William Ross (abt. 1725)

Born about 1725 in Scotland

Husband of Willemine (de Wert) Ross — married 19 Dec 1747 in Den Bommel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

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Biography

He is noticed in Ferguson's work^[1] in the Marriage Register of the Scots Brigade when he appears in a contract of marriage, 30 November 1747, at Den Bommel, South Holland, Netherlands, between himself, stated to be a Sergeant in Captain Thomas Mackenzie's company, and Willemine de Wert, stated to be the stepdaughter to James Cavallier, Drum Major of Colonel Marjoribanks' Regiment. The witnesses to the contract were Sergeant Holm Frater and Alexander Murray, soldier of Colonel Mackay's Regiment. They were married on 19 December 1747. ^[2]

Footnotes

1. ↑ #S-1 Ferguson; James; Vol 3, page 155
2. ↑ Marriage 1747 Rotterdam Stadsarchief Rotterdam te Rotterdam, DTB Trouwen Doopregisters, Trouwregisters, Begraafregisters Rotterdam (DTB), Rotterdam, archief 1-02, inventaris­num­mer 176, 30-12-1747, Trouw rooms-katholiek; Trouw Schotse regimenten, folio 8

Sources

• Source S-1 Ferguson; James. Papers illustrating the history of the Scots brigade in the service of the United Netherlands, 1572-1782. Vol 3. Edinburgh: Constable, 1809. archive.org