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William Cross

William was born in June 1908 in Birkenhead.¹

Birth Notes
- Assuming Elizabeth Eddowes mentioned her grandchildren in date of birth order in her will, William was the one born in 1908
  
  The 1911 census confirms this assumption. He was Aged 3 in 1911
  
  Births Dec 1902   (>99%)
  Cross William Herbert    Birkenhead 8a 493
  
  Births Mar 1903   (>99%)
  Cross William Joseph     Birkenhead 8a 542
  
  Births Dec 1903   (>99%)
  Cross William George     Birkenhead 8a 517
  
  Births Jun 1908   (>99%)
  Cross William James     Birkenhead 8a 465

William's father was John Francis Cross and his mother was Lillian Eddowes. His maternal grandparents were William Eddowes and Elizabeth Shortridge. He had two brothers and a sister, named John, James and Mary. He was the second youngest of the four children. He had a half-brother and two half-sisters, named Francis, Elizabeth and Mary.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- John Francis Cross
  - b.01 Oct 1880 in Liverpool d.1943 in Birkenhead
  
  William Cross
  - b.Jun 1908 in Birkenhead
  
  John Eddowes
  - b.1796 in Wrexham d.~ 1853 in Wrexham
  
  William Eddowes
  - b.1844 in Wrexham d.May 1884 in Birkenhead
  
  Mary Holt
  - b.1803 in Gresford d.1868 in Birkenhead
  
  Lillian Eddowes
  - b.Mar 1882 in Birkenhead d.Dec 1910 in Birkenhead
  
  Elizabeth Shortridge
  - b.1845 in Birkenhead d.1911 in Birkenhead

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