Researching William 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 William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Cross and the Cross Family Tree
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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. |
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William Cross (politician)
The Honourable William Henry Cross (22 August 1856 – 11 December 1892), was a British Conservative politician.
Cross was the eldest son of R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross, by Georgiana, daughter of Thomas Lyon, DL, of Appleton Hall, Cheshire. He was returned to parliament for Liverpool West Derby in 1888, a seat he held until his premature death four years later.
Cross married Mary, daughter of William Lewthwaite, of Broadgate, Cumberland, in 1880. They had one son and four daughters. He died in December 1892, aged 36, predeceasing his father by 22 years. His only son Richard Assheton Cross succeeded in the viscountcy in 1914. Mary Cross survived her husband by over fifty years and died in November 1946.
Source: William Cross (politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaWilliam Cross (rower)
William Cross (22 March 1908 – 8 August 1993) was an Australian rower. He was an Australian champion who competed in the men's eight event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Cross rowed for the New South Wales Police club in Sydney and along with three other Police rowers was selected to the New South Wales state eight which contested and won the 1935 King's Cup. In 1936 the Police Club's eight dominated the Sydney racing season, the New South Wales state titles and won the Henley-on-Yarra event. They were selected in toto as Australia's men's eight to compete at the 1936 Berlin Olympics with their attendance funded by the NSW Police Federation. The Australian eight with Cross at bow finished fourth in its heat, behind Hungary, Italy and Canada. It failed to qualify through the repechage to the final.
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