ROSS, ALEXANDER [SSNE 5584]

Surname

ROSS, THE YOUNGER

First name

ALEXANDER

Nationality

SCOT?

Text source

Alexander Ross the younger was registered as a communicant of the Tursk Assembly in 1699, 1701 and 1712. There was also a Mrs Ross registered at this time and in 1719 an Alexander Ross 'junior' (presumably a son) appeared. This may be the same Al. Ross who in 1703 collected £159 toward the restoration fund of Marischal College, Aberdeen. In 1710 he was noted as an Elder citizen and merchant of Danzig, who obtained royal and complete protection from King August II of Poland to undertake his trade unmolested. Two years later in June he was described as merchant to the court when he put up his house in the centre of Tarnow to defray any debts due to Martin Zamoyski, Captain of Bolechow. Alexander's wife was listed as Sophia French. Alexander appointed John Innes as his attorney and "mandatary" to regain a debt owed him by Philip Saccres, Assessor of Warsaw, and his wife in July 1712. Also in July Alexander paid up 1300 "tynfy" for wine used by the magistracy of Cracow, and 1115 tynfy due to Stephen Maijchrowicz, royal Secretary and Clerk to the session of the lesser chancery of the realm. On 16 December 1720 he was appointed Secretary and Servitor to the king. He may be the same as the Alexander Ross who was owed money in 1710 and 1712 by Christina Lang Czamerowa [SSNE 5583], the widow of Alexander Czamer [SSNE 5345]

A.F. Steuart, Papers Relating to the Scots in Poland 1576-1793, (Edinburgh, 1915), pp.33-34, pp.334-339; Warsaw Chief Archives, Liber Matr. Reg., vol. 223, f.46; T. Fischer, The Scots in Germany (Edinburgh, 1902), p.268.

Service record

POLAND, CRACOW

Arrived 1720-12-16

Capacity ROYAL SERVANT, purpose ROYAL SERVICE

POLAND, DANZIG

Departed 1710-01-01

Capacity MERCHANT, purpose MERCANTILE