greenop family

[bobgraham]

Anybody working on the Greenops in the Grasmere, Langdale area?
bob

[corinnelisa]

Bob

I have Greenops in my family tree. Specifically John born 1818 in Langdale who was a labourer at the gunpowder works. He was married to Mary Kirkby who was something like me GGG aunt i think! They had 12 children.
Do you need to know anything in particular?
Corinne

[bobgraham]

Was he the John that was blown up with Irwin the fiddler?
What I'm specifically looking for is a link between the Langdale Greenops and either the Whitehaven or Warton near Lancaster ones.
bob

[corinnelisa]

I have no idea if he was or not. Who was Irwin the fiddler? I havent any from the Whitehaven or Warton areas. all mine are Langdale, Hawkshead and Grasmere areas.

[bobgraham]

William Irwin was a famous lakeland fiddler.
Full article is at
http://www.harbourtownrecords.com/boatirwin.htm
The Greenops and the Irwins are so intertwined that there is a whole family of Irwin Greenops from about 1846.
You can find my lot at
http://gw0.geneanet.org/bobgraham
and if that doesn't work (its been playing up recently), find geneanet on your browser, search for "graham" and "workington" and my bit should be first up.
Is it possible to see your lot anywhere/
I forgot - paternal grandmother was a whitehaven Greenop.
bob

[corinnelisa]

My tree at the mo is on Genes Reunited or ancestry.

[paranoidpete]

my wife is trying to do her family tree she got back as far as john greenop 1818,
he is her gr,gr,gr,grand father.
please could you help us get more information

[bobgraham]

Sorry Pete but I've sent you a private message with a possible lead on it - it contains someones addy so can't post here.
bob

[paranoidpete]

thanks will email him