Richard Lancaster
1808–
Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
The Life of Richard
Richard Lancaster was born about 1808, in Cumberland, England, United Kingdom. He had at least 2 sons and 2 daughters with Eleanor.
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Family Time Line
Richard Lancaster
1808–
Eleanor
1813–
Jane Lancaster
1836–
Mary Eleanor Lancaster
1843–
John Lancaster
1846–
Benjamin Lancaster
1850–
Spouse & Children
1808–Male
1813–Female
children
(4)
- Jane Lancaster
1836–Female
- Mary Eleanor Lancaster
1843–Female
1846–Male
- Benjamin Lancaster
1850–Male
World Events (8)
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 0
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1815
Age 7
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1843
Age 35
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Lancaster in northwestern England, named in Old English as ‘Roman fort on the Lune’, from the Lune river, on which it stands, + Old English cæster ‘Roman fort or walled city’ (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 (3)
Richard Lancaster, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
Richard Lancaster, "England and Wales Census, 1851"- Richard Lancaster in entry for John Lancaster and Hannah Fallowfield, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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