In Memory of
 Violet Louie Greenley 1916 - 2001
 And her Son
 John William Greenley 1938 - 2002

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Through one of the websites I use for researching our family history, I have  been in touch with another relative of ours, Andy Heather. Andy is descended  from Grandma Lock's brother, Charles Walker. He was able to confirm that  Grandma Lock did in fact change her name from Sarah to Elizabeth.....something  I had suspected but hadn't been able to prove. Andy has let me have a look at  his tree which has helped fill in a few blanks, and I have added a few more  names to this site. He has also sent me a few photos which I hope to add to  this site when I've got my thinking head on!

I have also got some more information for the Foster branch which I will add  at a later date.

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Hello to all you Greenley/Lock descendants out there. If you have logged on  here hoping to find tales of wealth, hidden fortunes and famous ancestors,  then 
 I'm sorry to disappoint you! We come from a long line of poor Agricultural  Labourers with the odd Publican thrown in.

I became interested in tracing my roots when Julie showed me a copy of  Grandma's book, From Country Life to Town. I photocopied the book so that I  could read it at my leisure, and so that I would have something to remember  Grandma by that gave me an insight into her life. Little did I realise that it  would lead to a life of traipsing round graveyards and sitting in dusty  archives for hours on end. Little did my family realise that it would lead to  burnt meals, no clean, ironed clothes and being bored to death by stories of  long ago.

On the bright side, I am in touch with 3 relatives in the USA. Scott, my 5th  cousin (we share the same 4x great Grandfather), has supplied me with a wealth  of information from his side of the Atlantic. I am also in contact with my  second cousin, Debbie, who is the Grandaughter of Minnie Lock. Isn't the  internet brilliant!

I have had the most success with the Greenley side of things as they have been  more or less Yorkshire based. The Lock side has proved more difficult and will  probably have to go on the back burner until I have the time to travel down to  Hertfordshire. My quest for information is by no means over though, and I hope  to keep updating this site regularly.

I hope you enjoy looking through the information I have found (try the  Ahnentafel Report in the drop down menu under Tree, and see if you can find  yourself in the photo albums). If you have any 
 queries or suggestions, please leave a message in the Guest Book.