Cross, Nicholas, 10 Pool Lane and 4 Thomas's St, Liverpool, cm (1754–d. 1780). In 1762 also referred to as a glass grinder. Took apps named Mosson in 1754, Thomas Holmes 1755 (free 1762), William Rigby and Edward Bispham (free 1759), Robert Wilding (free 1761), James (app. 1761), and James Ackers (free 1780). His son John was made free by patrimony 1777 when he was trading as a timber merchant. At the time of his death in 1780 Nicholas Cross was also in partnership with a Joseph Harling operating as timber merchants, and it is probable that John was assisting in this side of the business. After 1780 this part of the enterprise was continued with Harling in partnership with John Cross. They had yards in Pack Lane and Redcross St and were able to offer ‘FIR TIMBER, of all kinds, MAHOGANY, OAK, WALNUT, BEECH etc’. This part of the business was still trading in 1790 from 37 Park Lane and Mercer's Ct, Redcross St. John Cross and his partner attempted to sell the cabinet-making business and stock as a whole in February 1780, but failing to find a buyer they offered the goods in March for retail sale at much reduced prices. The stock was stated to be of ‘the best Jamaica or Hispaniola mahogany’ and consisted of ‘dining tables; piece, fly, snap & round tables; side-board table; writing desks; desk & bookcase; wardrobes, cloths press; chests of drawers; tea chests; butler & knife trays; cardivines, lookingglasses etc’. [D; S of G, app. index; freemen's committee bks; Williamson's Liverpool Advertiser, 17 November 1775, 18 February 1780; 10 March 1780]