Charles William Greenwood, married Johanna "Annie" O'Brien

[matthewj64]

Have found these on microfilm

Charles GREENWOOD married Elspeth Gellie SIMPER (30y, home duties, spinster)
25 Apr 1918, St Davids Cathedral Hobart

Details for Charles
Age 50y, soldier
Widower, wife died 1916, 3 children living
Born Yorkshire, England
Father -- Greenwood, Captain
Mother Annie Greenwood nee Freebody


Charles GREENWOOD married Laura Beryl Louisa SATTLER (27y, home duties, spinster)
9 Feb 1927, Chalmers Church Hobart

Details for Charles
Age 43y, Billiard (Maker or Marker?)
Widower, wife died 1922, 2 children living
Born Leeds, Yorkshire
Father Herbert Greenwood, Captain Navy, deceased
Mother Annie Greenwood nee Annie Kindly

[sparrett]

https://linctas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/

Elspeth's  surname at birth was SEMPER. DOB 22/7/1886. At Hobart 
Father William
Mother Sarah Jane DEAKES

Laura Beryl Louise SATTLER DOB 16/4/1899. At Victoria-Huon
Father John George
Mother Lucy BUTTERWORTH

Sue

[sparrett]

It is interesting that his AIF enlistment mentions wife Alice, interned in Germany. I doubt this is the same Alice that he had divorced a few years prior, so this means that he may well have married up to six times throughout his life. I would love to find a marriage or death certificate from Tasmania, however it seems that newspaper announcements are about as good as it gets. Oh well, I will have to hunt down more children in Tasmania now.

Thanks a lot everyone!

Charles then went on to marry Alice Jane Clotz in 1905. Newspaper articles indicate that their marriage was awful, with Charles neglecting Alice and suggesting that she should prostitute herself in order to make more money while he was out of work. They were divorced by the courts in 1916, though by that time Charles's whereabouts were not known.

Well, it is possible that at the time of this enlistment he did not know he was divorced!

It is also possible there were rumours of the CLOTZ family being interned in an Australian Centre . (Not in Germany)
 
Sue

[ogilmr]

It is interesting that his AIF enlistment mentions wife Alice, interned in Germany. I doubt this is the same Alice that he had divorced a few years prior, so this means that he may well have married up to six times throughout his life. I would love to find a marriage or death certificate from Tasmania, however it seems that newspaper announcements are about as good as it gets. Oh well, I will have to hunt down more children in Tasmania now.

Thanks a lot everyone!

Charles then went on to marry Alice Jane Clotz in 1905. Newspaper articles indicate that their marriage was awful, with Charles neglecting Alice and suggesting that she should prostitute herself in order to make more money while he was out of work. They were divorced by the courts in 1916, though by that time Charles's whereabouts were not known.

Well, it is possible that at the time of this enlistment he did not know he was divorced!

It is also possible there were rumours of the CLOTZ family being interned in an Australian Centre . (Not in Germany)
 
Sue

Well, the newspaper mentions that when Alice Clotz divorced him, his whereabouts were unknown. He states on his marriage to Elspeth that Alice had died in 1916. I should add that Charles treated Alice horribly.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130162079?searchTerm=%22Charles%20Greenwood%22%20%22Alice%22

[ogilmr]

I've found a son, Charles Herbert Greenwood, b. 7/5/1921, served WW2, married Nancy Aitcheson 1943.

[sparrett]

This lengthy news item confirms Charles is in Tasmania from at least 1908 when he takes up a cricket coaching position .  Perhaps you already have the item. Not  sure.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12665670

It gives a good account of his movements in Australia, though no mention of wives.

It is possible he has exaggerated his CV 
Interesting reading

Sue

[wivenhoe]

Mercury 6 Dec 1938 p4
engagement  of daughter....and another named

Mercury 2 Nov 1940 p7
....birth to GREENWOOD daughter.......

[ogilmr]

Mercury 6 Dec 1938 p4
engagement  of daughter....and another named

Mercury 2 Nov 1940 p7
....birth to GREENWOOD daughter.......

Couldn't find the engagement notice in the 6/12/38 paper. Did you type the wrong page/date or do I need to look harder? 

[wivenhoe]

Yes...should be 6 Dec 1939.....