littlemisskim
28-06-2010, 10:58 AM
I have been searching for a Henry James Cross, born in Inskip in about 1865. I have exhausted all of the online resources possible, and am planning a trip to the record office.
At age 5, he was living with a family as a border. I had assumed he was an illegitimate child whose mother had died, but had no proof.
I have just been browsing the Curiousfox website on the Inskip section, and I think I've struck gold. Could somebody please make sure my excitement isn't clouding my judgement?
cross (Sep 04) Inskip
looking for family of Elizabeth Cross who had a son born out of wedlock called Henry born 1865. I have a maintenance order made through the Petty Sessions naming a James Cooper. Has anyone any details about the families.
I think it's him because:
1. The name, age and location all seem correct.
2. Inskip is a small place even these days - Wikipedia says a population of 878 in 2001 - so there wouldn't have been many babies with the surname Cross born each year.
3. There is a death for an Elizabeth Cross for the right area in 1867, aged 45, which would tie in with the fact the he seemed to be an orphan in the '71 census. (And also perhaps, why he wasn't living with his Grandparents - because they were old/not alive given the age of his mother)
4. His middle name is Henry which is the name of the man who is named as the father.
His birth wasn't registered as Henry James Cross, but perhaps I can find him as Henry Cross.
I'm going to the record office on Tuesday, so I can find this maintenance order myself of course.
What do you think? (Relevant census info in my previous posts if necessary)
At age 5, he was living with a family as a border. I had assumed he was an illegitimate child whose mother had died, but had no proof.
I have just been browsing the Curiousfox website on the Inskip section, and I think I've struck gold. Could somebody please make sure my excitement isn't clouding my judgement?
cross (Sep 04) Inskip
looking for family of Elizabeth Cross who had a son born out of wedlock called Henry born 1865. I have a maintenance order made through the Petty Sessions naming a James Cooper. Has anyone any details about the families.
I think it's him because:
1. The name, age and location all seem correct.
2. Inskip is a small place even these days - Wikipedia says a population of 878 in 2001 - so there wouldn't have been many babies with the surname Cross born each year.
3. There is a death for an Elizabeth Cross for the right area in 1867, aged 45, which would tie in with the fact the he seemed to be an orphan in the '71 census. (And also perhaps, why he wasn't living with his Grandparents - because they were old/not alive given the age of his mother)
4. His middle name is Henry which is the name of the man who is named as the father.
His birth wasn't registered as Henry James Cross, but perhaps I can find him as Henry Cross.
I'm going to the record office on Tuesday, so I can find this maintenance order myself of course.
What do you think? (Relevant census info in my previous posts if necessary)