The Family Detective

I literally stumbled across this document while looking for something else. S ource: State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia; Benches of Magistrates: monthly returns of trials of convicts 1832–6 ; Series Number: NRS 12214; Reel: 662 This record (dated 29 December 1836) is for Ellen Ross a convict from the ship Pyramus. A search of the records show that this woman is Elizabeth Ross. One of the thing that interests me is that R Lee is the person who has accused her. This "Ellen" Ross lives in the Parramatta area and is around the age of our Ellen Ross. This Ellen Ross has a lot of interesting stories to tell. We have a few colourful articles about Eliza Ross. The Pyramus arrived in March 1832 and in the Sydney Gazette just a week later it was reported Eliza Ross, who was landed a week back from the Pyramus made her debut at the Police Office, for taking a cruise to see the Sydney lions, but, at the intercession of her m...

In searching for his parents perhaps it is worth looking more closely at John Lees Ross. C 1834/35  BORN at Parramatta (source: marriage certificate) 1856.  MARRIED at Braidwood age 21 (source: marriage certificate) 1856. OCCUPATION Farmer (source: marriage certificate) 1856 RESIDENCE Jerebatgully (source: marriage certificate) *I began this post a long time ago and put it to rest but I've received John's Death certificate today so thought it might be a good time to add any other information.  I'm not ready to start a story on him but anyone who passes by to collect some facts might kindly like to share anything that I'm not aware of. We have three John Ross' but for the purpose of this post his father is John Ross Snr and he is John Lee Ross. John Ross Jnr was his son. FATHER There is conflicting information about John Ross Snr. Some family trees having him as being from Wigton in England arriving on the Countess of Harcourt as a convict in 1824 with...