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William Greenwood 1824–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1824

Birth Location: Colne, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1891

Death Location: Colne, Lancashire, England

Father: Elisha Greenwood

Mother: Mary Shoesmith

Spouse(s): Jane Blackburn, Margaret Greenwood

Children(s): Samuel Greenwood, Isabella Greenwood, Thomas Greenwood, Ellen Greenwood, Mary Greenwood, William Greenwood, Nancy Greenwood

William Greenwood was born in 1824 in Colne, Lancashire, England, the child of Elisha Greenwood And Mary Shoesmith. In 1851, William Greenwood resided in Colne, Colne, Lancashire, England. In 1861, William Greenwood resided in Heywood, St James, Heap, Lancashire, England. William Greenwood married Jane Blackburn, Margaret Greenwood, and had children including Ellen Greenwood, Isabella Greenwood, Mary Jane Greenwood, Nancy Greenwood, Samuel Greenwood, Thomas Greenwood, William Henry Greenwood. William Greenwood passed away in 1891 in Colne, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • William Greenwood was born in 1824 in Colne, Lancashire, England, the child of Elisha Greenwood And Mary Shoesmith.
  • In 1851, William Greenwood resided in Colne, Colne, Lancashire, England.
  • In 1861, William Greenwood resided in Heywood, St James, Heap, Lancashire, England.
  • William Greenwood married Jane Blackburn, Margaret Greenwood, and had children including Ellen Greenwood, Isabella Greenwood, Mary Jane Greenwood, Nancy Greenwood, Samuel Greenwood, Thomas Greenwood, William Henry Greenwood.
  • William Greenwood passed away in 1891 in Colne, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Greenwood's Ancestors

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William Greenwood
1824–1891
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

William Greenwood's Descendants

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William Greenwood (1824–1891) m. Jane Blackburn (1825–) m. Margaret Greenwood (1823–)
  1. 1. Samuel Greenwood 1846–
  2. 2. Isabella Greenwood 1850–
  3. 3. Thomas Greenwood 1854–
  4. 4. Ellen Greenwood 1856–
  5. 5. Mary (Jane) Greenwood 1860–
  6. 6. William (Henry) Greenwood 1862–
  7. 7. Nancy Greenwood 1847–

William Greenwood's Timeline

5 Records

1824
1824
Birth of William Greenwood in Colne, Lancashire, England
Colne, Lancashire, England
1851
1851
Age 27
William Greenwood resided here in Colne, Colne, Lancashire, England
Colne, Colne, Lancashire, England
1861
1861
Age 37
William Greenwood resided here in Heywood, St James, Heap, Lancashire, England
Heywood, St James, Heap, Lancashire, England
1881
1881
Age 57
William Greenwood resided here in Heap, Lancashire, England
Heap, Lancashire, England
1891
1891
Age 67
Death of William Greenwood in Colne, Lancashire, England
Colne, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1824
    Event Place: Colne, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 England Census
    [2] 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Colne, Colne, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Heywood, St James, Heap, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Heap, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Colne, Lancashire, England

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