Peerage Record – 30767

     Janet Henrietta Curtis was born on 10 June 1908.¹ She was the daughter of Vice-Admiral Berwick Curtis and Mildred Henrietta Curtis.² She married, firstly, Commander William Kenneth Ramsden Cross, son of Thomas Cross, on 23 July 1927.¹ She and Commander William Kenneth Ramsden Cross were divorced in 1936.¹ She married, secondly, Major Arthur Christopher John Congreve, son of General Sir Walter Norris Congreve, V.C. and Cecilia Henrietta Dolores La Touche, on 9 April 1943.¹ She married, thirdly, Albert Russell Cowell in 1951.¹ She and Major Arthur Christopher John Congreve were divorced in 1950.¹ She died on 22 September 2012 at age 104.³
     From 23 July 1927, her married name became Cross. From 9 April 1943, her married name became Congreve.¹ From 1951, her married name became Cowell.¹ She lived in 2003 at Marrett Cottage, Hoarwithy, Herefordshire, England^G.¹

     Thomas Cross lived at The Cottage, Dunhampstead, Worcestershire, England^G.¹

     Commander William Kenneth Ramsden Cross was born on 22 September 1903.² He was the son of Thomas Cross.³ He married, firstly, Janet Henrietta Curtis, daughter of Vice-Admiral Berwick Curtis and Mildred Henrietta Curtis, on 23 July 1927.¹ He and Janet Henrietta Curtis were divorced in 1936.¹ He married, secondly, Noreen Joyce Edington on 3 November 1938 at Westminster, London, England.² He died on 24 May 1941 at age 37, killed on board H.M.S. Hood.¹
     He fought in the Second World War. He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy.¹

     Lt.-Cdr. Giles Berwick Cross was born on 28 August 1928.¹ He is the son of Commander William Kenneth Ramsden Cross and Janet Henrietta Curtis.² He married, firstly, Sonia Welsby-Williams, daughter of E. Welsby-Williams, on 27 January 1953.¹ He and Sonia Welsby-Williams were divorced in 1971.¹ He married, secondly, Lavinia Thomson, daughter of G/Capt. P. C. Thomson, in 1971.¹
     He fought in the Korean War.¹ He fought in the Lieutenant-Commander, Royal Navy.¹ He lived in 2003 at Halfpenny House, Common Hill, Fownhope, Herefordshire, England^G.¹

     E. Welsby-Williams lived at Hove, Sussex, England^G.¹

     Sonia Welsby-Williams is the daughter of E. Welsby-Williams.² She married Lt.-Cdr. Giles Berwick Cross, son of Commander William Kenneth Ramsden Cross and Janet Henrietta Curtis, on 27 January 1953.¹ She and Lt.-Cdr. Giles Berwick Cross were divorced in 1971.¹
     From 27 January 1953, her married name became Cross.

     Piers William Cross was born on 3 November 1955.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Cdr. Giles Berwick Cross and Sonia Welsby-Williams.²

     Belinda Jane Cross was born on 10 October 1954.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Cdr. Giles Berwick Cross and Sonia Welsby-Williams.²

     Henrietta Caroline Cross was born in 1931.¹ She is the daughter of Commander William Kenneth Ramsden Cross and Janet Henrietta Curtis.² She married Christopher Jermyn Pratt, son of Colonel Edward Roger Pratt and Beatrix Elaine Thynne, on 20 September 1957.¹
     From 20 September 1957, her married name became Pratt.¹

     Pleasance Browne is the daughter of Samuel Browne and unknown daughter Case. She married Edward Roger Pratt, son of Edward Pratt and Blanche Astley, on 3 December 1788.¹
     From 3 December 1788, her married name became Pratt.¹