Born in Torry, Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Daughter of Archibald Ross
and Christian Fowler
Sister of
Jannet Forbes Ross, Margaret Henderson Ross, Archibald Ross, Jean Wood Ross, Alexander Fettes Ross, Jemima Bervie Ross, Christian Ross, Ann Ross, Joseph Webster Ross and Elizabeth C Ross
Wife of
John Allan
— married
15 Feb 1850 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Wife of
George Riddell
— married
21 Jan 1859 in 42 St Clements Street, Aberdeen, Scotland
Descendants 
Mother of
James Gillespie Allan, John Allan, Archibald Allan, Mary Allan, Christian Riddell and Sophia Jack Riddell
Died
at age 39
in 1 St Mary's Place, St Clements Street, Aberdeen, Scotland
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Aug 2010
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Biography
Elspit Ross was born in Torry, Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland on the 24th of July 1829 and baptised on the 2nd of August. She was the daughter of Archibald Ross and Christian Fowler.
Research Notes
- The John Allan that Elspet married was born about 1827 in Lanarkshire and is not the same profile as is connected to her.
- Correctly linked Elspet and her children to the new/correct profile for John Allan. 27 July 2020 ~ Randee Stewart-Clark
Sources
- Scotland OPR Births 266/ 40 50 Nigg, Kincardineshire. Witnesses: John Allan and Joseph Webster, residenters in Torry.
- Scotland 1841 Census (Parish: Nigg; ED: 1; Page: 16; Line: 1390; Year: 1841): at Village of Torry. George Wood, 22, whitefisher; Margaret Wood, 20; Helen Wood, 2; James Wood, 5 months; Elspit Ross, 12, servant [cousin].
- Scotland OPR Marriages 168/B00 0180 0117 Old Machar.
- Scotland 1851 Census (Parish: Aberdeen St Clements; ED: 2; Page: 25; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1851_37; Year: 1851): at St Clement Street, Aberdeen. Archibald Ross, 42, salmon fisher, head; Christian Ross, 45, wife; Archibald Ross, 18, seaman, son; Jane Ross, 11, servant, daughter; Christian Ross, 9, daughter; Ann Ross, 7, daughter; Joseph Ross, 5, son; Elizabeth Ross, 1, daughter; John Allan, 24, labourer, lodger [brother-in-law]; Elspet Allan, 22, labourer wife, lodger [sister]; James Allan, 4 months, lodger [nephew].
- Scotland 1861 Census (Parish: Aberdeen St Clements; ED: 58; Page: 12; Line: 24; Roll: CSSCT1861_25): at 42 St Clement Street, Aberdeen. Elspeth R Ross, 31, seaman's wife; John Allan, 7, step-son; Archibald Allan, 5, step-son, Mary Allan, 3, step-daughter.
- Scotland Statutory Register Deaths 168/1 564 St Nicholas, Aberdeen. Elspet Riddell, married to George Riddel, seaman (Royal Navy). Died 6th Jul 1869 at 1 St Mary's Place, St Clements Street, Aberdeen, aged 39. Father: Archibald Ross, overseer of works at a public institution. Mother: Christian Ross, MS Fowler, deceased. Disease of the Heart. Informant: George Riddell, husband, on the 6th Jul.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elspet by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elspet:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elspet by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elspet:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Colin Brodie 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A895706 [compare]
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~1.56%
M Davidson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member debramurray120
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