Family:David Greenwood and Janet Dempster (1)

David was born in 1843 to David and Mary Greenwood in Stirling Scotland. At 14 he left School to work in a Tannery where at age 18 he became an apprentice Currier At the Tannery where he worked all his life becoming a Journeyman Currier, and finally Currierman Foreman (Currier= a person who curries or dresses tanned leather). He met and married Janet Dempster on February 03, 1865. They had four children together, Janet, David, James and Robert at their home in 72 Clyde Street Carlton Glasgow Lanarkshire, Scotland. Then in 1881 Janet became sick and after four months in bed died in November of that year with as the Doctor a the time said Paralysis of the insides. David met and married Margaret MacLeod in October 22, 1884 David and Margaret had three more children together Mary, Annie and Angus

1881 UK Census for David Greenwood and Family

1.   David Greenwood, in General Register Office for Scotland. 1881 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh)
   Ref Nol 571979 [FHL Film 0203643], 1881.

   1881 UK Census
   Census Place; Barony Lanark Scotland
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   Address = 72 Clyde Street
   Name = David Greenwood
   Age = 7 - Male - Son -
   Born in Glasgow Lanark Scotland
   Occupation = Scholar
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   Address = 72 Clyde Street
   Name = David Greenwood
   Married - Age = 38 - Male -
   Head - Born in Carron Stirling Scotland- Occupation = Currier
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   Address = 72 Clyde Street
   Name = James Greenwood
   Age = 4 - Male - Son -
   Born in Glasgow Lanark Scotland
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   Address = 72 Clyde Street
   Name = Janet Greenwood
   Age = 9 - Female- Daughter
   Born in Glasgow Lanark Scotland
   Occupation = Scholar
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   Address = 72 Clyde Street
   Name = Janet Greenwood
   Married - Age = 39 - Female - Wife
   Born in Bannockburn Stirling Scotland
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   Address = 72 Clyde Street
   Name = Robert Greenwood
   Age = 3 - Male - Born in Glasgow Lanark Scotland