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Charles Lamb

#326, b. 7 July 1783, d. 18 October 1847
Charles Lamb|b. 7 Jul 1783\nd. 18 Oct 1847|p14.htm#i326|William Lamb|b. 6 May 1741\nd. 19 Aug 1802|p13.htm#i316|Margaret Gill|b. 1747/48\nd. 6 Jun 1829|p13.htm#i317|William Lamb|b. 1707/8\nd. 25 May 1784|p13.htm#i318|Elizabeth Thompson|b. 1709/10\nd. 25 Oct 1786|p13.htm#i319|Charles Gill|b. 7 May 1723|p642.htm#i16029|Margaret Johnson||p642.htm#i16030|

Relationship=4th great-uncle of Janet Susan Greathead.
Last Edited=2 Jan 2008
     Charles Lamb was born on 7 July 1783 in Durham, England.1,2 He was the son of William Lamb and Margaret Gill. He married Margaret Elliot, daughter of Thomas Elliot and Margaret Harris, on 1 November 1813 in Darlington, Durham, England.3,1 He died on 18 October 1847 in Glebe House, Darlington, Durham, England, aged 64.1,4 He was buried on 20 October 1848 in Glebe House, Haughton le Skerne, Durham, England.5

Children of Charles Lamb and Margaret Elliot

Sources of Information

  1. [S378] E-mails between Hugh Reginald Birks and Jan Cooper from 16 January 2001.
  2. [S380] E-mails between George Lamb Birks and Jan Cooper from 7 February 2003 Most of the information supplied by George Lamb Birks came from Auntie Hilda Mary Birks #1070.
  3. [S10] IGI Family Record Family Search International Genealogical Index v 5.0 British Isles/Africa.
  4. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1847/Q4 Darlington Volume 24 Page 27.
  5. [S20090] Emails between Margaret Duffy née Lamb and Jan Cooper from 31 December 2007.

Catherine Lamb

#327, b. 30 May 1785, d. 27 March 1813
Catherine Lamb|b. 30 May 1785\nd. 27 Mar 1813|p14.htm#i327|William Lamb|b. 6 May 1741\nd. 19 Aug 1802|p13.htm#i316|Margaret Gill|b. 1747/48\nd. 6 Jun 1829|p13.htm#i317|William Lamb|b. 1707/8\nd. 25 May 1784|p13.htm#i318|Elizabeth Thompson|b. 1709/10\nd. 25 Oct 1786|p13.htm#i319|Charles Gill|b. 7 May 1723|p642.htm#i16029|Margaret Johnson||p642.htm#i16030|

Relationship=4th great-aunt of Janet Susan Greathead.
Last Edited=2 Jan 2008
     Catherine Lamb was born on 30 May 1785 in Durham, England.1,2 She was the daughter of William Lamb and Margaret Gill. She was baptized on 15 November 1786 in All Saints Church, Stranton, West Hartlepool, Durham, England. She died on 27 March 1813 aged 27.2,1,3 She was buried in All Saints Church, Stranton, West Hartlepool, Durham, England.2,4

Sources of Information

  1. [S378] E-mails between Hugh Reginald Birks and Jan Cooper from 16 January 2001.
  2. [S380] E-mails between George Lamb Birks and Jan Cooper from 7 February 2003 Most of the information supplied by George Lamb Birks came from Auntie Hilda Mary Birks #1070.
  3. [S20090] Emails between Margaret Duffy née Lamb and Jan Cooper from 31 December 2007.
  4. [S6] Society of Genealogists - Aged 28 DU/R Stranton registers 1580 - 1837 page252 found in Society of Genealogists.

George Francis Sterne

#328, b. 1852, d. 1919
George Francis Sterne|b. 1852\nd. 1919|p14.htm#i328|Henry Tyghe Sterne|b. 1820\nd. 1863|p47.htm#i1157|Sarah Woods|b. 1830\nd. 1886|p47.htm#i1158|John Sterne|b. 1761\nd. 1851|p51.htm#i1275|Mary A. Sherlock|d. 1846|p52.htm#i1276|||||||

Last Edited=13 Oct 2004
     George Francis Sterne was born in 1852 in Canada. He was the son of Henry Tyghe Sterne and Sarah Woods. He married Elizabeth Morris Green. He died in 1919.

Children of George Francis Sterne and Elizabeth Morris Green

Matthew Charles Lamb1,2,3

#329, b. 1908, d. 8 March 1950
Matthew Charles Lamb|b. 1908\nd. 8 Mar 1950|p14.htm#i329|Matthew Lamb|b. 24 Mar 1881\nd. 4 Jan 1943|p3.htm#i61|Sarah Florence Smith|b. 2 Mar 1882\nd. 4 Aug 1981|p12.htm#i276|Henry Lamb|b. 4 Sep 1850\nd. 15 Aug 1913|p3.htm#i53|Georgina H. Hutchinson|b. 19 Oct 1851\nd. 20 Jul 1927|p3.htm#i54|Charles E. Smith||p16.htm#i391|Elizabeth Long|b. 1856\nd. 1959|p16.htm#i392|

Relationship=2nd cousin 1 time removed of Janet Susan Greathead.
Last Edited=8 Oct 2007
     Matthew Charles Lamb was born in 1908 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.3,4 He was the son of Matthew Lamb and Sarah Florence Smith. He married Margaret Dale in 1936 in Brierley, Yorkshire, England.3,5 He died on 8 March 1950 in Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, from Carcinoma of caecus; with brother H Lamb as informant.2,3,6

Children of Matthew Charles Lamb and Margaret Dale

  • John Lamb (living)
  • Michael H Lamb (living)
  • Sara Lamb (living)

Sources of Information

  1. [S380] E-mails between George Lamb Birks and Jan Cooper from 7 February 2003 Most of the information supplied by George Lamb Birks came from Auntie Hilda Mary Birks #1070.
  2. [S270] Letters between Dorothy Lamb née Hull and Jan Cooper from 13 March 1998.
  3. [S333] Letters between John Lamb and John Cooper from 4 December 1997.
  4. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1908/Q4 Hartlepool Volume 10 Page 146.
  5. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1936/Q3 N Brierley Volume 9b Page 83.
  6. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1950/Q1 Bradford Volume 2b Page 108.

Margaret Dale1,2,3

#330, b. 1918, d. 1993

Last Edited=8 Oct 2007
     Margaret Dale was born in 1918.3 She married Matthew Charles Lamb, son of Matthew Lamb and Sarah Florence Smith, in 1936 in Brierley, Yorkshire, England.3,4 Her husband Matthew died on 8 March 1950 in Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, from Carcinoma of caecus; with brother H Lamb as informant.2,3,5 She died in 1993.3

Children of Margaret Dale and Matthew Charles Lamb

  • John Lamb (living)
  • Michael H Lamb (living)
  • Sara Lamb (living)

Sources of Information

  1. [S380] E-mails between George Lamb Birks and Jan Cooper from 7 February 2003 Most of the information supplied by George Lamb Birks came from Auntie Hilda Mary Birks #1070.
  2. [S270] Letters between Dorothy Lamb née Hull and Jan Cooper from 13 March 1998.
  3. [S333] Letters between John Lamb and John Cooper from 4 December 1997.
  4. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1936/Q3 N Brierley Volume 9b Page 83.
  5. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1950/Q1 Bradford Volume 2b Page 108.

Henry Lamb1,2

#331, b. 13 March 1911, d. 26 May 1985
Henry Lamb|b. 13 Mar 1911\nd. 26 May 1985|p14.htm#i331|Matthew Lamb|b. 24 Mar 1881\nd. 4 Jan 1943|p3.htm#i61|Sarah Florence Smith|b. 2 Mar 1882\nd. 4 Aug 1981|p12.htm#i276|Henry Lamb|b. 4 Sep 1850\nd. 15 Aug 1913|p3.htm#i53|Georgina H. Hutchinson|b. 19 Oct 1851\nd. 20 Jul 1927|p3.htm#i54|Charles E. Smith||p16.htm#i391|Elizabeth Long|b. 1856\nd. 1959|p16.htm#i392|

Relationship=2nd cousin 1 time removed of Janet Susan Greathead.
Last Edited=5 Aug 2007
Henry Lamb
     Henry Lamb was born on 13 March 1911 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.2,3 He was the son of Matthew Lamb and Sarah Florence Smith. Henry was present at death of his brother Matthew Charles Lamb on 8 March 1950 in Bradford Henry worked hard for cancer research and had a weather station on top of his shop. The local paper (in the past) carried daily readings from him. He never married.4 He died on 26 May 1985 in Northallerton, Yorkshire, England, aged 74.2,5,6 He was buried in Stranton Grange Cemetery, Tanfield Road, Hartlepool, Durham, England, The headstone reads: Harry Lamb a dear son and brother died May 26th 1985 aged 74 years. A dear uncle who is sadly missed.5

Sources of Information

  1. [S380] E-mails between George Lamb Birks and Jan Cooper from 7 February 2003 Most of the information supplied by George Lamb Birks came from Auntie Hilda Mary Birks #1070.
  2. [S333] Letters between John Lamb and John Cooper from 4 December 1997.
  3. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1911/Q2 Hartlepool Volume 10a page 108.
  4. [S74] E-mails between Peter Hogg and Jan Cooper from 1 July 1997 Peter knew Harry.
  5. [S1031] E-mails between Mike Hall and Jan Cooper 8 February 2006.
  6. [S3] GRO Indexes - May 1985 Northallerton Volume 2 Page 2191 Reg 585.

Elizabeth Lamb1

#332, b. 1914, d. 15 December 1989
Elizabeth Lamb|b. 1914\nd. 15 Dec 1989|p14.htm#i332|Matthew Lamb|b. 24 Mar 1881\nd. 4 Jan 1943|p3.htm#i61|Sarah Florence Smith|b. 2 Mar 1882\nd. 4 Aug 1981|p12.htm#i276|Henry Lamb|b. 4 Sep 1850\nd. 15 Aug 1913|p3.htm#i53|Georgina H. Hutchinson|b. 19 Oct 1851\nd. 20 Jul 1927|p3.htm#i54|Charles E. Smith||p16.htm#i391|Elizabeth Long|b. 1856\nd. 1959|p16.htm#i392|

Relationship=2nd cousin 1 time removed of Janet Susan Greathead.
Last Edited=27 Apr 2006
     Elizabeth Lamb was born in 1914.2,1 She was the daughter of Matthew Lamb and Sarah Florence Smith. She died on 15 December 1989.1,3 She was buried in Stranton Grange Cemetery, Tanfield Road, Hartlepool, Durham, England, Her headstone reads: Elizabeth Lamb a dear daughter, sister and aunt who is sadly missed died December 15th 1989 aged 75 years.3

Sources of Information

  1. [S333] Letters between John Lamb and John Cooper from 4 December 1997.
  2. [S380] E-mails between George Lamb Birks and Jan Cooper from 7 February 2003 Most of the information supplied by George Lamb Birks came from Auntie Hilda Mary Birks #1070.
  3. [S1031] E-mails between Mike Hall and Jan Cooper 8 February 2006.

Douglas Lamb1

#338
Douglas Lamb||p14.htm#i338|Henry Lawrence Lamb|b. 3 Feb 1883\nd. 26 May 1942|p6.htm#i127|Ella Smyth||p11.htm#i275|Henry Lamb|b. 4 Sep 1850\nd. 15 Aug 1913|p3.htm#i53|Georgina H. Hutchinson|b. 19 Oct 1851\nd. 20 Jul 1927|p3.htm#i54|||||||

Relationship=2nd cousin 1 time removed of Janet Susan Greathead.
Last Edited=11 Jan 2006
     Douglas Lamb was the son of Henry Lawrence Lamb and Ella Smyth.2

Sources of Information

  1. [S380] E-mails between George Lamb Birks and Jan Cooper from 7 February 2003 Most of the information supplied by George Lamb Birks came from Auntie Hilda Mary Birks #1070.
  2. [S333] Letters between John Lamb and John Cooper from 4 December 1997.

Olive Marion Birks1

#339, b. 9 February 1913, d. 2 April 1967
Olive Marion Birks|b. 9 Feb 1913\nd. 2 Apr 1967|p14.htm#i339|Hugh Hallifield Birks|b. 3 Aug 1885\nd. 5 Feb 1924|p11.htm#i274|Emily Douglas Lamb|b. 14 Sep 1886\nd. 21 Mar 1971|p3.htm#i65|Edwin Birks|b. 17 Jan 1856\nd. 11 Jan 1925|p42.htm#i1028|Eliza Hallifield|b. 1853\nd. 20 Jan 1925|p42.htm#i1029|Henry Lamb|b. 4 Sep 1850\nd. 15 Aug 1913|p3.htm#i53|Georgina H. Hutchinson|b. 19 Oct 1851\nd. 20 Jul 1927|p3.htm#i54|

Relationship=2nd cousin 1 time removed of Janet Susan Greathead.
Last Edited=10 Feb 2008
Olive Marion Davies née Birks
     There is a delightful four generation photograph. Ellen, her daughter Georgina, her grandaughter Emily and great grandaughter Olive.2 Olive Marion Birks was born on 9 February 1913 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.2,3,4,5 She was the daughter of Hugh Hallifield Birks and Emily Douglas Lamb. She was baptized on 26 March 1913 in St Pauls Church, Hartlepool, Durham, England, while living at 30 Burn Valley Road.4 Olive trained as a nurse at York County Hospital from 1934-37 and then as a midwife at Bank Hall Maternity Hospital, Burnely, Lancashire. In 1941 she joined the Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service and served in England, Egypt, Italy and North Africa until 1946. In 1952, after working in London and Surrey her love of trees took her to San Francisco where she married her husband and then retired. They returned to London after a couple of years in Louisiana, her husband was seconded to the US Air Force. Their shared interest in trees led to their meeting, probably through a society known as "Men of the Trees."6 She married Derek Davies on 22 December 1954 in San Francisco, California, USA, Derek met and married Olive in USA when Olive was there with the Queen Alexander Nursing Corps.3,7 She died on 2 April 1967 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England, aged 54 of a brain tumour when her daughter Emily was just six years old.2,7,8

Child of Olive Marion Birks and Derek Davies

  • Emily Davies (living)

Sources of Information

  1. [S380] E-mails between George Lamb Birks and Jan Cooper from 7 February 2003 Most of the information supplied by George Lamb Birks came from Auntie Hilda Mary Birks #1070.
  2. [S435] E-mails between Peter Hugh Birks and Jan Cooper 6 February 2003.
  3. [S378] E-mails between Hugh Reginald Birks and Jan Cooper from 16 January 2001.
  4. [S73] Letters between John Birks and Jan Cooper from 28 July 2004.
  5. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1913/Q1 Hartlepool Volume 10a Page 273.
  6. [S341] E-mails between Emily Bianchi-Bazzi née Davies and Jan Cooper from 12 February 2003.
  7. [S1031] E-mails between Mike Hall and Jan Cooper 8 February 2006.
  8. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1967/Q2 Thirsk Volume 1b page 650.

Derek Davies1

#340, b. 6 February 1917, d. November 2006

Last Edited=25 Apr 2007
     Derek Davies was born on 6 February 1917.2 He married Olive Marion Birks, daughter of Hugh Hallifield Birks and Emily Douglas Lamb, on 22 December 1954 in San Francisco, California, USA, Derek met and married Olive in USA when Olive was there with the Queen Alexander Nursing Corps.3,4 His wife Olive died on 2 April 1967 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England, aged 54 of a brain tumour when her daughter Emily was just six years old.2,4,5 He married Gwyn .... He died in November 2006 aged 89 His funeral was very impressive and touching. The RAF supplied pallbearers and held his coffin over the grave while a jet fighter screamed over above the treetops. It was apparently a spine tingling sight and send off.2

Child of Derek Davies and Olive Marion Birks

  • Emily Davies (living)

Sources of Information

  1. [S270] Letters between Dorothy Lamb née Hull and Jan Cooper from 13 March 1998.
  2. [S435] E-mails between Peter Hugh Birks and Jan Cooper 6 February 2003.
  3. [S378] E-mails between Hugh Reginald Birks and Jan Cooper from 16 January 2001.
  4. [S1031] E-mails between Mike Hall and Jan Cooper 8 February 2006.
  5. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1967/Q2 Thirsk Volume 1b page 650.

Robert William Lamb1

#342, b. 1944, d. 2007
Robert William Lamb|b. 1944\nd. 2007|p14.htm#i342|Norman Anderson Lamb|b. 7 Mar 1915\nd. 1980|p11.htm#i269|Dorothy Hull|||Robert H. Lamb|b. 1889\nd. 9 Apr 1966|p3.htm#i62|Mary Jackson|b. 8 Nov 1890\nd. 1983|p11.htm#i268|||||||

Relationship=3rd cousin of Janet Susan Greathead.
Last Edited=19 May 2007
Robert William Lamb
     Robert William Lamb was born in 1944 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.2,1 He was the son of Norman Anderson Lamb and Dorothy Hull. He was baptized in All Saints Church, Stranton, West Hartlepool, Durham, England.3 He married Ann Dalby. He died in 2007 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.4

Children of Robert William Lamb and Ann Dalby

  • Alexandra Jayne Lamb (living)
  • Victoria Anne Lamb (living)

Sources of Information

  1. [S270] Letters between Dorothy Lamb née Hull and Jan Cooper from 13 March 1998.
  2. [S380] E-mails between George Lamb Birks and Jan Cooper from 7 February 2003 Most of the information supplied by George Lamb Birks came from Auntie Hilda Mary Birks #1070.
  3. [S38] E-mails between Bert Wilson and Jan Cooper from 24 September 2003.
  4. [S1031] E-mails between Mike Hall and Jan Cooper 8 February 2006.

Ian Nicholas Crass1

#346, b. 1972, d. 1979
Ian Nicholas Crass|b. 1972\nd. 1979|p14.htm#i346|Nicholas Crass|||Penelope Mary Lamb|||||||||Norman . A. Lamb|b. 7 Mar 1915\nd. 1980|p11.htm#i269|Dorothy Hull|||

Relationship=3rd cousin 1 time removed of Janet Susan Greathead.
Last Edited=13 Oct 2004
     Ian Nicholas Crass was born in 1972.1 He was the son of Nicholas Crass and Penelope Mary Lamb. He died in 1979.1

Sources of Information

  1. [S270] Letters between Dorothy Lamb née Hull and Jan Cooper from 13 March 1998.