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you are, or were a Greathead, related to a Greathead, enjoy
one of the variants Gratehead, Greatheed, Greathed, Greethead, Grethed,
Greated or just interested in the family I hope you find items of
interest within these pages. One day maybe I will
discover that we are all related. Do have fun
exploring the following pages and let me know what you
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The
surname GREATHEAD seems to mean just that; someone
with a remarkably large head, in the real or perhaps colloquial sense, or
maybe they enjoyed rather a large ego. I like to think maybe the
large head contains brains used to achieve whatever we choose to do. It
corresponds to the French Grossête and the German Groeskopf.
I have
registered this study with the Guild
of One-Name Studies. Membership number 3994.
Can
YOU help me? I would love to hear from you. Do look at my
brickwalls. Can YOU resolve any of my
Challenges? |
My
maiden name was GREATHEAD and I am attempting a One-Name Study on the name
of GREATHEAD. This will include eventually everyone who enjoyed the name
by birth, adoption, marriage or by choice, both living and dead.
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Malcolm
II King of Scotland in 1056 had a surname of Canmore, which translates as Greathead.
Robert
Grosseteste the Bishop of Lincoln is believed to be related.
He was a Statesman, scholar and theologian 1175 - 1253
The
name Greathead appears in London and Whitby, in the 14th
and 15th Century.
Johnis Gretheede de
Batley 1576
John, Joshua and Joshua
Jnr Greathead appear in the hearth tax lists in 1666 in Morley area
of Yorkshire
Joshua was involved in the
Farnley Wood Plot
See
more details Can you find where
they fit into the Greathead story?
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