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William Thomas Lancaster 1889 – 1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 JUN 1889

Birth Location: Singleton, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 5 NOV 1953

Death Location: Crows Nest, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Father: James Lancaster

Mother: Mary Allen

Spouse(s): Edith Bowles

Children(s): Doris Lancaster, William Lancaster, Lillian Lancaster, Elsie Lancaster, Ronald Lancaster, Geoffrey Lancaster, Edna Lancaster, James Lancaster

The story of William Thomas Lancaster began in 1889 in Singleton, New South Wales, Australia. William Thomas Lancaster married Edith Bowles, and had children including Doris Mary Lancaster, William James Allen Lancaster, Lillian Mavis Lancaster, Elsie Gladys Lancaster, Ronald Clive Lancaster, Geoffrey Raymond Lancaster, Edna Gwyneth Lancaster, James Maxwell Lancaster. William Thomas Lancaster passed away in 1953 in Crows Nest, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of William Thomas Lancaster began in 1889 in Singleton, New South Wales, Australia.
  • William Thomas Lancaster married Edith Bowles, and had children including Doris Mary Lancaster, William James Allen Lancaster, Lillian Mavis Lancaster, Elsie Gladys Lancaster, Ronald Clive Lancaster, Geoffrey Raymond Lancaster, Edna Gwyneth Lancaster, James Maxwell Lancaster.
  • William Thomas Lancaster passed away in 1953 in Crows Nest, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Lancaster
1867 – 1931
Birth Location: Patricks Plain, Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
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Mary Allen
1861 – 1936
Birth Location: Picton, New South Wales, Australia
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Spouses(s)

Edith Bowles
1885 – 1965
Birth Location: Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Children(s)

Doris Lancaster
1911 – 1996
Birth Location: Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia
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William Lancaster
1913 – 1927
Birth Location: Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
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Lillian Lancaster
1914 – 2006
Birth Location: West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
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Elsie Lancaster
1917 – 1996
Birth Location: West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
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Ronald Lancaster
1920 – 1981
Birth Location: West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
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Geoffrey Lancaster
1922 – 2004
Birth Location: West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
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Edna Lancaster
1924 – 1972
Birth Location: West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
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James Lancaster
1927 – 1928
Birth Location: West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
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William Lancaster's Ancestors

Self
William Lancaster
1889 – 1953
Birth Place: Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
James Lancaster
1867 – 1931
Patricks Plain, Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
Mary (Ann) Allen
1861 – 1936
Picton, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
Isaac (John) Lancaster
1789 – 1888
Mary (Anne Rachel) Shaw
1833 – 1899
Mount Vincent, Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia
George Allen
1845 – 1907
Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Mary (Ann) Reynolds
1847 –
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Great-Grandparents
John Lancaster
1763 – 1822
Mary Heaviside
1767 – 1814
John Shaw
1796 – 1841
Lydia Matthews
1811 – 1904
Thomas Allen
1805 – 1865
Martha Abbott
1818 – 1890
Joseph Reynolds
1811 – 1872
Caroline Goldsmith
1826 – 1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lancaster
1732 –
UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
John Heaviside
UNKNOWN Hutchinson
Joseph Shaw
Elizabeth UNKNOWN
Charles Matthews
1765 – 1835
Jennifer Pollard
1775 – 1798
Thomas Allen
Mary UNKNOWN
Thomas Abbott
1773 – 1853
Eleanor Kingsmill
1785 – 1873
Joseph Reynolds
Ann UNKNOWN
William Goldsmith
Ann Pont

William Lancaster's Descendants

1.
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William (Thomas) Lancaster (15 JUN 1889 – 5 NOV 1953) m. Edith Bowles (2 JUN 1885 – 21 MAR 1965)
  1. 1. Doris (Mary) Lancaster (30 JUL 1911 – 13 MAY 1996)
  2. 2. William (James Allen) Lancaster (19 JAN 1913 – 2 FEB 1927)
  3. 3. Lillian (Mavis) Lancaster (24 SEP 1914 – 28 MAY 2006) m. Raymond Bonser
    1. 1. Laurie Bonser (1940 – 2021) m. UNKNOWN Stokes
      1. 1. Jennifer Stokes (1963 – )
  4. 4. Elsie (Gladys) Lancaster (27 JAN 1917 – 3 DEC 1996)
  5. 5. Ronald (Clive) Lancaster (11 JAN 1920 – 24 OCT 1981) m. Elizabeth (Delsie) Stilgoe (2 AUG 1921 – 19 JAN 1992)
    1. 1. Robert Lancaster (21 OCT 1946 – BEF 21 OCT 1946)
    2. 2. Roslyn (Edith) Lancaster (10 MAR 1948 – )
    3. 3. Ronald (Malcom) Lancaster (19 FEB 1949 – 17 DEC 2018)
    4. 4. David (Charles) Lancaster (24 JUL 1956 – )
    5. 5. Karen (Elizabeth) Lancaster (14 AUG 1960 – )
  6. 6. Geoffrey (Raymond) Lancaster (18 MAY 1922 – 1 MAY 2004)
  7. 7. Edna (Gwyneth) Lancaster (18 SEP 1924 – 26 JAN 1972)
  8. 8. James (Maxwell) Lancaster (3 DEC 1927 – 26 MAR 1928)

William Lancaster's Timeline

2 Records

1889
15 JUN 1889
Birth of William Thomas Lancaster in Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
1953
5 NOV 1953
Age 64
Death of William Thomas Lancaster in Crows Nest, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Crows Nest, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 JUN 1889
    Event Place: Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, New South Wales Birth Index, 1787-1916, NSW BDM: 32929/1889, @N3237@

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 NOV 1953
    Event Place: Crows Nest, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, New South Wales Death Index, 1787-1986, NSW BDM: 25379/1953, @N3238@

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Fact
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