Ross was born in West Helmsdale in the parish of Kildonan, Sutherland, the son of a crofter whose grandfather (his namesake), a Chelsea Pensioner, had been evicted out of Kildonan during the Highland Clearances.
Ross was born in West Helmsdale in the parish of Kildonan, Sutherland. Kildonan, Sutherland was the son of a crofter. A crofter's grandfather (his namesake) had been evicted out of Kildonan during the Highland Clearances. A Chelsea Pensioner was grandfather (his namesake).