When William Greenhalgh was born on 8 October 1676, in Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Sir Thomas Greenhalgh, Esq. 13th of Brandlesome, was 43 and his mother, Elizabeth Bridgeman, was 28. He married Anne Holden on 29 April 1701, in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died in 1750, in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 74.
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The Glorious Revolution brought the downfall of Catholic King James II and the reign of his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange.
The South Sea Bubble Bill was passed by the House of Lords in 1720. This allowed the South Sea company to monopolize trade with South America. The company underwrote the English National Debt which promised 5% interest from the government. As shares rose exponentially, many companies were created and many fortunes were made. The stocks crashed and many people lost their money which caused them to become destitute overnight and suicide was common. Robert Walpole took charge of the South Sea Bubble Financial Crisis by dividing the national debt between the Bank of England, the Treasury, and the Sinking Fund.
English (Lancashire): habitational name from either of two places in Lancashire called Greenhalgh, from Old English grēne ‘green’ + holh ‘hollow’. Compare Greener .
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