Nicholas Lancaster

1818–30 July 1884 (Age 66)
Goosnargh, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Nicholas

When Nicholas Lancaster was born in 1818, in Goosnargh, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Richard Lancaster, was 68 and his mother, Alice Drinkall, was 34. He married Alice Seed on 15 December 1840, in Chipping, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Chipping, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Thornley with Wheatley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. He died on 30 July 1884, in Thornley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 66.

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Family Time Line

Nicholas Lancaster
1818–1884
Alice Seed
1815–
Marriage: 15 December 1840
Alice Lancaster
1841–
Richard Lancaster
1842–
Ellen Lancaster
1845–1882
John Lancaster
1849–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    15 December 1840Chipping, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (5)

    World Events (8)

    1823
    Age 5
    Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
    1825 · Museum of Lancashire
    Age 7
    The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.
    1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842
    Age 24
    The Parliment of the United Kingdom passed the Mines and Collieries Act of 1842, mostly commonly known as the Mines Act of 1842. This act made it so that nobody under the age of ten could work in the mines and also females in general could not be employed.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from Lancaster in northwestern England, which is recorded as Loncastre in 1086. The place takes its name from the river Lune + Old English ceaster ‘city, Roman fortification’ (from Latin castra ‘legionary camp’). The river name is probably British, perhaps related to Gaelic slán ‘healthy’, ‘salubrious’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Sources (16)

    • Nicholas Lancaster in household of John Lancaster, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
    • Nicholas Lancaster, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
    • Nicholas Lancaster in entry for John Lancaster, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

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