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James Greenwood 1757–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1757

Birth Location: Colne, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1856

Death Location: United Kingdom

Father: Henry Greenwood

Mother: Elizabeth Houghton

Spouse(s): Mary Baldwin

Children(s): Martha Greenwood, James Greenwood, Stephen Greenwood, Hartley Greenwood, Betty Greenwood, Elizabeth Greenwood

James Greenwood was born in 1757 in Colne, Lancashire, England, the child of Henry Greenwood And Elizabeth Betty Houghton. James Greenwood married Mary Baldwin, and had children including Betty Greenwood, Elizabeth Greenwood, Hartley Greenwood, James Greenwood, Martha Greenwood, Stephen Greenwood. James Greenwood passed away in 1856 in United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • James Greenwood was born in 1757 in Colne, Lancashire, England, the child of Henry Greenwood And Elizabeth Betty Houghton.
  • James Greenwood married Mary Baldwin, and had children including Betty Greenwood, Elizabeth Greenwood, Hartley Greenwood, James Greenwood, Martha Greenwood, Stephen Greenwood.
  • James Greenwood passed away in 1856 in United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Greenwood's Ancestors

Self
James Greenwood
1757–1856
Birth Place: Colne, Lancashire, England
Parents
Henry Greenwood
1731–1811
Lower Bradley, Great Marsden, Burnley Lancashire, England
Elizabeth ((Betty)) Houghton
1732–1809
Weethead, Barrowford, Colne, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Henry Houghton
1700–1768
Colne, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Halstead
1704–1747
Colne, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Houghton
1667–1743
MARIA (HANSON)
1677–1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Greenwood's Descendants

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James Greenwood (Mar 1757–1856) m. Mary Baldwin (ABT 1771–1812)
  1. 1. Martha Greenwood 1785–1820 m. John Horsfield 1779–1851
    1. 1. Maria Horsfield 1811–1898 m. John Baldwin 1807–1879
      1. 1. Peter Baldwin 1842–1885 m. Selina jackson 1844–
        1. 1. Leonard Baldwin 1876–
      2. 2. James Baldwin 1831–1890
      3. 3. Lettice Baldwin 1834–1903
      4. 4. William Baldwin 1836–1920 m. Mary Hobson 1842–1917
        1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Baldwin 1860–1930
        2. 2. Maria Baldwin 1862–1946
        3. 3. Jane Baldwin 1865–1960
        4. 4. Mary (Alice) Baldwin 1867–1935
        5. 5. Margaret Baldwin 1870–1945
        6. 6. John Baldwin 1871–1956
        7. 7. Peter Baldwin 1874–1930
        8. 8. Alfred Baldwin 1875–1949
        9. 9. James Baldwin 1878–1967
        10. 10. Arthur (Hobson) Baldwin 1880–1964
        11. 11. Charlotte Baldwin 1882–1943
      5. 5. Jude Baldwin 1839–1918 m. Ellen Gregson 1843–1914
        1. 1. John Baldwin 1879–
        2. 2. James Baldwin 1885–1951
        3. 3. William Baldwin 1865–1932 m. Annie Dyson 1869–1938
        4. 4. Mary (Ann) Baldwin 1867–1895
        5. 5. Arthur Baldwin 1873–
        6. 6. Martha (Jane) Baldwin 1863–1891
  2. 2. James Greenwood 1797–
  3. 3. Stephen Greenwood 1808–
  4. 4. Hartley Greenwood 1802–
  5. 5. Betty Greenwood 1797–1875
  6. 6. Elizabeth Greenwood 1812–

James Greenwood's Timeline

4 Records

1757
Mar 1757
Birth of James Greenwood in Colne, Lancashire, England
Colne, Lancashire, England
1757
13 Mar 1757
James Greenwood was baptized in St. Bartholomews, Colne, Lancashire, England
St. Bartholomews, Colne, Lancashire, England
1757
13 Mar 1757
James Greenwood was christened in Colne, Lancashire, England
Colne, Lancashire, England
1856
1856
Age 99
Death of James Greenwood in United Kingdom
United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1757
    Event Place: Colne, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1757
    Event Place: St. Bartholomews, Colne, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1757
    Event Place: Colne, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Colne, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

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