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Henry Ross Neilson

Male 1879 - 1957  (78 years)


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  • Name Henry Ross Neilson  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 05 Jan 1879  Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    • 178 Crown Street
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 Mar 1957  St Hellier, Jersey, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I96  Our Family History
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2015 

    Father William Henry Neilson,   b. 28 Dec 1854, Belgaum, India Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1903, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Margaret Elsie Mutch,   b. 1857, Cruden, Aberdeen-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1898, Bikaner, Rajputana, Punjab, India Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Married 25 Jan 1879  Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F59  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Ross Fyfe,   b. 22 Jan 1884, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1951, Woolverton Cottage, St Laurence, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 03 Jan 1906  Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Constance Jeanie Ross Neilson,   b. 10 Oct 1906, St Just, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1982, Jersey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)  [Natural]
     2. William Agnew Duncan Neilson,   b. 05 Oct 1909, Worcester, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1989, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)  [Natural]
     3. Dudley Harry Stewart Richard Neilson,   b. 06 Jan 1916, Gulu, Uganda Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1996, Sutton, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)  [Natural]
     4. Evelyn Diana Catherine Neilson,   b. 31 Jan 1918, Gulu, Uganda Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 2000, Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)  [Natural]
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2015 
    Family ID F58  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Raised in Aberdeen.
      Went to school at the Marischal College. Graduated M.B. Ch. B. D.P.H.
      Was frowned upon for marying beneath his station.
      Had a practice at St Just Cornwall.
      Moved to Uganda before WWI with the Uganda Medical Service. Traveled back and forth to Africa many times between 1913-1934.
      Owned a 1929-1930 Morris Cowley

      Retired to the Isle of Wight.

      Lived at Abredeen, 178 Crown Street in 1879
      ?Lived in Southhampton in 1883?
      ?Lived in India in 1890?
      Lived at Bedford, 31 Waldeck in 1891
      Lived in Cornwall 1906
      Lived in Worcester in 1909-1910
      Moved to Uganda around 1913
      Lived at Mbarara 1913-1914
      Lived at Gulu 1916?-1918
      Lived at Mbarara 1919-1920
      Lived at Kampala 1921
      Lived at Aberdeen 1921
      Lived at Kampala 1921 (travel record 1921)
      Lived back in England 1922-1924?
      Lived at Kampala 1924-1927 (travel record 1924)
      Travelled to London from Mozambique in 1927
      Lived at Windsor 1927-?
      Back to Uganda 1927-1931 (travel record 1927)
      Trip to Scotland and Lee on Solent 1931
      Travelled to London from Mozambique in 1931 aboard the Grantully Castle
      Back to Uganda 1931-1934
      Moved to England Aug 1934
      Lived at London (hotel) 1934
      Lived at East Acton, London 1934-1936
      Moved to St Lawrence, Isle of Wight around 1936
      Moved to Jersey in 1953?

      Army
      Uganda Med Service, East African Forces
      Rank of Captain

  • Sources 
    1. [S34] UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, Ancestry.com, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), Database online.
      Record for Harry Ross Neilson

    2. [S34] UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, Ancestry.com, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), Database online.
      Record for Harry Rose Neilson

    3. [S27] British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920, Ancestry.com, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), Database online.
      Record for H R Neilson

    4. [S34] UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, Ancestry.com, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), Database online.
      Record for Hanry Neilson