John Cross (1757–1824)
John Cross was sentenced to death for stealing a sheep. The sentence was later reduced to life transportation. He arrived at Port Jackson in January 1788 aboard the Alexander as part of the First Fleet.
In April 1790 he was working on Lieutenant James Furzer's farm. By 1793 he was living with Mary Davison/Davidson/Dawson.
In 1804 he was granted 100 acres of land at Mulgrave Place. By then his oldest daughter, Elizabeth, had died.
For more about his life see: Lorraine Prothero, Cross: His Mark (1987)
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Cross, Mary (partner)
- Cross, Elizabeth (daughter)
- Cobcroft, Mary Ann (daughter)
- Cavanough, Ann (daughter)
- Herps, Sarah (daughter)
- Cross, James Thomas (son)
- Cross, William (son)
- Cross, David (son)
- Cross, John (son)
- Cross, Alexander (son)
- Cross, Elizabeth (daughter-in-law)
- Cross, Charlotte (daughter-in-law)
- Cross, Elizabeth (daughter-in-law)
- Cross, Charlotte (daughter-in-law)
- Cobcroft, Richard William (son-in-law)
- Cavanough, Richard (son-in-law)
- Cross, Mary Ann (granddaughter)
- Cross, Charlotte (granddaughter)
- Herps, Sarah (granddaughter)
- Troth, Elizabeth (granddaughter)
- Starkey, Mary Ann (granddaughter)
- Saunders, Grace Sarah (granddaughter)
- Scott, Matilda (granddaughter)
- Douglass, Ann (granddaughter)
- Rose, Isabella Elizabeth (granddaughter)
- Preston, Elizabeth Susannah (granddaughter)
- Hutchinson, Ann Jane (granddaughter)
- Cavanough, Mary Ann (granddaughter)
- Crawford, Eliza (granddaughter)
- Starkey, Sarah Hephzibah (granddaughter)
- Cobcroft, Mary Ann (granddaughter)
- Cavanough, Harold Schofield (granddaughter)
- Cavanough, Rebecca (granddaughter)
- Pidgeon, Emily Louisa (granddaughter)
- Cross, John (grandson)
- Cross, David (grandson)
- Cavanough, Richard John (grandson)
- Cross, William John (grandson)
- Cross, Thomas James (grandson)
- Herps, John Brown (grandson)
- Cobcroft, George Alexander (grandson)
- Cobcroft, James William (grandson)
- Cavanough, William David (grandson)
- Cobcroft, David (grandson)
- Cross, William Alexander (grandson)
- Cobcroft, Thomas (grandson)
- Cavanough, John Alexander (grandson)
- Cross, Alexander George (grandson)
- Cobcroft, John Frederick (grandson)
- Cavanough, Henry Schofield (grandson)
- Cross, David George (grandson)
- Cobcroft, Henry (grandson)
- Cavanough, Frederick Samuel (grandson)
- Cobcroft, Charles Albert (grandson)
- Cavanough, James George (grandson)
- Cobcroft, Alfred Ernest (grandson)
- Cross, Richard William (grandson)
- Cavanough, Charles Innes (grandson)
- Cavanough, Robert Joseph (grandson)
- Cross, James Jeremiah (grandson)
- Bligh, William (opposed)
Citation details
'Cross, John (1757–1824)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/cross-john-24099/text32916, accessed 31 May 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
23 March,
1757
East Knoyle,
Wiltshire,
England
Death
24 December,
1824
(aged 67)
Wiseman's Ferry,
New South Wales,
Australia
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