Ellen (Murray) Cross (1836 - 1901)

Born 1836 in Dublin, Ireland

Wife of James Cross — married 1856 in Buninyong, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 1901 at about age 65 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Ellen, child of George Murray & Ellen Murray, was born in 1836 and baptised on 21 May 1836 in St Mary's (Pro-Cathedral), Dublin city, Dublin, Ireland.^[1]

Ellen Murray arrived in Victoria on 9 April 1854 as an assisted immigrant on the ‘Persian‘. Also on board was her sister Bridget. The passenger list records Bridget and Ellen Murray as both from Dublin. Their religion was Catholic; both could read and Ellen could also write; Bridget was twenty-four (which means that she was born about 1830) and Ellen was eighteen (born about 1836).^[2]

Ellen married James Cross, a gold digger, at Buninyong in 1856. The marriage certificate states her father was George Murray, a glassblower, and Ellen nee Dory.^[3]

They had the following children:

1. Frederick James 1857–1929
2. Ellen 1859–1903
3. George Murray 1861–1916
4. Ann Bailey 1862–1937
5. Elizabeth Grapel 1864–1935
6. Jane Bailey 1866–1930
7. Mary Gore 1868–1939
8. Isabella Murray 1870–1950
9. Thomas Bailey 1873–1875
10. Harriet Mercer 1875–1943
11. Margaret Plowright 1878–1960

Ellen Cross nee Murray and her children about 1890

Ellen Cross, daughter of Ellen and George Murray, died aged 63 years in 1901 in Ballarat.^[4]

From The Ballarat Star 7 March 1901:

The funeral of the late Mrs E. Cross, relict of the late James Cross, took place yesterday, and was largely attended. The remains were interred in the Carngham.

Cemetery. The pall-bearers were Messrs J. Armstrong, T. Phillips, J. M'Swan, J. Whitla, J. Coster, H. Cross, W. Plowright, and J.. O’Shannassey. The coffin-bearers were Messrs J. Storey, T. Treleaven, J. Douglas, and U.Jones. The -Rev. J., W. Griffiths conducted the services, and Messrs Jordan and Tippett were the undertakers.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915"
   National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Irish Catholic Parish Registers; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 09151 / 02
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 61039 #8041207 (accessed 16 October 2022)
   Ellen Murray baptism on 21 May 1836 (born 1836), child of George Murray & Ellen Murray, in St Mary's (Pro-Cathedral), Dublin city, Dublin, Ireland.
2. ↑ Passenger List: "Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923"
   Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502); Series: VPRS 14
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1635 #3733713 (accessed 16 October 2022)
   Name: Ellen Murray; Nationality: Irish and Scottish; Arrival Age: 18; Birth Date: abt 1836; Departure Place: Southampton; Arrival Date: 9 Apr 1854; Arrival Place: Melbourne and Victoria, Australia; Ship: Persian.
3. ↑ Marriage Index (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 16 Oct 2022). Index entry for CROSS, James and MURRAY, Ellen; Year: 1856, Reg. number: 3805/1856
4. ↑ Death Index (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 16 Oct 2022). Index entry for Ellen CROSS, Year: 1901; Parents: Murray Geo and Ellen UNKNOWN; Spouse: -; Death Place: Ballt; Birth Place:  ; Age: 63; Reg. Number: 284/1901; Reg. Number: 284/1901
5. ↑ OBITUARY (1901, March 7). The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), p. 6. Retrieved October 18, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article207031629