It is thought that Alexander George Cross lived in a common-law marriage with a woman named Emma who had previously been married and whose surname was Burns or Barnett. They had six children but following Emma's death (sometime between 1873-1901) Alexander deserted his children.
* information from Lorraine Prothero, Cross: His Mark (1987)
'Cross, Alexander George (1837–1909)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/cross-alexander-george-24889/text33448, accessed 1 September 2024.
20 August,
1837
Hawkesbury,
New South Wales,
Australia
24 August,
1909
(aged 72)
at sea
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