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Abram Greenwood was born in 1816. In 1851 the family lived at Wood Lane, Sowerby near Halifax and Abram was an Agricultural Worker. In 1861 he was a farmer living at Upper Hullen Edge, Norland with his wife Hannah and their three children.
William (1842) David (1844) Grace (1849)
William was a Stoker, David was a Mechanic and Grace who was twelve years old was a Woollen Saver.
In 1868 David married Elizabeth Whitworth in Rochdale. Elizabeth was born in Spotland which is an area of Rochdale. In 1881 David and Elizabeth had moved to 123 St Stephen’s Street, Copley near Halifax. At this time they had five children.
John W (1869) Ann E (Annie) (1871). Natalia (1874) Fairburn (1876) Lilly E (1879)
David was employed as an Engine Smith at the Corn Mill. John was born in Spotland Lancashire but the other children had been born locally. Their sixth child Lucy Ellen Greenwood was born in 188I. In 1901 The Greenwood family was still living at St Stephen’s Street, Copley but John William had died on 11th September 1887 aged 18 and Fairburn died on 14th July 1905 aged 29
On 7th June 1910 Lucy Ellen, along with Alice Schofield, the sister of John Thomas Schofield of 103 Railway Terrace and Ellen Dilley (nee Davies the half sister of John Thomas Schofield) and her young son, sailed from Liverpool to Boston Massachusetts on the SS Saxonia.
John Thomas Schofield of 103 Railway Terrace, Copley had sailed for Boston on 17th April 1909.
The SS Saxonia was due to arrive in Boston on 26th June 1910. Lucy and John Thomas Schofield were married at Christ Church Fitchburg, Massachusetts on Monday 27th June 1910
John Thomas and Lucy Ellen travelled to Manitoba, Canada and had three General/Timber Stores. They had three children
Doris May 12.10.1911. Jack 3.3.1916. Allan 3.9.1919
Extracts from Wedding Ceremony booklet
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John Thomas died 16th June 1920 and soon after his death Doris and Jack were sent back to England alone to be looked after by relatives. Doris described how they had food for the train journey across Canada and labels on their coats. They were met at Liverpool but I understand the relatives had very little notice of their arrival and she told me how she remembered sitting on the quayside and officials speaking to them before their relatives arrived. Doris went to live with her Auntie Annie (sister of her mother Lucy Ellen) and her husband William Crowther. It was not an ideal arrangement as Annie and Willie were childless and did not particularly want children. Doris went to All Saints Church School, Skircoat Green, and was then apprenticed at Wadsworth, Furriers, Rawson Street, Halifax. She was an excellent Dressmaker. Jack went to live with the Shaw family in Copley. Lucy Ellen and Allan (now 16) returned to England in 1935 and Lucy Ellen married Uncle Willie on the morning of Doris’ wedding giving Lucy Ellen a home and Willie a housekeeper.
Doris married Hubert Bottomley on 8th June 1935 at St Stephens Church Copley.
They lived at 72 Gibraltar Avenue all their married life. They have two children
