Category Archives: Greene

It sometimes happens in family history research that, despite your best efforts, you somehow miss the obvious. Similarly, a sudden whim can lead you to evidence that you could kick yourself for not spotting before. As my recent posts have … Continue reading →

My recent exploration of the life of seventeenth-century mariner Joseph Greene alerted me to the possibility that there could be two men with the same name and the same occupation, living in the same parish at around the same time, … Continue reading →

I’m grateful to my American fellow-researcher Kori Lambert, who shares my interest in the Greene family of Stepney, for directing me to a record in the National Archives for Joseph Greene, a 17th-century mariner from Limehouse.  Although I have no … Continue reading →

My last few posts have reported on my efforts to identify William and Mary, the two grandchildren named in the will of my 8 x great grandfather, Captain William Greene of Ratcliffe (1626 – 1686). I’ve discovered a few families … Continue reading →

Continuing my search for the children and grandchildren of my 8 x great grandfather, Captain William Greene (1626 – 1686), I’ve come across another person who might be his son. Initially, I was interested in Thomas Greene simply because, like … Continue reading →

In the last few posts, I’ve been trying to identify the children and grandchildren of my 8 x great grandfather, Captain William Greene of Ratcliffe, Stepney, who died in 1686. The previous two posts have explored the lives of two … Continue reading →