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     Lydia Ropes married Ichabod Nichols.¹

     Mary Sewall Ropes was born in January 1862 in Rome, Italy.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Ropes and Marcia Elizabeth S. Sewall.¹

     Nathaniel Ropes was born on 13 June 1759.¹ He was the son of Judge Nathaniel Ropes and Priscilla Sparhawk.¹ Nathaniel Ropes married firstly Sarah Putnam on 17 April 1791.² Nathaniel Ropes married secondly Elizabeth Cleveland on 12 April 1803.² Nathaniel Ropes died on 8 August 1806 at the age of 47.¹

     Judge Nathaniel Ropes was born on 20 May 1726.² He graduated in 1745 from Harvard.³ He married Priscilla Sparhawk, daughter of Rev. John Sparhawk and Jane Porter, on 2 September 1755.¹ Judge Nathaniel Ropes died on 18 March 1774 at the age of 47 of smallpox "in the prime of life."⁴ He was representative to the General Court; a member of the Council; Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, and Judge of Probate for the county of Essex; and a Judge of Superior Court of Massachusetts. He was a firm Loyalist. The night before his death, his house was attacked by the multitude, and the windows and furniture were demolished.³

     Samuel Ropes was born in 1773.¹ He was the son of Judge Nathaniel Ropes and Priscilla Sparhawk.¹ Samuel Ropes died on 21 September 1794 at sea; unmarried.¹

     Of Charleston, South Carolina.² Alexander Rose was born on 27 July 1731 in Inverness, Scotland.³ He married Margaret Smith, daughter of Judge William Smith and Mary Hett, on 21 January 1779.^4,5,3 Alexander Rose died on 28 March 1801 in Georgetown County, South Carolina, at the age of 69.³

     Frances Florette Rose was born in 1832.¹ She married Orlando Currier.¹ Frances Florette Rose died in 1906.¹

     Harriet Paine Rose was born on 5 February 1804 in Antigua.² She was the daughter of Joseph Warner Rose and Harriet Paine.¹ Harriet Paine Rose married John Clarke Lee, son of Nathaniel Cabot Lee and Mary Ann Cabot, on 29 July 1826.¹ Harriet Paine Rose died on 14 August 1885 at the age of 81.¹

     John Rose was born on 25 December 1738.¹ He was the son of Thomas Rose and Ann (Unknown).¹ John Rose married Alice Bacon, daughter of Samuel Bacon and Rebecca Elliott.¹

     Joseph Warner Rose was born on 5 May 1773.¹ He was the son of John Rose and Alice Bacon.¹ Joseph Warner Rose married Harriet Paine, daughter of Dr. William Paine and Lois Orne.¹ Joseph Warner Rose died in 1826.¹

     Thomas Rose married Ann (Unknown).¹

     Elizabeth Rosewell was born in 1679.¹ She was the daughter of William Rosewell and Catherine Russell.² Elizabeth Rosewell married Governor Gurdon Saltonstall, son of Colonel Nathaniel Saltonstall and Elizabeth Ward, before 1702 in Blanford, Connecticut.¹ Elizabeth Rosewell died on 12 September 1710.

     William Rosewell married Catherine Russell.¹

     Clarembaud de Rosoy married Elizabeth de Namur, daughter of Godefroi Comte de Namur and Sibylle de Porcien, before 1131.²

     Andrew Guy Ross was born on 12 March 1860 in Toronto. He married Evelyn St. Lo Durnford, daughter of George Durnford and Melanie Vardon, on 12 October 1895.¹ Andrew Guy Ross died on 16 February 1955 in Canada at the age of 94.²

     Dr. Colin Sewell Ross was born on 26 November 1921 in Rochester, Minnesota.² He was the son of Dr. James Wells Ross O.B.E. and Gladys Hope Sewell.¹ He was a Captain in the Army, and later on was a Liaison Officer. He served in the Armoured Corps – the 4th Canadian Armoured Division, the South Alberta Regiment. He fought in France, Belgium and Holland. He was mentioned in dispatches in 1944. He returned home in December 1944 to go to the Royal Military College to take the Canadian War Staff course for six months, and qualified for the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.³ Dr. Colin Sewell Ross married Virginia Rutland on 17 August 1946 in Toronto.⁴ Dr. Colin Sewell Ross was living at 29 James Foxway, Toronto, Ontario, in 1996.¹ He died on 1 April 2001 in Ontario at the age of 79.⁵

     Of Montréal. Hon. David Ross K.C. married Jane Davidson.²

     Donald Charles Trevor Ross was born on 1 November 1859 in Québec.² He was the son of John Ross and Eliza Janet Sewell.¹ Donald Charles Trevor Ross was baptised on 27 May 1860 at Chapel of the Holy Trinity, Québec, by E.W. Sewell.² He died on 19 December 1865 in Québec at the age of 6.³ He was buried on 20 December 1865 in Québec.³

     Elizabeth Hope Ross was born in May 1920 in Toronto, Ontario.² She was the daughter of Dr. James Wells Ross O.B.E. and Gladys Hope Sewell.¹ Elizabeth Hope Ross died on 22 April 1923 in Toronto at the age of 2.¹

     Elspeth Ross was born on 24 October 1845.² She was the daughter of William C. Ross and Elizabeth Theresa Le Leivre.^1,3 Elspeth Ross married firstly Henry Hope Sewell, son of Dr. James Arthur Sewell and Maria Cornelia Westrene Macrae, on 3 March 1868 in Valcartier, Québec, his occupation is given as "merchant" in the record of the marriage.⁴ Elspeth Ross and Henry Hope Sewell were enumerated in the Census of 1881 in St. Louis Ward, Québec, Henry Hope Sewell is recorded under his second name of Hope Sewell. No one else is recorded with them.⁵ Elspeth Ross and Henry Hope Sewell appear on the census of 1891 at Québec City.⁶ Elspeth Ross married secondly Archibald Miller on 28 January 1905 in Boston, Massachusetts.⁷ Elspeth Ross died on 12 April 1929 at the age of 83.²

     Euphemia of Ross was born between 1325 and 1330. She was the daughter of Hugh 4th Earl of Ross and Margaret Graham.² Euphemia of Ross married firstly John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray.³ Euphemia of Ross married secondly Robert Stewart, Robert II, King of Scotland, son of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland and Marjory de Bruce, Princess of Scotland, circa May 1355.¹ Euphemia of Ross died in 1387.

     Eva Jane Ross was born on 25 July 1872 in St. Ambroise, Lorette, Québec.² She was the daughter of Henry Ross and Harriett Anne Sait.³ Eva Jane Ross married Charles Albert Sewell, son of Dr. James Arthur Sewell and Cornelia Janetta Elizabeth Thierens, on 22 July 1896 in Valcartier at the residence of the bride's father.³ Eva Jane Ross died on 22 February 1939 in Québec City, Québec, at the age of 66.⁴

     Evelyn Vardon Durnford Ross was born in 1902.² She was the daughter of Andrew Guy Ross and Evelyn St. Lo Durnford.² Evelyn Vardon Durnford Ross married William James Howard Ellwood, son of Rev. Charles Edward Ellwood.² Evelyn Vardon Durnford Ross died on 23 September 1997 in Montreal, Quebec.³

     Frances Eveline Ross later known as Eva Ross.² She was born on 26 October 1848 in Québec.^1,3 She was the daughter of John Ross and Eliza Janet Sewell.² Frances, having been privately baptised on 13 October 1848, was received into the Church by E.W. Sewell on 20 June 1852.^1,3 Frances Eveline Ross died on 25 August 1912 in Glenfield, St. Foy Road, Québec, at the age of 63.² She was buried in Mount Hermon Cemetery, Québec.²

     Harriet Jane Ross was born circa 1852 in Québec.² She was the daughter of John Ross and Eliza Janet Sewell.¹ Harriet Jane Ross died on 14 July 1900.¹

     Merchant of the village of Lorette, Québec.² Henry Ross was born on 28 May 1842 in Beauport, Québec.³ He married Harriett Anne Sait on 23 November 1863 in St. Matthew's Church, Québec.² Henry Ross died on 31 May 1926 in Loretteville, Québec, at the age of 84.³

     Hugh 4th Earl of Ross married secondly Margaret Graham, daughter of Sir David Graham of Montrose.

     James F.W. Ross married Adelaide M. Gooderham.

     James Steward Lambton Ross was born circa 21 February 1919 in Toronto, Ontario.¹ He was the son of Dr. James Wells Ross O.B.E. and Gladys Hope Sewell.¹ James Steward Lambton Ross died on 1 July 1919 in Toronto, Ontario.¹

     Dr. James Wells Ross O.B.E. was born on 9 August 1890 in Toronto, Ontario.¹ He was the son of James F.W. Ross and Adelaide M. Gooderham. Dr. James Wells Ross O.B.E. married Gladys Hope Sewell, daughter of Reginald Lambton Sewell and Clara Ann Henderson, on 25 August 1915 in St. John's Church, World's End, Chelsea.² In 1917 was served with the 9th Battery, CFA and as a Captain in the Canadian Army Medical Corps in WWI and as a Lt. Colonel in WWII.^3,1 Dr. James Wells Ross O.B.E. died on 17 May 1974 in Ontario at the age of 83.