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Ruth Greenwood 1822–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1822

Birth Location: Colne, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1901

Death Location: Salford, Lancashire, England

Father: Elisha Greenwood

Mother: Mary Shoesmith

Spouse(s): Edmondson Riley

Children(s): Mary Riley, William Riley, Sarah Riley, Charles Riley, Edmondson Riley

Ruth Greenwood was born in 1822 in Colne, Lancashire, England, the child of Elisha Greenwood And Mary Shoesmith. Ruth Greenwood married Edmondson Riley, and had children including Charles John Riley, Edmondson Riley, Mary Ann Riley, Sarah Ellen Riley, William Riley. Ruth Greenwood passed away in 1901 in Salford, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Ruth Greenwood was born in 1822 in Colne, Lancashire, England, the child of Elisha Greenwood And Mary Shoesmith.
  • Ruth Greenwood married Edmondson Riley, and had children including Charles John Riley, Edmondson Riley, Mary Ann Riley, Sarah Ellen Riley, William Riley.
  • Ruth Greenwood passed away in 1901 in Salford, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Greenwood's Ancestors

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Ruth Greenwood
1822–1901
Birth Place: Colne, Lancashire, England
Parents
Elisha Greenwood
–1841
Mary Shoesmith
1798–1861
Colne, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
John Shoesmith
1757–1843
Colne, Lancashire, England
Ruth Nutter
1757–1811
Great-Grandparents
James Shoesmith
1715–1780
Mary Earnshaw
1717–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James\ Shoesmith
1677–1722
Elisabeth Thornton
1678–1753

Ruth Greenwood's Descendants

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Ruth Greenwood (1822–1901) m. Edmondson Riley (1822–1881)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Riley 1843–
  2. 2. William Riley 1850–
  3. 3. Sarah (Ellen) Riley 1852–
  4. 4. Charles (John) Riley 1856–
  5. 5. Edmondson Riley 1863–

Ruth Greenwood's Timeline

2 Records

1822
1822
Birth of Ruth Greenwood in Colne, Lancashire, England
Colne, Lancashire, England
1901
1901
Age 79
Death of Ruth Greenwood in Salford, Lancashire, England
Salford, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1822
    Event Place: Colne, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Salford, Lancashire, England

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