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     Sidney Price was born in 1893 in Sedgeley, Staffordshire, England.¹ He was the son of William Price and Eliza Lane.¹ In the census of 31 March 1901 in 1 Spike Meadow, Sedgeley, Staffordshire, England, he was listed as the son of Eliza Price.¹

     Hannah Price was born in 1896 in Sedgeley, Staffordshire, England.¹ She was the daughter of William Price and Eliza Lane.¹ In the census of 31 March 1901 in 1 Spike Meadow, Sedgeley, Staffordshire, England, she was listed as the daughter of Eliza Price.¹ In the census of 2 April 1911 in 4b Spills Meadow, Upper Gornal, Dudley, Staffordshire, England, she was listed as the daughter of William Price Hannah was listed as a domestic.²

     John Aslett was born in 1865 in Overton, Hampshire, England.² He was the son of ... Aslett. In the census of 31 March 1901 in High Street, Overton, Hampshire, England, he was listed as the brother in law of John George Greathead John Aslett was a bricklayers labourer.³ John was listed as head of household in the census of 2 April 1911 in Bridge Street, Overton, Hampshire, England, John was a brick layers labourer sharing his six roomed house with his sister and her children.⁴

     Ellen Greathead was born on 4 April 1905 in 130 Red Lion Street, St George in the East, London, England.^3,4,5 She was the daughter of Thomas Henry Greathead and Susan Amelia Taplin.² She was baptised on 23 April 1905 in St Peter, Wapping Lane, Wapping, London, England, her address was 130 Red Lion Street and her father was listed as a carman.^4,5 In the census of 2 April 1911 in 3 Worcester Court, St George in the East, London, England, she was listed as the daughter of Thomas Henry Greathead she was at school.⁶ She married William Walter West, son of John Henry West, on 25 December 1926 in St Thomas Church, Stepney, London, England, after the banns had been read. the ceremony was witnessed by George Johnson and Henry Greathead. Both gave their address as 34 Barnardo Street. William was listed as a Private soldier.^7,8 She died in 1981 in Brentwood, Essex, England.^8,9

     William Walter West was born on 3 January 1902.^2,3 He was the son of John Henry West. He married Ellen Greathead, daughter of Thomas Henry Greathead and Susan Amelia Taplin, on 25 December 1926 in St Thomas Church, Stepney, London, England, after the banns had been read. the ceremony was witnessed by George Johnson and Henry Greathead. Both gave their address as 34 Barnardo Street. William was listed as a Private soldier.^4,2 His wife Ellen died on 1981 in Brentwood, Essex, England.^2,5 He died in September 1987 in Brentwood, Essex, England, aged 85.^2,6

     Gwendoline Margaret West was born in 1928 in Stepney, London, England.¹ She was the daughter of William Walter West and Ellen Greathead. She married Leonard Arthur Cooke in 1947 in Romford, Essex, England.^2,3 Family stories believe Ronald and June were the children of Ronald Campion not Leonard.⁴ She married Ronald A Campion in 1956 in Romford, Essex, England, I am informed that this she was not divorced from Leonard. She was later sent to prison for bigamy.^5,4 She died in 1970.⁶

     Robert Albert Baldwin was born on 9 July 1907 in London, England.³ He was the son of Ernest Albert Baldwin.² He was a labourer in 1929. He married Margaret Greathead, daughter of Thomas Henry Greathead and Susan Amelia Taplin, on 4 August 1929 in St Thomas Church, Stepney, London, England, The ceremony was witnessed by M Ernest Baldwin and Kathleen Greathead (is this sister Catherine?).¹ His wife Margaret died on 23 July 1972 in Auckland, New Zealand, aged 65 Maggie was described by her daughter as a seamstress and had working when in England in Dagenham and worked at Hector Powell Tayloring Company.³ He died on 9 November 1992 in Auckland, New Zealand, aged 85.³ His body was cremated A plaque has been placed on the wall of rememberance in Snapper Rock, Albury, Auckland, New Zealand.³

     William Ferris was born on 18 July 1888 in New York, USA.^2,4,5 He was the son of William Ferris and Sarah Jane Cosgrave.³ In the census of 31 March 1901 in 54 Darby Street, Bolton, Lancashire, England, he was listed as the step son of Robert Greathead.⁶ He married Sarah Ballard, daughter of Edward Ballard and Susanna Simpson, on 4 March 1908 in Register Office, Bolton, Lancashire, England, by certificate. The ceremony was witnessed by Henry Jones and Ellen Ballard. William gave his address as 2 Bradford Park, Bolton and was working as a machine minder in the Bleachworks. Sarah gave her address as 109 Leicester Street, Bolton and was working as a cotton reeler. Both of them were aged nineteen.^7,8 In the census of 2 April 1911 in 3 Flear Bottom, Bolton, Lancashire, England, he was listed as the step son of Robert Greathead William was a general labourer at the paper mill, living with his wife and son in his step father's home.⁹ William, Sarah and their two children Eugene and William travelled aboard SS Corsican of the Allan Line Steamship Co. Ltd leaving Liverpool on 27 June 1913 bound for Quebec in Canada. William was listed as GF Ferris but I am pretty sure it is William. He confirms this on his naturalization papers.¹⁰ William signed his attestation papers on 28 November 1914 in Regiment 1623. He stated he was married to Sarah, his address was 102 McNab Street, N Hamilton and his trade was a teamster. He was five foot five inches tall, had a chest measurement of 36.5 inches, a dark complexion, blue eyes and hard brown hair. He served overseas with the Fifth Field Ambulance Corps and was a life member of the Canadian Legion Branch 58.^5,4 William was at Vimy and was in the military during 1915 through to 1918, he came home in 1919. Due to his position in the military, that of a stretcher bearer with the 5th Field Ambulance, he sustained shoulder damage and according to the records, atrophy of muscles of left arm, this left William with limited use of his left arm. He also had orbital cellulitis which was a very bad eye infection, which developed an ulcer and his vision was impaired after this. He had surgery and this left the eye lid droopy and the eye looking towards the left.⁴ His wife Sarah died on 4 February 1933 in General Hospital, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, aged 44 from a lung infection. Her usual address was 133 Barons Avenue.¹¹ He married Lilly Grainge Darby on 21 April 1950 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Lilly was listed as Lilly Grainge on his naturalisation papers.^12,13 William was listed as a caretaker aged 69, five foot five inches tall, dark greying hair, fair complexion and bue eyes (although later in the same document his eyes are described as brown) on his naturalisation papers submitted on 14 February 1958. He applied stating he was a british subject, which was disputed by the officials as he was born in New York. He was eventually granted 6 January 1959.¹² William and Lilly were living at 133 Barons Avenue North, Hamilton, Ontario.¹² He died on 28 May 1966 in St Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, aged 77 His usual address was 133 Barons Avenue North.⁴ An obituary appeared in the newspaper, The Hamilton Spectator on 30 May 1966. It said: Ferris, William--At St. Joseph's Hospital on Saturday, May 28, 1966, William Ferris, 133 Barons Avenue North, in his seventy-eighth year, beloved husband of Lily Grainge, dear father of Eugene of Paris, William, Alfred, Mrs. Cyril Turnbull (Eileen), Mrs. James Butler (Grace), Mrs. Sam McGahey (Marie), all of Hamilton, Mrs. Stan Galuska (Norah) of Brantford and Mrs. Ernie Collins (Margaret) of Toronto, step-father of John Darby, England, Wilfred of Burlington, and Christopher, Mrs. John Bellingham, both of Hamilton; brother of Louis Greathead, Dundas. Also surviving are 44 grandchildren and seven great-grand children. Mr. Ferris served overseas with the Fifth Field Ambulance Corps, 1914-18 War, and was a life member of the Canadian Legion Branch 58. Resting at the L.G. Wallace Funeral Home, 151 Ottawa Street North, until Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. Then to Holy Family Church for Requiem Mass at 10a.m. Interment in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Recitation of the Rosary Monday evening at 8:30 p.m.⁴ He was buried on 31 May 1966 in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, after a Requiem mass at the Holy Family Church.⁴

     Joan West was the daughter of William Walter West and Ellen Greathead.¹

     Joyce K L West was born in 1929 in Stepney, London, England.² She was the daughter of William Walter West and Ellen Greathead.¹ She died before 2004.¹

     Ann Oliver was born about 1869. She married John Josiah Greathead, son of John Greathead and Harriet Bolstridge.¹ She died in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, between giving birth on 7 June to Alfred and his registration by his grandmother on 22 July 1897.²

     Henry Hughes was born about 1876 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.¹ He married Amy Greathead, daughter of John Greathead and Harriet Bolstridge, in 1902.^2,3 The family lived in Birmingham for most of their lives. As children in Fazely Street (around the corner from Gibb Street) then around Summer Lane (in the Aston area of Birmingham) and eventually in Conybere Street in the Highgate area of the city.³ Henry was listed as head of household in the census of 2 April 1911 in 61 Regent Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, Harry was an electro plate polisher living with his wife and children. His niece Harriet was boarding with the family in their three roomed home.⁴ Henry was blinded in the First World war after being captured and hit on the head with a rifle butt by a German soldier.³ He died about 1940.³

     Susan Amelia Taplin was born in 1884.⁴ She was the daughter of Richard Taplin.³ She married Henry Greathead, son of Henry Greathead and Margaret Skipp, on 25 December 1902 in St Peter, London Docks, St George in the East, London, England, after the banns were read. This Christmas day ceremony was witnessed by WJ and S Taplin. Susan a cloth tester signed her name with a X and gave her address as 130 Red Lion Street. Henry was a carman and gave his address as 46 Pennington Street.^5,2,6 In the census of 2 April 1911 in 3 Worcester Court, St George in the East, London, England, she was listed as the wife of Thomas Henry Greathead.⁷ She died in 1964 in Romford, Essex, England.⁸

     John Henry West died before December 1926.

     Ada Black was born about 1864 in Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Black. She married Charles Thorogood in 1884 in Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England. In the census of 5 April 1891 in Lodge, Waltham, Essex, England, she was listed as the cousin of John W Ball who was a domestic coachman, living with his wife Laura and their daughter Annie who was under a month old. Laura was born in Market Bosworth. Ada was listed as a widowed monthly nurse. Harriet Everitt was listed as a niece, single and working as a ladies maid and domestic servant.² She married William Greathead, son of Thomas Greathead and Elizabeth Smith, in 1895 in Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England, after the banns had been read on 6, 13 and 20 October. Ada was a widow when she marriage William.^3,4 In the census of 31 March 1901 she was listed as the wife of William Greathead.⁵ She died in 1927 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.⁶

     Albert Thorogood was born about 1884.¹ He was the son of Charles Thorogood and Ada Black. In the census of 5 April 1891 in Station Street, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England, he was listed as the grandson of Thomas Black Albert was a scholar and living with his Grandfather and Aunt. His widowed mother was living with her cousin.² In the census of 31 March 1901 in Lode Heath, Solihull, Warwickshire, England, he was listed as the step son of William Greathead Albert was a domestic coachman.³

     Walter Robert Green married Ann Sharp on 14 June 1886 in Arksey Parish Church, Arksey, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, Walter was a tailor. His scissors were engraved with his name and have been preserved and are in the hands of his great grandaughter.¹ He died in 1895.¹

     Grace Green was born about 1890 in Otley, Yorkshire, England.¹ She was the daughter of Walter Robert Green and Ann Sharp.¹ In the census of 31 March 1901 in 19 Hall Lane, Wortley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, she was listed as the daughter of Ann Greathead.¹

     Kathrine Greathead was born in 1868 in Coatham, Yorkshire, England.¹ She was the daughter of William Greathead and Elizabeth Dodsworth. In the census of 2 April 1871 in Long Row, Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, she was listed as the daughter of William Greathead.² In the census of 3 April 1881 in Long Row, Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, she was listed as the daughter of William Greathead Kathrine was a scholar.³ An unknown person was listed as the head of the family of on the census of 5 April 1891 in High Street, Northallerton, Yorkshire, England, Confectioners assistant staying with Aunt Esther ID 2403 Piece 4027 Page 6.⁴ In the census of 31 March 1901 in 43 Albermarle Court, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, she was listed as the niece of Esther Jane Greathead.⁵ In the census of 2 April 1911 in 43 Albemarle Crescent, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, she was listed as the niece of Esther Jane Greathead Jane was a lodging house keeper lving with her niece Katherine who was assisting her in the business. They had a lodger in their thirteen roomed house.⁶ She died in 1911 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England.⁷

     Edward Marston was born about 1838 in Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, Wales.¹ He was the son of ... Marston and Louisa ...¹ He married Alexandrina ... in 1860 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.^1,2 Edward was listed as the head of the family of on the census of 7 April 1861 in Hough Lane, Salford, Lancashire, England, Edward is described as a commercial traveller living with his new wife.³ His wife Alexandrina died on 1870 in Richmond, Yorkshire, England.⁴ In the census of 2 April 1871 he was listed as a visitor in the inn he was described as a commercial traveller.⁵ He married Lucy Eliza Greathead, daughter of William Greathead and Sarah Farnsworth, in 1873 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England.⁶ Edward was listed as the head of the family of on the census of 3 April 1881 in 120 Park Road, Elswick, Northumberland, England, Edward was a metal agent. he was living with his wife, daughter and widowed mother.⁷ Edward was listed as the head of the family of on the census of 5 April 1891 in Hughenden Villa, Longbenton, Northumberland, England, Edward was described as a hardware agent.⁸ He died in 1897 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Durham, England.^1,9

     Ernest Albert Baldwin was born in 1863.² He was a stevadore.¹ He died in 1965.²