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Does anyone know a good site where one can discover others that may be researching the same families? I am looking for GREENWOOD family researchers.

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The message boards are the obvious places Glenys. Rootsweb and ancestry.com are the main ones I think. There is also the Genesreunited site. If you add your file then it gives you 'hotmatches' once a fortnight. These may or may not prove to be accurate. I have more misses than hits with that site but it can be useful.

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Mel

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Yes Thanks Mel I've tried those but no luck so far. There doesn't seem to be anyone else searching for my Greenwoods at the moment.
Patience!

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The hawk flys round and round, the sky is so blue. I think I can hear the old bell ringing like I rang it to call them home ... Oh I was young then, and I walked in my body like a Queen

Glenys
Have you tried this site,I came across it whilst I was browsing?: it may help with your Greenwood search.
David
http://www.surnamedb.com/

Glenys
There is a chap searching Greenwood on this link.
http://www.fhsc.org.uk/fhsc/dkdirectory.htm#D
David

Glenys
Another site for you.

http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/

David

Glenys
Are any of your Greenwoods from the Earby/ Barlick area? My son's partner's mother is from the Greenwood line & says they've lived there for several generations. I know she has an interest in family history but hasn't done much about it up to yet. If you think there's anything she might help with I could always ask her.

Portia,, thankyou for your reply. My Greenwoods are from the Great Marsden (Nelson) area. Mother: Betty, Son: Jonathan and Daughter: Sarah.
Glenys

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The hawk flys round and round, the sky is so blue. I think I can hear the old bell ringing like I rang it to call them home ... Oh I was young then, and I walked in my body like a Queen

Will ask her when I speak to her later in the week.

David, thankyou so much for the sites you posted here. I had a look but so far nothing on my particular Greenwood Family. I appreciate you posting the links though.
Glenys

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The hawk flys round and round, the sky is so blue. I think I can hear the old bell ringing like I rang it to call them home ... Oh I was young then, and I walked in my body like a Queen

Will keep looking ,more than one way of skinning a cat.
Kind regards
David

Glenys
What years have you got for Betty, Jonathan & Sarah?

http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk/Gra ... nwood4.htm

This one of yours Glenys,its a new photo just added from Haggate ?

David

Hi Portia, the dates I have are following:

Betty Greenwood Est birth Year 1802 born Marsden Lancs

Janathan (Jonathan) Greenwood Son Est birth Year 1824 born Marsden Lancs

Sarah Greenwood Daughter Est birth Year 1832 born Marsden Lancs

I have them on the 1841 at Pinfould where there is also a HenryGreenwood. He is 20 years old and presumably a Son. Betty is 40, Jonathan ? and Sarah 9.
Betty is a cotton weaver but the 1841 shows no 'condition'. Presumably she is Widowed.

On 1851 there is a condition column and Betty is 'W'

Glenys

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The hawk flys round and round, the sky is so blue. I think I can hear the old bell ringing like I rang it to call them home ... Oh I was young then, and I walked in my body like a Queen

David, Yes I saw that grave ...I can't see any connections yet! The Greenwoods were and are many!

Thanks for looking though
Glenys

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The hawk flys round and round, the sky is so blue. I think I can hear the old bell ringing like I rang it to call them home ... Oh I was young then, and I walked in my body like a Queen