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Marjorie Helena Lydia Cunningham1

#25154, b. 24 January 1910, d. 24 January 1910
Last Edited=1 Jan 2016
Relationship
2nd great-granddaughter of Robert Featherstone Greathead
Appears on charts:
Chart 11 - Robert Featherstone Greathead
     Marjorie died on 24 January 1910 in Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, she was 7 weeks old and died from Broncho pneumonia which brought on a heart attack after three days.2 She was born on 24 January 1910 in 73 Park Street South, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, her birth was registered by her grandmother Amelia Greathead.1 She was the daughter of Edward Thomas Cunningham and Florence Amy Greathead.1

Sources of Information

  1. [S7] Ancestry.com - Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1911 - MS929_215.
  2. [S7] Ancestry.com - Canada Deaths 1869-1938.

Avis Mabel Greathead1

#25155, b. 13 April 1911
Last Edited=14 Oct 2016
Relationship
2nd great-granddaughter of Robert Featherstone Greathead
Appears on charts:
Chart 11 - Robert Featherstone Greathead
     Avis Mabel Greathead was born on 13 April 1911 in 521 James Street North, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada.1,2 She was the daughter of Percy Frederick Victor Greathead and Annie Rebecca Gilby.1

Sources of Information

  1. [S7] Ancestry.com - Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1911 - MS929_223.
  2. [S47012] Find my past Ontario Birth Index 1860-1920.

John W Featherstone

#25156
Last Edited=1 Jul 2010
     John W Featherstone married Janet Stewart Huitson, daughter of Marmaduke William Huitson and Kate Barr Malcom, in 1929 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England.1

Sources of Information

  1. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1929/Q1 Middlesborough Volume 9d Page 862.

Thomas W Hill

#25157
Last Edited=1 Aug 2011
     Thomas W Hill married Katie Barr Huitson, daughter of Marmaduke William Huitson and Kate Barr Malcom, in 1930 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England.1

Children of Thomas W Hill and Katie Barr Huitson

Sources of Information

  1. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1930/Q2 Stockton Volume 10a Page 153.

John R Watson

#25158
Last Edited=1 Jul 2010
     John R Watson married Doreen Gladys Huitson, daughter of Marmaduke William Huitson and Kate Barr Malcom, in 1940 in Cleveland, Yorkshire, England.1

Sources of Information

  1. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1940/Q2 Cleveland Volume 10a Page 153.

Patrick Joseph Riley

#25159, b. 1868, d. 12 February 1944
Last Edited=20 Sep 2020
     Patrick Joseph Riley was born in 1868 in Lanchester, Durham, England.1 He married Rose Cook in 1888 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England.2 Patrick was listed as the head of the family on the census of 5 April 1891 in Gibson's Yard New Elvet, Elvetham, Durham, England, Joseph was a bootshop Manager living with his wife and children.3 Patrick was listed as head of household in the census of 31 March 1901 in 6 Bramley Street, West Hartlepool, Durham, England, Patrick was a general labourer in the steel works living with his wife and children.4 He married Mary Ann Greathead, daughter of Thomas Greathead and Mary Jane Gibson, on 20 December 1930 in Register Office, Lanchester, Durham, England, after a certificate was issued. The ceremony was witnessed by John C Orr and Ethel Lightfoot. Patrick was a widower and colliery storeman, he was living in a Caravan, New Acres in Stanley. His father Thomas Riley had been a general labourer but was deceased. Mary lived at 8 Elm Street in Stanley. Her father Thomas Greathead was a shot firer coal miner.5,6 On 29 September 1939 in the National Register Patrick was listed as living at 17 Mann Street, Bootle, Lancashire, England, Patrick is listed as a widower and a retired dock labourer. His wife was living with Ernest Metcalfe in 14 Noble Street, Newcastle upon Tyne and her son Thomas.7 Patrick died on 12 February 1944 in Stockton and Thornaby Hospital, Stockton on Tees, Durham, England, as a result of primary shock following a fracture of the femur and dislocation of the shoulder due to being knocked down by a motor omnibus. An inquest was held on 15 February 1944 and the Coroner for Stockton declared the incident and accident. He was a labourer and the address given was 24 The Square.8,6

Children of Patrick Joseph Riley and Rose Cook

Children of Patrick Joseph Riley and Mary Ann Greathead

Sources of Information

  1. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1868/Q4 Stockton Volume 10a Page 48 - mother McGuire.
  2. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1888/Q3 Stockton Volume 10a Page 133.
  3. [S41891] UK Census 1891 (RG12) - 5 April 1891 RG12 Piece 4099 Folio 12 Page 18.
  4. [S41901] UK Census 1901 (RG13) - 31 March 1901 RG13 Piece 4642 Folio 142 Page 32.
  5. [S46000] General Register Office, I hold a copy of marriage certificate 1930/Q4 Lanchester Volume 10a Page 644.
  6. [S33894] E-mails between Linda Chamberlain and Jan Cooper from 4 September 2020.
  7. [S41939] National Register 1939 - Find my past tna_r39_4290_4290d_006.
  8. [S47000] General Register Office, I hold a copy of death certificate 1944/Q1 Durham South Eastern Volume 10a Page 90age 76.

James Riley

#25160, b. 1931, d. 1938
Last Edited=5 Sep 2020
Relationship
8th great-grandson of Thomas Greathead
Appears on charts:
Chart 2 - Lifeboat and 1820 settlers Greathead families
     James Riley was born in 1931 in Lanchester, Durham, England.1 He was the son of Patrick Joseph Riley and Mary Ann Greathead. James died in 1938 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Durham, England.2

Sources of Information

  1. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1931/Q3 Lanchester Volume 10a Page 453 - mother Greathead.
  2. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1938/Q1 Newcastle upon TYne Volume 10b Page 272 age 6.

Thomas William Riley

#25161, b. 6 June 1936, d. 1985
Last Edited=5 Sep 2020
Relationship
8th great-grandson of Thomas Greathead
Appears on charts:
Chart 2 - Lifeboat and 1820 settlers Greathead families
     Thomas William Riley was born on 6 June 1936 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Durham, England.1 He was the son of Patrick Joseph Riley and Mary Ann Greathead. On 29 September 1939 in the National Register Thomas William Riley was listed as living at 14 Noble Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Durham, England, with his mother.2,3 He married Norma Richardson in 1960 in Durham, England.4 Thomas and Ethel managed to ake contact with each other in the 1970s, after 30 odd years apart. They never met in prson but stayed in touch exchanging letters until Thomas death in 1986.5 Thomas died in 1985 in Durham, England.6

Sources of Information

  1. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1936/Q3 Newcastle T Volume 10b Page 15 - mother Greathead.
  2. [S41939] National Register 1939 - Find my past tna_r39_2905_2905c_006.
  3. [S41939] National Register 1939 - Find my past tna_r39_4290_4290d_006.
  4. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1960/Q3 Durham Central Volume 1a Page 748.
  5. [S33894] E-mails between Linda Chamberlain and Jan Cooper from 4 September 2020.
  6. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1985/Q4 Durham Central Volume 1 Page 1047 age 49.