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James Henry Cross

James was born in August 1910 in Birkenhead.¹

Birth Notes
- Assuming Elizabeth Eddowes mentioned her grandchildren in date of birth order in her will, William was born in 1910, possibly as Lillian died giving birth.
  
  Births Sep 1910 (99%)
  CROSS James H Birkenhead 8a 497
  
  James was 7 months in 1911

James' father was John Francis Cross and his mother was Lillian Eddowes. His maternal grandparents were William Eddowes and Elizabeth Shortreid. He had three brothers and a sister, named John, Charles, William and Mary. He was the youngest of the five children. He had two half-brothers and two half-sisters, named Francis, Joseph, Elizabeth and Mary. He died at the age of 99 on July 8th, 2010 in Ontario.²

Death Notes
- James Cross died in Kingston, Ontario, Canada on 8 July 2010.

General Notes
- In April 1911, James was 7 months and his father and siblings were living with his uncle Albert and Alice Slater in Birkenhead. His mother had been killed the previous year. His uncle James was Prussian (i.e. German).
  
  With no mother to look after them, John, Mary, Willian and James were sent to St. Vincent's, a Poor Law School in Fulwood, Preston, and subsequently all except John sent to Canada as "British Home Child" through the Catholic Emigrating Association.
  
  Sometime after 1926, William returned to live in England. In 1944, James married Margaret J Mather in Manchester.
  
  James Cross and Margaret married they emigrated back to Ontario, Canada.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- John Francis Cross
  - b.01 Oct 1880 in Liverpool d.1943 in Birkenhead
  
  James Henry Cross
  - b.Aug 1910 in Birkenhead d.08 Jul 2010 in Ontario
  
  John Eddowes
  - b.1767 d.Jan 1834 in Wrexham
  
  John Eddowes
  - b.1797 in Worthen d.09 May 1852 at Beast Market
  
  Elizabeth Jones
  - b.~ 1770
  
  William Eddowes
  - b.Apr 1843 in Wrexham d.26 May 1884 in Birkenhead
  
  John Whitfield
  - b.1769 in Is-y-Coed d.28 Nov 1852 in Wrexham
  
  Mary Whitfield
  - b.20 Aug 1804 in Gresford d.Oct 1868 in Birkenhead
  
  Randle Tomlinson ^*
  - b.1733 in Bangor-Is-coed (on-Dee) d.May 1824 in Abenbury (Fawr & Fechan)
  
  Mary Tomlinson
  - b.09 Mar 1761 in Holt d.Jul 1842 in Gresford
  
  Anne Tinsley
  - b.1732 in Wrexham d.> 1824 in Abenbury (Fawr & Fechan)
  
  Lillian Eddowes
  - b.Mar 1882 in Birkenhead d.17 Nov 1910 in Birkenhead
  
  Elizabeth Shortreid
  - b.1845 in Birkenhead d.02 Sep 1911 in Birkenhead
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

Click here for details of James' family with Margaret Joan Mather

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² Ancestry Family Trees