03 Francis Ross
DATES OF RECTORSHIP: 1709/10 – 1714
Before –
1673: MA from Marischal College, Aberdeen
1675: Resident in Aberdeen. Likely ordained Deacon and Priest
1683-1690: Rector at Renfrew, driven out
1690-1694: Assistant Priest at Old Machar
After –
1714-1716: Incumbent at Arbuthnott
BIRTH
Father: Alexander Ross “of Tillna”
MARRIAGE
Spouse: Mary Keith, daughter of Rev’d John Keith
Date: 9th September 1686
CHILDREN
Alexander (M.D. of Aberdeen)
Margaret – Baptised 17/3/1690
Mary – Baptised. 15/81692
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
As of 1686, he was an Honorary Burgess of Aberdeen.
He is almost certainly the brother of Patrick Ross, his successor at Stonehaven. Both men sometimes gave their name as “Rose”. Much like the latter Ross, information on him can be difficult to track down (not surprising given the events of the time), and so again, much like Patrick, there is some controversy over the exact dates of his tenure, but it seems to have began in either 1709 or 1710.
The rector at Old Machar during his time as an assistant there was John Keith, his father-in-law.
Sources:
Dundee DC/92 Geneaology of PR and Francis Ross
Dundee DC/104 Bio