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The Cross family of Ely, Cambridgeshire

My earliest ancestor that I have as recorded is a Thomas Cross and his wife Ann, my 9xGt Grandparents, of Ely, Cambridgeshire. Their Gt Gt Grandson, Philip Cross married Sarah Freeman and they had at least nine children -two of whom emigrated to Australia - Ephrain and Eli Cross. One of the eldest of their nine children was my Gt Gt Gt Gt Grandfather, Jacob Cross who was married to Mary Ann Newell of Ely. George Cross, one of their sons, married Vine Taylor and it appears that they only had two children - my Gt Gt Grandmother - Mary Ann Cross who was born on 20th July 1870 in Buggs Hill, Ely. The other child being called Susan Cross who was baptised in 1872 but it would appear that she died sometime shorly afterwards. The name 'Buggs Hill' was a common name for Cambridge Road leading into Ely from the South West. Mary Ann was baptised in St. Mary's Church, Ely in the August of 1870.

By the time of the 1881 Ely Census, George (30yrs), Vine (28yrs) and Mary Ann Cross (10yrs) were living in "St. John's Place" and no other children were featured in this family at that time.

Mary Ann married my Gt Gt Grandfather - Edward Moden on 2nd August 1890 at St. Mary's Church in Ely. The couple lived then in Barton Road where they had six children. Mary and Edward named my Gt Grandmother after Mary's deceased infant sister - Susan. Mary Ann opened a shop on the corner of Barton Road and Cambridge Road and worked there for nearly 40 years with the help of her daughters, Mary, Grace, Vine and Susan. The shop closed down in the mid 1980's, no longer being in the ownership of the family and was converted into a house about 10 years ago.

Connected families include...

• Freeman of Ely, Cambridgeshire.
• Hotley of Ely, Cambridgeshire
• Moden of Coveney and Ely, Cambridgeshire.
• Newell of Ely, Cambridgeshire.
• Ong of Ely, Cambridgeshire?.
• Scott of Littleport, Cambridgeshire.
• Taylor of Ely, Cambridgeshire.

My Cross Ancestors

Gt Gt Grandparents: Mary Ann Cross (1870-1953) & Edward Moden (1867-1932)

Gt Gt Gt Grandparents: George Cross (1850-?) & Vine Taylor (1853-?)

Gt Gt Gt Gt Grandparents: Jacob Cross & Mary Ann Newell

Gtx5 Grandparents: Philip Cross (1798-?) & Sarah Freeman

Gtx6 Grandparents: Philip Cross (1768-1846) & Mary Ong (1774-1859)

Gtx7 Grandparents: John Cross (1710-1800) & Elizabeth Scott (?-1790)

Gtx8 Grandparents: Charles Cross (c.1679-?) & Sarah Hotley

Gtx9 Grandparents: Thomas Cross & Ann

The Cross Family History Society

To contact the CROSS FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY then please write to:

This was recommended to me for my Ely, Cambridgeshire research. The society has a lot of information and it is well worth contacting Pam if you have Cambridgeshire or Australian CROSS ancestors...

big thanks to Lyn Kirkland for putting me in touch with Pam McClymont at the Cross Family History Society who has more than doubled my CROSS family tree - thank you.

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