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am trying to find the family of william thomas greenwood from burnley lancashire, he was born around 1865 and married a mary ann bridge unsure of the date, i know they had a daughter called mary greenwood c1900 as this was my gran born in burnley,
william thomas grrenwood passed away on 25/12/1932 and was interred at burnley cemetery on 29/12/1932

am trying to find any other children they had and also if he had brothers and sisters, any help will be very much appreciated.

Possible:- EDIT:- (probably not this one - see below)

1871
ame: William T Greenwood
Age: 5
Estimated birth year: abt 1866
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Thomas
Mother's Name: Susannah
Gender: Male
Where born: Burnley, Lancashire, England
Civil parish: Habergham Eaves
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Registration district: Burnley
Sub-registration district: Burnley
ED, institution, or vessel: 29
Household schedule number: 308
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Greenwood 36 born: Barley, Lancashire (Draper and Tea Dealer)
Susannah Greenwood 47 born: Colne, Lancashire
James Berry 17
Hannah Greenwood 14
Martha Greenwood 11
Mary M Greenwood 8
William T Greenwood 5

1881
Name: William Thomas Greenwood
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: abt 1865
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Thomas
Mother's Name: Hannah
Gender: Male
Where born: Burnley, Lancashire, England

Civil parish: Habergham Eaves
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street Address: 12 Whittaker St

Occupation: Clerk Com

Registration district: Burnley
Sub-registration district: Burnley
ED, institution, or vessel: 31b
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Greenwood 46 (Cotton Weaver)
Hannah Greenwood 56
James Bury 17 - Step Son
Hannah Greenwood 24
Martha Greenwood 21
Mary Malena Greenwood 19
William Thomas Greenwood 16

Marriages Dec 1896 (>99%)
Bridge Mary Ann Burnley 8e 479
Greenwood William Thomas Burnley 8e 479

Here's the marriage from Free BMD

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

Marriages Dec 1896 (>99%)

Bridge Mary Ann Burnley 8e 479
Greenwood William Thomas Burnley 8e 479

Christine

1901

Name: William Thomas Greenwood
Age: 36
Estimated birth year: abt 1865
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Mary Ann
Gender: Male
Where born: Bacup, Lancashire, England

Civil parish: Burnley
Ecclesiastical parish: Burnley St Stephen
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation: Coal Carter

Registration district: Burnley
Sub-registration district: West Ward
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 90
Household Members:
Name Age
William Thomas Greenwood 36
Mary Ann Greenwood 32
Margaret Greenwood 3
Mary Greenwood 3 months
Reah Greenwood 28 - Sister

this would seem to be him, so above would not be him!


this looks to be the correct one:-

1881 England Census
about William Thomas Greenwood
Name: William Thomas Greenwood
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: abt 1865
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Joseph
Mother's Name: Mary Ann
Gender: Male
Where born: Bacup, Lancashire, England

Civil parish: Spotland
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street Address: Hemp Street No 7

Occupation: Spinner

Registration district: Rochdale
Sub-registration district: Whitworth
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Greenwood 44 born: Todmorden, Yorkshire
Mary Ann Greenwood 44 born: Bakewell, Derbyshire
Edwin Staffonds 18 - Son
William Thomas Greenwood 16
Susan Greenwood 13
Leah Greenwood 8
Mary Jane Greenwood 5

Marriage cert. will give his father's name which will confirm, or not, if this one is correct.

1871
Name: William Greenwood
Age: 5
Estimated birth year: abt 1866
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Joseph
Mother's Name: Mary
Gender: Male
Where born: Whalley, Lancashire, England
Civil parish: Newchurch
Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch
Town: Bacup
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Registration district: Haslingden
Sub-registration district: Newchurch
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Household schedule number: 167
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Greenwood 31 born: Whally, Lancashire
Mary Greenwood 26 born: MacClesfield, Cheshire
Edward Greenwood 8
William Greenwood 5
Susan Greenwood 4

childrens names fit but wife is not the same!

1911 for ref:


1911 census transcription details for: 54 Ashworth St Burnley

National Archive Reference:

RG14PN24782 RG78PN1421 RD472 SD1 ED4 SN265


Reg. District: Burnley Sub District: East Ward
Parish: Burnley Enum. District: 4
Address: 54 Ashworth St Burnley
County: Lancashire
GREENWOOD, William Thomas Head Married M 46 1865 Carter Coal Bacup Lancas
GREENWOOD, Mary Ann Wife Married
14 years F 42 1869 Blackburn Lancas
GREENWOOD, Margaret Daughter F 13 1898 Weaver Cotton Burnley Lancas
GREENWOOD, Mary Daughter F 10 1901 School Burnley Lancas
GREENWOOD, Annie Daughter F 6 1905 School Burnley Lancas

Maureen

1911
First names WILLIAM THOMAS
Last names GREENWOOD
Birth Year 1865
Birth Year +/- 1 years
County Lancashire
Residence BURNLEY
Other person first names MARY ANN

HOUSEHOLD GREENWOOD WILLIAM THOMAS M 1865 46 Burnley Lancashire

best pay to view to see who is in the same household!

Thanks Maureen, that's very kind of you!

2 possible marriages for his parents:-

Marriages Jun 1860 (>99%)
Boothman Mary Burnley 8e 309
Greenwood Joseph Burnley 8e 309
Kelly Mary Burnley 8e 309
KING Robert * 8e 309

Marriages Sep 1861 (>99%)
Collins Margaret Burnley 8e 313
Greenwood Joseph Burnley 8e 313
HARGREAVES Mary Burnley 8e 313
Hopkinson William Burnley 8e 313

You need to buy some birth certs to be sure of wives names!

thanks for all the info, it is of great help and much appreciated

where would i buy the birth certs from? is there a site i can buy them from?

You can buy birth marriage and death certs. from the GRO (general registry office). The following link will take you directly to the page you need:-

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/#0

you will need to register, but this is free. Then, every cert. you order will cost you £7:00. There are other sites where you can order but they may charge you more.

The following link will explain how it works:-

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/Registeringlifeevents/Familyhistoryandresearch/Birthmarriageanddeathcertificates/DG_175628

hi could some plese help me, am trying to find the parents of joseph greenwood born in todmorden lancashire 1836, would also like to find out if he had brothers and sisters, and find his death date i found josephs family in the 1891 census his wife is down as a widiw but i cant find his death anywhere, any help would be greatly appreciated.
melody.x

Sorry for the delay, just back from a week in England!

Possible 1851 ?
Name: Joseph Greenwood
Age: 14
Estimated birth year: abt 1837
Relation: Son
Mother's Name: Hannah
Gender: Male
Where born: Todmorden, Lancashire, England

Civil parish: Todmorden and Walsden
Town: Todmorden
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street Address: Smith Hill

Occupation: Rope Makers Apprentice

Registration district: Todmorden
Sub-registration district: Todmorden
ED, institution, or vessel: 3b
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 17
Household Members:
Name Age
Hannah Greenwood 28 born: Stansfield, Yorkshire (age looks more like 38)
Joseph Greenwood 14
James Greenwood 9
Elizabeth Greenwood 7
William Greenwood 2
James Ingham 27

thanks catherine, i wonder where josephs father is?
how did you enjoy your holiday what part of england did you go to?

Melody

Have you got certificates to prove William Thomas & Mary Ann were Mary's parents? THere are rather a lot of mary Greenwoods in the area.

Also the marraige certificate for father's names

Jsut trying to stop you wasting your time going down the wrong route

eg there are 6 Joseph Greenwoods born in Todmorden in a possible time scale.

if you do end up researching in the Todmorden area this is a good site to use
http://todmordenandwalsden.co.uk/

i have the 1911 census and also the prayer cards for william thomas greenwood death he died 25/12/1932 and also have a copy of mary ann greenwood prayer card she died 02/07/1926

Ok Melody. So what you really need is proof of William Thomas's father which you could get from the marriage certificate.
I would guess as you have prayer cards and the marriage on lancs bmd indicates registrar attended that the marriage took place in an RC church in Burnley. Do you have any idea which one?
The only RC church in Burnley which has records in the Lancs Record Office is St Mary of the Assumption. If you think it would be worth while I can have a look next time I am there.

thankyou ann that would be greatly appreciated.x