Born at Sunnybrae, Pictou County, Nova Scotia on 21 October 1856, he moved to Winnipeg in 1880 and established a construction firm that was later joined by his brothers Duncan James Ross and Neil Ross. He became a valuator for the Permanent Mortgage and Trusts Company. In 1882 at Emerson, he married Elizabeth Ann Johns (1857-?) of Exeter, Ontario and they had two sons: David Johns Ross (1887-?) and Harold Hugh “Rusty” Ross (1891-1953). He was Sunday School superintendent of St. Andrew’s Church. He resided at 146 Mayfair Avenue, Winnipeg. He died at Winnipeg on 24 November 1894.
See also:
Manitoba Business: Ross Brothers
Birth and death [Hugh Ross, Duncan James Ross, Neil Ross] registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1911 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.
Dictionary of Manitoba Biography by John M. “Jack” Bumsted, Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1999.
“Retired builder, D. J. Ross dies,” Winnipeg Free Press, 22 July 1947, page 7.
“Neil Ross, builder dies,” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 March 1951, page 25.
“Major H. H. Ross, federal worker, dies at 62 years,” Winnipeg Free Press, 19 December 1953, page 8.
Winnipeg estate files (ATG 0025a), #48265/1954 Harold H. Ross, GR4881, Archives of Manitoba.
Obituary [Isabel Ross], Winnipeg Free Press, 8 December 1966, page 38.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 1 June 2024
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