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William Alfred Lankshear 1849 – 1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1849

Birth Location: Clerkenwell

Death Date: 1906

Death Location: Fulham

Father: John Lankshear

Mother: Elizabeth Shaw

Spouse(s): Kezia Ashby

Children(s): Albert Lankshear, Ernest Lankshear, Alfred Lankshear, William Lankshear

The story of William Alfred Lankshear began in 1849 in Clerkenwell. William Alfred Lankshear married Kezia Ashby, and had children including Albert William Lankshear, Ernest Sylvester Lankshear, Alfred Thomas Lankshear, William Henry Lankshear. William Alfred Lankshear passed away in 1906 in Fulham.

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Biography

  • The story of William Alfred Lankshear began in 1849 in Clerkenwell.
  • William Alfred Lankshear married Kezia Ashby, and had children including Albert William Lankshear, Ernest Sylvester Lankshear, Alfred Thomas Lankshear, William Henry Lankshear.
  • William Alfred Lankshear passed away in 1906 in Fulham.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Lankshear's Ancestors

Self
William Lankshear
1849 – 1906
Birth Place: Clerkenwell
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 –

William Lankshear's Descendants

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William (Alfred) Lankshear (29 Jan 1849 – 1906) m. Kezia Ashby (1848 – 1905)
  1. 1. Albert (William) Lankshear (08 Jul 1878 – 06 Aug 1961) m. Alice (Louisa) Kelly (26 Dec 1884 – 24 Sep 1974)
    1. 1. Alice (May) Lankshear (29 Feb 1908 – ) m. Arthur Sitton (28 Sep 1909 – 15 Jul 1966)
    2. 2. Florence (Kezia) Lankshear (07 Jul 1910 – ) m. Lennard Rogers (07 Mar 1908 – 25 Jun 1944)
      1. 1. Marjorie Rogers (26 Mar 1933 – )
      2. 2. Yvonne Rogers (29 Mar 1935 – )
      3. 3. David Rogers (06 Apr 1937 – )
      4. 4. Dorothy Rogers (09 May 1943 – )
    3. 3. Albert (Arthur) Lankshear (13 Oct 1915 – ) m. Catherine Daley (01 Jan 1916 – )
      1. 1. Terrance (A.T.) Lankshear (09 May 1944 – ) m. Marian Walker (08 Jun 1946 – )
        1. 1. James (Terrance) Lankshear (19 Sep 1968 – )
        2. 2. Philip (Paul) Lankshear (10 Jan 1970 – )
        3. 3. Joanne (Marion) Lankshear (05 Nov 1973 – )
      2. 2. Sharon (M.A.) Lankshear (28 Jun 1952 – )
    4. 4. Anne (Rose) Lankshear (17 May 1916 – ) m. Charles Shepherd (23 Nov 1912 – 06 May 1940)
  2. 2. Ernest (Sylvester) Lankshear (1880 – 1932) m. Florence Battin (1879 – 1936)
    1. 1. Ivy Kezia (1905 – 1927)
    2. 2. May Florence (1906 – 1908)
    3. 3. Dorothy (1913 – )
  3. 3. Alfred (Thomas) Lankshear (03 Jan 1882 – 13 Dec 1955) m. Elsie (Caroline) Denham (27 Dec 1886 – 11 Sep 1973)
    1. 1. Alfred (W.) Lankshear (10 Feb 1910 – ) m. Bessie Allen (1909 – )
      1. 1. Kenneth (William) Lankshear (10 Dec 1929 – ) m. Theresa Unknown
    2. 2. Vera (E.) Lankshear (1913 – ) m. Douglas Jarrett (1914 – )
      1. 1. John Jarrett (1949 – ) m. Leslie Hunt (1953 – )
    3. 3. Cyril (James) Lankshear (19 Apr 1920 – ) m. Doris Eyre (19 Apr 1920 – )
      1. 1. Brenda (Jean) Lankshear (11 Oct 1947 – ) m. Malcolm (D.) Thomas (10 Jun 1946 – )
        1. 1. David (M.) Thomas (28 Apr 1966 – )
        2. 2. Michele (B.) Thomas (28 Jun 1969 – )
        3. 3. Karen (M.) Thomas (30 Sep 1970 – )
      2. 2. Christine (Anne) Lankshear (16 Jul 1949 – ) m. John (Eric) Savill (06 Nov 1947 – )
        1. 1. Corrine (A.) Savill (16 Nov 1970 – )
        2. 2. Lee Savill (08 Jan 1972 – )
  4. 4. William (Henry) Lankshear (1884 – 1905)

William Lankshear's Timeline

2 Records

1849
29 Jan 1849
Birth of William Alfred Lankshear in Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
1906
1906
Age 57
Death of William Alfred Lankshear in Fulham
Fulham

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1849
    Event Place: Clerkenwell
    Record Source: Last Will & Testament of Andrew Miller

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1906
    Event Place: Fulham
    Record Source: Last Will & Testament of Andrew Miller

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