Lt Col
William
Alexander
Ross
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Hugh Ross
and Eliza (Watson) Ross
Brother of
Campbell Claye Grant Ross K.C.B.
Husband of
Henrietta (Sleeman) Ross
— married
1 Oct 1856 in Simla, Bengal, India
Descendants 
Father of
Amelia Constance Isobel (Ross) Anderson
Died
at about age 66
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Dec 2015
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Biography
Born 14 September 1829, though Edinburgh Academy records say 1827. Attended from 1836-1841. he also joined the H.E>I.C.S. and served in the expedition against Sheik Emamooden of Jummoo, Cashmere (sic) 1846; also in Punjaub campaign of 1848-1949, including passage of the Chenab Ramnugger, battles of Chillianwallah and Goojerat, and pursuits of Sikhs, under Sir William Gilbert (medal with two clasps); commanded a troop fo Bengal Horse Artillery at the disarmament of four regiment of sepoys at Lahore and at the mutiny of the 10th Bengal Calvary, 1857 (medal).
Retired as Lieutenant-Colonel Bengal Artillery. After he retired, he wrote a book on blowpipe chemistry, which became "famous". He also invented a gun carriage which was rejected by the government.
He married a daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel James Sleeman, Indian Army, by who he had, with daughters, 2 sons, Sleeman Ross and Hugh Ross, who ere both killed in the South African War (1899-1902), unmarried.
William died in 1899
Sources
- https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGN3-LQY
- The Family of Ross of Shandwich by D.R. of Ross August 2015
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Kristy (Matthews) Taylor 
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Rejected matches › William Rush (1825-) › William F. Rush (1825-) › William Alexander Ross (1825-abt.1844) › William Ross (abt.1825-)
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