Hi All,

Sorry to bring up an old thread but I just wanted to say thank you to all those who contributed in this thread. I am researching my family tree and found the above information very useful.

I believe my wife’s 3rd great grandfather is William Wheeler Cross born about 1843c in Staffordshire.
He had four brothers: Joseph Wheeler (1838c), Thomas Danby (1839c), James Wheeler (1841c) and Charles (1856c). Their parents were Charles Cross (1805c) and Charlotte Wheeler (1806c).

I believe William went on to become a shop manager for Richard Henry Bate, before his son George and grandson Conrad went onto buy the store in Price Street. There is another thread here which I believe may be related: http://doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=216559&gonew=1

And the following London gazette article from 1872 may also be of interest to some:
http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23925/pages/6120/page.pdf

Many Thanks

Hue