and Emily Frances Gill, and widow of Hubert Hall MacCallum of Brackley Beach.

4. Frances Fletcher, b. 2 Sept., 1889, Stanhope, d. 16 May, 1964 in Charlottetown, m. .to Fulton Pigott. 5 c., Hattie, Eileen, Rena, Isabel and Marion.

5. John Watson, b. 2 June, 1891, Stanhope, d. 19 May, 1970, Charlottetown, m. Jean Bernard (1908 - 1959), dau. of John Harold and Lottie (Biggar) Bernard.

3 c., Arlene, Edna and John. They “lived in the old Ross homestead". Watson was a carpenter.

6. Louis Earl, b. 10Apr., 1893, Stanhope, d. 16 Nov., 1932 at Alberry Plains; he was electrocuted, working as a Maritime Electric linesman. M. 2 July, 1919 to

Nora Ellen Williams, 4 c., William Earl, b. 1920, Gordon, b. 1923, Yvonne, b. 1930, Earl, b. 1933, d. 1933.

7. Gladys Isabelle, b. 5 Feb., 1895, Stanhope, m. 2 June, 1920 to Augustus Warren Downe. 7 c. Ross, Donald, Doris, Shirley, Pauline, Kenneth, Augustus.

8. George Harold, b. 20 Apr., 1897 Stanhope, d. 19 Nov., 1965, Toronto, in. 1 July,

1922 in Charlottetown to Mildred Viola Rose. 6 c., Dewar Gordon, b. 1922, Alberta Vesta, b. 1923, m. 1942 to Irving Myers; Gladys Belle, b. 1926; Exilda Myrtle, b. 1928, Phyllis MacMillan, b. 1933, Patricia,b. 1942. George farmed, but moved to Toronto around 1949 owing to his wife’s ill-health.

Children of Rupert and Sarah Belle (MacKinnon) Ross

1. Catherine Dorothy b. 30 Oct., 1915, died the same day.

2. Reginald Rupert, b. 10 June, 1917, Stanhope, m. 13 Oct., 1945 to Anne Louise MacCallum (b. 26 May, 1927), dau. of Hubert Hall MacCallum and Clara Youland. 5 c., see below.

John MacLennan Ross built a number of houses in the Stanhope area, including those now occupied by Horace Marshall, Bruce Ellis, Alvin MacLauchlan, and Rita McCabe. He also helped to build Stanhope Presbyterian Church (now United) along with James Henry Auld and George Washington Brodie, in 1880. He was foreman of carpenters for the building of Dalvay-by-the Sea in 1895-6.

In 1905 J ohn’s sons, Rupert and Will bought 62 acres of land on the Bayshore Road from Robert P. and Sarah E. Lank. Previous owners of this land had been, in order, Henry Curtis Lawson, William David Lawson, Charles Buxton, George Buxton, G. Herbert Kielly, mortgage sale to T.H. Haviland, whence the Lanks bought it. The 62 acres stretched from the Covehead Bay shore to the Gulf of St. Lawrence shore, and was bounded on the west by the property of John Arch and Edward MacLauchlan and on the east by that of John A. Kielly. At the time of purchase, the house and barn were in very poor condition, so in 1905 the brothers built a new house and barn, with the help of their father. Later, Rupert purchased the land and buildings from Will; the latter bought land now owned by Alvin MacLauchlan. Will’s father and mother lived there with him, as well as his brothers, Watson and George; the home having been built by John.

In 1937 the National Park bought 20 acres from Rupert Ross;

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