Donald Proctor Ross was a Montreal notary and gentleman. He died in Montreal on May 16, 1877, at age 65.

Douglas Allen Ross took his B.Sc. (1929), his M.Sc. in Physiology (1931), and his Ph.D. (1934) at McGill and later his M.D. at the University of Chicago. He was a lecturer in Physiology at McGill from 1938-1942. During World War II, Ross was loaned to the American Government to develop a system of communication in planes which would enable the crew to hear each other over the noise of the planes. He later worked on hearing aids for American veterans who had been deafened during the war. He worked for a time with a medical appliance firm, on the staff of the University of Tennessee, and at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, designing equipment which used radio-active materials for medical purposes.

Alison Ross took her B.A. at McGill in 1938, with Special Certificate for Distinction in the General Course.

Aileen Dansken Ross was born in Montreal in 1902. In 1939 she graduated with a B.Sc. from the University of London. In 1941 she received her M.A. from the University of Chicago, and in 1951 her Ph.D. From 1940 to 1942 she worked as a Curriculum Advisor at Macdonald College. From 1942 to 1945 she was a Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Toronto. She joined McGill as a Lecturer at the Department of Sociology in 1944, and in 1951 she became Assistant Professor. Between 1961 and 1963 she was Associate Professor and from 1964 to 1970 Professor. Aileen Ross was appointed Emeritus Professor of Sociology in 1970. She was an active member in learned professional associations and at McGill faculties, committees and associations. She published several books, and numerous articles and book reviews.