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Nicholas Greatheed1

#35001, b. 1535
Last Edited=19 Feb 2025
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The Earliest Greatheads
     Nicholas Greatheed was born in 1535 in Morley, Yorkshire, England.1 He was the son of Robert Greatheed.1 He married ... ...1 He married Agnes Austwick.1

Children of Nicholas Greatheed and ... ...

Child of Nicholas Greatheed and Agnes Austwick

Sources of Information

  1. [S446] Emails between Chuck Soderlund and Jan Cooper from 1 January 2021.

Thomas Scatcherd1

#35002, d. 20 May 1700
Last Edited=4 Jun 2024
     Thomas Scatcherd was the son of Matthew Scatcherd and Eliz Hudson.1 He married Jane Smurthwaite in 1687 in Yorkshire, England.1 His wife Jane died on 4 September 1691 in Yorkshire, England.1 Thomas died on 20 May 1700.1

Child of Thomas Scatcherd and Jane Smurthwaite

Sources of Information

  1. [S8618] Emails between Peter Greathead and Jan Cooper from 21 May 1996.

Jane Smurthwaite1

#35003, d. 4 September 1691
Last Edited=4 Jun 2024
     Jane Smurthwaite married Thomas Scatcherd, son of Matthew Scatcherd and Eliz Hudson, in 1687 in Yorkshire, England.1 Jane died on 4 September 1691 in Yorkshire, England.1

Child of Jane Smurthwaite and Thomas Scatcherd

Sources of Information

  1. [S8618] Emails between Peter Greathead and Jan Cooper from 21 May 1996.

Matthew Scatcherd1

#35004, d. 1688
Last Edited=4 Jun 2024
     Matthew Scatcherd married Eliz Hudson on 14 July 1656 in Batley, Yorkshire, England.1 Matthew died in 1688 in Yorkshire, England.1 Matthew was buried in 1689 in Batley, Yorkshire, England.1

Child of Matthew Scatcherd and Eliz Hudson

Sources of Information

  1. [S8618] Emails between Peter Greathead and Jan Cooper from 21 May 1996.

Eliz Hudson

#35005, b. about 1632, d. 25 August 1715
Last Edited=4 Jun 2024
     Eliz Hudson was born about 1632.1 She married Matthew Scatcherd on 14 July 1656 in Batley, Yorkshire, England.1 Her husband Matthew died on 1688 in Yorkshire, England.1 Eliz was buried in 1715 in Batley, Yorkshire, England.1 Eliz died on 25 August 1715 in Yorkshire, England.

Child of Eliz Hudson and Matthew Scatcherd

Sources of Information

  1. [S8618] Emails between Peter Greathead and Jan Cooper from 21 May 1996.

Samuel Oates1

#35006
Last Edited=4 Jun 2024
     Samuel Oates was the son of ... Oates.1

Sources of Information

  1. [S8618] Emails between Peter Greathead and Jan Cooper from 21 May 1996.

Nicholas Greatheed

#35007, b. about 1604, d. 1657
Last Edited=19 Feb 2025
Appears on charts:
The Earliest Greatheads
     Nicholas Greatheed was born about 1604 in Morley Hole, Morley, Yorkshire, England.1 He was the son of Thomas Greatheed and Ellen Oates. He married Isabel ... in Yorkshire, England.1 On 13 July 1642 Rev Roger Awdsley, the local vicar was among the first in Yorkshire to call for troops to be raised against the king. Joshua and his brothers Peter, Thomas and Nicholas led 250 insurgents to capture Lord Savile's magnificent Howley Hall in Batley. They served under Colonel John Lambert. Joshua was later known as Major. They were all commissioned officers and served with distinction in the Parliamentary Army. Joshua later defected to the Royalists becoming a traitor to his friends.2 He witnessed the Baptism of Samuel Greatheed on 7 July 1643 in St Peters, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, At a double Baptism. Samuel's cousin Joshua was baptised at the same time. It was one week after the Batle of Adwalton. Nicholas was recorded as being of Morley and Joshua of Headrow in Leeds.1 His wife Isabel died on 1654 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England.1 Nicholas died in 1657 in Yorkshire, England.1

Children of Nicholas Greatheed and Isabel ...

Sources of Information

  1. [S446] Emails between Chuck Soderlund and Jan Cooper from 1 January 2021.
  2. [S40000] Website The Farnley Wood Plot and the Memory pf the Civil Wars in Yorkshire by Andrew Hopper - www.taylorfrancis.com.

Agnes Jane Haigh1

#35008, b. 11 October 1866, d. 19 August 1940
Last Edited=16 Jun 2024
     Agnes Jane Haigh was born on 11 October 1866 in Wellington, New Zealand.1 She was the daughter of Samuel Haigh and Jane Ann Moffatt.1 She married Henry Hawke on 18 August 1889 in Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand.1 Agnes died on 19 August 1940 in Ackland, New Zealand, aged 73.1

Child of Agnes Jane Haigh and Henry Hawke

Sources of Information

  1. [S14209] Emails between Anita Greathead-Maher and Jan Cooper from 7 July 2005.

Henry Hawke1

#35009, b. 1 March 1863, d. 1 December 1948
Last Edited=16 Jun 2024
     Henry Hawke was born on 1 March 1863.1 He married Agnes Jane Haigh, daughter of Samuel Haigh and Jane Ann Moffatt, on 18 August 1889 in Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand.1 His wife Agnes died on 19 August 1940 in Ackland, New Zealand, aged 73.1 Henry died on 1 December 1948 in Auckland, New Zealand, aged 85.1

Child of Henry Hawke and Agnes Jane Haigh

Sources of Information

  1. [S14209] Emails between Anita Greathead-Maher and Jan Cooper from 7 July 2005.

Mary Elizabeth Haigh1

#35010, b. 7 June 1868, d. 8 January 1929
Last Edited=14 Jun 2024
     Mary Elizabeth Haigh was born on 7 June 1868 in Wellington, New Zealand.1 She was the daughter of Samuel Haigh and Jane Ann Moffatt.1 She married David Dockery on 14 November 1894 in Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand.1 Mary died on 8 January 1929 in Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand, aged 60.1

Child of Mary Elizabeth Haigh and David Dockery

Sources of Information

  1. [S14209] Emails between Anita Greathead-Maher and Jan Cooper from 7 July 2005.

David Dockery1

#35011, b. 5 May 1870
Last Edited=16 Jun 2024
     David Dockery was born on 5 May 1870.1 He married Mary Elizabeth Haigh, daughter of Samuel Haigh and Jane Ann Moffatt, on 14 November 1894 in Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand.1

Child of David Dockery and Mary Elizabeth Haigh

Sources of Information

  1. [S14209] Emails between Anita Greathead-Maher and Jan Cooper from 7 July 2005.

George Haigh1

#35012, b. 2 October 1869, d. 1 October 1954
Last Edited=16 Jun 2024
     George Haigh was born on 2 October 1869 in Wellington, New Zealand.1 He was the son of Samuel Haigh and Jane Ann Moffatt.1 He married Annie Isabella James on 11 March 1891 in Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand.1 His wife Annie died on 26 September 1949 in Brooklyn, New Zealand, aged 79.1 George died on 1 October 1954 in Nelson, New Zealand, aged 84.1

Children of George Haigh and Annie Isabella James

Sources of Information

  1. [S14209] Emails between Anita Greathead-Maher and Jan Cooper from 7 July 2005.

Annie Isabella James1

#35013, b. 24 December 1869, d. 26 September 1949
Last Edited=16 Jun 2024
     Annie Isabella James was born on 24 December 1869.1 She married George Haigh, son of Samuel Haigh and Jane Ann Moffatt, on 11 March 1891 in Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand.1 Annie died on 26 September 1949 in Brooklyn, New Zealand, aged 79.1

Children of Annie Isabella James and George Haigh

Sources of Information

  1. [S14209] Emails between Anita Greathead-Maher and Jan Cooper from 7 July 2005.

William Haigh1

#35014, b. 27 April 1871, d. 8 January 1895
Last Edited=14 Jun 2024
     William Haigh was born on 27 April 1871 in Wellington, New Zealand.1 He was the son of Samuel Haigh and Jane Ann Moffatt.1 William died on 8 January 1895 in Coolgardie, Western Australia, Australia, aged 23 William remained single.1

Sources of Information

  1. [S14209] Emails between Anita Greathead-Maher and Jan Cooper from 7 July 2005.

Herbert Haigh1

#35015, b. 10 December 1874, d. 22 February 1936
Last Edited=14 Jun 2024
     Herbert Haigh was born on 10 December 1874 in Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand.1 He was the son of Samuel Haigh and Jane Ann Moffatt.1 He married Alice Esther Cross on 25 April 1900 in New Zealand at the residence of Thomas Ingley in the Morrisons Bush.1 Herbert died on 22 February 1936 in Martinborough, Wairarapa, New Zealand, aged 61.1

Children of Herbert Haigh and Alice Esther Cross

Sources of Information

  1. [S14209] Emails between Anita Greathead-Maher and Jan Cooper from 7 July 2005.

Alice Esther Cross1

#35016, b. 22 May 1872
Last Edited=16 Jun 2024
     Alice Esther Cross was born on 22 May 1872.1 She married Herbert Haigh, son of Samuel Haigh and Jane Ann Moffatt, on 25 April 1900 in New Zealand at the residence of Thomas Ingley in the Morrisons Bush.1

Children of Alice Esther Cross and Herbert Haigh

Sources of Information

  1. [S14209] Emails between Anita Greathead-Maher and Jan Cooper from 7 July 2005.

Ronald Moffat Haigh1

#35017, b. 5 May 1910
Last Edited=17 Jun 2024
     Ronald Moffat Haigh was born on 5 May 1910.1 He was the son of Herbert Haigh and Alice Esther Cross.1

Sources of Information

  1. [S14209] Emails between Anita Greathead-Maher and Jan Cooper from 7 July 2005.

Gladys Jessie Haigh1

#35018, b. 18 November 1908
Last Edited=17 Jun 2024
     Gladys Jessie Haigh was born on 18 November 1908.1 She was the daughter of Herbert Haigh and Alice Esther Cross.1 She married John Stanley Ryan.1

Sources of Information

  1. [S14209] Emails between Anita Greathead-Maher and Jan Cooper from 7 July 2005.

Frank Haigh1

#35019, b. 1 October 1876, d. 17 February 1936
Last Edited=14 Jun 2024
     Frank Haigh was born on 1 October 1876 in Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand.1 He was the son of Samuel Haigh and Jane Ann Moffatt.1 He married Fanny Mailda Hewitt on 9 November 1898 in Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand.1 Frank died on 17 February 1936 in Brooklyn, New Zealand, aged 59.1

Children of Frank Haigh and Fanny Mailda Hewitt

Sources of Information

  1. [S14209] Emails between Anita Greathead-Maher and Jan Cooper from 7 July 2005.

Fanny Mailda Hewitt1

#35020, b. 6 February 1874, d. 14 March 1956
Last Edited=14 Jun 2024
     Fanny Mailda Hewitt was born on 6 February 1874.1 She married Frank Haigh, son of Samuel Haigh and Jane Ann Moffatt, on 9 November 1898 in Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand.1 Her husband Frank died on 17 February 1936 in Brooklyn, New Zealand, aged 59.1 Fanny died on 14 March 1956 in Brooklyn, New Zealand, aged 82.1

Children of Fanny Mailda Hewitt and Frank Haigh

Sources of Information

  1. [S14209] Emails between Anita Greathead-Maher and Jan Cooper from 7 July 2005.

James Haigh1

#35021, b. 7 May 1884, d. 31 October 1949
Last Edited=2 Aug 2024
James Haigh
     James Haigh was born on 7 May 1884 in Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand.1 He was the son of Samuel Haigh and Jane Ann Moffatt.1 He married Alice Hawke on 26 May 1910 in Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand.1 Jim started work as a butcher and was then appointed a meat inspector aaaaat Mataura, Southland. He retired early due to ill health.1 James died on 31 October 1949 in Nelson, New Zealand, aged 65.1

Children of James Haigh and Alice Hawke

Sources of Information

  1. [S14209] Emails between Anita Greathead-Maher and Jan Cooper from 7 July 2005.

Eva Maude Dockery1

#35022, b. 26 February 1896
Last Edited=16 Jun 2024
     Eva Maude Dockery married Jimmy Wood.1 She was born on 26 February 1896.1 She was the daughter of David Dockery and Mary Elizabeth Haigh.1

Child of Eva Maude Dockery and Jimmy Wood

Sources of Information

  1. [S14209] Emails between Anita Greathead-Maher and Jan Cooper from 7 July 2005.

Jimmy Wood1

#35023
Last Edited=14 Jun 2024
     Jimmy Wood married Eva Maude Dockery, daughter of David Dockery and Mary Elizabeth Haigh.1

Child of Jimmy Wood and Eva Maude Dockery

Sources of Information

  1. [S14209] Emails between Anita Greathead-Maher and Jan Cooper from 7 July 2005.

Colin James Wood1

#35024, b. 14 March 1929, d. 5 September 1981
Last Edited=14 Jun 2024
     Colin James Wood was born on 14 March 1929 in Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand.1 He was the son of Jimmy Wood and Eva Maude Dockery.1 He married Margaret Edna Thorburn on 24 January 1953 in Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand.1 Colin died on 5 September 1981 in Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand, aged 52.1

Children of Colin James Wood and Margaret Edna Thorburn

  • Beverley Gaye Wood1
  • Roger James Wood1
  • Susan Lesley Wood1
  • Jillian Margaret Wood1

Sources of Information

  1. [S14209] Emails between Anita Greathead-Maher and Jan Cooper from 7 July 2005.

Margaret Edna Thorburn1

#35025
Last Edited=14 Jun 2024
     Margaret Edna Thorburn married Colin James Wood, son of Jimmy Wood and Eva Maude Dockery, on 24 January 1953 in Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand.1

Children of Margaret Edna Thorburn and Colin James Wood

  • Beverley Gaye Wood1
  • Roger James Wood1
  • Susan Lesley Wood1
  • Jillian Margaret Wood1

Sources of Information

  1. [S14209] Emails between Anita Greathead-Maher and Jan Cooper from 7 July 2005.