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William Lankshear 1840 – 1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1840

Birth Location: Hooke, Dorset

Death Date: 1879

Death Location: Sherborne, Dorset

Father: William Lankshear

Mother: Charlette Hawker

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Unknown

Children(s): Elizabeth Lankshear, Anne Lankshear, George Lankshear, Ernest Lankshear, William Lankshear, Alice Lankshear

In 1840, William Lankshear entered the world in Hooke, Dorset, born to William Lankshear and Charlette Hawker. William Lankshear married Elizabeth Unknown, and had children including Elizabeth J. Lankshear, Anne Elizabeth Lankshear, George Lankshear, Ernest Harry Lankshear, William John Lankshear, Alice Lankshear. William Lankshear passed away in 1879 in Sherborne, Dorset.

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Biography

  • In 1840, William Lankshear entered the world in Hooke, Dorset, born to William Lankshear and Charlette Hawker.
  • William Lankshear married Elizabeth Unknown, and had children including Elizabeth J. Lankshear, Anne Elizabeth Lankshear, George Lankshear, Ernest Harry Lankshear, William John Lankshear, Alice Lankshear.
  • William Lankshear passed away in 1879 in Sherborne, Dorset.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Lankshear
1815 – 1900
Birth Location: Hook, Dorset
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Charlette Hawker
1814 – 1899
Birth Location: Hook, Dorset
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Unknown
1842 – 1881
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Lankshear
1866 –
Birth Location: Sherborne, Dorset
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Anne Lankshear
1868 –
Birth Location: Sherborne, Dorset
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George Lankshear
1870 – 1873
Birth Location: Sherborne, Dorset
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Ernest Lankshear
1873 – 1878
Birth Location: Sherborne, Dorset
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William Lankshear
1875 – 1876
Birth Location: Sherborne, Dorset
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Alice Lankshear
1875 – 1879
Birth Location: Sherborne, Dorset
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William Lankshear's Ancestors

Self
William Lankshear
1840 – 1879
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

William Lankshear's Descendants

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William Lankshear (18 Oct 1840 – 1879) m. Elizabeth Unknown (1842 – 1881)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (J.) Lankshear (1866 – ) m. Unknown
  2. 2. Anne (Elizabeth) Lankshear (1868 – ) m. Unknown
  3. 3. George Lankshear (1870 – 1873)
  4. 4. Ernest (Harry) Lankshear (1873 – 1878)
  5. 5. William (John) Lankshear (1875 – 1876)
  6. 6. Alice Lankshear (1875 – 1879)

William Lankshear's Timeline

2 Records

1840
18 Oct 1840
Birth of William Lankshear in Hooke, Dorset
Hooke, Dorset
1879
1879
Age 39
Death of William Lankshear in Sherborne, Dorset
Sherborne, Dorset

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1840
    Event Place: Hooke, Dorset
    Record Source: Last Will & Testament of Andrew Miller

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1879
    Event Place: Sherborne, Dorset
    Record Source: Last Will & Testament of Andrew Miller
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