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George Greenwood

Male 1891 -


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  1. 1.  George Greenwood was born on 19 May 1891 in Blackburn (son of Thomas Lamb and Thomasine Holme, son of George Greenwood and Sarah Alice Halstead).

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Crane driver


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  George Greenwood was born in 1869 in Blackburn; died about May 1917 in Blackburn.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Weaver, striker, carter

    George married Sarah Alice Halstead on 25 Dec 1889 in Christ Church, Blackburn. Sarah was born in 1868 in Blackburn. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Sarah Alice Halstead was born in 1868 in Blackburn.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Public house landlady

    Notes:

    Widowed landlady/licencee of public beer house in Grimshaw Park, Blackburn in 1921 and 1939 censuses - apparently known as the Who Would O' Thowt It.
    A 'Looking Back' item in Clogs & Gansey, the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Society newsletter (No 57, Autumn 2023) says the pub's name may have come from a Director of Dutton's Brewery who, looking for new sites, called at a clogger's shop in Park Road, Blackburn. The clogger was somewhat disgruntled because he sold under-the-counter ale, to which the Director replied 'Who would o' thowt it?'

    Children:
    1. Kenneth Thompson was born on 10 Mar 1927 in Blackburn.
    2. 1. George Greenwood was born on 19 May 1891 in Blackburn.
    3. Annie Greenwood was born on 13 Jul 1897 in Blackburn.
    4. Eva Thompson was born on 17 Sep 1930 in Blackburn.



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