Origins of Albert Henry Cross 1886-1952?

[bugbear]

Tracing a family line back, I encountered Albert Henry Cross, born about 1885 (records vary) in Hoxton New Town.

In 1907 he married Emily Eleanor Coopey, and from that date forward their story was easy to follow, including a perfectly fine 1911 census.

Emily Coopey was easy to back trace - that surname is VERY distinctive. Her background appears to be very poor, with her family living in Bishop's Court, Clerkenwell, a nasty little closed court of multi-storey multiple occupant buildings.

http://wellcomelibrary.org/moh/report/b20056321/113#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=113

But prior to the 1907 marriage, which gives Henry as Albert's deceased father, I've got nothing.

I can't even find him in the 1901 census (nor the 1891). I suspect Albert and his father may be as grindlingly poor as Emily (social mobility is rare, like normally marries like), so I'm suspecting slums and/or workhouses.

But I can't actually find anything.

So far I've fished in Aces*ry, BNA, FreeBMD, GRO index, familysearch.

   BugBear

[lizdb]

Birth

Jul/Aug/Sep 1885
Shoreditch

1c 60

Albert Henry Cross

mmn  Sheppherd

[bugbear]

Birth

Jul/Aug/Sep 1885
Shoreditch

1c 60

Albert Henry Cross

mmn  Sheppherd

I found that record (how did we manage before the GRO index!!!) , but I have absolutely failed to tie it in to any parents, marriage etc. I'd probably need to buy the cert to be sure.

Perhaps I need to grind my through the GRO index looking for siblings.

 BugBear

[philipsearching]

lizdb - you beat me to it!

There is a marriage which might tie in:
CROSS Henry to SHEPPARD Ellen, Sep qtr 1877 Barton Regis vol 6a p248
Could they have moved from Gloucestershire?

Philip

[bugbear]

I've just trawled the GRO index for Cross/Shepherd offspring from 1877 to 1892, male and female, in volume 01c.

Only Albert.

 BugBear

[bugbear]

Taking the GRO "volume" filter off; Males first

CROSS, JAMES  SIDNEY      SHEPHERD      Order
GRO Reference: 1875  J Quarter in HOLBORN  Volume 01B  Page 769

CROSS, DAVID  ALBERT      SHEPHERD        Order
GRO Reference: 1876  J Quarter in FULHAM  Volume 01A  Page 210

CROSS, WILLIAM  ERNEST      SHEPHERD        Order
GRO Reference: 1878  M Quarter in FARNHAM  Volume 02A  Page 125

CROSS, JOHN  WILLIAM      SHEPHERD        Order
GRO Reference: 1878  M Quarter in HOLBORN  Volume 01B  Page 799

CROSS, THOMAS  MARK      SHEPHERD        Order
GRO Reference: 1879  D Quarter in HOLBORN  Volume 01B  Page 813

CROSS, ALBERT        SHEPHERD        Order
GRO Reference: 1880  S Quarter in HOLBORN  Volume 01B  Page 829

CROSS, SPENCER  EDGAR      SHEPHERD        Order
GRO Reference: 1881  M Quarter in FULHAM  Volume 01A  Page 239

CROSS, WILLIAM  HENRY THOMAS     SHEPHERD        Order
GRO Reference: 1883  J Quarter in HOLBORN  Volume 01B  Page 801

CROSS, ALBERT  HENRY      SHEPPHERD      Order
GRO Reference: 1885  S Quarter in SHOREDITCH  Volume 01C  Page 60

CROSS, EDWARD  JOHN      SHEPPARD        Order
GRO Reference: 1886  J Quarter in BARTON REGIS  Volume 06A  Page 156

CROSS, PERCY        SHEPHERD      Order
GRO Reference: 1886  S Quarter in DONCASTER  Volume 09C  Page 715

CROSS, ALBERT  SHEPPARD VICTOR     SHEPPARD
GRO Reference: 1887  J Quarter in BARTON REGIS  Volume 06A  Page 167

CROSS, JAMES  ALBERT      SHEPHERD        Order
GRO Reference: 1889  J Quarter in MANCHESTER  Volume 08D  Page 252

CROSS, THOMAS  HAROLD      SHEPHERD        Order
GRO Reference: 1888  J Quarter in DONCASTER  Volume 09C  Page 694

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[lizdb]

There are numerous Cross/Shepherd birth in Barton Regis , suggesting that couple stayed there, and are a different couple to those who are the parents of Albert H

[bugbear]

Female. BTW, did you know that MMN:shepherd, Phonetically Similar Variations, matches "-".
I just found this out, and I'm not happy!

CROSS, THOMAS  HAROLD      SHEPHERD        Order
GRO Reference: 1888  J Quarter in DONCASTER  Volume 09C  Page 694

CROSS, MABEL  KATE      SHEPPARD        Order
GRO Reference: 1879  J Quarter in FROME  Volume 05C  Page 497

CROSS, WINIFRED  HELEN      SHEPPARD        Order
GRO Reference: 1877  D Quarter in BARTON REGIS  Volume 06A  Page 67

CROSS, LOUISA        SHEPPHERD        Order
GRO Reference: 1881  S Quarter in HOLBORN  Volume 01B  Page 788

CROSS, DAISY  FLORENCE      SHEPPARD        Order
GRO Reference: 1882  S Quarter in FROME  Volume 05C  Page 491

CROSS, ANNA  WHEATLEY      SHEPHERD      Order
GRO Reference: 1884  J Quarter in DONCASTER  Volume 09C  Page 743

CROSS, MARY  ANN      SHEPHERD      Order
GRO Reference: 1887  M Quarter in HOLBORN  Volume 01B  Page 782

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[lizdb]

Random Cross family in Hoxton in 1891, with father Henry - may or may not be relevant:

1891
16 Stockton Sq, Hoxton
Henry Cross 51 Carman bn Wiltshire
Margaret 54 bn Hoxton
Charles 15 bn Hoxton
Joseph 9 bn Hoxton