patrick Ross, and grandson of Patrick Rossof lnnernethie, by Susanna Douglas of Strathendrie,hiswife,of the family of the Earls of Morton). Arms and ('rest,as Ross of Craigie. Motto'97 Per aspera virtue.
ROSS, SIR PATRICK, major-general in the army, a knight commander of
Major-general Sir Patrick Ross, born 26th January 1778 (Database ID I173006 ). He entered the army in 1794, and served in India for nine years, as captain of the 22d light dragoons. During the Peninsular war, he was lieutenant-colonel of the 48th foot, and served in the Ionian islands for seven years as lieutenant-colonel of the 75th foot. After being resident and commandant of St. Maura and Zante, he served as major-general on the staff at Corfu, and in 1819 was created a knight grand commander of the order of St. Michael and St. George. He was afterwards governor and commander-in-chief of Antigua, Montserrat, and Barbuda, and on his return to England in 1834 he was made a knight commander of the royal order of the Guelphs of Hanover. In 1821 he attained the rank of major-general, and in 1846 was appointed governor of St. Helena.
Had issue,
I. Patrick-William-Sydenham, 6.22nd November, 1821.
II. Charles-Douglas, b. 1st December, 1822, died 3rd
March, 1824.
III. Charles-Douglas, b. 6th August, 1825.
I. Amelia, married to Major S. Holmes, K. H. military
secretary at Malta, and has issue two sons and two
daugliters.
II. Clara-Susanna, m. to Rowland-Edward-Louis-Charles
Williams, esq. of Weston Grove, Surrey, and Clare-
mont, Antigua, descended from the ancient family of
Williams, of Penrhyn, in the county of Carmarthen,
and has issue two surviving sons.
III. Mary-Ann.
^iv. Georgiiia-Fanny.
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