Brief Life History of Benjamin
When Benjamin Greenahalgh was born about 1852, in Bolton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Greenhalgh, was 46 and his mother, Mary Roscoe, was 38. He married Ellen Cubbin on 24 May 1872, in St James The Apostle's Church, Bolton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. He lived in Little Bolton All Saints, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1861.
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- Benjamin Greenalgh in household of Joseph Greenalgh, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Benjamin Greenhalgh, "England, Manchester, Parish Registers, 1603-1910"
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1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1859 · Lancashire Rifle Volunteers
The Lancashire Rifle Volunteers started in the eighteenth century. Those that fought in the militia were selected by ballot. They were formed because of threat due to the Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic War.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): habitational name from either of two places in Lancashire called Greenhalgh, from Old English grēne ‘green’ + holh ‘hollow’. Compare Greener .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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