| 1802 | John SETTER (3XG-GF) from Cheriton Bishop, married Mary SMITH at East Ogwell. John was a "sojourner" |
| 1800 | Mary WHITE was baptised at the neighbouring parish of Stokeinteignhead, 2 km SSE of Combeinteignhead |
| 1805 | John SETTER baptised William (2XG grandfather) at Bickington, West of Combeinteignhead |
| 1814 | William SETTER age 8 was apprenticed to Richard ASHFORD farmer of Combeinteignhead |
| 1823 | William SETTER married Mary WHITE at Ilsington, |
| 1824- 26 | William & Mary SETTER baptised children Ann White & John White at Ilsington |
| 1827 | The Overseer of the Poor at Ilsington issued a Removal Order for William SETTER & family to Combeinteignhead |
| 1828- 43 | William & Mary SETTER baptised William, Samuel, Elizabeth, Sarah, George, James, & Mary at Combeinteignhead |
| 1836 | Sarah SETTER (my Great-grandmother) baptised 26 June at Combeinteignhead |
| 1841 | Combeinteignhead census shows William SETTER 35, Mary 40, 3 children Samuel, Sarah & George, at Netherton |
| 1846 | William SETTER was murdered by a poacher, 8 September age 40 at Combeinteignhead |
| 1851 | Combeinteignhead census shows Mary SETTER as widow pauper with children William 21, James 9, & Mary 7. |
| 1851 | Combeinteignhead census shows Sarah (age 14) as servant to Wm. FOWLER |
| 1855 | Sarah SETTER married John CROSS 11 October at Combeinteignhead |
| 1855 | George CROSS born 23 Dec., baptised Jan 1866 |
| 1861 | Comebeinteignhead census shows John & Sarah with children George, Edward & Mary, next to Rook cottage |
| 1865 | James CROSS (my grandfather) born 8 November at Combeinteignhead |
| 1867 | Mary (Sarah SETTER's mother) died at Combeinteignhead |
| 1871 | Comebeinteignhead census shows John & Sarah with 8 children at cottage |
| 1874 | George CROSS emigrated to New Zealand on "Atrato" steamer with 762 migrants, cost £15 |
| 1881 | Comebeinteignhead census shows John & Sarah CROSS with 8 children, plus Sarah's nephew Albert John SETTER |
| 1881 | (G Uncle) Ned CROSS married Annie WARREN, 2 years later they emigrated to Queensland Australia |
| 1883 | 4 CROSS sons Edward, William, John & James emigrated on "Merkara" to Australia & New Zealand |
| 1885 | Sarah died 14 November
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| 1891 | Mary Ann CROSS (John's mother, from Axminster) died 28 Jan age 90 at Combeinteignhead |
| 1891 | Comebeinteignhead census shows widower John CROSS age 56 with children Lucy, Henry, Charles, Samuel, Walter |
| 1891+ | Robert CROSS migrated to New Zealand |
| 1901 | Comebeinteignhead census shows widower John CROSS age 66 living at Cummings Hill, Haccombe |
| 1903 | Henry CROSS migrated to New Zealand on "Ruapehu" |
| 1905 | father John CROSS (age 71) left Comeinteignhead to live with son John in New Zealand |
| 1915 | Charles CROSS migrated from Wales to New Zealand on "Ionic" |
