Emily Jane Ross (1863–1946)
The death occurred at Holbrook yesterday of Mrs. Emily Jane Ross, widow of the late John Ross, at the age of 83 years. Mrs. Ross was an old identity of the Holbrook district. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs H. S. White, of Mudgee. After her marriage, she settled with her husband at 'Kinross,' Holbrook, in 1889. Her husband predeceased her in 1929. She is survived by three daughters and five sons. The daughters are: Mrs. A. W. Bowman (Isabella), of Melbourne; Mrs. Harry Murdoch (Emily), of Holbrook, and Mrs. Max Allworth (Margaret), of Holbrook; and the sons, Messrs. John, Neil, Allster and David (all of Holbrook) and Donald Ross (Darlington Point). Thirty-two grandchildren, one great-grandchild and two brothers, Messrs. Hunter White (Sydney) and George White (Exeter) also survive. The funeral cortege will move from the Presbyterian Church, Holbrook, after a service commencing at 3 pm today
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Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Ross, John (husband)
- White, Isabella Mary (mother)
- White, Henry Charles (father)
- White, Mary Helen (stepmother)
- Ross, Alexander (father-in-law)
- Mathews, Marian Cecile (sister)
- White, Margaret Isabel (sister)
- White, Frederick George (brother)
- Waddell, Helena Henrietta (half-sister)
- McLachlan, Gwendolen Mabel (half-sister)
- White, Ivy Victoria (half-sister)
- Flemmich, Nea Vivien (half-sister)
- White, Hal Owena (half-sister)
- Snodgrass, Elizabeth Faulkner (sister-in-law)
- Ross, Ada (sister-in-law)
- White, Ivy Beatrice J. (sister-in-law)
- Snodgrass, James (brother-in-law)
- Ross, Alexander (brother-in-law)
- Ross, James (brother-in-law)
- Ross, William Eglinton (brother-in-law)
- Wynne, Henry John (brother-in-law)
- Ross, Robert (brother-in-law)
- Mathews, Gregory Macalister (brother-in-law)
- White, James (uncle)
- White, Francis John (uncle)
- White, George (uncle)
- White, Frederick Robert (uncle)
- White, Edward (uncle)
- White, Sarah Amelia (aunt by marriage)
- White, Sarah Jane (grandmother)
- White, Hester (niece)
- Wynne, Dulcie Mirian (niece)
- White, Margaret (niece)
- Macleod, Eve Beatrice (niece)
- Campey, Nancy Marion I (niece)
- Thomson, Faith Lerinda (niece)
- Stainsby, Cecily (niece)
- West, Rosemary (niece)
- Wynne, Richard Owen (nephew)
- Mathews, Alister William (nephew)
- White, Roger George (nephew)
- White, Maurice Henry (nephew)
- White, Owen James (nephew)
- Smyles, Mary Forest (niece by marriage)
- Snodgrass, Jeanette (niece by marriage)
- Snodgrass, James (nephew by marriage)
- Snodgrass, James Alexander (nephew by marriage)
- White, Archibald Morton (cousin)
- White, Francis John (cousin)
- White, James Cobb (cousin)
- White, Walter George (cousin)
- White, Henry Luke (cousin)
- Grigson, Mary Sarah (cousin)
- White, William Ernest (cousin)
- Linsley, Annie Woodlands (cousin)
- White, Arthur George (cousin)
- White, Victor Martindale (cousin)
- White, Clarence Edward (cousin)
- White, Ethel Mary (cousin)
Citation details
'Ross, Emily Jane (1863–1946)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/ross-emily-jane-21040/text31632, accessed 14 September 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- White, Emily Jane
Birth
Death
14 November,
1946
(aged ~ 83)
Holbrook,
New South Wales,
Australia
Religious Influence
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