Family of Joachim Christoph (Christoph) ROSS and Sophie Dorothea BEESE

Husband:	Joachim Christoph (Christoph) ROSS (1803-1838)
Wife:	Sophie Dorothea BEESE (1803-1883)
Children:	Franz Friedrich ROSS (1828-1910)
	Elisabeth C ROSS (1830- )
	Sophie Christina ROSS (1831-1898)
	Anna Christine Dorothea ROSS (1833-1873)
	Johann Joachim Christian ROSS (1836-1916)
Marriage	1828
	Married when 25

Husband: Joachim Christoph (Christoph) ROSS

Name:	Joachim Christoph (Christoph) ROSS1
Sex:	Male
Father:	Hans Jochim Peter ROSS ( - )
Mother:	Anna Maria WENDT ( - )
Birth	24 Jun 1803	Materson near Schwaan, Mecklenburg, Germany
	Ross family information from 'Ross-Gastmeyer Family History' compiled by Donald Ross, plus information provided by David Blucher Canberra SA.
Occupation		Coachman
Death	5 Jul 1838 (age 35)	Gross Siemen, Mecklenburg, Germany

Wife: Sophie Dorothea BEESE

Name:	Sophie Dorothea BEESE1
Sex:	Female
Father:	Hans Heinrich BEESE ( - )
Mother:	Christina Dorothea MUNTER ( - )
Birth	4 Aug 1803	Benitz,, near Schwaan, Mecklenburg, Germany
Immigration	8 Aug 1854 (age 51)	to Adelaide Sth Aust on 'Wandrahm'
Death	23 May 1883 (age 79)	Nue Mecklenberg Sth Aust
Burial	May 1883	Schoenborn Cemetery Gomersal Sth Aust

Child 1: Franz Friedrich ROSS

Name:	Franz Friedrich ROSS
Sex:	Male
Spouse 1:	Caroline Lisette Sophie (Caroline) WANDSCHNEIDER (1849-1930)
Spouse 2:	Sophie Maria Christina JENZEN (1837-1872)
Children:	Louise Caroline ROSS (1881-1975)
Birth	29 Oct 1828	Benitz, Meckenburg, Germany
Death	11 May 1910 (age 81)	Australia Plains, Eudunda Sth Aust

Child 2: Elisabeth C ROSS

Name:	Elisabeth C ROSS
Sex:	Female
Birth	1830

Child 3: Sophie Christina ROSS

Name:	Sophie Christina ROSS
Sex:	Female
Birth	1831
Death	1898 (age 66-67)

Child 4: Anna Christine Dorothea ROSS

Name:	Anna Christine Dorothea ROSS
Sex:	Female
Birth	1833
Death	1873 (age 39-40)

Child 5: Johann Joachim Christian ROSS

Name:	Johann Joachim Christian ROSS1
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Christiane (Christine) Louise HABNER (1842-1917)
Children:	Johann Friedrich (Fred) ROSS (1876-1946)
Birth	18 Aug 1836	Benitz, Meckenburg, Germany
Naturalisation	2 May 1865 (age 28)
	became Naturalised British Subject
Death	24 Oct 1916 (age 80)	Robertstown Sth Aust
Burial	25 Oct 1916	Robertstown Zion Cemetery, SA

Note on Husband: Joachim Christoph (Christoph) ROSS

Known as Christoph third child second son in family

Note on Wife: Sophie Dorothea BEESE

Third of eight daughters

Sources

1	Donald A Ross, "Ross - Gastmeyer Family History".