Ann Mary (Cross) Parker (1805 - 1878)

Born 19 Jan 1805 in London, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Henry Harding Parker — married 19 Jul 1829 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 4 May 1878 at age 73 in Hastings River, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Ann (Cross) Parker was born in England.

Ann Mary Cross was born on 19 January 1805 and baptised on 31 January 1805 at Lying IN Hospital Endell Street, Holborn, London, England. She was the daughter of John Cross and Ann Davis. ^[1]

Ann arrived in Port Jackson (Sydney, Australia) on June 26, 1819, on board the "Baring". ^[2]

Ann Mary Cross spinster, married Henry Harding Parker, bachelor, by Special License with consent of her parents, on 27 July 1829 by her father, John Cross, Chaplain, on 27 July 1829 at St Thomas Church of England, Port Macquarie, New South Wales. ^{[3] [4]}

In 1877, Ann lived at Rosewood Park, an estate on the south bank of the Hastings River, west of Wauchope.^[5]

She died on 4 May 1878 at Hastings River, Port Macquarie, New South Wales. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 0916632 (RG8 60), 0917447 (RG8 64)
   Ancestry Record 9841 #127249963 (accessed 10 September 2023)
   Ann Cross baptism on 31 Jan 1805 (born 19 Jan 1805), daughter of John Cross & Ann, on Lying IN Hospital Endell Street, Holborn, London, England.
2. ↑ Stuart Gregory's website Mid North Coast Pioneers - Newcastle to Lismore and beyond
3. ↑ Marriage Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 07 Sep 2023), Index entry for HENRY H PARKER and ANNE M CROSS; District: CK - Church of England, Port Macquarie, St Thomas (Co. Ayr); Registration Number: 10/1829 V182910 44B and 821/1829 V1829821 13
4. ↑ Church of St Thomas Port Macquarie, Early Parish Registers, Port Macquarie & Districts Family History Society Inc, 2013, ISBN 9780980817058; Marriage Henry Harding Parker, bachelor, and Ann Mary Cross, spinster, by Special License with consent of her parents, on 27 July 1829 by John Cross, Chaplain, Page 93.
5. ↑ Letter by AM Parker, Rosewood, to Miss Garrett, Ennis, 23 November 23 [18]77, copy held by P. Waring.
6. ↑ NSW Government, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Online Index - Death Search PARKER ANN M, father's given name JOHN C, DIED PORT MACQUARIE, Registration No: 9091/1878

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