Lilian Brock1 
#8351, b. 7 August 1876, d. 1954
Last Edited=8 Mar 2023
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 26 - William Greathead
Lilian Brock was born on 7 August 1876 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England.2,3 She married Enoch Greathead, son of John Cartwright Greathead and Hannah Nicholls, in 1901 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England.4,5,6 In the census of 2 April 1911 in 21 Wellesley Street, Shelton, Hanley, Staffordshire, England, she was listed as the wife of Enoch Greathead.7 In the census of 19 June 1921 in 16 Garden Street, Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, she was listed as the wife of Enoch Greathead.8 On 29 September 1939 in the National Register Lilian was listed as living at 16 Gordon Street, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England, with her husband Enoch. With their daughter Gladys and son in law Godfrey. Enoch was an unemployed pottery warehouseman.9 Lilian died in 1954 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England.10
Children of Lilian Brock and Enoch Greathead
- Lilian Mllicent Greathead2 b. 1904, d. Jun 1911
- Gladys Beryl Greathead+2 b. 3 Feb 1910, d. Nov 1996
Sources of Information
- [S4500] Emails between Tony Goggins and Jan Cooper from 11 March 2003.
- [S4] Jan's thoughts based on information from census enumeration sheets.
- [S41939] National Register 1939 - Find my past RG101/5300g/004.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1901/Q2 Stoke T Volume 6b Page 406.
- [S4500] Emails between Tony Goggins and Jan Cooper from 11 March 2003 Civil Marriage (Stoke) SRO/39/064.
- [S40000] Website www.staffordshirebmd.org.uk - SRO/39/064.
- [S41911] UK Census 1911 (RG14) - 2 April 1911 RG14 Piece 16536 RG78 Piece 1022 Reggistration district 361 sub district 1 enumeration district 26 schedule number 91.
- [S41921] UK Census 1921 (RG15) - 19 June 1921 GBC_1921_RG15_12691_0577.
- [S41939] National Register 1939 - Find my past RG101/5300G/004/5.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1954/Q1 Stoke Volume 9b Page 716.
Gertrude Bertha Taylor 
#8352, b. 14 October 1902, d. April 1996
Last Edited=1 Jan 2016
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 26 - William Greathead
Gertrude Bertha Taylor was born on 14 October 1902.1 She married Charles James Greathead, son of James William Greathead and Leah Gertrude Cantrill, on 11 September 1926 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.2 On 29 September 1939 in the National Register Gertrude was listed as living at 204 Solihull Road, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, with her husband Charles. They were next door to his parents who lived at number 202. Charles was a bricklayers labourer.1 Her husband Charles died on 28 December 1969 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, aged 71.3,4 Gertrude died in April 1996 in Kerrier, Cornwall, England, aged 93.5
Child of Gertrude Bertha Taylor and Charles James Greathead
- Barbara Greathead
Sources of Information
- [S41939] National Register 1939 - Find my past RG101/5583F/017.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1926/Q3 Birmingham Volume 6d Page 480.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1969/Q4 Birmingham Volume 9c Page 1279.
- [S8354] Letters between Jean Hill née Greathead and Jan Cooper from 7 February 2012.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - Kerrier April 1998 3611-10D-66-496.
Marion Maud Wingate 
#8353, b. 13 February 1906, d. 22 May 1985
Last Edited=1 Jan 2016
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 26 - William Greathead
Marion Maud Wingate was born on 13 February 1906 in Long Ashton, Bristol, Somerset, England.1 She married Frederick Mornington Greathead, son of James William Greathead and Leah Gertrude Cantrill, in 1930 in St Marks, St Marks Road, Lyncombe, Bath, Somerset, England.2,3 On 29 September 1939 in the National Register Marion was listed as living at 29 Bishops Way, Andover, Hampshire, England, with her husband Frederick. With their daughters Jean and Mary and two other people. Frederick was a Book Binder and an ARP Road Warden.4 Her husband Frederick died on 22 December 1978 in 31 Bishop's Way, Andover, Hampshire, England, aged 86.5,6 Marion died on 22 May 1985 in 7 Vyne Close, Alton, Hampshire, England, aged 79.7,8 The will of Marion was proved on 18 July 1985 in Winchester. Her effects were valued at £82, 095.8
Children of Marion Maud Wingate and Frederick Mornington Greathead
- Jean Greathead
- Mary Greathead+ b. 1933
Sources of Information
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1906/Q1 Long Ashton Volume 5c Page 537.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1930/Q2 Bath Volume 5c Page 118?
- [S40000] Website www.bathbmd.org.uk - C6/5/275.
- [S41939] National Register 1939 - Find my past RG101/2322A/007/12.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1978/Q4 Andover Volume 20 Page 0065.
- [S9] Wills Index in TNA and Probate Office 793300970F.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - Alton May 1985 20-21-585.
- [S9] Wills Index in TNA and Probate Office 8552412617G.
Mary Greathead 
#8355, b. 1933
Last Edited=1 Jan 2016
- Relationship
- 4th great-granddaughter of William Greathead
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 26 - William Greathead
Mary Greathead was born in 1933 in Midsomer Norton, Bath, Somerset, England.1,2 She was the daughter of Frederick Mornington Greathead and Marion Maud Wingate. On 29 September 1939 in the National Register Mary Greathead was listed as living at 29 Bishops Way, Andover, Hampshire, England, with her parents.3 She married Robert B Shallcroft on 1 March 1958 in Andover, Hampshire, England.4,5 Her husband Robert died on 2010.5
Children of Mary Greathead and Robert B Shallcroft
Sources of Information
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1933/Q3 Clutton Volume 5c Page 578.
- [S40000] Website www.bathbmd.org.uk - MSN/66/195.
- [S41939] National Register 1939 - Find my past RG101/2322A/007/12.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1958/Q1 Andover Volume 6b Page 165.
- [S8354] Letters between Jean Hill née Greathead and Jan Cooper from 7 February 2012.
Nora Plews Marsden1 
#8356, b. 28 November 1927, d. 30 October 2005
Last Edited=24 Nov 2016
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 1 My Direct Family - Edward Greathead
Nora Plews Marsden was born on 28 November 1927.2 On 29 September 1939 in the National Register Nora Plews Marsden was listed as living at 3a Castle View, Crook, Durham, England, with her parents with her mother Jane and family.3 She married Eric Greathead, son of Moses Greathead and Lily Longstaffe, in 1953 in Durham, England.4 Here is a lovely picture of Eric and Nora Greathead.1
In 2002 electoral list Nora was listed as living at 15 Howells Close, Bedworth, Warwickshire, England, with her husband Eric with their son Stephen.5 Nora died on 30 October 2005 in Warwickshire, England, aged 77.6,1

Children of Nora Plews Marsden and Eric Greathead
- Lynn Greathead
- Stephen Greathead
- Norma Greathead
- Karen Greathead
Sources of Information
- [S8357] E-mails between Karen Roberts née Greathead and Jan Cooper from 14 February 2014.
- [S5] Jan's thoughts based on information from GRO or Parish record entries.
- [S41939] National Register 1939 - Find my past RG101/2831I/009.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1953/Q3 Durham W Volume 1a Page 2070.
- [S40000] Website Find my past - Electoral lists.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - November 2005 Warks Nth District 7681A Reg A2D Ent 115 DOR 1105 age 78.
Donald Greathead

#8362, b. 11 May 1943, d. 1 September 2009
Last Edited=1 Jan 2016
- Relationships
- 7th 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
Donald Greathead was born on 11 May 1943 in Durham, England.1,2 He was the son of William Greathead and Mabel Lascelles. He married Maureen M Lynch in 1964 in Durham, England.3 Donald died on 1 September 2009 in Durham, England, aged 66 and was remembered a year later in the Northern Echo by his wife Maureen.4,5
Children of Donald Greathead and Maureen M Lynch
- Ann Greathead
- Tracey Greathead
- Ian Greathead
- Colleen Greathead+ b. 1972
- Peter Greathead
Sources of Information
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1943/Q2 Durham W Volume 10a Page 348.
- [S5] Jan's thoughts based on information from GRO or Parish record entries.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1964/Q1 Durham W Volume 1a Page 1197.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 2009 Durham District 4421C Reg 1C003 Ent 074 DOR 0909.
- [S40045] Newspapers Northern Echo 1 September 2010.
Colleen Greathead

#8365, b. 1972
Last Edited=1 Jan 2016
- Relationships
- 7th cousin 1 time removed of Janet Susan Greathead
3rd cousin 6 times removed of George Greathead
9th great-granddaughter of Edward Greathead
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 1 My Direct Family - Edward Greathead
Colleen Greathead was born in 1972 in Durham, England.1 She was the daughter of Donald Greathead and Maureen M Lynch. She married Neil Donohoe in June 1993 in Durham, England.2
Child of Colleen Greathead and Neil Donohoe
- Laura Emma Donohoe
John Greathed Harris 
#8369, b. 11 August 1774, d. 25 October 1850
Last Edited=20 Oct 2022
- Relationship
- 3rd great-grandson of Edward Greathed
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 20 - Edward Greathead
John Greathed Harris was baptised on 11 August 1774 in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England.1,2,3 He was the son of John Harris and Mary Greathead. John was a Kings Scholar at Eton in 1792 and entered Kings College, Cambridge on 29 June 1793. He obtained his BA in 1797, his MA in 1800 and was a Fellow at the Middle Temple from 1796-1804. He was called to the Bar on 27 June 1800.1 John is mentioned in the will of his Uncle Edward Greathed.4 He married Eliza-Maria Blunt, daughter of Walter Blunt and Anna Maria Gatehouse, on 17 November 1804 in All Saints, Southampton, Hampshire, England, after a licence had been issued on 16 November 1804. Eliza was the daughter of Walter Blunt of Wallop, Shropshire. John was a barrister at law from St Clement Danes.5,6,7 John was the Commissioner of the Insolvent Court from 1820-1850 and Steward of the Courts at Eton 1833-50.6 John held a court for the relief of insolvent debtors in Cardiff on 6 March 1841, 25 June 1842 and in Swansea on 4 March 1843 and 29 June 1844.8 His wife Eliza-Maria died on 1844 in Westminster, London, England.9,10 John first signed his will on 13 July 1850 and added a codicil signed on 22 October later that year.11 John died on 25 October 1850 in 25 Chester Street, Belgrave Square, Belgravia, London, England, aged 76 His death notice appeared in the Morning Chronicle of 26 October 1850 and the Manchester Times of 2 November 1850.1,12 John was buried on 30 October 1850 in All Souls Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England.13 His estate was probated on 6 November 1850 in London with a codicil before Thomas Spinks by an oath of Rev Walter Blunt and William Parry Okeson.14,11
Sources of Information
- [S7] Ancestry.com - Cambridge University Alumni 1261-1900 Record - J A Venn.
- [S316] Emails between Alan Miller and Jan Cooper from 4 December 2010.
- [S7] Ancestry.com - England, Select Dorset Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1999 - no image.
- [S2] Jan's thoughts, guesses and supositions.
- [S147] E-mails between Nick Deacon and Jan Cooper from 13 April 2006.
- [S7] Ancestry.com - Cambridge University Alumni 1261-1900 Record - JA Venn.
- [S40000] Website World Vital Records - Allegations for marriage licences in Hampshire.
- [S40000] Website www2.swansea.gov.uk/_info/cambrian/default.asp.
- [S40002] The National Archives, Kew (TNA) Copy of will obtained at LDS - John Greathed Harris.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1844/Q2 Westminster volume 1 Page 361 age 64.
- [S40002] The National Archives, Kew (TNA) PROB 11 - 2122 - 154.
- [S40045] Newspapers Morning Chronicle of 26 October 1850 and the Manchester Times of 2 November 1850.
- [S7] Ancestry.com - London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2003.
- [S7] Ancestry.com - England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858.
Mabel Lascelles 
#8370, b. 23 January 1916, d. 18 November 2014
Last Edited=2 Jan 2018
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 1 My Direct Family - Edward Greathead
Mabel Lascelles was born on 23 January 1916.1 On 29 September 1939 in the National Register Mabel Lascelles was listed as living at 102 High Street, Spennymoor, Durham, England, with her parents Ralph H and Annie L Lascelles. Her siblings William and Elizabeth were with them.2 She married William Greathead, son of John George Greathead and Harriet Frances Spence, in 1941 in Durham, England.3 Her husband William died on November 1988 in Durham, England, aged 74.4 Mabel died on 18 November 2014 in Byers Green, Durham, England, aged 98 She died peacefully in hospital.5
Child of Mabel Lascelles and William Greathead
- Donald Greathead+ b. 11 May 1943, d. 1 Sep 2009
Sources of Information
- [S5] Jan's thoughts based on information from GRO or Parish record entries.
- [S41939] National Register 1939 - Find my past RG101/2803G/004.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1941/Q2 Durham W Volume 10a Page 567.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - Durham West November 1988 1 - 1629 - 1188.
- [S40045] Newspapers Northern Echo 20 November 2014.
William John Greathead1 
#8373, b. 11 September 1911, d. 1930
Last Edited=1 Jan 2016
- Relationship
- 3rd great-grandson of William Greathead
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 26 - William Greathead
William John Greathead was born on 11 September 1911 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.2,3 He was the son of Samuel Henry Greathead and Agnes Lilian Gittings. He was baptised on 27 September 1911 in St Luke, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, his father was a labourer and the family lived at 40 Alma Place.3 In the census of 19 June 1921 in 4 Alma Place, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, he was listed as the son of Samuel Henry Greathead.4 William died in 1930 in St George Hanover Square, London, England.5
Sources of Information
- [S8592] Letters between Iris Campbell née Greathead and Jan Cooper from 26 September 2003.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1911/Q4 Gloucester Volume 6a Page 533.
- [S7] Ancestry.com - Gloucestershire, England, Baptisms, 1813-1913.
- [S41921] UK Census 1921 (RG15) - 19 June 1921 GBC_1921_RG15_12022_0083.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1930/Q3 St Geo H Sq Volume 1a Page 400.
Ethel Mary Alcock 
#8374, b. 17 September 1892, d. October 1985
Last Edited=1 Mar 2023
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 9 - William Greathead
Ethel Mary Alcock was born on 17 September 1892.1 She married Stanley Greathead, son of Joseph Arthur Waghorn Greathead and Mary Ann Todhunter, on 17 December 1915 in Islington, London, England.2,3 In the census of 19 June 1921 in 10 Shirlock Road, St Pancras, London, England, she was listed as the wife of Stanley Greathead.4 On 29 September 1939 in the National Register Ethel was listed as living at 84 Churchfields Road, Beckenham, Kent, England, with her husband Stanley. Tanley was a General shop owner, Ethel was a UDD assistant. Stanley was the ARP District Warden and Ethel was also an ARP Warden.1 Ethel died in October 1985 in Reading, Wokingham, Berkshire, England, aged 93.5
Child of Ethel Mary Alcock and Stanley Greathead
- Eileen M Greathead b. 10 Jun 1916, d. Mar 1991
Sources of Information
- [S41939] National Register 1939 - Find my past RG101/1219D/005/21.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1915/Q4 Islington Volume 1b Page 1000.
- [S40000] Website Find my past - British Royal Air Force, Airmen's service records 1912-1939.
- [S41921] UK Census 1921 (RG15) - 19 June 1921 GBC_1921_RG15_00805_0027.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - Reading/Wok October 1985 19-487-1085.
Eileen M Greathead 
#8375, b. 10 June 1916, d. March 1991
Last Edited=10 Nov 2019
- Relationship
- 5th great-granddaughter of William Greathead
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 9 - William Greathead
Eileen M Greathead was born on 10 June 1916 in Hackney, London, England.1 She was the daughter of Stanley Greathead and Ethel Mary Alcock. In the census of 19 June 1921 in 10 Shirlock Road, St Pancras, London, England, she was listed as the daughter of Stanley Greathead.2 On 29 September 1939 in the National Register Eileen was listed as living at 73 Convent of Presentation Easthampstead Road, Wokingham, Berkshire, England, Eileen was a religious teacher.3 Eileen died in March 1991 in Reading, Wokingham, Berkshire, England, aged 74.4