James Joseph Crossley (1914 - 1989)

Born 15 Oct 1914 in Quirindi, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Son of John Charles Crossley and Teresa (McCarron) Crossley

Husband of Joyce Enid (Foott) Crossley — married 2 Sep 1941 (to 1953) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Died 8 Aug 1989 at age 74 in Wyong, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Name: James Joseph Crossley. Given Name: James Joseph. Surname: Crossley. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

Born 15 Oct 1914. Quirindi, NSW. ^{[1] [2]}

Marriage - 1 2 Sep 1941. Sydney, NSW. Husband - James Joseph Crossley. Wife - Joyce Enid Foott. ^[3]

Military Service

• Enlisted - 3 Jul 1943. Sydney, NSW. RAAF, WWII, Service Number - 439512, Next of Kin - Joyce Crossley (wife). ^[4]
• Discharged - 24 Jan 1946. Rank - Warrant Officer, Posting - 9 Aircrew Holding Unit. ^[4]

Divorce - 1 1953 Sydney, NSW. ^[5]

Marriage - 2 5 Dec 1955. Sydney, NSW. Husband - James Joseph Crossley. Wife - June Anne Morrison. ^[6]

Divorce - 2 1960 Sydney, NSW. ^[7]

Marriage - 3 20 Feb 1961. Burwood, NSW. Husband - James Joseph Crossley. Wife - June Rosa Corbin. ^[8]

Died 8 Aug 1989. Wyong, NSW. ^{[9] [10]}

Buried Palmdale Cemetery, Palmdale, NSW. ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S44 James Joseph Crossley, born 15 Oct 1914, at Quirindi, NSW. Certainty: 3
2. ↑ Source: #S13 47817/1914 Certainty: 3
3. ↑ Source: #S13 15165/1941; Husband - CROSSLEY, JAMES JOSEPH; Wife - FOOTT, JOYCE ENID; District - SYDNEY. Date of Marriage (2 Sep 1941) confirmed by BDM Index.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Source: #S44 James Joseph Crossley. Certainty: 3
5. ↑ Source: #S294 Divorce Papers Joyce Enid Crossley James Joseph Crossley - Item Number or Control Symbol - 1977/1953 Certainty: 3
6. ↑ Source: #S13 21206/1955; Husband - CROSSLEY, JAMES JOSEPH; Wife - MORRISON, JUNE ANNE; District - SYDNEY. Date of Marriage (5 Dec 1955) confirmed by BDM Index.
7. ↑ Source: #S294 Divorce Papers - James Joseph Crossley - June Anne Crossley 1960 Certainty: 3
8. ↑ Source: #S13 3483/1961; Husband - CROSSLEY, JAMES JOSEPH; Wife - CORBIN, JUNE ROSA; District - BURWOOD. Date of Marriage (20 Feb 1961) confirmed by BDM Index.
9. ↑ Source: #S498 James Joseph Crossley, died at Wyong (Terry Crossley, 1 Dec 2017) Certainty: 3
10. ↑ Source: #S13 CROSSLEY, JAMES JOSEPH; 108023/1989; Father - JOHN CHARLES; Mother - THERESA. Date of Death (8 Aug 1989) confirmed by BDM Index.
11. ↑ Source: #S498 James Joseph Crossley, buried at Palmdale (Terry Crossley, 1 Dec 2017) Certainty: 3

• Source: S13 NSW BDM Index

• Source: S294 NSW State Records

• Source: S44 World War Two Nominal Roll, database Department of Veterans' Affairs

• Source: S498 Media: Email Email Crossley, Terry

Relationships Confirmed by DNA

Greenwood Family

Terry Crossley and Myles Hannan

Terry Crossley (son of James Joseph Crossley and Joyce Enid Foott) and Myles Bertram Hannan are third cousins as documented in the WikiTree database.

Terry Crossley is the great-great grandson of William Greenwood and Margaret (Shanahan) Greenwood:

• Terry Crossley is the son of James Joseph Crossley confirmed by DNA
• James is the son of John Charles Crossley confirmed by DNA
• John is the son of Ann (Greenwood) Crossley confirmed by DNA
• Ann is the daughter of William Greenwood and Margaret (Shanahan) Greenwood confirmed by DNA

Myles Hannan is also the great-great grandson of William Greenwood and Margaret (Shanahan) Greenwood:

• Myles Bertram is the son of Myles Francis Hannan confirmed by DNA
• Myles Francis is the son of Catherine Elizabeth (Madigan) Hannan confirmed by DNA
• Catherine Elizabeth is the daughter of Ellen (Greenwood) Madigan confirmed by DNA
• Ellen is the daughter of William Greenwood and Margaret (Shanahan) Greenwood confirmed by DNA

Paternal and maternal relationships are confirmed by a GEDmatch test match between Terry Crossley GEDmatch A710880 and his third cousin Myles Bertram Hannan GEDmatch H189037.

• Their most-recent common ancestors (MRCAs) are their great-great grandparents William Greenwood and Margaret (Shanahan) Greenwood.
• Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 4, based on sharing 59.1 cM across 4 segments (largest segment is 24.2 cM).

Myles categorised the relationships as “Confirmed by DNA”, based on instructions in WikiTree (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:DNA_Confirmation).

Terry Crossley and Mary Doyle

Terry Crossley (son of James Joseph Crossley and Joyce Enid Foott) and Mary Doyle are third cousins as documented in the WikiTree database.

Terry Crossley is the great-great grandson of William Greenwood and Margaret (Shanahan) Greenwood:

• Terry Crossley is the son of James Joseph Crossley confirmed by DNA
• James is the son of John Charles Crossley confirmed by DNA
• John is the son of Ann (Greenwood) Crossley confirmed by DNA
• Ann is the daughter of William Greenwood and Margaret (Shanahan) Greenwood confirmed by DNA

Mary Doyle is the great-great granddaughter of William Greenwood and Margaret (Shanahan) Greenwood:

• Mary Doyle is the daughter of Claud Augustus Doyle confirmed by DNA
• Claud Augustus is the son of John Doyle confirmed by DNA
• John is the son of Mary Ann (Greenwood) Doyle confirmed by DNA
• Mary Ann is the daughter of William Greenwood and Margaret (Shanahan) Greenwood confirmed by DNA

Paternal and maternal relationships are confirmed by a GEDmatch test match between Terry Crossley GEDmatch A710880 and his third cousin Mary Doyle GEDmatch A333615.

• Their most-recent common ancestors (MRCAs) are their great-great grandparents William Greenwood and Margaret (Shanahan) Greenwood.
• Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 3.5, based on sharing 111.5 cM across 4 segments (largest segment is 44.9 cM).

Myles Hannan (another third cousin of both Terry and Mary) categorised the relationships as “Confirmed by DNA”, based on instructions in WikiTree (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:DNA_Confirmation).