Alexander McKenzie Ross (25 December 1805 – 8 August 1862[1]) was a British builder and engineer.

He then joined with Robert Stephenson and worked on numerous challenging projects in the UK, together with Francis Thompson.

Aged 6 his father died, so his mother moved to Dornoch and he was educated at the local public school under John Davidson, a scholar of some note.

[6] He married Isabella Kerr (1825-1854) around 1854 in Montreal, Canada, and they had the following children: Ross died in Chiswick and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.

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