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Picture No 290. Courtesy of Tain & District Museum.
Year: 1940
Catalogue No. 0152.24

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CW Ross

C W Ross(Charlie) had a stationers and booksellers business. It was in what is now part of Ross the Chemist (to the left hand side as you enter). He lived in Esther Place. He was also the Registrar for Tain and a keen photographer. He produced many post cards from his own photographs. Any of the images in this image library with the catalogue number 0152 are taken from an album of his photographs. His youngest and only surviving son, Bruce Ross, lives in Perth, Australia.
Picture added on 24 June 2005.

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From what I can find out, Charlie was the son of Alexander and Forestina Ross, daughter of James Ross, druggist - am I correct? If so, then he is a cousin - Margaret Ferrier Ross, Forestina's sister, married Alexander Mackenzie (saddler) and emigrated to Australia .They are my great great parents. Does any one know if I am on the right track?
Added by Jennifer Jones on 11 May 2008.

Your comment made me check our records and you are quite correct Jennifer in thinking that Charlie was the son of Alexander Ross, whose bookselling business he caried on, and of Forestina Ross. Sadly, Bruce Ross has passed away since this picture was originally put up.
Added by Margaret Urquhart on 12 May 2008.

Margaret, thank you so much for the information. It is very exciting to find that this is a relative. I am looking forward to finding out more about the family. My great great great grandparents were James Ross (druggist) and Margaret (nee Ferrier) who both lived and died in Tain. I am looking forward to visiting Tain and the Tain Museum one day in the not too distant future to search for more family details, though living in Canberra, Aust., means it will not be this year - maybe next??
Added by Jennifer Jones on 14 May 2008.

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