Rosser-James, William, son of Frederick William James MRCS, of Ealing, and Lucy James; b. 20 June 1906; adm. Jan. 1921 (H); left July 1924; added the name of Rosser to his surname 1931; a chartered accountant, ACA 1930, FCA 1945; practised in London; m. 15 July 1939 Mary Joyce of Epsom, Surrey; d. 4 Nov. 1972.

ROSSE, WILLIAM; b.; adm.; QS in 1567; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1569, adm. scholar 1570, matr. Easter 1570; BA 1573/4; MA 1577; Fellow, Trinity Coll. 1576.

ROSSE, GABRIEL; [presumably bapt. Waddesdon, Bucks. 1 Sep 1571 (IGI)]; adm.; QS; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1592, adm. scholar 1593; BA 1596/7; MA 1600 (incorp. Oxford 1600); ordained deacon 7 Dec 1600, priest 14 Dec 1600 (both Colchester [sic, in error for what ?]; Rector of Packington, Leics., 1603; Rector of Norton juxta Twycross, Leics., 1609; m. 20 Apr 1607, he aged 34, Elizabeth Sparrowe, Great St. Mary’s, Cambridge; d. 19 Nov 1658.

ROSSE, ---; b.; adm.; QS in 1554 (Chapter Muniments).

Ross-Clunis, Robert Chattan, son of John Ross-Clunis of Cape Town and Marguerite, d. of François du Plessis of Molteno, Cape Colony; b. 25 Mar. 1905; adm. Oct. 1919 (R); left July 1921; held various ranks in S. African police and Rhodesian armed forces; Commandant Cyprus Military Police 1934-45, seconded Brit. Police Mission Greece 1945-52; District Commis­sioner Cyprus 1952; m. 20 June 1936 Aliki Shekla, d. of Nikolas Tsepis of Larnaca, Cyprus.

ROSS, WILLIAM HUNTER, son of Edward Dalhousie Ross, Caversham, Oxfordshire, and Euphemia Louisa, dau. of David Fell (IGI); b. 21 Sep 1807; adm. 6 Jun 1815; KS 1821; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1825, adm. pens. 3 Jun 1825, scholar 1826; BA 1829; MA 1832; ordained; Curate, All Souls, Langham Place, London; Assistant Chaplain, EICS Bengal 1843; arrived in India Dec 1843; Minister of St. James’s, Calcutta 1844; m. 16 May 1843 Frances Louisa, dau. of Henry Peterson, Wakefield, Yorks.; d. at Calcutta 7 Aug 1844.

ROSS, PETER; b.; at school 1791 (Clapham); left Easter 1794.

ROSS, HENRY JOHN; b.; adm. 1 Jul 1800 (Clapham); left Bartholomewtide 1800. [Perhaps Henry John Ross, son of William Sutherland Ross, St. Clement Danes, London, and Hannah Margaretta Owen; b. 30 Aug 1787; d. 1830 (IGI)] [note will Henry Ross, St. James, Clerkenwell, proved PCC 3 Feb 1830]

Ross, Gerard Chalmers, son of Frank Chalmers Ross, personnel man. Marks & Spencer, of Jordans, Bucks, and Amy, d. of Walter Fowkes of Manchester; b. 11 Dec. 1933; adm. Sept. 1947 (A); left July 1951; group man. Kingsway Stores (Nigeria) Ltd., Ibadan, later Bishop’s Food Stores Ltd.; asst. Bursar Harrow Sch. 1984-98; m. 16 Dec. 1961 Violet, d. of Arthur Lee of Bromley; d. 18 Feb. 2009.

Ross, Gerald, son of Ronald Ross of South Kensington; b. 20 Dec. 1907; adm. Jan. 1922 (G); left Apr. 1925; d. 1999.