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| Name | CROSS – John Henry |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 10th Hussars and 9th Lancers |
| Regiment Number (s) | 339 / 960 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 19th February 1830 / 15 years 7 months / East Bedford Bedfordshire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fair / Grey / Light brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies Bengal – 13 years |
| Length of Service | 24 years 6 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 22nd July 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Gwalior Campaign Sutlej W Sobraon Punjab with 2 clasps Chillianwalla and Goojerat |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Hartland Devon England |
| Pension Districts | 1856 2nd Plymouth 1856 3rd Plymouth 1857 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 19th March 1857 London England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 3rd July 1857 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1814 Tydd St Mary Lincoln Lincolnshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 8th July 1814 Tydd St Mary Lincoln Lincolnshire England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | CROSS John Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Harriet Not yet known |
| Siblings | Algernon Bap 29th October 1815 Tydd St. Mary Lincolnshire Harriet Emma bap 11th July 1817 St Mary Church Tydd St Mary Lincolnshire England D Not yet known Henrietta bap 1st November 1818 St Mary Church Tydd St Mary Lincolnshire England D Not yet known Henrietta Sophia bap 31st January 1820 St Mary Church Tydd St Mary Lincolnshire England D Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | BENNETT Sarah Ann Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 4th January 1858 St John’s Anglican Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Wife | Lucy B 19th September 1859 Fremantle Western Australia bap 18th September 1859 St John’s Anglican Fremantle Western Australia M WYATT John James 1881 Newcastle Western Australia D 6th March 1908 Northam Western Australia Sarah B 14th June 1861 Fremantle Western Australia Mary B 14th June 1861 Western Australia Stanley Montague B 7th January 1864 Fremantle bap 1864 St John’s Anglican Fremantle Western Australia M RONAN Catherine Elizabeth 1886 Northampton Western Australia D 18th September 1912 Yalgoo Western Australia John B 1865 Western Australia – some doubts about this as it was after John Henry’s death D Possible 1869 |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | BENNETT John Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | RODWELLE (RODWELL) Charles Thomas |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1873 Perth Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Clara b 1874 Fremantle WA |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Warder – listed as “Warder” on Stanley’s baptism record in 1864 Employed by the Convict Establishment from 26 February 1861 as assistant warder until his death 20th April 1864 His widow Sarah was employed as an Assistant matron at the lunatic asylum from 1 July 1864 until she resigned May 1873 prior to her 2nd marriage. She said she had 3 children to support. See Barker page 47 extensive articles |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian Friday 26 August 1892 page 4 Funeral Notice Sarah Rodwell The Geraldton Express Monday 23rd September 1912 page 3 Death Montague S Cross |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1864 Fremantle Western Australia Bur Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Age 50 Death “Sudden – visitation of God” |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | August 1892 Western Australia Buried 26th August 1892 East Perth Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 John Henry Cross 239 Private 10th Dragoons Located Coventry and Dublin ( regimental No differs from that on WO97) 1851 John Henry Cross 960 Private 9th Dragoons location Umballa India “Served in the Gwalior Campaign 1843 present at the battle Punniar 29th December 1843. Also in the Sutledge Campaign in 1843 and was present at the battle of Sobraon on the 10th February 1846. Also in the Punjaub Campaign in 1848-9 present at the passage of the Chenab 4 December 1848 and at the battled of Chillianwalla 23 January 1849 and Goojerat 20th February 1849” Discharge due to his physical incapacity to perform his duties efficiently- no known cause. Listed as “Corporal of Pensioners” at time of Lucy’s baptism (18th September 1859 – this would have been a local ranking) |