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Latitude
57.6882638
Longitude
-4.1721447
Start Date
1834-01-01
End Date
1899-01-01

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ID
tb962b

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Birth Place
Ross-shire, Scotland, UK
Biography
professional photographer, watchmaker and jeweller, was born in Ross-shire, Scotland. He came to Victoria in 1855 and commenced business at Tarraville, Gippsland, as the town’s first watchmaker and jeweller. In 1862 he advertised in the Gippsland Times that he would commence taking photographic likenesses on Monday, 12 May, 'in the premises lately occupied by Mr. Vize, Foster St., Sale’. Business was reported as brisk, despite the room proving 'utterly unsuited to the process’. In May 1863 Ross married Catherine McIntosh at Glenmaggie and the following year they moved to Bairnsdale, where he again became the town’s first watchmaker and jeweller though apparently no longer practising photography. This entry is a stub. You can help the DAAO by submitting a biograpy. Writers: Staff Writer Date written: 1992 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. c.1834
Summary
William Bain Ross was a professional photographer who also worked as a watchmaker and jeweller. He came to Victoria in 1855.
Gender
Male
Died
1899
Age at death
65