Name: James CROSS
Also known as:
Born: 21 Sep 1866 At: Shabbington, BKM, ENG Sex: M
Christened: At:
Died: 1952 At: (reg) Pontypool, MON, WLS Cause:
Burial /cremation: At:
Parents: Father: ? Mother: ?
Spouse/partner: Sarah Ann SMITHWICK Born: 11 Jun 1868 Died: 1955
Married: 18 Oct 1890 At: (reg) Newport, MON, WLS
Children: Annie Amelia CROSS,  James Henry CROSS,  Percy Olave CROSS,  Walter Charles CROSS,  Ellen Maud CROSS,  Charlotte Jane CROSS,  Elizabeth Ann CROSS,  Gladys May CROSS,  Albert William CROSS

Biographical notes:


Son of William & Hannah Cross.
Occupation: Agr labourer (1881), Coal miner (1891), Colliery fireman at below ground (1901), Colliery stoker boilers (1911), Stationary engine driver (1921).
Addresses: At 1871 census - Crendon Road, Shabbington, BKM; At 1881 census - School House, Shabbington, BKM; At 1891 census - 33 Woodlands, Talywain, Abersychan, MON; At 1901 census - Rising Sun Cottage, Abersychan, MON; At 1911 & 1921 censuses - Cwmsychan Cottages, Talywain, Abersychan, MON; 1939 - Dublin Row, Abersychan, MON.
Moved to Abersychan, MON, WLS as Salvation Army officer. Worked at the British Colonial Colliery for 40 years. Lived at Rose Cottage British, Talywain. Celebrated diamond wedding on Sat 21 Oct 1950 in the Abersychan Co-operative Hall.
Reference documents:
1871 census return (William Cross).
1881 census return (William Cross).
1890 marriage registration index record.
1891 census return.
1901 census return.
1911 census return.
1921 census return.
1939 register entry.
1952 death registration index record.