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Betty Leaver who married James Kippax would appear to be the grand daughter of Betty Duerden (nee Greenwood), the sister of my 2X gt grandfather, John Greenwood :-

Descendants of Betty GREENWOOD

Generation No. 1

1. BETTY3 GREENWOOD (JOHN2, AMBROSE1) was born 23 Mar 1786 in Blackhouse Lane, Burnley. She married JOHN DUERDEN 07 Nov 1805 in St Peters Parish Church, Burnley, Lancs. He was born 21 Jul 1786 in Burnley, Lancs, and died 13 Jun 1849 in Holing Grove, Briercliffe.

Notes for BETTY GREENWOOD:
Non-Conformist Baptism Burial Registers - Transcribed (Colne Library - researched 27.2.2008)
Baptist Chapel, Colne
Baptisms 1776-1836

23.3.1786 Greenwood Betty John & Rebecca Blackhouse Lane, Burnley

More About BETTY GREENWOOD:
Christening: Baptist Chapel, Colne

Notes for JOHN DUERDEN:
Non-Conformist Baptism Burial Registers - Transcribed (Colne Library - researched 7.3.2008)
Baptist Chapel, Colne
Baptisms 1776-1836

21.7.1786 Duerden John John & Mary Burnley


More About JOHN DUERDEN:
Burial: Aft. 13 Jun 1849, Haggate Baptist Chapel, Briercliffe, Lancs

Marriage Notes for BETTY GREENWOOD and JOHN DUERDEN:

Colne Library - 7.3.2008
'North East Lancashire Pedigrees' originating in the office of Caleb Howarth (1796-1879), family tree 89, shows Betty Greenwood = John Duerden and her daughter Betty Duerden = William Leaver.

Burnley Library - 10.3.2008
Marriage (Lead for this date IGI Individual Record)
St Peters Parish Church, Burnley, Lancs
Marriages May 1754-Dec 1811 PR3027/1/42 Sep1789-Dec1811

No. 1209
7.11.1805
John Dearden(sic)of this Chaplency & Betty Greenwood of the same were married in this chapel by Banns this Seventh day of November in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and five by me J. Raws Assis. Curate
This marriage solemised between us John Dearden (Mark) and Betty Greenwood (Mark)


Children of BETTY GREENWOOD and JOHN DUERDEN are:
i.JOHN4 DUERDEN, b. 10 May 1806, Blackhouse in Briercliffe.

Notes for JOHN DUERDEN:
Haggate Baptist Chapel Births 1762-1821 (Burnley Library - researched 10.3.2008)

10 May 1806 John John & Betty Deardin(sic) Blackhouse in B.
See copy of page 15. in scrap book

ii.BETTY DUERDEN, b. 25 Jul 1807, Blackhouse Lane in Briercliffe; m. WILLIAM LEAVER, 15 Feb 1830, St Peters Parish Church, Burnley, Lancs; b. Abt. 1811, Marsden or Briercliffe.

Notes for BETTY DUERDEN:
Haggate Baptist Chapel Births 1762-1821 (Burnley Library - researched 10.3.2008)

25.7.1807 Betty John & Betty Deardin Blackhouselane in Briercliffe

Marriage Notes for BETTY DUERDEN and WILLIAM LEAVER:
Much more about this marriage and their children in earlier postings.

I trust this will be of some use, especially to Gloria, who asked for more information on Betty Leaver. I have a copy of the family tree 89 referred to above if required.