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James and Elizabeth
Cross
 Family: Standing: Gilbert 1905, Harold 1896, Amelia 1892, Frank 1907, Elsie 1900, Arthur 1894 Sitting: Florence 1903, James, Helen 1908, Elizabeth (nee Preddy), Rosina 1906 James Cross was born
8 Nov 1865 in Combeinteignhead, Devon, England; Died 9 Nov 1948
in Timaru Hospital) In 1883 immigrated on Merkara.
He mar 10 Jun 1891 to Elizabeth Preddy
at Temuka, his occupations were various - farmer, builder,
carrier He d: 9 Nov 1948 Age: 83 at Timaru Hospital and
was bur: at the Temuka Row: 53 New Plot: 171 His wife Elizabeth was 5 when her family immigrated on the "Ballochmyle" - parents George aged 32, a Wilshire labourer mother Elizabther age 36, children Elizabeth, Mary 4, Jessie 2 and Alfred 7 mths. After marriage to James they lived at Geraldine and raised a large family of 10 Children. When at age 60 they retired to Timaru. Their children 1 Amelia Bessie Cross (Born: 1892 Died: 1962) Married: 1913 to John Henry Jones 2 Arthur James Cross (Born: 1894 in Geraldine Died: 1967 in Carterton) mar Geraldine Ellen Rona Stringer Born: 1906
3 Harold Cross Born: 1896 mar Mary Elizabeth Coulter 4 Irene Elsie Cross (Born: 05 Nov 1898 Died: 28 Feb 1899) 5 Irene Elsie Pretoria Cross Born: 1900 6 Florence (Florrie) Ruby Cross Born: 1903 Married: 06 Feb 1921 John William Ellens 7 Gilbert (Gil) George Cross (Born: 08 Mar 1905 in Temuka Died: 22 Sep 1990 in Rangiora )Married: 05 Oct 1927 at Timaru to Olive Beatrice* Barney (Born: 18 Mar 1907 in Gisborne Died: 24 May 1987 in Rangiora Crem) 8 Rosina Hillda Cross Born: 1906 mar Roland William Carl Thomas Born: 05 Dec 1905 in Timaru *2nd Husband of [8] Rosina Hillda Cross: Olaf Martin Neils Larsen 9 Frances (Frank) Roland Cross (Born: 1907 Died: 29 Jan 1993) mar Freda Burrow *2nd Wife of [9] Frances (Frank) Roland Cross: Uranjoy Sefreda Hayward Born: Aug 1905 10 Helen Cross Born: 1908 |