If we have the correct birth certificate for Catherine Ross, which I believe we have, then this is her father. We don't know much about him yet, but we do have his marriage record. We can also see from John's Marriage record that his father was William McKay from Sutherland.

KEY EVENTS AND DATES

19th March 1784

John married Isobel McKay in Midlothian, Edinburgh. The actual record reads:

John Ross Flax drefser, St. Giles Parish and Isobel McKay Old Kirk Parish Daughter of the deceased William McKay Late

Tennant in the County of Sutherland

26th December 1874

John's daughter Catherine was born in St. Cuthbert's, Edinburgh. The actual record reads:

Register of Baptisms 1874 - 75

Ross / Catherine

john Flaxdrefser at Sheens and Isobella McKay his

spouse had a daur Born Sabbath the twenty sixtH

ult ………………………………………...Name

Witness the Gallick Congregation, Edinburgh

24th March 1786

John's son Robert was also born in the St Cuthberts parish in Edinburgh. This record was witnessed in the "Gallic" Chapel in Edinburgh.