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William Lancaster 1780 – 1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1780

Birth Location: Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 02/09/1856

Death Location: Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Father: William Lancaster

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): Ruth Thompson

Children(s): John Lancaster, Elizabeth Lancaster, Margaret Lancaster

William Lancaster was born in 1780 in Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Lancaster and Mary Smith. William Lancaster married Ruth Thompson, and had children including John Lancaster, Elizabeth Lancaster, Margaret Lancaster. William Lancaster passed away in 1856 in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • William Lancaster was born in 1780 in Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Lancaster and Mary Smith.
  • William Lancaster married Ruth Thompson, and had children including John Lancaster, Elizabeth Lancaster, Margaret Lancaster.
  • William Lancaster passed away in 1856 in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.

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William Lancaster's Ancestors

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William Lancaster
1780 – 1856
Birth Place: Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Lancaster
1740 –
Mary Smith
1745 –
Grandparents
Lawrence Smith
1714 – 1760
Elizabeth Oldham
1718 –
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Lancaster's Descendants

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William Lancaster (1780 – 02/09/1856) m. Ruth Thompson (Chst. 25/05/1783 – 27/05/1860)
  1. 1. John Lancaster (14 Sep – )
  2. 2. Elizabeth Lancaster (1 Nov 1818 – )
  3. 3. Margaret Lancaster (1820 – 28/09/1865) m. Robert Griffiths (22/02/1818 – 06/06/1860)
    1. 1. Robert Griffiths (15/02/1842 – )
    2. 2. Sarah Griffiths (08/01/1844 – 11/08/1845)
    3. 3. William Griffiths (29/04/1848 – 19/02/1878)
    4. 4. sarah Griffiths (1850 – )
    5. 5. Margaret (Ruth) Griffiths (21/01/1852 – 04/03/1948) m. Edward Ball (25/05/1849 – 28 Oct 1900)
      1. 1. Alice (Maud) Ball (26 Jan 1875 – 8 Nov 1952) m. George (Spencer) Prowse (Dec 1874 – Sep 1939)
        1. 1. George (Spencer) Prowse (10 Mar 1900 – Dec 1973) m. May
        2. 2. Lawrence (Oswald) Prowse (21 Jan 1902 – Jul 1981) m. Nita Levene (1 Jan 1909 – 14 Apr 1991)
        3. 3. Ernest Prowse (1903 – December 1903)
        4. 4. Ivy (May) Prowse (24 Mar 1908 – Sep 1998) m. Alfred (E Le) Page (21 Oct 1917 – )
        5. 5. Lilian Prowse (29 Jun 1909 – 19/1/1968) m. Charles Downey (25 Jan 1913 – Oct 1988)
        6. 6. Marjorie Prowse (10 Jan 1912 – 23 May 1934)
        7. 7. Ernest Prowse (27 Jun 1914 – 17 Sep 2008) m. Rose Waldman (10 Jan 1919 Holborn, London – 26 Jan 1999 (Southampton Gene)
      2. 2. James Ball (1878 – )
      3. 3. Arthur (J) Ball (14/09/1879 – 17/08/1964)
      4. 4. Emily Ball (1880 – )
      5. 5. Edgar (Charles) Ball (5/10/1881 – 19/03/1960)
      6. 6. Margaret (Alice) Ball (Jun 1888 – )
    6. 6. Martha Griffiths (19/01/1854 – 04/08/1946)
    7. 7. John Griffiths (12/06/1856 – 26/10/1918)

William Lancaster's Timeline

3 Records

1780
1780
Birth of William Lancaster in Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1856
02/09/1856
Age 76
Death of William Lancaster in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
1856
5 Sep 1856
Age 76
Burial of William Lancaster in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Liverpool, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1975, Liverpool Record Office; Liverpool, England; Reference Number: 283 HAM/4/2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02/09/1856
    Event Place: Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Liverpool, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1975, Liverpool Record Office; Liverpool, England; Reference Number: 283 HAM/4/2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1856
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Liverpool, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1975, Liverpool Record Office; Liverpool, England; Reference Number: 283 HAM/4/2

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