Jacob Cross (abt. 1821 - 1885)

Born about 1821 in Ely Holy Trinity, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Lancaster) Cross — married 1864 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

Died 1885 at about age 64 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

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Biography

Jacob Cross was born in Cambridgeshire, England.

This profile is part of the Cross Name Study.

Jacob was the son of James Cross and Elizabeth Lee.

Birth

Place: Ely Holy Trinity, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire

Baptism

Date: 1822

Place: Ely, Holy Trinity, Cambridgeshire

England and Wales Census, 1841 Jacob is in his parents household at Turbetsy Ely

Name: Jacob Cross Event Type: Census Event Date: 1841 Event Place: Ely Trinity, Cambridgeshire, England Residence Note: Turbetsey Gender: Male Age: 20-24 Age (Original): 20 Birth Year (Estimated): 1817-1821 Birthplace: Cambridgeshire Registration District: Ely Union Parish: Ely Trinity County: Cambridgeshire Page Number: 3 Registration Number: HO107 Piece/Folio: 88/4 Affiliate Record Type: Household ^[1]

England and Wales Census, 1851

Jacob is listed as railway labourer and he lives in his brother Uriah's household.

Name: Jacob Cross Event Place: Holy Trinity, Cambridgeshire, England Age: 29 Marital Status: Unmarried Occupation: Railway Labourer Relationship to Head of Household: Brother Birth Year (Estimated): 1822 Birthplace: Ely, Cambridgeshire ^[2]

England and Wales Marriage Registration Index Name: Jacob Cross to Mary Lancaster Event Type: Marriage Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration Year: 1864 Registration District: Ely County: Cambridgeshire Event Place: Ely, Cambridgeshire, England Volume: 3B Page: 793 Line Number: 33 ^[3]

England and Wales Census, 1871 Turbotsey House. Ely Holy Trinity.

Name: Jacob Cross Event Place: Ely, Holy Trinity, Cambridgeshire, England Age: 49 Marital Status: Married Occupation: Plate Layer Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birth Year (Estimated): 1822 Birthplace: Ely, Cambridgeshire ^[4]

England and Wales Census, 1881 Warterden Ely Holy Trinity

Name: Jacob Cross Event Place: Ely Holy Trinity, Cambridgeshire, England Age: 59 Marital Status: Married Occupation: Labourer On Railway Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birth Year (Estimated): 1822 Birthplace: Ely, Cambridgeshire, England ^[5]

England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007 Name: Jacob Cross Event Type: Death Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration Year: 1885 Registration District: Ely County: Cambridgeshire Event Place: Ely, Cambridgeshire, England Age (available after 1866): 62 Birth Year (Estimated): 1823 Volume: 3B Page: 403 Line Number: 285 ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQR8-FX3 : 5 September 2017), Jacob Cross in household of James Cross, Ely Trinity, Cambridgeshire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGCG-P6L : 9 November 2017), Jacob Cross in household of Uriah Cross, Holy Trinity, Cambridgeshire, England; citing Holy Trinity, Cambridgeshire, England, p. 8, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DQF-FQR : 13 December 2014), Jacob Cross, 1864; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1864, quarter 1, vol. 3B, p. 793, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFFX-8V1 : 11 December 2017), Jacob Cross, 1871.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27C-G8GY : 11 December 2017), Jacob Cross, Ely Holy Trinity, Cambridgeshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 25, Piece/Folio 1684/56, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,504.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J8G-35F : 31 December 2014), Jacob Cross, 1885; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.