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Name	William Ross
Born	27 May, 1827 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Died	22 February, 1900 (aged 72) Penshurst, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	shooting accident
Cultural Heritage	Scottish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	grazier (unspecified) (1850-1900) Victoria, Australia local government councillor (1866-1881) Victoria, Australia Member of Upper House (1878-1888) Victoria, Australia
Properties *	The Gums (Vic) (owner, 1853)
Stately Homes *	The Gums (Penshurst, Vic) (first owner, 1876-1900)

* Dates are approximate

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