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The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

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Member Since: July 2007 Posts: 1 Send Message	Susan	Report	23 Jul 2007 22:37
Member Since: July 2007 Posts: 1 Send Message	Any relatives (nieces or nephews or their descendants) of Fred Cross (my grandad), born in 1901, but raised in Blackburn orphanage. (Lancashire) Family legend had it that his father was blinded in a horse related accident, so some of the children had to go to the orphange. The 1901 census shows a Thomas Edward Cross in his early 30s working as a Drayman for Thwaites in Blackburn (apparently living in Mellor). This fits with what I know of my great grandad. Any further info, or relatives of Thos Ed Cross who could confirm this would be great.

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