Researching Paul Cross
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 20609 people with the Cross surname? In that year Cross was ranked number 175 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Paul means "small" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Paul Cross on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Paul Cross and the Cross Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cross Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Cross family tree.
Study Parish Records for Paul Cross at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Paul Cross using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Paul Cross.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 25649 people with the Cross surname in the UK? Cross is now ranked number 198 for popularity in the UK. |
Cross Family Tree Databases
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Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Paul Cross.
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Find Paul Cross from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Cross Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 94186 people with the Cross surname in the USA? Cross is ranked number 126 for popularity in the USA. |
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Paul Cross. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Paul Cross (footballer)
Paul Cross {born 31 October 1965) is an English former footballer who made 237 appearances in the Football League playing for Barnsley, Preston North End, Hartlepool United and Darlington.
Cross was a left back for Barnsley from 1983 to 1991. He progressed through the ranks of the youth side, finally achieving first team status under the management of local lad head-hunter, Allan Clarke. The defender owes much of his recognition to Eric Winstanley, a huge influence and early mentor of Cross.
Cross was plagued with injury early in his career but persevered at Barnsley until 1991 before moving to Hartlepool United when the chairmanship was under financial scrutiny.Cross was joint-manager of Northern League club Crook Town between September 1997 and October 1998 alongside former Darlington teammate Kevan Smith.
Cross has been a frequent radio commentator on Northern Derby matches between Darlington and Hartlepool, both teams he has played for.
Source: Paul Cross (footballer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaPaul Cross (swimmer)
Paul Damian Cross, OAM (born 10 February 1979) is an Australian swimmer with an intellectual disability. He was born in Brisbane, Queensland. He competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in two events. At the 2000 Sydney Games, he competed in eight events and won a gold medal in the Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle S14 swimming event, for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia. In 2000, he received an Australian Sports Medal. In 1999, he was an Australian Institute of Sport Athlete with a Disability scholarship holder.
At the 1998 Christchurch IPC Swimming World Championships, he won silver medals in Men's 50m Butterfly and Men's 200m Individual Medley.
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