John Greenshields

Brief Life History of John

When John Greenshields was born from 10 December 1679 to 1683, in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, his father, Robert Greenshields, was 28 and his mother, Elizabeth Muir, was 18. He married Marion LEAN in 1694, in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1695. He died on 15 December 1734, in Libberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Family Time Line

John Greenshields
1679–1734
Jannet Inglis
1683–1774
Marriage: 16 May 1706
Thomas Greenshields
1698–1793
James Greenshields
1710–
James Greenshields
1701–
Jannet Greenshields
1703–
William Greenshields
1705–
Robert Greenshields
1709–1713
John Greenshields
1710–1793
Marion Greenshields
1710–
Robert Greenshields
1713–
Mary Inglis Greenshields
1719–1765
Elizabeth Greenshields
1725–
William Greenshields
1730–

Sources (26)

  • John Greenshilds & Jonet Ingles, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
  • John Greenshiells in entry for Jannet Greenshiells, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • John Greenshilds & Jonet Ingles, "Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910"

Name Meaning

Scottish (Lanarkshire and Ayrshire): habitational name from Greenshields in the parish of Liberton, Lanarkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Story Highlight

John Greenshields (1680) - from "Descendants of Robert Greenshields and Elizabeth 'Bessie' Muir" - by Garry W Greenshields

John was born in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland Abt 1680. He married Marion Greenshields in Scotland, Before 1695. At 15 years of age John became the father of Marion Greenshields in Douglas, Lanark …

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