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page amended
14 Jan 2000

The Greensitt family

We are currently researching this family and as such, some of the dates and relationships given are only guidelines that have not yet been confirmed.

We believe that the family comes from the Newcastle area of Northumberland, England.

Thomas Greensitt (abt. 1790 - ?) ** new information 23 Dec 1999 ** (descendants list)
.Richard Howey Greensitt (1825 - ?) ** new information 24 Nov 1999 **
..John Greensitt (1856 - ?) ** new information 19 Nov 1999 **
...Richard Howey Greensitt (1878 - ?) ** new information 23 Nov 1999 **
....Mabel Greensitt (1907 - 1971)

We know of connections with the following families:

We also think that there are probably connections with the following families:

Pile (Pyle)
Price

All of these families have strong connections with the Newcastle area in the 1700's and 1800's.

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Thomas Greensitt

parents:
Thomas Greensitt b: abt 1790 m: abt 1809 d: before 1845
+ Mary Ann Howey b: 4 August 1793

children:
Eliza Greensitt b: 6 September 1818

Mary Ann Greensitt b: 16 July 1820

Thomas Elliot Greensitt b: 19 April 1822

Jane Greensitt b: 18 December 1823

Richard Howey Greensitt b: 28 July 1825 m: 21 April 1845 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland
+ Jane Bright b: 21 November 1824

Byker village (11,776 bytes) Thomas Greensitt was a sailing master who died before his son Richard's wedding to Jane Bright in 1845. In the parish records for the christening of their five children, Thomas gave his occupation as 'Master in the Royal Navy'. Between 1820 and 1825 we know that the family lived in Byker Bar, Newcastle. Byker is the area to the east of All Saints in Newcastle.

Richard Howey Greensitt birth register entry:

Masters were the ealiest warrant officiers in the navy to rise in both social and professional standing. In 1808, they were officially recognised as 'Warrant Officers of Commissioned Rank'. This meant that from this time onwards they were accepted amongst the wardroom officers. In the nineteenth century, this was considered the social test of gentility! Thomas Greensitt would therefore have had considerable social standing at the time of his marriage in 1809.

Mary Ann Howey was christened at All Saints Parish Church, Newcastle on 4 August 1793 and her parents were George and Mary Howey. George Howey was a labourer at the time of her christening but was a yeoman at the christening of his first son Richard in 1805. Mary Ann Howey had four sisters (one died as an infant in 1801/2) and two brothers. On the christening entry for her brother George, her mother's maiden name was given as Greensitt. This christening entry also gave George's grandfather's name and occupation. His grandfather's name was Richard Greensitt and he was initially a waggon-wright but then later a wine merchant in Chester le Street.

sources:
13 Nov 1999 - marriage certificate
18 Nov 1999 - 1881 census index
24 Nov 1999 - 1818 - 1825 baptism entries All Saints, Newcastle
8 Dec 1999 - 1780 - 1800 baptism entries All Saints, Newcastle
15 Dec 1999 - 1800 - 1810 baptism entries All Saints, Newcastle
16 Dec 1999 - 1800 - 1810 baptism entries All Saints, Newcastle

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Richard Howey Greensitt (28 July 1825 - unknown)

parents:
Richard Howey Greensitt b: 28 July 1825 m: 21 April 1845 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland
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Jane Bright b: 21 November 1824

children:
Jane Greensitt b: 1851

John Greensitt b: abt 1856
+ Sarah J. b: 1858

Isabella B. Greensitt b: 1859

Elizabeth Greensitt b: 1861

Richard H. Greensitt b: 1864

Both Richard and Jane were living in Tyne Street, Newcastle on their wedding day. According to their marriage certificate, they were both minors. This means they were under 21 and needed their parents permission to marry.

Richard Greensitt was a shipwright when he married Jane at All Saints Parish Church, Newcastle on 21 April 1845. He was still a shipwright on census day 1881.

Jane Bright's father Thomas was a Glassmaker at the time of her marriage.

Richard and Jane's marriage register entry:

In 1881, the Greensitt family were living in the parish of Bonwell at 236, Tyne Street, Newcastle upon Tyne.
This house in Tyne Street had at that time the name 'Boat Landing'.
On census day 1881, the following members of the family were living in the house:

Richard Greensitt - age 55 (head)
Jane Greensitt - age 57 (wife)
Jane Greensitt - age 29 (daughter -unmarried)
Isabella B. Greensitt - age 21 (daughter)
Elizabeth Greensitt - age 19 (daughter)
Richard H. Greensitt - age 16 (son)

The Bright family were not living in Type Street in 1881.

sources:
13 Nov 1999 - marriage certificate
18 Nov 1999 - 1881 census record for Tyne Street
24 Nov 1999 - 1824 - 1825 baptism entries All Saints, Newcastle

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