Horace Edward Firm Cross (1849 - 1909)

Born 14 Jul 1849 in St. Martin in the Field, Middlesex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Florence Mary (Peacock-Edwards) Cross — married 26 Sep 1897 in Malta

Died 13 Dec 1909 at age 60 in Worplesdon, Guildford, Surrey, England

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Biography

Horace was born in 1850,the son of Robert Cross and Eliza Dow. In 1871, he was a Medical student living with his parents. He joined the Royal Navy on 31 Mar 1877. He is listed as a Fleet Surgeon on 3 Sept 1892 and Deputy Inspector General of the Navy on 9 Sep 1899. ^[1] In 1897, he married Florence Mary Peacock-Edwards in Malta ^[2]. Horace died at Tangley Park in Worplesdon, Surrey, in 1909.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ UK, Navy Lists, 1910, Jan
2. ↑ The Scotsman: 27 Oct 1897: The marriage of Mr. Horace Cross, fleet surgeon, Royal Navy, to Miss Florence Mary Peacock-Edwards, took place yesterday at St. Paul's Church, Malta, where a distinguished naval and military company were present
3. ↑ Hampshire Telegraph 18 Dec 1909. "Dr. Horace Edward Firmin Cross, R.N. Deputy Inspector General of Hospitals and Fleets, who died on Monday, at Tangley Park, Worplesdon, Surrey, aftr a short illness, was an officer who had seen service in South Africa and in Egypt, and had been specially promoted.....

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