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Isabella Cross was born in Lanarkshire circa 1828.¹
The siblings Isabella, Frances, Margaret, John, Agnes, Amelia, George and Elizabeth were listed in the 1841 census at 114 Bath St in Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with their parents, John Cross and Agnes Dorroch.¹

James Edmond Willoughby Cross was born in New Zealand in 1878.¹

James died in 1958 in New Zealand.²

John Cross was born in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, circa 1799.^1,2

He married Agnes Dorroch in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, on 16 December 1827.¹

He was listed in the 1841 census at 114 Bath St in Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with his wife Agnes; he was a writer (i.e, a legal clerk). Their children Isabella, Frances, Margaret, John, Agnes, Amelia, George and Elizabeth were listed with them.³

He was widowed on the death of his wife Agnes circa 1850.

He was listed in the 1851 census as Head of Family at Mavisbank Cottage in Airdrie, New Monkland, Lanarkshire; he was a writer. His children Frances, Margaret, John, Amelia, George, Elizabeth, Frederick, Henry, Edward, Albert and Charles were listed as living with him.²

He was listed in the 1861 census as Head of Family at Mavisbank Cottage, Quarry Rd in Airdrie, New Monkland, Lanarkshire; he was a solicitor and Notary Public. He is living in this cottage (which has 7 rooms with windows) with only an 18yr old servant, as all his single children are now living separately with the eldest son (John junior).⁴

John Cross was born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, circa 1834.^1,2
The siblings Isabella, Frances, Margaret, John, Agnes, Amelia, George and Elizabeth were listed in the 1841 census at 114 Bath St in Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with their parents, John Cross and Agnes Dorroch.¹
The siblings Frances, Margaret, John, Amelia, George, Elizabeth, Frederick, Henry, Edward, Albert and Charles were listed in the 1851 census at Mavisbank Cottage in Airdrie, New Monkland, Lanarkshire, with their father John Cross. John was a writer's clerk (so presumably working for his father).²

He was listed in the 1861 census as Head of Family at Arden Cottage in Airdrie, New Monkland, Lanarkshire; he was a coalmaster. This must have been a substantial 'cottage' as it had 12 rooms with windows, and housed three servants as well as his five brothers (George, Frederick, Edward, Albert and Charles) and two sisters (Amelia and Elizabeth).³

Mabel Liddell Cross was born in New Zealand circa 1882.²

Mabel died in 1891 in New Zealand.³

Margaret Cross was born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, circa 1832.^1,2
The siblings Isabella, Frances, Margaret, John, Agnes, Amelia, George and Elizabeth were listed in the 1841 census at 114 Bath St in Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with their parents, John Cross and Agnes Dorroch.¹
The siblings Frances, Margaret, John, Amelia, George, Elizabeth, Frederick, Henry, Edward, Albert and Charles were listed in the 1851 census at Mavisbank Cottage in Airdrie, New Monkland, Lanarkshire, with their father John Cross.²

Robert John Cross was born in New Zealand circa 1869.²

Robert died on 28 February 1888 in New Zealand.³

William Yelverton Cross was born on 28 February 1911.¹

He married Helen Mary Hanan, daughter of Frederick Arthur Hanan and Ida Helen Dewes, in New Zealand in 1937.²

He was widowed on the death of his wife Helen in 1967.³

William died in 1980 in New Zealand.⁴

Margaret Crossley was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, circa 1848. Her birthdate is unclear - she was supposedly 43 in the 1891 census, but 55 in 1901, then 70 at her death in 1924 This gives a birth year range of 1846 to 1854, but no birth record has been found, although her death record gives parents as Thomas Crossley and Margaret Lawrence.¹

She married Thomas Furrie in Scotland.¹

She was listed in the 1891 census at 156 Mathison St in Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, with her husband Thomas; he was a joiner. Their child Thomas was listed as living with them, along with his siblings Charles (18, also a joiner), Donald (16, machine maker) and Margaret (11). An older brother John appears to have moved out.¹

She was listed in the 1901 census at 360 London Rd in Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with her husband Thomas; he was now a packing box maker.²

Margaret died on 21 January 1924 at 133 Balmoral Rd in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, of senility. The informant was her son Charles.³

Kathleen (Robin) Crow was born in New South Wales in 1913.²

She married Francis Duck, son of George Ernest Duck and Jessie Georgina Frances Amor, in Goulburn, New South Wales, in 1935.¹

She lived at Yass Rd in Goulburn, New South Wales, in 1936.³

She was widowed on the death of her husband Francis on 31 May 1947.^4,5,6

She married Leslie James White in New South Wales in 1951.⁷

Kathleen died on 19 February 1978 in Woden, Canberra, ACT.^8,9 She was buried on 21 February 1978 at the Woden Cemetery in Woden.⁸