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Owen John Greensmith

Owen John Greensmith
Born: 1856 Thorpe
Died: 1940 Burton-on-Trent
Father
Francis Richard Greensmith 1816-1888
Mother
Ann Long 1818-1873
Siblings
Thomas William Greensmith 1848-1920
Ann Eliza Greensmith 1849-
Frank Richard Greensmith 1852-1903
Arthur Ralph Greensmith 1854-1933
Goodwin Greensmith 1857-1923
Spouse
Hannah Cotton
Children
Olive Greensmith 1889-
Grace Thomasine Greensmith 1891-
Owen Phillip Greensmith 1895-

Owen John Greensmith was born at Thorpe in Derbyshire in 1856, the son of Francis Richard Greensmith 1816-1888 and his wife nee Ann Long.

He was a bank clerk living in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire. In 1887 he married Hannah Cotton at Burton-on-Trent. She was born in 1864 at Stretton in Staffordshire. They had the following children:

Olive Greensmith. She was born in 1889.
Grace Thomasine Greensmith. She was born in 1891.
Owen Phillip Greensmith. He was born in 1895.

Owen John Greensmith died in 1940 aged 84 years.