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Alexander (Walker) Ross (17 December 1710 22 April 1792) was a Danish Military Prosecutor General and General War Commissioner. On 12 June 1782, he was ennobled under the name Ross.
On 5 June 1749, he was appointed as regiment quarter master in Prince Frederick's Regiment. Pm 28 October 1749, he was appointed as ''overkrigskommissær''. On 26 October 1642, he was appointed as Military Prosecutor General. In 1873, he was appointed as General War Commissioner.
On 12 June 1782, he was ennobled under the name Ross.
Ross and Jonas Collin owned a clay pipe factory at Overgaden Oven Vandet No. 193 from at least the 1750s. In 1779, it was sold to Thomas Potter.
Alexander (Walker) Ross (17 December 1710 22 April 1792) was a Danish Military Prosecutor General and General War Commissioner. On 12 June 1782, he was ennobled under the name Ross.
Early life
Alexander Waælker was born on 17 December 1710 inCopenhagen
Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...
, the son of wholesale merchant (''grosserer'') Daniel Walker (1680–1759) and Marie Ross (1680–1715). His mother was the daughter of wholesale merchant (''grosserer'') Alexander Ross (1659–1722) and Catharina Elisabeth Abbestée (1675 - 1735). Her father was a member of the Scottish family Ross of Balnagown. The wife's sister Elisabeth Maria Abbestée (1677–1752) was married to court wine merchant Herman Fabritius (1667–1729). Her father and Fabritius bought Tomb No. 2 in the burial chapel of Holmen Church
The Holmen Church () is a Parish church in central Copenhagen in Denmark, on the street called Holmens Kanal. First built as an anchor forge in 1563, it was converted into a naval church by Christian IV. It is famous for having hosted the wedd ...
in 1716 (deed issued 16 June 1716).
Career
On 5 June 1749, he was appointed as regiment quarter master in Prince Frederick's Regiment. Pm 28 October 1749, he was appointed as ''overkrigskommissær''. On 26 October 1642, he was appointed as Military Prosecutor General. In 1873, he was appointed as General War Commissioner.
On 12 June 1782, he was ennobled under the name Ross.
Ross and Jonas Collin owned a clay pipe factory at Overgaden Oven Vandet No. 193 from at least the 1750s. In 1779, it was sold to Thomas Potter.
Personal life
Ross married on 28 May 1744 in the FFrench Reformed Church to Magdalene Elisabeth Herault (1719-). She was the daughter of Pastor Paul Herault and Marie Persode. He was after her death on 23 March 1768 married to Anne Christine Judichær (1699–1776). Ross resided atAabenraa
Aabenraa (; , ; South Jutlandic: ''Affenråe'', also known as Åbenrå) is a town in Southern Denmark, at the head of the Aabenraa Fjord, an arm of the Little Belt, north of the Denmark–Germany border and north of German town of Flensburg. It ...
No. 258. In the 1770s, he also owned a country house in Taarbæk
Taarbæk is a neighbourhood in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality. The neighbourhood covers approximately 0.5 km2, located between Jægersborg Dyrehave and Øresund. The population is estimated to ca. 1700 residents. Traditionally, Taarbæk was a f ...
. Ross died on 22 April 1792. He was buried in the chapel of Holmen Church
The Holmen Church () is a Parish church in central Copenhagen in Denmark, on the street called Holmens Kanal. First built as an anchor forge in 1563, it was converted into a naval church by Christian IV. It is famous for having hosted the wedd ...
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Further reading
* ''Danske og norske officerer 1648-1814'' * ''Danmarks Adelsaarbog'' (1912)References
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Alexander Walker 18th-century Danish military officers People from Copenhagen Danish people of Scottish descent 1710 births 1792 deaths