Ronald Gibson Mahaffy1,2 
#4754
Last Edited=11 Dec 2004
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 2: Lifeboat and 1820 settlers Greathead families
Ronald Gibson Mahaffy was born in Scotland.1 He married Phyllis Diana Anne Le Riche, daughter of Phillip David Le Riche and Dikka Kiaer, on 11 November 1961.2
Children of Ronald Gibson Mahaffy and Phyllis Diana Anne Le Riche
- Andrew Mahaffy
- Michael Mahaffy2
- Linda Mahaffy2
Andrew Mahaffy1 
#4755
Andrew Mahaffy||p191.htm#i4755|Ronald Gibson Mahaffy||p191.htm#i4754|Phyllis Diana Anne Le Riche|||||||||Phillip D. Le Riche|||Dikka Kiaer|||
Relationship=10th great-grandson of Thomas Greathead.
Last Edited=28 Jan 2005
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 2: Lifeboat and 1820 settlers Greathead families
Andrew Mahaffy was the son of Ronald Gibson Mahaffy and Phyllis Diana Anne Le Riche. He died in a skiing accident. He had a daughter who died in 1988 in Europe.1
Sources of Information
- [S4500] Emails between Tony Goggins and Jan Cooper from 11 March 2003.
Thomas Shaw1
#4760, b. about 1820
Thomas Shaw|b. a 1820|p191.htm#i4760|Thomas Shaw|b. a 1790|p105.htm#i2605||||||||||||||||
Last Edited=27 Apr 2006
Thomas Shaw was born about 1820 in Warwickshire, England.1 He was the son of Thomas Shaw.1 In the census of 6 June 1841 in Upper Windsor Street, Aston, Warwickshire, England, he was listed as the son of Thomas Shaw Thomas was a glass blower.2
Priscilla Shaw1
#4761, b. about 1824
Priscilla Shaw|b. a 1824|p191.htm#i4761|Thomas Shaw|b. a 1790|p105.htm#i2605||||||||||||||||
Last Edited=27 Apr 2006
Priscilla Shaw was born about 1824 in Warwickshire, England.1 She was the daughter of Thomas Shaw.1 In the census of 6 June 1841 in Upper Windsor Street, Aston, Warwickshire, England, she was listed as the daughter of Thomas Shaw.2
Arthur Cyril Greathead1 
#4762, b. 20 April 1905, d. 1973
Arthur Cyril Greathead|b. 20 Apr 1905\nd. 1973|p191.htm#i4762|Daniel Saunders Greathead|b. 16 May 1880\nd. 1956|p92.htm#i2276|Alice Williams|b. a 1882\nd. 27 Nov 1968|p439.htm#i10971|Edward T. Greathead|b. 16 Aug 1835\nd. 25 Oct 1910|p91.htm#i2268|Mary J. Whitehouse|b. 29 Nov 1840\nd. 1900|p91.htm#i2269|Edward Williams||p1010.htm#i25246||||
Relationship=3rd great-grandson of William Greathead.
Last Edited=21 Oct 2009
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 26: William Greathead

Arthur Cyril Greathead
Children of Arthur Cyril Greathead and Carrie Edith Courtney
- Mary Greathead
- Beryl Edith Greathead+ b. 9 May 1931, d. Nov 2005
- Colin Derek Greathead+ b. 3 Mar 1933, d. 13 Jun 1991
Sources of Information
- [S4765] Letters between Margaret Greathead and Jan Cooper from 2 March 2003.
- [S45000] General Records Office, I hold a copy of birth certificate 1905/Q2 Aston Volume 6d Page 402.
- [S41911] UK Census 1911 (RG14) - 2 April 1911RG14 Piece 18276 RG78 Piece 1102 Registration district 385 Sub district 4 Enumeration district 7 schedule number 150.
- [S4791] Emails between Jean Emily Makin née Geathead and Jan Cooper from 13 March 2003.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1928/Q3 Birmingham N Volume 6d Page 1253.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1973/Q2 Wolverhampton Volume 9b Page 2458.
Carrie Edith Courtney1 
#4763, b. 4 June 1907, d. August 1988
Last Edited=31 Dec 2005
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 26: William Greathead
Carrie Edith Courtney was born on 4 June 1907.2 She married Arthur Cyril Greathead, son of Daniel Saunders Greathead and Alice Williams, in 1928 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.3 Her husband Arthur died on 1973 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.4 She died in August 1988 in Walsall, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, aged 81.5
Children of Carrie Edith Courtney and Arthur Cyril Greathead
- Mary Greathead
- Beryl Edith Greathead+ b. 9 May 1931, d. Nov 2005
- Colin Derek Greathead+ b. 3 Mar 1933, d. 13 Jun 1991
Sources of Information
- [S4765] Letters between Margaret Greathead and Jan Cooper from 2 March 2003.
- [S5] Jan's thoughts based on information from GRO or Parish record entries.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1928/Q3 Birmingham N Volume 6d Page 1253.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1973/Q2 Wolverhampton Volume 9b Page 2458.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - August 1988 Walsall 34 - 413 - 888.
Colin Derek Greathead1 
#4764, b. 3 March 1933, d. 13 June 1991
Colin Derek Greathead|b. 3 Mar 1933\nd. 13 Jun 1991|p191.htm#i4764|Arthur Cyril Greathead|b. 20 Apr 1905\nd. 1973|p191.htm#i4762|Carrie Edith Courtney|b. 4 Jun 1907\nd. Aug 1988|p191.htm#i4763|Daniel S. Greathead|b. 16 May 1880\nd. 1956|p92.htm#i2276|Alice Williams|b. a 1882\nd. 27 Nov 1968|p439.htm#i10971|||||||
Relationship=4th great-grandson of William Greathead.
Last Edited=19 Jan 2012
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 26: William Greathead

Colin Derek Greathead
Children of Colin Derek Greathead and Margaret J Weston
- Susan E Greathead
- Pauline A Greathead
Sources of Information
- [S4765] Letters between Margaret Greathead and Jan Cooper from 2 March 2003.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1933/Q1 Birmingham N Volume 6d Page 61.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1955/Q1 Rowley R Volume 9b Page 856.
- [S40000] Www.westmidlandsbmd.org.uk - 210/014/157.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - June 1991 Birmingham Reg 32 District 847 Entry 691.
William Thomas James1 
#4767, b. 19 June 1916, d. April 1995
Last Edited=28 Jun 2007
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 26: William Greathead
William Thomas James was born on 19 June 1916 in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, His mothers maiden name was Miles.2,3 He married Mary Elizabeth Greathead, daughter of Thomas Greathead and Frances Priscilla Richards, in 1948 in Pembroke, Dyfed, Wales.4 He died in April 1995 in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, aged 78.5
Sources of Information
- [S4765] Letters between Margaret Greathead and Jan Cooper from 2 March 2003.
- [S5] Jan's thoughts based on information from GRO or Parish record entries.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1916/Q3 Haverfordwest Volume 11a Page 2544.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1948/Q1 Pembroke Volume 8C Page 937.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - April 1995 Haverfordwest District No 8192 Reg No 2D Ent No 001 Dor 495.
Beryl Edith Greathead1 
#4768, b. 9 May 1931, d. November 2005
Beryl Edith Greathead|b. 9 May 1931\nd. Nov 2005|p191.htm#i4768|Arthur Cyril Greathead|b. 20 Apr 1905\nd. 1973|p191.htm#i4762|Carrie Edith Courtney|b. 4 Jun 1907\nd. Aug 1988|p191.htm#i4763|Daniel S. Greathead|b. 16 May 1880\nd. 1956|p92.htm#i2276|Alice Williams|b. a 1882\nd. 27 Nov 1968|p439.htm#i10971|||||||
Relationship=4th great-granddaughter of William Greathead.
Last Edited=28 Jul 2010
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 26: William Greathead
Beryl Edith Greathead was born on 9 May 1931 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.1,2 She was the daughter of Arthur Cyril Greathead and Carrie Edith Courtney. She married Howard Barker in 1953 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.3 She died in November 2005 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, aged 74.4
Child of Beryl Edith Greathead and Howard Barker
- Brian H Barker
Elizabeth Mary Parker1,2 
#4769, b. 1868, d. 1951
Elizabeth Mary Parker|b. 1868\nd. 1951|p191.htm#i4769|Charley Henry Parker||p228.htm#i5696||||||||||||||||
Last Edited=18 Aug 2009
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 7: George Greathead
Elizabeth Mary Parker was born in 1868 in Sunderland, Durham, England.2,3 She was the daughter of Charley Henry Parker. She married William Greathead, son of John Greathead and Jane Bailes, on 20 November 1888 in Sunderland, Durham, England, Elizabeth signed marriage certificate with an X.2,4 In the census of 5 April 1891 in 15 Albany Terrace, Ryhope, Sunderland, Durham, England, she was listed as the wife of William Greathead.5 In the census of 31 March 1901 in 20 Albury Terrace, Sunderland, Durham, England, she was listed as the wife of William Greathead.6 Her husband William died on 1909 in Sunderland, Durham, England.2,7 Elizabeth was listed as head of household in the census of 2 April 1911 in 24 Spelter wks Road, New Hendon, Sunderland, Durham, England, Elizabeth was living with her children in a four roomed home.8 She died in 1951 in Sunderland, Durham, England.9
Children of Elizabeth Mary Parker and William Greathead
- Ethel Greathead+ b. 28 Feb 1891, d. 1973
- William Greathead+ b. 1893, d. 9 Jan 1964
- Ernest Greathead b. 1895, d. 1967
- Lydia Greathead b. 4 Apr 1897, d. 22 Dec 1974
- Ada Jane Greathead b. 1899, d. 1901
- Blanche Greathead b. 1900, d. 1901
- Edith Greathead b. 3 Jan 1903, d. Jan 1984
- Elizabeth Greathead b. 9 Dec 1904, d. 18 Jul 2011
- Miriam Greathead b. 12 Feb 1908, d. 26 Feb 1995
Sources of Information
- [S4776] Letters between Elizabeth Greathead and Jan Cooper from 2 March 2003.
- [S1704] Letters between William Brian (Brian) Greathead and Jan Cooper from 10 March 1997.
- [S41901] UK Census 1901 (RG13) - 31 March 1901.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1888/Q4 Sunderland Volume 10a Page 939.
- [S41891] UK Census 1891 (RG12) - 5 April 1891RG12 Piece 4136 page 30.
- [S41901] UK Census 1901 (RG13) - 31 March 1901RG13 Piece 4715 Folio 99 Page 7.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1909/Q2 Sunderland Volume 10a Page 376.
- [S41911] UK Census 1911 (RG14) - 2 April 1911RG14 Piece 30182 RG78 Piece 1741 Registration district 555 sub district 2 enumeration district 1 schedule number 219.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1951/Q4 Sunderland Volume 1a Page 932.
Ethel Greathead1 
#4770, b. 28 February 1891, d. 1973
Ethel Greathead|b. 28 Feb 1891\nd. 1973|p191.htm#i4770|William Greathead|b. 1857\nd. 1909|p75.htm#i1858|Elizabeth Mary Parker|b. 1868\nd. 1951|p191.htm#i4769|John Greathead|b. a 1815\nd. 20 Nov 1893|p129.htm#i3210|Jane Bailes|b. a 1823\nd. 1887|p200.htm#i4983|Charley H. Parker||p228.htm#i5696||||
Relationship=Great-granddaughter of George Greathead.
Last Edited=10 Aug 2011
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 7: George Greathead
Ethel Greathead was born on 28 February 1891 in Albany Terrace, Grangetown, Sunderland, Durham, England.1,2,3,4 She was the daughter of William Greathead and Elizabeth Mary Parker. In the census of 5 April 1891 in 15 Albany Terrace, Ryhope, Sunderland, Durham, England, she was listed as the daughter of William Greathead.5 In the census of 31 March 1901 in 20 Albury Terrace, Sunderland, Durham, England, she was listed as the daughter of William Greathead.6 In the census of 2 April 1911 in 24 Spelter wks Road, New Hendon, Sunderland, Durham, England, she was listed as the daughter of Elizabeth Mary Greathead Ethel was a paper finisher.7 She married Joseph Precht in 1917 in Sunderland, Durham, England.8 She died in 1973 in Sunderland, Durham, England.9
Child of Ethel Greathead and Joseph Precht
- William E Precht b. 1921
Sources of Information
- [S4776] Letters between Elizabeth Greathead and Jan Cooper from 2 March 2003.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1891/Q2 SunderlandVolume 10a Page 678.
- [S5] Jan's thoughts based on information from GRO or Parish record entries.
- [S4] Jan's thoughts based on information from census enumeration sheets.
- [S41891] UK Census 1891 (RG12) - 5 April 1891RG12 Piece 4136 page 30.
- [S41901] UK Census 1901 (RG13) - 31 March 1901RG13 Piece 4715 Folio 99 Page 7.
- [S41911] UK Census 1911 (RG14) - 2 April 1911RG14 Piece 30182 RG78 Piece 1741 Registration district 555 sub district 2 enumeration district 1 schedule number 219.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1917/Q4 Sunderland Volume 10a Page 957.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1973/Q2 Sunderland Volume 1a Page 13s age 82.
Joseph Precht1 
#4771
Last Edited=4 Nov 2004
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 7: George Greathead
Joseph Precht was a Swedish seaman. He married Ethel Greathead, daughter of William Greathead and Elizabeth Mary Parker, in 1917 in Sunderland, Durham, England.2
Child of Joseph Precht and Ethel Greathead
- William E Precht b. 1921
William E Precht1 
#4772, b. 1921
William E Precht|b. 1921|p191.htm#i4772|Joseph Precht||p191.htm#i4771|Ethel Greathead|b. 28 Feb 1891\nd. 1973|p191.htm#i4770|||||||William Greathead|b. 1857\nd. 1909|p75.htm#i1858|Elizabeth M. Parker|b. 1868\nd. 1951|p191.htm#i4769|
Relationship=2nd great-grandson of George Greathead.
Last Edited=10 Aug 2011
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 7: George Greathead
William E Precht was born in 1921 in Sunderland, Durham, England.2 He was the son of Joseph Precht and Ethel Greathead.
Ernest Greathead1 
#4773, b. 1895, d. 1967
Ernest Greathead|b. 1895\nd. 1967|p191.htm#i4773|William Greathead|b. 1857\nd. 1909|p75.htm#i1858|Elizabeth Mary Parker|b. 1868\nd. 1951|p191.htm#i4769|John Greathead|b. a 1815\nd. 20 Nov 1893|p129.htm#i3210|Jane Bailes|b. a 1823\nd. 1887|p200.htm#i4983|Charley H. Parker||p228.htm#i5696||||
Relationship=Great-grandson of George Greathead.
Last Edited=21 Jul 2008
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 7: George Greathead
Ernest Greathead was born in 1895 in Albany Terrace, Grangetown, Sunderland, Durham, England.1,2,3 He was the son of William Greathead and Elizabeth Mary Parker. In the census of 31 March 1901 in 20 Albury Terrace, Sunderland, Durham, England, he was listed as the son of William Greathead.4 In the census of 2 April 1911 in 24 Spelter wks Road, New Hendon, Sunderland, Durham, England, he was listed as the son of Elizabeth Mary Greathead he was an apprentice paper maker.5 Ernest enlisted on 5 February 1917 giving his address as 24 Spelter Works Road, Sunderland and his occupation as a paper maker. He was age 20 years 9 months, five foot eight inches tall with a chest measurement of 37 inches and gave his mother Elizabeth Macy Greathead of the same address as his next of kin. Private Ernest was in No 2 Corps Troops M T Company and worked as a lorry driver.6 He was a papermill worker. He married Frances Ellen Thompson in 1923 in Sunderland, Durham, England.7,8 He died in 1967 in Sunderland, Durham, England.9
Sources of Information
- [S4776] Letters between Elizabeth Greathead and Jan Cooper from 2 March 2003.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1895/Q2 Sunderland Volume 10a Page 656.
- [S4] Jan's thoughts based on information from census enumeration sheets.
- [S41901] UK Census 1901 (RG13) - 31 March 1901RG13 Piece 4715 Folio 99 Page 7.
- [S41911] UK Census 1911 (RG14) - 2 April 1911RG14 Piece 30182 RG78 Piece 1741 Registration district 555 sub district 2 enumeration district 1 schedule number 219.
- [S7] Ancestry.com - WO 363 WW1 Service records.
- [S1704] Letters between William Brian (Brian) Greathead and Jan Cooper from 10 March 1997.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1923/Q2 Sunderland Volume 10a Page 1124.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1967/Q4 Sunderland Volume 1a Page 965.
Lydia Greathead1 
#4774, b. 4 April 1897, d. 22 December 1974
Lydia Greathead|b. 4 Apr 1897\nd. 22 Dec 1974|p191.htm#i4774|William Greathead|b. 1857\nd. 1909|p75.htm#i1858|Elizabeth Mary Parker|b. 1868\nd. 1951|p191.htm#i4769|John Greathead|b. a 1815\nd. 20 Nov 1893|p129.htm#i3210|Jane Bailes|b. a 1823\nd. 1887|p200.htm#i4983|Charley H. Parker||p228.htm#i5696||||
Relationship=Great-granddaughter of George Greathead.
Last Edited=24 Jun 2007
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 7: George Greathead
Lydia Greathead was born on 4 April 1897 in Albany Terrace, Grangetown, Sunderland, Durham, England.1,2,3 She was the daughter of William Greathead and Elizabeth Mary Parker. In the census of 31 March 1901 in 20 Albury Terrace, Sunderland, Durham, England, she was listed as the daughter of William Greathead.4 In the census of 2 April 1911 in 24 Spelter wks Road, New Hendon, Sunderland, Durham, England, she was listed as the daughter of Elizabeth Mary Greathead she was at school.5 She married Arthur Rankin in 1921 in Sunderland, Durham, England, Arthur was a tram driver.6,7 She died on 22 December 1974 in Sunderland, Durham, England, aged 77.1,8
Sources of Information
- [S4776] Letters between Elizabeth Greathead and Jan Cooper from 2 March 2003.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1897/Q2 Sunderland Volume 10a Page 656.
- [S4] Jan's thoughts based on information from census enumeration sheets.
- [S41901] UK Census 1901 (RG13) - 31 March 1901RG13 Piece 4715 Folio 99 Page 7.
- [S41911] UK Census 1911 (RG14) - 2 April 1911RG14 Piece 30182 RG78 Piece 1741 Registration district 555 sub district 2 enumeration district 1 schedule number 219.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1921/Q1 Sunderland Volume 10a Page 1578.
- [S53] E-mails between Ashley Jones and Jan Cooper from 7 May 2006.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1974/Q4 Sunderland Volume 2 Page 2065.
Edith Greathead1 
#4775, b. 3 January 1903, d. January 1984
Edith Greathead|b. 3 Jan 1903\nd. Jan 1984|p191.htm#i4775|William Greathead|b. 1857\nd. 1909|p75.htm#i1858|Elizabeth Mary Parker|b. 1868\nd. 1951|p191.htm#i4769|John Greathead|b. a 1815\nd. 20 Nov 1893|p129.htm#i3210|Jane Bailes|b. a 1823\nd. 1887|p200.htm#i4983|Charley H. Parker||p228.htm#i5696||||
Relationship=Great-granddaughter of George Greathead.
Last Edited=10 Aug 2011
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 7: George Greathead
Edith Greathead was born on 3 January 1903 in Albany Terrace, Grangetown, Sunderland, Durham, England.1,2,3 She was the daughter of William Greathead and Elizabeth Mary Parker. In the census of 2 April 1911 in 24 Spelter wks Road, New Hendon, Sunderland, Durham, England, she was listed as the daughter of Elizabeth Mary Greathead she was at school.4 She married Jack Mather in 1957 in Sunderland, Durham, England.5 She died in January 1984 in Sunderland, Durham, England.6
Sources of Information
- [S4776] Letters between Elizabeth Greathead and Jan Cooper from 2 March 2003.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1903/Q1 Sunderland Volume 10a Page 720.
- [S5] Jan's thoughts based on information from GRO or Parish record entries.
- [S41911] UK Census 1911 (RG14) - 2 April 1911RG14 Piece 30182 RG78 Piece 1741 Registration district 555 sub district 2 enumeration district 1 schedule number 219.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1957/Q1 Sunderland Volume 1a Page 2692.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - January 1984 Sunderland Volume 2 Page 1737.
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