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Thomas Sylvester Lankshear 1847 – 1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Jun 1847

Birth Location: Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 1933

Death Location: Bethnal Green

Father: John Lankshear

Mother: Elizabeth Shaw

Spouse(s): Caroline Townsend

Children(s): Flora Lankshear, Paty Lankshear, George Lankshear, Charlotte Lankshear, Lily Lankshear, Gerald Lankshear, Frank Lankshear, Edwin Lankshear

The story of Thomas Sylvester Lankshear began in 1847 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England. Thomas Sylvester Lankshear married Caroline Townsend, and had children including Flora Lankshear, Paty Lankshear, George Henry Lankshear, Charlotte Lankshear, Lily Lankshear, Gerald Lankshear, Frank Lankshear, Edwin Lankshear. Thomas Sylvester Lankshear passed away in 1933 in Bethnal Green.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Sylvester Lankshear began in 1847 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England.
  • Thomas Sylvester Lankshear married Caroline Townsend, and had children including Flora Lankshear, Paty Lankshear, George Henry Lankshear, Charlotte Lankshear, Lily Lankshear, Gerald Lankshear, Frank Lankshear, Edwin Lankshear.
  • Thomas Sylvester Lankshear passed away in 1933 in Bethnal Green.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Lankshear's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Lankshear
1847 – 1933
Birth Place: Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
Parents
John Lankshear
1814 – 1872
Elizabeth Shaw
1814 – 1871
Grandparents
John Lankshear
1783 – 1858
Jane (Margaret) Pearson
1781 –
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Lankshear
1748 – 1827
Elizabeth Sylvester
1746 – 1822
Thomas Pierson
1762 – 1827
Mary Robison
1756 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lankshear
1713 – 1792
Mary Paxford
1724 –
Thomas Sylvester
1720 – 1799
Elizabeth Sparrow
1726 – 1791
James Pearson
1735 –
Jean Pringle
1738 –
Adam Robertson
1717 –
Margaret Spears
1718 –

Thomas Lankshear's Descendants

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Thomas (Sylvester) Lankshear (07 Jun 1847 – 1933) m. Caroline Townsend (Abt. 1849 – )
  1. 1. Flora Lankshear (1872 – ) m. Unknown
  2. 2. Paty Lankshear (1874 – ) m. Unknown
  3. 3. George (Henry) Lankshear (19 Feb 1882 – 21 Aug 1942) m. Mary (Jane) O'Sullivan (23 Feb 1890 – 17 Oct 1974)
    1. 1. Mary Lankshear (22 Jan 1920 – ) m. Albert (James) Radbourne (07 Nov 1919 – )
    2. 2. Jean Lankshear (13 May 1921 – ) m. Wyndham (E.J.) McGovern (05 Mar 1928 – )
    3. 3. Kathleen Lankshear (31 Mar 1923 – )
    4. 4. Winnifred Lankshear (02 Nov 1924 – )
    5. 5. Patricia Lankshear (19 Oct 1926 – ) m. Kenneth Landan (27 May 1918 – )
    6. 6. George (P.) Lankshear (12 Dec 1929 – ) m. Marian (P.) McCormack (09 Jul 1928 – )
      1. 1. Anthony Lankshear (28 Jul 1961 – )
      2. 2. David Lankshear (26 Nov 1962 – )
    7. 7. John Lankshear (11 Feb 1932 – ) m. Dorothy Worroll (Mar 1936 – ) m. Margaret Magan (26 Jan 1935 – )
      1. 1. Suzanne Lankshear (14 Jan 1957 – )
      2. 2. Anthony Lankshear (15 Dec 1962 – )
      3. 3. David Lankshear (09 Dec 1965 – )
      4. 4. Andrew (Francis) Lankshear (20 Oct 1966 – )
  4. 4. Charlotte Lankshear (1889 – )
  5. 5. Lily Lankshear (02 Mar 1890 – )
  6. 6. Gerald Lankshear (01 Nov 1892 – 21 Aug 1917) m. Zofia
    1. 1. Gerald (Alfred Frank) Lankshear (1918 – 07 Feb 2006)
      1. 1. Penelope Lankshear
      2. 2. Richard Lankshear m. Brenda
      3. 3. Kenneth Lankshear m. Sara
      4. 4. Jill Lankshear
      5. 5. Robin Lankshear
  7. 7. Frank Lankshear (1894 – )
  8. 8. Edwin Lankshear (04 Mar 1900 – )
    1. 1. Ron Lankshear

Thomas Lankshear's Timeline

2 Records

1847
07 Jun 1847
Birth of Thomas Sylvester Lankshear in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
1933
1933
Age 86
Death of Thomas Sylvester Lankshear in Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Jun 1847
    Event Place: Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Last Will & Testament of Andrew Miller

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1933
    Event Place: Bethnal Green
    Record Source: Last Will & Testament of Andrew Miller

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