Thomas Sheldon1
#26502
Last Edited=18 Mar 2011
Thomas Sheldon married Lily Eleanor Robinson, daughter of William Francis Robinson and Janet Ann Millar, in 1908.1
Children of Thomas Sheldon and Lily Eleanor Robinson
- Joan Sheldon1 b. 1913
- Irene Sheldon1 b. 20 May 1916, d. 25 Dec 2000
Sources of Information
- [S26473] Emails between Sara Green and Jan Cooper from 8 November 2010.
Amos Arthur Sheldon1
#26503
Last Edited=20 Mar 2011
Amos Arthur Sheldon married Edith Annie Robinson, daughter of William Francis Robinson and Janet Ann Millar, on 27 September 1906.1 His wife Edith died on 7 May 1955 in 311 Thornaby Road, Thornaby on Tees, Yorkshire, England, aged 74.2,1 He witnessed the probate of the estate of Edith Annie Sheldon on 14 July 1955.1
Children of Amos Arthur Sheldon and Edith Annie Robinson
- Bertha Sheldon1 b. 8 Aug 1907, d. 1995
- Thora Sheldon1 b. 9 Feb 1910, d. 29 Jan 1997
- Edith Kathleen Sheldon1 b. 27 Sep 1915, d. 13 Jan 1981
Leonard Firby Edmondson1

#26504, b. December 1912, d. 20 November 2006
Last Edited=1 Jan 2016
- Relationships
- 5th cousin 1 time removed of Janet Susan Greathead
3rd cousin 4 times removed of George Greathead
7th great-grandson of Edward Greathead
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 1 My Direct Family - Edward Greathead
Leonard Firby Edmondson was born in December 1912 in Gateshead, Durham, England.1,2 He was the son of Arthur William Edmondson and Elizabeth Rickaby.1 Len was educated at Gateshead Central School, where he achieved distinction in English, Arithmetic and book-keeping. He left school at 15 and was launched onto the labour market in the depths of the depression. His first job was for a haulage contractor where he said his life as a negotiator began when he was offered five shillings a week but pushed them up to eight. His ‘triumph’ was short lived. His next demand brought the sack. After a spell out of work he secured an apprenticeship as anengineering fitter at the Liner Concrete Machinery Company on the banks of Ouseburn in Byker. That was in 1929 and in the twenty years that followed he worked in fourteen engineering shops on the Tyne, and was a shop steward in nine of them. Depression and war made this an extremely tough period for trade unionism. He developed a reputation as a confident and very well informed negotiator. Two successes are well remembered. His work brought apprenticeship to semi-skilled machinists and the engineers secured a limit to over-time, thereby creating jobs for the unemployed.1 In the early nineteen fifties he became an elected full-time official of the Amalgamated Engineering Union, becoming a member of the Executive Council in 1966. He was also President of the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions. He always identified himself with the left wing of the union, supporting Hugh Scanlon in a celebrated contest for the leadership of the AEU in 1968. He retired as an official in 1977. In 1976 he was appointed to the Royal Commission on Legal Services.1 Leonard died on 20 November 2006 aged 93.1
Child of Leonard Firby Edmondson
Elizabeth Rickaby1 
#26505, b. 1887, d. 9 November 1950
Last Edited=1 Jan 2016
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 1 My Direct Family - Edward Greathead
Elizabeth Rickaby was born in 1887 in Darlington, Durham, England.2,3 She married Arthur William Edmondson, son of George Firby Edmondson and Jane Elizabeth Newton, in 1907 in Gateshead, Durham, England.1,4 In the census of 2 April 1911 in 13 Dunsmuir Grove, Gateshead, Durham, England, she was listed as the wife of Arthur William Edmondson.5 Elizabeth died on 9 November 1950 in 13 Dunsmuir Grove, Gateshead, Durham, England.6,7 Administration papers were issued with a will on 10 February 1951 in Gateshead to her husband Arthur a retired frunaceman. Her estate was valued at £131 11s 0d.7
Children of Elizabeth Rickaby and Arthur William Edmondson
- Arthur Leslie Edmondson8 b. 1908
- Joseph William Edmondson8 b. 1909
- Leonard Firby Edmondson+1 b. Dec 1912, d. 20 Nov 2006
Sources of Information
- [S40000] Website www.nelh.org.
- [S5] Jan's thoughts based on information from GRO or Parish record entries.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1887/Q3 Darlington Volume 10a Page 31.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1907/Q3 Gateshead Volume 10a Page 1791.
- [S41911] UK Census 1911 (RG14) - 2 April 1911 RG14PN30482 RG78PN1748B RD557 SD2 ED72 SN72.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1950/Q4 Gatehead Volume 1a Page 810 age 63.
- [S9] Wills Index in TNA and Probate Office.
- [S26473] Emails between Sara Green and Jan Cooper from 8 November 2010.
Joseph William Edmondson1

#26506, b. 1909
Last Edited=1 Jan 2016
- Relationships
- 5th cousin 1 time removed of Janet Susan Greathead
3rd cousin 4 times removed of George Greathead
7th great-grandson of Edward Greathead
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 1 My Direct Family - Edward Greathead
Joseph William Edmondson was born in 1909 in Gateshead, Durham, England.2 He was the son of Arthur William Edmondson and Elizabeth Rickaby.1 In the census of 2 April 1911 in 13 Dunsmuir Grove, Gateshead, Durham, England, he was listed as the son of Arthur William Edmondson.3
Arthur Leslie Edmondson1

#26507, b. 1908
Last Edited=1 Jan 2016
- Relationships
- 5th cousin 1 time removed of Janet Susan Greathead
3rd cousin 4 times removed of George Greathead
7th great-grandson of Edward Greathead
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 1 My Direct Family - Edward Greathead
Arthur Leslie Edmondson was born in 1908 in Gateshead, Durham, England.2 He was the son of Arthur William Edmondson and Elizabeth Rickaby.1 In the census of 2 April 1911 in 13 Dunsmuir Grove, Gateshead, Durham, England, he was listed as the son of Arthur William Edmondson.3
Brenda Edmondson1

#26508
Last Edited=1 Jan 2016
- Relationships
- 6th cousin of Janet Susan Greathead
3rd cousin 5 times removed of George Greathead
8th great-granddaughter of Edward Greathead
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 1 My Direct Family - Edward Greathead
Brenda Edmondson was the daughter of Leonard Firby Edmondson.1 Brenda had two children, Nicola and Rachel and a grand daughter Rosie.1
Sources of Information
- [S40000] Website www.nelh.org.
William Arthur Robertson1 
#26510
Last Edited=1 Jan 2016
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 1 My Direct Family - Edward Greathead
William Arthur Robertson married Clarice Firby Edmondson, daughter of George Firby Edmondson and Jane Elizabeth Newton, in 1916 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England.1,2
Children of William Arthur Robertson and Clarice Firby Edmondson
- Douglas Robertson b. 1917
- Alan Robertson1 b. 15 Aug 1920, d. 9 Jan 1997
- William Robertson b. 1925, d. 1925
- Joan Robertson b. 1927
Florence A Pevler1 
#26511, b. March 1912, d. June 1937
Last Edited=1 Jan 2016
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 1 My Direct Family - Edward Greathead
Florence A Pevler was born in March 1912 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England.1 She married Gordon Bryce Kelsey, son of James Bryce Kelsey and Edith Emily Edmondson, in September 1933 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England.1 Florence died in June 1937 aged 25.1
Child of Florence A Pevler and Gordon Bryce Kelsey
- Derek B P Kelsey1 b. 28 Feb 1934, d. Aug 2003
Sources of Information
- [S26473] Emails between Sara Green and Jan Cooper from 8 November 2010.
Agnes Vintcent1
#26512
Last Edited=27 Nov 2011
Agnes Vintcent married John Xavier Merriman, son of Nathaniel James Merriman and Julia Potter, in 1874 in South Africa.1
Sources of Information
- [S40000] Website http://en.wikipedia.org
Derek B P Kelsey1

#26513, b. 28 February 1934, d. August 2003
Last Edited=1 Jan 2016
- Relationships
- 6th cousin of Janet Susan Greathead
3rd cousin 5 times removed of George Greathead
8th great-grandson of Edward Greathead
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 1 My Direct Family - Edward Greathead
Derek B P Kelsey was born on 28 February 1934 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England.1 He was the son of Gordon Bryce Kelsey and Florence A Pevler.1 Derek died in August 2003 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England, aged 69.1
Sources of Information
- [S26473] Emails between Sara Green and Jan Cooper from 8 November 2010.
Margaret Mackie1
#26515, b. about 1917
Last Edited=13 Feb 2011
Sources of Information
- [S320] Emails between Desta Hall and Jan Cooper from 11 February 2011.
Marcel Denis1 
#26516, d. 2 March 1965
Last Edited=1 Jan 2016
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 1 My Direct Family - Edward Greathead
Marcel Denis was born in Belgium.1 He married Audrey N H Gudgeon, daughter of Edgar Vincent Halliday Gudgeon and Norah Edith Greathead, in 1946.1 Marcel died on 2 March 1965.1
Child of Marcel Denis and Audrey N H Gudgeon
- John A Denis1
Sources of Information
- [S20478] Letters between Audrey Marr and Jan Cooper from 1 February 2011.
Denys Bernard Marr1 
#26518, d. 22 January 1994
Last Edited=1 Jan 2016
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 1 My Direct Family - Edward Greathead
Denys Bernard Marr married Audrey N H Denis, daughter of Edgar Vincent Halliday Gudgeon and Norah Edith Greathead, on 5 July 1986.1 Denys died on 22 January 1994.1
Sources of Information
- [S20478] Letters between Audrey Marr and Jan Cooper from 1 February 2011.
Joseph Pilley1 
#26519
Last Edited=1 Jan 2016
Child of Joseph Pilley and Elizabeth F ...
- Elizabeth Rose Pilley+1 b. 1907, d. 1963
Sources of Information
- [S40000] Website NSW deaths of daughter Elizabeth.
Elizabeth F ...1 
#26520
Last Edited=1 Jan 2016
Child of Elizabeth F ... and Joseph Pilley
- Elizabeth Rose Pilley+1 b. 1907, d. 1963
Sources of Information
- [S40000] Website NSW deaths of daughter Elizabeth.
Charles Barrett1 
#26521
Last Edited=1 Jan 2016
Child of Charles Barrett and Rosetta ...
- Ethel May Barrett+1 d. 2 Jul 1973
Sources of Information
- [S40000] Website NSW deaths of daughter Ethel 61163/1973.
Rosetta ...1 
#26522
Last Edited=1 Jan 2016
Child of Rosetta ... and Charles Barrett
- Ethel May Barrett+1 d. 2 Jul 1973
Sources of Information
- [S40000] Website NSW deaths of daughter Ethel 61163/1973.
Ruth ...1 
#26523
Last Edited=1 Jan 2016
Child of Ruth ... and John Rowley
- Ruth Darwin Rowley+1 b. 27 Jul 1860, d. 20 Oct 1944
Sources of Information
- [S40000] Website NSW deaths daughter 26446/1944.
Robert Augustus Berkholz1
#26524
Last Edited=13 Feb 2011
Child of Robert Augustus Berkholz and Phoebe Madeline ...
- Lamascotte Mary Woods Berkholz1 d. 18 Aug 1977
Sources of Information
- [S40000] Website NSW Daughters death 105308/1977.
Phoebe Madeline ...1
#26525
Last Edited=13 Feb 2011
Child of Phoebe Madeline ... and Robert Augustus Berkholz
- Lamascotte Mary Woods Berkholz1 d. 18 Aug 1977
Sources of Information
- [S40000] Website NSW Daughters death 105308/1977.