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Charles Russell Lankshear 1887 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1887

Birth Location: Wanganui, New Zealand

Death Date: 21 Jul 1956

Death Location: Raumati South, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: William Lankshear

Mother: Lydia Russell

Spouse(s): Olive Jones

Children(s): Russell Lankshear, Winifred Lankshear, Dorothy Lankshear, John Lankshear, Donald Lankshear, Hazel Lankshear

Charles Russell Lankshear was born in 1887 in Wanganui, New Zealand, the child of William John Lankshear and Lydia Emma Russell. Charles Russell Lankshear married Olive Jones, and had children including Russell Frederick Lankshear, Winifred Olive Lankshear, Dorothy Lillian Lankshear, John Henry Lankshear, Donald William Lankshear, Hazel Margaret Lankshear. Charles Russell Lankshear passed away in 1956 in Raumati South, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Charles Russell Lankshear was born in 1887 in Wanganui, New Zealand, the child of William John Lankshear and Lydia Emma Russell.
  • Charles Russell Lankshear married Olive Jones, and had children including Russell Frederick Lankshear, Winifred Olive Lankshear, Dorothy Lillian Lankshear, John Henry Lankshear, Donald William Lankshear, Hazel Margaret Lankshear.
  • Charles Russell Lankshear passed away in 1956 in Raumati South, Wellington, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Lankshear
1853 – 1941
Birth Location: St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England
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Lydia Russell
1855 – 1926
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Olive Jones
Birth Location: –
OJ

Children(s)

Russell Lankshear
1913 – 1941
Birth Location: –
RL
Winifred Lankshear
1917 – 1918
Birth Location: –
WL
Dorothy Lankshear
Birth Location: –
DL
John Lankshear
– 1975
Birth Location: –
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Donald Lankshear
Birth Location: –
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Hazel Lankshear
Birth Location: –
HL

Charles Lankshear's Ancestors

Self
Charles Lankshear
1887 – 1956
Birth Place: Wanganui, New Zealand
Parents
William John Lankshear
1853 – 1941
St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England
Lydia (Emma) Russell
1855 – 1926
Grandparents
Alfred (William) Lankshear
1824 – 1889
Walworth, Middlesex, England
Ellen Williams
1833 – 1875
Chelsea, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Lankshear
1783 – 1858
Jane Pearson
1781 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Lankshear
1748 – 1827
Elizabeth Sylvester
1746 – 1822
Thomas Pierson
1762 – 1827
Mary Robison
1756 –

Charles Lankshear's Descendants

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Charles (Russell) Lankshear (1887 – 21 Jul 1956) m. Olive Jones
  1. 1. Russell (Frederick) Lankshear (14 May 1913 – 27 Nov 1941)
  2. 2. Winifred (Olive) Lankshear (1917 – 16 May 1918)
  3. 3. Dorothy (Lillian) Lankshear m. Robert (John) White ( – 1969)
  4. 4. John (Henry) Lankshear ( – 1975) m. Valerie (May) Wilson
    1. 1. Ian Lankshear m. Julie Gillespie
  5. 5. Donald (William) Lankshear m. Patricia (Minnie) McCausland
    1. 1. Christopner Lankshear
    2. 2. Jilbrain Lankshear
  6. 6. Hazel (Margaret) Lankshear m. Ross (Arthur) Bennett
    1. 1. Judith (Margaret) Bennett m. Richard (Douglas) Puller
    2. 2. Keith (Russell) Bennett
    3. 3. Martin (Ross) Bennett

Charles Lankshear's Timeline

2 Records

1887
1887
Birth of Charles Russell Lankshear in Wanganui, New Zealand
Wanganui, New Zealand
1956
21 Jul 1956
Age 69
Death of Charles Russell Lankshear in Raumati South, Wellington, New Zealand
Raumati South, Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1887
    Event Place: Wanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source: Last Will & Testament of Andrew Miller

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1956
    Event Place: Raumati South, Wellington, New Zealand
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