Ann Mercer Cross of Lancashire England

I have done some research on this family and was not aware of Ann Mercer Cross although the Mercer name appears in the family of William's brother James too.
As far as I was aware William Grapel Cross only had one child, William Bailey Cross. Jane Parker Cross was his step-daughter. His wife Ellen was first married to George Parker. William B. and Jane P. are the only children who appear in the 1861 census.

These are some of the details I found about William Grapel.

He married Ellen Christina Parker in 1862, Ellen's father is down as John Johnson and she listed as a widow. This would suggest that any child born before 1862 could have surname Parker or Taylor if she did not actually marry.

England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975,
name: William Grapel Cross
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 19 Oct 1832
baptism/christening place: St Peter, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
father's name: James Cross
mother's name: Ann
indexing project (batch) number: I02284-7
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 93879
reference number: 52

England, Marriages, 1538–1973 ,
groom's name: William Grapel Cross
bride's name: Ellen Christina Parker
marriage date: 22 Oct 1862
marriage place: Liverpool, Lancaster, England
groom's father's name: James Cross
bride's father's name: John Johnson
groom's marital status: Single
bride's marital status: Widowed
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number: M01091-8
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 1656375
reference number: It 3 p147

England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975,
name: William Bailey Cross
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 12 Jun 1860
baptism/christening place: St. Peter, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
father's name: William Grapel Cross
mother's name: Ellen Christiana Cross
indexing project (batch) number: C02095-8
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 1656561
reference number: yr 1860 p 11

England, Cheshire, Register of Electors, 1842-1900,
elector's name: William Grapel Cross
place: Birkenhead
juridiction: Township
year: 1873
film number: 1544522

The marriage previously posted was from the parish records, this is the offical registration

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
Name: William Grapel Cross
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1862
Registration district: Liverpool
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume Number: 8b
Page Number: 263
Ellen Christine Parker

This looks like the marriage bans but I cannot find the actual marriage

England, Cheshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1606-1900,
name: George Parker
event: Intended marriage
event date: 22 Nov 1850
event place: St. Philip, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
gender: Male
spouse: Ellen Christiana Johnson
film number: 1885410
digital folder number: 4018553
image number: 536

This is the only daughter I could find born to a George and Ellen in 1853,

How did you get back to Ann Mercer CROSS, what census did you find her on ?

England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975,
name: Margaret Anne Parker
gender: Female
baptism/christening date: 01 Dec 1853
baptism/christening place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
birth date: 12 Oct 1853
father's name: George Parker
mother's name: Ellen Parker
indexing project (batch) number: C01984-7
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 1656153
reference number: item 6 p 20

Hi noggin,
I received the information on Ann Mercer Cross from a gentleman in Lancashire back in the mid 1980s.
He was a qualified genealogist who happened to be researching several names that crop up in the Cross line. So he started researching the Cross tree & sent me the information. Everything else he sent me, l have managed to verify. Ann is a stumbling block for me - so any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks for the information you have set out. You mention the surname Taylor when talking about Ellen Parker - where does that come from ??
look forward to hearing from you again.

Hi - I am researching the same family. I have not got more information on William Grapel Cross past his marriage in 1862. I have his son William Bailey Cross on later censuses but I can't pin the family down for the 1871 cenus which woudl help to identify additional children ...

I have a Harriet Mercer Cross born 1875 to William Grapel's brother James.

Happy to provide further information about what I do know. However, I can't help on Ann Mercer Cross.

1853 would seem an early birth for William Grapel Cross given his marriage to Ellen Christina was 1862 - I wonder if it should be 1863 for the birth. The middle name is certainly one that William Grapel's family used.

Regards
Anne
Ballarat, Australia

I have just found a record for William Grappel Cross for 1864 on ancestry.com transcribed as England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 Record for William Grasspel Cross. He was tried on 9 February 1864 and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for breaking and entering a warehouse and stealing therein. I think given the unusual middle name probably the right man.

Regards
Anne

For the record, William Grappel Cross died 28 March 1876 at 11 Wynne Street, Wavetree Road, Liverpool.
He is shown as William Cross in the GRO index but his death was reported in the Liverpool Mercury, 27 March 1876, as William Grappel Cross.