New member of my family tree

This proud Nanny just wants to boast. My new grandchild was born yesterday. Harry Charlie was born in the Royal Surrey Hospital in Guildford and his proud big sister Jessica went to visit him and was delighted to receive a Nemo from him and a card. She also gave him a welcome present. It was lovely seeing the family together and I look forward to many happy days watching him grow.

He will grow up with his sister knowing the other grandchildren Abigail, Camilla, Maxwell and Darcey. He also has two cousins Matthew and Nicholas and a host of Uncles, Aunts and Grandparents to love him

Welcome Harry to our tree

Another variant discovered

Going through as you do some genelogical websites I have discovered and managed to verify that I have found another variant. Gratehead is the one. If you discover any not on the website do let me know please. By next month I will attempt to have included all I have found

Great Ormond Street Hospital records

Reading my Ancestors magazine tonight I read about the Great Ormond Street Hospital records and, as you do, searched for Greathead and was most surprised and delighted to find Louisa Annie Greathead After a bit more digging I discovered she had quite a sad start in life. She was the daughter of Charles Greathead and Mary Ann Priscilla Grishow. They had three daughters and when in 1864 their son was born Mary died in childbirth.

Charles emigrated to Australia in 1866 to join his father's business. Charles was a tailor, he seems to have left behind his daughters Emily aged 12, Celia aged 10 and Louisa Annie aged 9. The little girls went into the workhouse. Did he plan to send for them later? He remarried in Australia and had two more children both of who died in infancy and he died himself in 1877

Louisa Annie was admitted by Dr Gee on 29 March 1867 into Great Ormond Street Hospital. She had previously suffered from scarlet fever. She stayed for 70 days having been admitted with Chorea, which was abnormal involuntary movement disorder. She was aged 11 years 6 months. When discharged she was declared to be cured. Her address was given as 82 St John's Road, Islington which was the Islington workhouse

Canadian Greatheads

I have been going through Ancestry for all Greathead Canadian entries, looking at births, marriages and deaths, census returns, WW1 papers. Gosh there are more entries than last I looked. All details will appear on the website on the next update due 28 February

Greathead Forenames

Often searching for people with Greathead, Greethead, Greated, Greathed or Greatheed as a forename, probably not the first but as one can help to link families. However it can also create many headaches.

Having been through Ancestry births I have found many new possible relatives, those identifies will be added to the website on 28 February at the next update