Bleazard Family Tree

Margaret Greenwood (1811 - 1894)

 
Margaret
Greenwood
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Joseph
Wood
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James
Wood
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Betty
Wood
 
Margaret
Greenwood
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Tempest
Slinger
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No known
children
 


Margaret Greenwood was born around 1811 in Little Bowland, Lancashire.

Margaret married Joseph Wood on Tuesday 17 April 1838 in Whitewell, Lancashire.

She had the following children from her marriage to Joseph Wood:

- James Wood

born around 1845 in Slaidburn, Yorkshire.

- Betty Wood

born around 1849.

Margaret's second marriage was to Tempest Slinger in 1856.

Margaret died when she was 82 years old, on Sunday 22 April 1894.  

She was buried in 1894 in St Andrews Church, Slaidburn.

Her gravestone has the following inscription:

In Loving Memory of

Tempest Slinger
Late of Ellerbeck Hall
Who died Feb 27th 1890
Aged 76 years

And of Margaret
His Wife
Who died April 22nd 1894
Aged 82 years

A photograph of the gravestone and Ellerbeck Hall can be seen on the Pictures page (see 'Pictures' link above).

Notes - Sources of information:
1. See 1861 Census.
2. See 1881 Census.
3. See 1891 Census.
4. Year of marriage (June qtr) provided by Jean Farrow.

Parish Registers:
Details.

Census Data:

Year Address
1861 Wood House Hall, Slaidburn, Yorkshire.
1881 Woodhouse Hall, Slaidburn, Yorkshire.
1891 Gold Hill, Slaidburn, Yorkshire.