Rosslyn
Alexander
(Ross)
Virtue
Born in Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of William Abner Virtue
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Margaret Ann (Dallyn) Virtue
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
[private son (1950s - unknown)]
Died about
at about age 75
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Oct 2023
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Biography
Ross, son of William A Virtue and Mary Ann Alexander, was born on 3 September 1906 in Lanark, Ontario, Canada.[1]
Captain Rosslyn Alexander Virtue was in a military record on 6 Oct 1945 which indicated that he had won the award "Mention in Despatches" which was granted by the King of England for his service in the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada.[2]
In the obituary of his wife Margaret, it indicates that he died in 1982. [3] He was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery and Crematorium, London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.[4]
Census Records
In the 1911 census Rosslyn (age 4) was the son of William Virtue in Daniel, Ontario.[5]
| Name | Sex | Age | Relation | Status | Birth Date | Birth Place | Occupation |
| William Virtue | M | 33 | Head | Married | Sep 1878 | Ontario | Engineer |
| Mary Virtue | F | 35 | Wife | Married | Jun 1876 | Ontario | None |
| Marjorie Virtue | F | 5 | Daughter | Single | Oct 1906 | Ontario | None |
| Rosslyn Virtue | M | 4 | Son | Single | Sep 1907 | Ontario | |
| Evelyn Virtue | F | 3 | Daughter | Single | Jan 1908 | Ontario | |
| Harold Virtue | M | 1 | Son | Single | Nov 1909 | Ontario | |
| Jennie Watton | F | 17 | Domestic | Single | Dec 1894 | Ontario | Servant |
Sources
- ↑
Birth:
"Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1917"
Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-1913; Reel: 179; Record Group: Rg 80-2
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8838 #888702 (accessed 2 October 2023)
Rosseyn Alexander Virtue born on 3 Sep 1906, son of Wm A Virtue & Mary Ann Alexander, in Lanark, Ontario, Canada. - ↑ Military: "Canada, Military Honours and Awards Citation Cards, 1900-1961", Original data: Honours and Awards Citation Cards. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 2471 #45047 (accessed 19 November 2023), Award Date: 6 Oct 1945; Name: Rosslyn Alexander Virtue.
- ↑ Obituary, Margaret Virtue
- ↑
Burial:
"Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #213818894
Ancestry Record 60527 #177957822 (accessed 2 October 2023)
Rosslyn Alexander Virtue burial (died in 1982) in Mount Pleasant Cemetery and Crematorium, London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. - ↑ 1911 Census: "1911 Census of Canada", Year: 1911; Census Place: 35 - Smiths Falls, Lanark South, Ontario; Page: 11; Family No: 124, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8947 #5343700 (accessed 19 November 2023), Boolyn Vertin (4), single son, in household of William Vertin (33) in Daniel, Ontario. Born in Ontario.
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