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Thomas Curtis Lankshear 1845 – 1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Nov 1845

Birth Location: Hooke, Dorset

Death Date: 04 Jan 1927

Death Location: Bridport, Dorset

Father: William Lankshear

Mother: Charlette Hawker

Spouse(s): Mary Shirley, Florence Scadden

Children(s): Thomas Lankshear, Winnifred Lankshear, Dorothy Lankshear, Flora Lankshear, Freeland Lankshear

Thomas Curtis Lankshear was born in 1845 in Hooke, Dorset, the child of William Lankshear and Charlette Hawker. Thomas Curtis Lankshear married Mary A. Shirley, Florence Scadden, and had children including Thomas Garnet Lankshear, Winnifred M. Lankshear, Dorothy M. Lankshear, Flora Margaret Lankshear, Freeland Lankshear. Thomas Curtis Lankshear passed away in 1927 in Bridport, Dorset.

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Biography

  • Thomas Curtis Lankshear was born in 1845 in Hooke, Dorset, the child of William Lankshear and Charlette Hawker.
  • Thomas Curtis Lankshear married Mary A. Shirley, Florence Scadden, and had children including Thomas Garnet Lankshear, Winnifred M. Lankshear, Dorothy M. Lankshear, Flora Margaret Lankshear, Freeland Lankshear.
  • Thomas Curtis Lankshear passed away in 1927 in Bridport, Dorset.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Lankshear
1815 – 1900
Birth Location: Hook, Dorset
WL
Charlette Hawker
1814 – 1899
Birth Location: Hook, Dorset
CH

Spouses(s)

Mary Shirley
1848 – 1891
Birth Location: –
MS
Florence Scadden
1866 – 1910
Birth Location: –
FS

Children(s)

Thomas Lankshear
1891 – 1909
Birth Location: Bridport, Dorset
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Winnifred Lankshear
1895 –
Birth Location: Bridport, Dorset
WL
Dorothy Lankshear
1900 – 1964
Birth Location: Bridport, Dorset
DL
Flora Lankshear
1902 – 1917
Birth Location: Bridport, Dorset
FL
Freeland Lankshear
1906 – 1978
Birth Location: Bridport, Dorset
FL

Thomas Lankshear's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Lankshear
1845 – 1927
Birth Place: Hooke, Dorset
Parents
William Lankshear
1815 – 1900
Hook, Dorset
Charlette Hawker
1814 – 1899
Hook, Dorset
Grandparents
James Lankshear
1783 – 1831
Witney
Hannah Cole
1785 – 1853
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Lankshear
1748 – 1827
Elizabeth Sylvester
1746 – 1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lankshear
1713 – 1792
Mary Paxford
1724 –
Thomas Sylvester
1720 – 1799
Elizabeth Sparrow
1726 – 1791

Thomas Lankshear's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (Curtis) Lankshear (18 Nov 1845 – 04 Jan 1927) m. Mary (A.) Shirley (1848 – 1891) m. Florence Scadden (05 Feb 1866 – 31 Aug 1910)
  1. 1. Thomas (Garnet) Lankshear (1891 – 1909)
  2. 2. Winnifred (M.) Lankshear (02 Feb 1895 – ) m. Arthur Cuff
  3. 3. Dorothy (M.) Lankshear (1900 – 1964) m. Frederick Moore
    1. 1. William Moore m. Peggy Unknown
    2. 2. Peggy Moore m. Kenneth Pullman
    3. 3. Brenda Moore m. Kenneth Cobbett
    4. 4. Ruth Moore m. Douglas Scott-Inglis
  4. 4. Flora (Margaret) Lankshear (1902 – 1917)
  5. 5. Freeland Lankshear (23 Aug 1906 – 16 Oct 1978) m. Elsie (Alice) Record (02 Jul 1907 – 07 Apr 1997)
    1. 1. Doreen (Margaret) Lankshear (02 May 1932 – ) m. Richard (Edward) Bowdidge (1929 – ) m. William (James) Smith (13 Dec 1932 – )
      1. 1. Linda (Louise) Smith (01 Apr 1967 – )
      2. 2. David (Gregory) Smith (21 May 1970 – )
    2. 2. Brian (John) Lankshear (04 Aug 1937 – 04 Nov 1988) m. Sheila Gale (24 Jul 1942 – )
      1. 1. Andrew (John) Lankshear (28 Jan 1962 – ) m. Jeanette Unknown
        1. 1. Nathan Lankshear
        2. 2. Timothy Lankshear
    3. 3. Anthony (Tony) (16 Apr 1939 – 29 Jul 1996) m. Patricia McBride (08 Mar 1949 – )
      1. 1. Mark Lankshear (22 Mar 1972 – ) m. Pam Unknown
        1. 1. Jacob Lankshear (25 Aug 1993 – )
      2. 2. Paul Lankshear (26 Feb 1975 – )
      3. 3. Robert Lankshear (25 Apr 1981 – )

Thomas Lankshear's Timeline

2 Records

1845
18 Nov 1845
Birth of Thomas Curtis Lankshear in Hooke, Dorset
Hooke, Dorset
1927
04 Jan 1927
Age 82
Death of Thomas Curtis Lankshear in Bridport, Dorset
Bridport, Dorset

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1845
    Event Place: Hooke, Dorset
    Record Source: Last Will & Testament of Andrew Miller

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Jan 1927
    Event Place: Bridport, Dorset
    Record Source: Last Will & Testament of Andrew Miller
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