by Garth Merkeley | Mar 4, 2015
Alexander Murray was born about 1763 in Sutherlandshire, Scotland. He served in the British Army and received a pension, probably from Chelsea Hospital. He married Isobel/Elizabeth Murray and had at least seven children: Catherine, Christian, John, Alexander, Isabella, James and Donald. The records show that at this time Alexander was a tenant in Suisgill.
Alexander Murray was born about 1763 in Sutherlandshire, Scotland. He served in the British Army and received a pension, probably from Chelsea Hospital. He married Isobel/Elizabeth Murray and had at least seven children: Catherine, Christian, John, Alexander,...
by Garth Merkeley | Mar 4, 2015
John Smith, from Asbus, Kildalton Parish, Islay, sailed on the Prince of Wales in 1813. (1) He was described as a labourer, 50 years of age, and was accompanied by his wife Mary (age 48) and four children: John (10), Jean (14), Mary (5) and Neil (17). A note was made on the ship’s passenger list that his wife Mary was ill. As a result of an outbreak of typhoid on the ship, the passengers were set ashore at Churchill Fort rather than York Factory. There were no preparations for them at Churchill, and they spent the winter at a makeshift camp known as Colony Creek about 15 miles up the Churchill River.
John Smith, from Asbus, Kildalton Parish, Islay, sailed on the Prince of Wales in 1813. (1) He was described as a labourer, 50 years of age, and was accompanied by his wife Mary (age 48) and four children: John (10), Jean (14), Mary (5) and Neil (17). A note was made...
by Garth Merkeley | Mar 4, 2015
George Ross, from Caithness, Scotland, was in the service of the HBC at York Factory in August 1815 when the Hadlow arrived with a group of colonists for Selkirk’s settlement. Among the arrivals was Christiana Murray, daughter of Alexander and Isobel Murray. After a few days’ acquaintance, George and Christiana were married at York Factory on 30 August 1815 and proceeded with the rest of the settlers to Red River.
George Ross, from Caithness, Scotland, was in the service of the HBC at York Factory in August 1815 when the Hadlow arrived with a group of colonists for Selkirk’s settlement. Among the arrivals was Christiana Murray, daughter of Alexander and Isobel Murray. After a...
by Garth Merkeley | Mar 4, 2015
George Ross was born in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, in 1797. He entered the service of the Hudson’s Bay Company, although the date is unknown. (1) The district where he served is also not known, but Moose/Albany seems likely. He came to the Red River Settlement in 1834 with his wife Catherine, a Métis woman. He died in 1874, leaving his estate to his surviving widow Catherine and his children: George (married Charlotte Peebles), John, Catherine (wife of William Vincent), Malcolm, Alexander, and James.
George Ross was born in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, in 1797. He entered the service of the Hudson’s Bay Company, although the date is unknown. (1) The district where he served is also not known, but Moose/Albany seems likely. He came to the Red River Settlement in 1834...
by Garth Merkeley | Mar 4, 2015
Alexander Ross was born in the parish of Dyke on the Moray coast, Scotland, in 1783, the son of Alexander Ross and Isabella Watson. He came to Canada in 1804 via Quebec, where he obtained employment as a schoolteacher. In 1805 he moved to Glengarry, Upper Canada, where he taught school until 1810, when he joined the Pacific Fur Company. He travelled on the Tonquin to the mouth of the Columbia River by way of Cape Horn. He was placed in charge of a small trading point at the junction of the Columbia and Okanogan Rivers (1) where he remained for the next few years. During this time, he took an Okanogan woman as his “country wife”. (2) In 1813 he joined the North West Company when it took over Pacific Fur.
Alexander Ross was born in the parish of Dyke on the Moray coast, Scotland, in 1783, the son of Alexander Ross and Isabella Watson. He came to Canada in 1804 via Quebec, where he obtained employment as a schoolteacher. In 1805 he moved to Glengarry, Upper Canada,...
