I am wondering if any eagle-eyed person could spot the whereabouts on any census after 1841 of William CROSS. He was baptised on 8 Feb 1824 at West Heslerton, Yorkshire and married Mary DALE on Jun 7 1843 West Heslerton. in 1841 he was a 17 year old farmer with 3 servants at Allerston, Yorks. In 1851 Mary is given as 'married' with daughters Elizabeth 6, William, 5, Fanny, 1 and Sarah is 3 months old and is living with her parents,and sisters. (presumably William was around to father several children?) In 1861 Mary is still 'married' with 2 daughters and a son. One child Mary died in 1850 and a newspaper announcement said' Mary daughter of Mrs W Cross' which I found rather strange. Of their children William David married in Leeds in 1867 and died there in 1883 Fanny also married in Leeds in 1869 Sarah married in Liverpool in 1869 - referred to as 'niece of' On both the Leeds marriage certificates William is given as their father, occupation farmer. So William may have died by then or might not! I also can't find Mary after 1861. She was born about 1824 in Wintringham, Yorks. I've tried every which way to find William and Mary. Any help appreciated. Lin

Lin quick initial response: wife of Mr W Cross was the correct formal mode of address- the practice continued well into the 20th century. I Letters to married women for more often than not addressed to, for example: Mrs William Cross up to the 1960s and maybe even later You will find many burials entries in parish registers for wife of/widow of, e.g, William Cross which is particularly irritating when one was hoping that the burial would at least give you the first name of the mother of his children ! Wendy -----Original Message----- From: Lin via Sent: Friday, October 10, 2014 3:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [YORKSGEN] Missing persons I am wondering if any eagle-eyed person could spot the whereabouts on any census after 1841 of William CROSS. He was baptised on 8 Feb 1824 at West Heslerton, Yorkshire and married Mary DALE on Jun 7 1843 West Heslerton. in 1841 he was a 17 year old farmer with 3 servants at Allerston, Yorks. In 1851 Mary is given as 'married' with daughters Elizabeth 6, William, 5, Fanny, 1 and Sarah is 3 months old and is living with her parents,and sisters. (presumably William was around to father several children?) In 1861 Mary is still 'married' with 2 daughters and a son. One child Mary died in 1850 and a newspaper announcement said' Mary daughter of Mrs W Cross' which I found rather strange. Of their children William David married in Leeds in 1867 and died there in 1883 Fanny also married in Leeds in 1869 Sarah married in Liverpool in 1869 - referred to as 'niece of' On both the Leeds marriage certificates William is given as their father, occupation farmer. So William may have died by then or might not! I also can't find Mary after 1861. She was born about 1824 in Wintringham, Yorks. I've tried every which way to find William and Mary. Any help appreciated. Lin ..... Ancestors in Yorkshire? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html; www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message