Historical records matching Charles Cross, Convict "Neptune" 1790
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About Charles Cross, Convict "Neptune" 1790
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Biography
Charles CROFS was born in England about 1749/1751/1758 (Charles parents are unknown)
Charles was convicted in 1787 at Bridgewater for stealing a silver buckle and received a 7 year sentence . He was transported to Australia aboard the ship "Neptune" and arrived in Sydney Cove on the 26th June 1790
Charles was illiterate and used the spelling of CROSS once in Australia
Charles married Rose FLOOD/ FLUD at Rose Hill (now Parramatta) on the 21st November 1790. They had the following children
- 1791 Sarah.
- married Humphrey TAYLOR - no children
- married John HORTON - no children
- 1793 Mary Ann;
- married William George DOUGLASS - 13 children
- 1795 Susannah;
- married Anthony RICHARDSON - 1 child
- married Richard Lionel ROSE - 14 children
- 1799 Edward ;
- married Margaret STUBBS - 16 children
- 1801 Christopher;
- married Mary Ann PECKHAM - no children
- married Mary Ann LITTLE - 14 children
- 1805 Elizabeth;
- married Richard HAYES - 9 children
Charles became a farmer in the Windsor (NSW) district and at times had large acreages of land at Wilberforce and Cattai. In 1831 Cross, described as a resident of Lower Pitt Town, was granted 50 acres on Little Cattai Creek known as Wheeny Farm. His sons Christopher and Edward were also each granted 50 acres adjoining their father's grant.
Charles died on 13 October 1835. Rose died on 4 November 1836. They are buried in adjoining plots at St Johns Cemetery, Wilberforce NSW.
Charles had 67 grand-children with 40 of them born before he died.
LINKS
- http://www.australianroyalty.net.au/individual.php?pid=I62331&ged=p...
- https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=jpnewland&id=I10942
- http://www.convictrecords.com.au/convicts/cross/charles/78958
- https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/cross/charles/78958
- https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jpnewland&id=I10941
- Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jan 23 2017, 2:47:23 UTC
- Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Apr 21 2017, 5:39:47 UTC
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cross-1725
- https://groups.io/g/Somerset-England-Genealogy/topic/convict_charle...
- https://stjohnsonline.org/marriages/year-1790/mar17901121/
- https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nswwfhg/articles/convicts/0359_flood_ro...
- https://researchportal.scu.edu.au/esploro/outputs/doctoral/Reclaimi...
- https://www.carolbaxter.com/The-Douglas-Controversy
- https://www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/9291/...
- https://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/Documents/The%20Douglas%20...
- https://www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/9141/...
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Narissa-Phelps/publication/338...
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Charles Cross, Convict "Neptune" 1790's Timeline
| 1749 |
1749
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England (United Kingdom)
His death certificate (copy attached to profile) has him dying in 1835 aged 86 years - born c1749
His parents are unknown - therefore it is not possible to locate a definitive birth or baptism record for him. |
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| 1791 |
August 27, 1791
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Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
NSW Birth Record 142/1791 - Sarah CROSS, father Charles, mother Rose.
NSW Baptism Record - Sarah CROSS, born Parramatta, baptised 27/8/1791 Sydney, father Charles CROSS, mother Rose |
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| 1792 |
July 15, 1792
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Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
No Birth Record in NSW BDM. |
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| 1793 |
January 1, 1793
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Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia
No Birth Record in NSW BDM. |
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| 1799 |
May 6, 1799
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Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
Aged 22 in 1821 - therefore born c1799 NSW Marriage Record 2690/1821 1821690 3B - Edward CROSS (age 22) married Margaret STUBBS (15) on 29/1/1821 at Hawkesbury |
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| 1801 |
April 8, 1801
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Portland Head, Pitt Town, New South Wales, Australia
NSW Birth Record 26/1801 V180126 162A - Christopher CROSS, father Charles, mother Rose |
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| 1805 |
July 18, 1805
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Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
NSW Birth Record 7842/1805 V18057842 1c - Elizabeth CROSS, father Charles, mother Rose NSW Baptism Record - Elizabeth CROSS, born 18/7/1805, baptised 11/2/1827 Windsor - father Charles CROSS, mother Rose |