Ross, Andrew
Variant namesAndrew Ross was born in 1814, son of Robert Ross and nephew of the Arctic explorer, John Ross. He was educated at Glasgow University and, in 1832, was appointed a bookkeeper in the counting house of a Glasgow firm. Between 1834 and 1835, he assisted John Ross with the preparation of the narrative of the British Northwest Passage Expedition, 1829-1833, and he computed the meteorological tables for the Appendix.
From the guide to the Andrew Ross Collection, 1835, (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge)
Epithet: Commissoner of Estates for Tain
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000161.0x000124
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| referencedIn | United States Sanitary Commission records. Army and Navy Claim Agency archives, 1861-1870 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Houghton Library printed book provenance file, R-Z and unidentified | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | March -Dec. 1661.includes:ff. 1, 140 James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose: Letters to Lord Lauderdale: 1661-1668. ff. 2, 5, 74, 78, 80, 130, 148, 150, 155, 165, 168, 173 Andrew Rutherford, Earl of Teviot; Governor of Tangier: Letters to Lord Laud... | British Library | |
| creatorOf | Andrew Ross Collection, 1835 | Scott Polar Research Institute |
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