Information from "ROSS Family" tree dated 1993 by Vyver Main (nee Whyte) b. 1919.
Occupation of Blacksmith from Details of Marriage Certificate of James Trainer and Sophia Eliza Ross from Raymond Ferguson b. 1933.

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Waikato Thames Roll for 1890, found in June 2018:
Ross, George, Alfred Street, Thames, blacksmith

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Thames Roll for 1896, found in June 2019:
Ross, George, Alfred Street, Thames, blacksmith, residential
Ross, Emma, Alfred Street, Thames, domestic duties, residential

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Waikato Thames Roll for 1900, found in June 2019:
Ross, George, Mackay Street, Thames, blacksmith, residential
Ross, Emma, Mackay Street, Thames, domestic duties, residential
Trainor, Sophia Eliza, Mackay Street, Thames. housewife [Daughter]

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Waikato Thames Roll for 1905-1906, found in June 2018:
Ross, George, Mackay Street, Thames, blacksmith
Ross, Emma, Mackay Street, Thames, married woman
Ross, Emma Mary, Mackay Street, Thames, domestic duties [Daughter]
Trainor, Sophia Eliza, Mackay Street, Thames. housewife [Daughter]