Surnames: GREENLAND – The Willis Tree

Jane GREENLAND’s voyage to Australia (and back!) – 1890

Jane Greenland was born in Dover in 1868, the eldest child of Jacob and Mary Ann Greenland. By the age of 15, she was an orphan. By the age of twenty-two, Jane was on board a ship bound for Australia...

Jacob Winter GREENLAND (Mariner) – Inquest into suspected Drowning – 26 Aug 1883

Family legend has it that my 2xgrandfather was accidentally killed in Dover Harbour whilst working. It was said that one night he was visiting a boat and while going down an iron ladder on a pier he slipped and was killed. My research has uncovered the truth...