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James Smith Cross 1817 – 1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1817

Birth Location: Deal, Kent, England

Death Date: 19 January 1882

Death Location: Nelson, Nelson City, Nelson, Nouvelle-Zélande

Father: John Cross

Mother: Mary Gardiner

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Smith

Children(s): Philip Cross

James Smith Cross Captain was born in 1817 in Deal, Kent, England, the child of John Cross and Mary Ann Gardiner. James Smith Cross Captain married Elizabeth Anne Smith, and had children including Philip Deck Smith Cross. James Smith Cross Captain passed away in 1882 in Nelson, Nelson City, Nelson, Nouvelle-Zélande.

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Biography

  • James Smith Cross Captain was born in 1817 in Deal, Kent, England, the child of John Cross and Mary Ann Gardiner.
  • James Smith Cross Captain married Elizabeth Anne Smith, and had children including Philip Deck Smith Cross.
  • James Smith Cross Captain passed away in 1882 in Nelson, Nelson City, Nelson, Nouvelle-Zélande.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cross
1791 – 1851
Birth Location: St George, Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England london
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Mary Gardiner
1801 – 1841
Birth Location: Walmer, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Smith
1818 – 1880
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Philip Cross
1855 – 1901
Birth Location: Nelson NZ, Nouvelle-Zélande
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James Cross's Ancestors

Self
James Cross
1817 – 1882
Birth Place: Deal, Kent, England
Parents
John Cross
1791 – 1851
St George, Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England london
Mary (Ann) Gardiner
1801 – 1841
Walmer, Kent, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Cross's Descendants

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James (Smith) Cross (14 Dec 1817 – 19 January 1882) m. Elizabeth (Anne) Smith (1818 – 9 September 1880)
  1. 1. Philip (Deck Smith) Cross (24 January 1855 – 21 November 1901) m. Martha (Maria) Berkett (15 October 1858 – 13 February 1937)
    1. 1. Naomi (Myra) Cross (29 Feb 1892 – 1954) m. Robert (Aaron) McFarland (1885 – 5 October 1957)
      1. 1. Naomi (Violet) McFARLAND (October 1912 – 26 August 1941)
      2. 2. James (Phillip) McFARLAND (1914 – 24 February 1914)
      3. 3. Constance McFARLAND (1915 – 20 October 1989)
      4. 4. George (Duncan) McFARLAND (6 February 1915 – 3 October 1998)
      5. 5. Nene (Rosamond) McFARLAND (1919 – 28 April 1967)
      6. 6. James McFarland (27 March 1924 – 26 June 1980) m. Olive (Claire) McFarland (13 January 1929 – 22 July 2005)
        1. 1. Jeanette McFarland (12 Nov 1945 – )
        2. 2. Helen (Claire) McFarland (14 Apr 1949 – ) m. Reginald (Gordon) Nicol (28 Nov 1948 – )
        3. 3. Brian (James) McFarland (20 December 1951 – ) m. Judy Little
      7. 7. Marion McFARLAND (1926 – 31 October 1986)
      8. 8. Nelda (May Ruth) McFARLAND (1931 – 12 April 1979)

James Cross's Timeline

7 Records

1817
14 Dec 1817
Birth of James Smith Cross Captain in Walmer, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Walmer, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1817
14 Dec 1817
Birth of James Smith Cross Captain in Walmer, Dover District, Kent, England
Walmer, Dover District, Kent, England
1817
14 Dec 1817
Birth of James Smith Cross Captain in Deal, Kent, England
Deal, Kent, England
1838
January 1838
Age 21
James Smith Cross Captain was married in Eastry, Kent
Eastry, Kent
1838
14 Jan 1838
Age 21
James Smith Cross Captain was married in Walmer, Kent, England
Walmer, Kent, England
1882
19 Jan 1882
Age 65
Death of James Smith Cross Captain in Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson, New Zealand
1882
19 January 1882
Age 65
Death of James Smith Cross Captain in Nelson, Nelson City, Nelson, Nouvelle-Zélande
Nelson, Nelson City, Nelson, Nouvelle-Zélande

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1817
    Event Place: Walmer, Kent, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1817
    Event Place: Walmer, Dover District, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1817
    Event Place: Deal, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: January 1838
    Event Place: Eastry, Kent

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1838
    Event Place: Walmer, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1882
    Event Place: Nelson, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 January 1882
    Event Place: Nelson, Nelson City, Nelson, Nouvelle-Zélande
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