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I have worked on wills and attempted to transcribe some more to gain some further knowledge on relationships.  This month's brickwall uses some of this data

One name studies include many related names and I have added much data on the Coopers.  I had help but attempted to confirm information provided with GRO or census source data

Next update due 31 January 2008

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Next update due 31 December 2007

I have managed to complete the collection of information from the Wills index at First Avenue and added data for all those I can match up

Spelling mistakes corrected, more names added to the Rogues gallery.  Some general tidying up and lots of lovely correspondence with many like minded people

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Next update due 30 November 2007

The records of my mother in law and Nana have taken quite some time and are more fully documented

Australian newspaper articles about Alan William Greathead, Arthur Albert Greathead, Margaret Hill Greathead and Helen Greethead the second wife of Keith Charles Greethead gave more personal information.

A copy of the birth entry for Ruth Darwin Rowley who in 1888 married Robert Greathead helped to confirm her records

A fellow GOON requested some wills for her mother to transcribe.  I was delighted and sent her several and a few weeks later they were returned.  I sent my thanks and a small cheque to say than you.  Much information was gleaned from these wills and is now included on the website.  I must watch out incase the offer is repeated!!

Next update due 31 October 2007

Next update due 30 September 2007

I was sent copies of James Frederick Greathead known as Leotard Bosco's four page burial card and also a copy of the Oath of Burgess for Robert Greethead dated 1812

More details have been added about the family of Alfred Louis and Rose Emma (née Hurd) Greathead.

Next update due 31 August 2007

This last week however I have been identifying death and subsequent birth dates of many of my Greathead ladies who have married out of the Greathead family, using the website www.findmypast.co.uk.  These will appear on the new narratives section.

Hopefully next month I will get back to following our great name and where it leads.

Next update 31 July 2007

The death of my third cousin Bob Lamb who died very recently aged 62 . Bob was the son of Norman and Dorothy Lamb.

Lots of ideas developed from the lectures at the "Who do you think you are? National History show" in Olympia earlier this month

Next update 30 June 2007

This month I have increased my knowledge on Lyndon and Agnes Greathead.  Also the Greated branch

I have added data I discovered from the London Gazette, see my blog for details

I have met and am gathering additional friends related to the Greatheads

Next update 31 May 2007

I have some wonderful anecdotes sent to me and I have added them, stories about late night listening to Dad playing his banjo in the pub

A visit to the LMA where I found the will of James Greated and James Percy Beresford Greathead

Some corrections have been very kindly sent.  It is difficult to always get the true story and I appreciate when immediate family enlighten me.  Thank you.

Kim has sent me pictures of the graves of  George and Dorothy and their family from Greytown cemetery in New Zealand

Mary so kindly sent me pictures of Greathead Road in Bundaberg.  She is hoping to send a photograph of Penhillvale, the original Greathead home

Next update 30 April 2007

More mysteries uncovered !!!!

I have a copy of her marriage certificate to William Greathead in 1852 where she was described as a spinster

On the birth certificate of her first son Thomas in 1853 she describes herself as Sarah Greathead formerly Brown

On the birth certificate of her following sons Peter in 1855, William in 1858 and George in 1861 she describes herself as Sarah Greathead formerly Brown late Taylor

On the 1851 census Sarah can be found with her parents Peter and Isabella (née Baker) Brown and is listed as single.  Had she married before this date and the family were covering up.  Maybe it was a short marriage and her husband died?

I searched long and hard for a possible marriage of Sarah to a Mr Taylor.  I found what may be the marriage on 18 December 1847.  Sarah Brown aged 21 married James Taylor in Stanhope.  Sarah's father was Peter Brown a labourer.  The witnesses are not family members 

I then searched for a possible death of James Taylor prior to 1851.  I identified four candidates 1848/Q1 Darlington 24-36, 1849/Q3 Auckland 24-12, 1850/Q1 Auckland 24-7 or 1850/Q3 Houghton le Spring 24-115 and bought their death certificates.  None of these were the correct James Taylor.

Anyone any ideas?

I have had fantastic help from Joan who introduced me to Mary Greathead who married John Rogers in 1813. I have discovered her parents were probably Joseph and Esther Greathead. Together we have been finding out more about he family.  Joan has a wealth of information and I have added a few gems.  What a tangled family!

Joan also identified one of my unknown photographs number 10. She also had a copy.  Now she and the owner of the original photograph are communicating to try to find out more.  I can hardly wait to here what they find out

Details on Edith Ada née Greathead and Thomas Kennedy's children

Jennifer has sent me more details about Robert Greathead and Sarah Jane Ferris. We discovered that Sarah was a widow when she married Robert.

Next update 31 March 2007

This month I have spent time finding and adding more source notes especially census returns and GRO indexes.  In doing this I may just have made a chink in my personal brickwall.  See blog for details.

I have made contact with the family of Gerald Ernest Greathead  and am hoping or some pictures.

Bracknell FHF was fun and I met some lovely people

Next update due 28 February 2007

May I wish you all a very happy new year and may you have health, wealth and happiness.  

Do write to me

Come to the Bracknell FHF on 28 January.  I will be on the GOONS stand.  Please introduce yourself

December 2006 started excitedly for me with the birth of my granddaughter Jessica  another to add to my personal database.

Then I received a photograph of Alfred Louis Greathead and his parents Robert and Sarah which has opened he questions about this family.  Sarah seems to have been born in Ireland and had a son in USA.  However she married Robert ten years later in Bolton, England and had another son with him shortly afterwards.  Between 1901 and 1917 when Robert died they emigrated to Canada.  Louis as he was known married in Canada and had 10 children. 

More photographs arrived of Hannah Greathead's grandchildren Hilda, Beatrice and Harry with some more information about the family

Information about Dorothea Greathead's parents in law and their family arrived and is included.  As usual I followed up this by searching the UK census sheets

I received a copy of the death notice of Margaret (née Bilsand) that appeared in the Telegraph newspaper. I had found her death on a website but how wonderful to "see" the actual notice.  This article gave a fantastic amount of details of her family about which I knew very little.  Sadly as they lived in Australia it is difficult to follow this up.

These are the main items that have changed but as usual I have checked many sources and added GRO and census source details where not known or found before.

I constantly try to check source data.

I have also updated many of the individual information pages, look around maybe there is something of interest to YOU?

Next update due 31 January 2007