Lancashire - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

thomas lancashire

jlancashire_1 — 2008-09-12 00:36:38Z

looking for the mother of thomas lancashire..born 1851 in marylebone london.
john

lancashire

jlancashire_1 — 2008-09-12 00:34:46Z

does anyone have info on robert lancashire,father of thomas who was born in 1851 in marylebone london.
john

Re: ancestors: LANCASHIRE in Devon?

jlancshire — 2008-07-23 14:36:01Z

Where do the Lancashire's that you are looking for come from? I have gone back to my g grandfather William who was from London.

Re: ancestors: LANCASHIRE in Devon?

jlancshire — 2008-07-23 14:35:35Z

Farmers from the Dawlish area

ancestors: LANCASHIRE in Devon?

jlancshire — 2008-07-23 14:34:52Z

Any Lancashires in Devon

Have you researched Lancashires from before about 1750?

andreweninge — 2008-05-25 12:59:48Z

Hello Lancashire Researchers!

I am looking for any genealogists who've researched Lancasters or Lancashires (the two surnames were once equivalent) successfully going back to times before about 1750.

What I would like to call for are written descriptions of this work, with some mention of the evidence, the conclusions, the possibilities, and what further research might be undertaken. These can be short or long.

My aim is to work with others to add to the collection of such stories which I have myself been building up on my Lancaster webpage: http://users.skynet.be/lancaster/Lancaster%20Index.html

I'd be helping people publish on to the internet, for the greater good of all Lancaster genealogy.

Why do I think that this sort of work is so critical?

Because before 1750 or so is where most of us get stuck even when we do know all the available resources fairly well.

Consider what this idea is NOT...

1. Forums like this one, are excellent places for swapping ideas about how to trace a family in the 1800s for example, and there are many resources on the internet. So genealogists from many families are working away well on this all the time. If you are stuck in the late 1700s or after that time, post a clear question on this message board!

...But eventually most of us, including me personally, get stuck in the 1700s, because this is a time when English speaking populations were already growing and moving very fast, but good records had NOT yet become reliable all around the English speaking world.

We want to be able to jump back to the earlier times when populations were small and stayed in the same parishes for a long time, but it is very difficult.

...and it is precisely at that point that we begin to search around to see what earlier families we MIGHT be related to, and who has written about them.

2. While I have nothing against some of the family trees posted around the internet, many of them are copied from each other for the early parts of their trees, and the guesses in them are often no longer known to be guesses. Indeed, even many pre-internet publications suffer from the same problem.

(All family tree work needs guessing. I am not against guessing when people say that they are guessing, or that their source was guessing.)

The hypothetical genealogist I described above, who has worked hard to get back to the 1700s and now looks around the internet for good material to work with, unfortunately spends a lot of time on false leads because of this.

What I am looking for are people who can explain the sources of proof for the family trees of Lancasters this far back.

Is there anybody out there interested in participating in this effort?

My normal e-mail address is andrew.lancaster@skynet.be

Best Regards
Andrew Lancaster

Richard & Rachael LANCASHIRE, early 1800s, Lancashire county, England

JoMac53 — 2008-01-27 22:05:01Z

On the assumption that my LARCASHIRE/LIRCASHIRE ancestor could be a mistranscription of LANCASHIRE, I would like to know if anyone is familiar with Richard and Rachael (BRADFORD) LANCASHIRE?

They had a daughter named Charlotte who was born about 1813 in Lancashire co. She married James HARRISON, born about 1811. Charlotte & James, with children Thomas, Ellen, Sarah and Nancy, left for the US in 1850 from Liverpool.

I believe they are in the 1841 census for Bede St., St. Martin, Liverpool, Lancashire.

Thanks.
Jo

Time to get started with DNA study of the Lancashire surname

andreweninge — 2008-01-26 09:45:54Z

Update from the Lancaster/Lancashire etc DNA project.

We do not yet have any Lancashires as such but we now have results for a very large Lancaster family who descend from one Robert Lancaster or Lancashire (Lanquishear) who was in Virginia in the 1600s. It seems he may be connected to the Lancashire family from the London region.

It would be fascinating if we could now finally have some Lancashire participation in this project. It is certain that Lancashire and Lancaster have occasionally been used by the same people, and so there should be fascinating connections and disconnections between the two surnames.

Best Regards
Andrew Lancaster
The project: http://users.skynet.be/lancaster/Lancaster.htm

Re: Lancashire Family

tricialancas — 2006-11-03 18:21:55Z

Hi Dawn
I have a Charles, son of Horatio N. but I dont have an exact date on him, as its not my direct line. His brother was born in Tamworth abt. 1830's. There seems not to be a link but names are following in the family so it may be worth looking further back to get a tie-in. I am back to 1752 on my direct Lancashire line so feel free to get in touch when you get further back to see if we can link up.
All the best in your quest
Tricia

Re: Lancashire Family

2006-11-02 21:34:02Z

Hi there,
My husband's g-g-grandmother was Eliza Winstanley Lancashire. Her father was Robert Lancashire born 1822 in Manchester, but I also have a birth place of Tamworth...not to sure which is correct. Robert is the son of Charles Lancashire (1801 Manchester) and Mary. Does any of this fit in with your family information?
Regards,
Dawn

Re: Lancashire

tricialancas — 2006-11-01 19:18:01Z

Hi Stella
I have Lancashire's from Tamworth, does the name Horatio mean anything to you? If so I have some info on him let me know and we can share
Tricia

Re: Lancashire Family

tricialancas — 2006-11-01 19:12:36Z

Hi Steve, I have Lancashire's from Manchester and area going back to the 1750's. There seemed to be quite a few of them but we may be able to share info, if you want you can get back to me
Tricia Lancashire

Re: Lancashires from Manchester

Susan2670 — 2006-09-12 14:36:10Z

Manchester is a town in the County of Lancashire
There is some info on http://www.genuki.org.uk/

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Manchester/

Sue

Re: lancashire family

mi2early — 2006-07-23 17:47:12Z

Hi John

I'm afraid you haven't given enough information to enable someone to help you. :-(

Location would help a great deal, as would the wife's maiden name as well as those of any children. If you have this family on a census, please include that information as well.

Thanks!

Lynne

Re: Lancashires from Manchester

mi2early — 2006-07-23 17:47:12Z

Hi Antonia

Sue has already given you the best starting place, GENUKI. Also see this board's Links & Announcements for more useful sites.

There is a board for the surname LANCASHIRE. Just type LANCASHIRE into the "Find a Board" field. I'm not aware of the surname LANCHASHIRE. Possibly a typo?

Best wishes,
Lynne

Re: Lancashires from Manchester

2006-04-24 17:49:53Z

Hi Antonia, Thanks for your email. I am Tricia's mum & I have relayed your message to her. She is very sorry but she hasn't heard of these sisters. Once your research gets you further back in time there may be a connection somewhere down the line. Please get in touch again when you reach the 1800's. Unfortuneately Tricia is not on the internet as yet so your replies will still have to come through me. Look forward to hearing from you again. Regards Chajo

Re: Lancashires from Manchester

2006-04-24 13:47:40Z

Hi Tricia

Thank you for your e-mail.

I was trying to find a family of Lancashires that I believe
were from Manchester. There were 3 sisters by the names
of Jessie, Hilda and Olive. I don't know much more about
them except they were born around the early 1900's.
Do you recognize any of these names?

Thank you for help.

Antonia

Re: Lancashires from Manchester

2006-04-14 20:41:41Z

I am a Lancashire and my family comes from Manchester origanally I dont know if Ill be able to help as there are several branches to the family

Re: Lancashires from Manchester

grlzrlz07 — 2006-03-25 17:49:18Z

Dear Dawn,

Thank you for the info.
I think I've heard before that Lancaster may also have been
Lancashire.

I do know for certain that my family of Lancashire's is from
the greater Manchester area. However,I haven't been able
to pin them down just yet.

I had started looking for other family members and got
side-tracked!

Thanks again for your e-mail and good luck to you also.
Antonia

Re: Lancashires from Manchester

mitca — 2006-03-24 20:25:55Z

Antonia,
I have a Robert Lancashire in my tree. He was born in Manchester in 1823. He married Sarah Winstanley Oct 11, 1847 and they had William Charles (1850), Lavina Alice (1855), Eliza Winstanley (1858) and Amelia Ann (1861). Robert died in the fall of 1870 in Manchester.
What I have found after some extensive searching is that the last name Lancashire was sometimes refered to as Lancaster. On two of the english census, my Lancashire family is referred to as Lancaster. So you can see how it can get confusing.
Good luck with your searching.
Dawn
Canada

LANCASHIRE of Nottingham.

edgley97 — 2006-03-21 08:27:47Z

I am looking for descendants of Francis Samuel Lancashire and Elizabeth Ann Smith Shakespeare who were married in Nottingham in 1897.

Lancashire family

2005-12-23 23:14:38Z

I am trying to locate Jessie Lancashire. Possibly lived in
Prestwich in 1960's and 1970's. Any help greatly appreciated.

Lancashires of Lancashire

mitca2 — 2005-11-27 16:01:25Z

Hi,
I have a Robert William Lancashire (b-early 1800s) married Sarah Winstanley on October 11, 1847 @ Manchester Cathedral, Lancashire, Eng. They had daughter Eliza born December 3, 1857.
Any relations?
Dawn, mitca2@home.com

Robert William Lancashire from England who married Sarah Winstanley

mitca2 — 2005-11-27 16:01:25Z

Hi
My husband's g-g-grandfather, was Robert William Lancashire from England who married Sarah Winstanley. They had a daughter, Eliza Winstanley who was born in England December 3, 1857. That is as far back as I go right now unfortunatly.

Re: Uriah Lancashire

2005-10-11 09:54:56Z

Hi Donna, My girlfrend got in touch with you in regards on the information to details of my grandad Uriah,and I also know about your other grandparents too,sadly i know that your grandad Bill has just passed away our thoughts are with you all. I was born on the next street to your grandparents on Mary Street, so i know most of the families that lived there. I seen your elder sister and she told me that you had moved away. When you are back in Kirkby give me a call to have a chat and i have got some photos of uriah and grandma Emma somewhere, my contact number is 01623 453963.

Re: Uriah Lancashire

2005-10-09 22:21:43Z

Would LOVE to hear more from you PLEASE ! I would like to met you too, do you have any photos of Uriah? I have just one. Did you know I moved to away- but do get back to Kirkby sometimes. Yes my other Grandparents live on Edward Street. PLease reply Donna xx

Re: Lancashires from Manchester

Certificates_in_5_Days — 2005-09-14 05:31:44Z

Having read your Genuki Pages, you'll now that Manchester is a large city that was in the County of Lancashire.

It has had control of it's own destiny since about 1890. although it remained in Lancashire till 1974.

When one refers to the County of Lancaster or Lancashire they are practically interchangeable for the vast majority of purposes

The surname Lancaster is not a particularly popular one in this area, there are just 15 entries in the Manchester North phone book and in the 1901 census there were 64 entries for Lancasters living in Manchester. That would be about 12 families.

Saying that though your posting is not really specific

What exactly are you seeking ? Is it a particular family or an origin of the name ? As a local I'd be happy to give you a bit more help with the area if you were to contact me.

But if it is not the area, but a family you need help with, then if you were to be a bit more specific, then perhaps you would get a little more guidance.

Good Luck

Certificate Man
antonylambert@certificates.fsnet.co.uk

Re: Lancashires from Manchester

grlzrlz07 — 2005-09-12 00:27:55Z

First off I would like to say thank you for getting back to me so quickly. I am asking about Manchester and Lancashire because I am from Canada and trying to locate my relatives. My mother's name was Rigby with close ties to a family with the name of Lancashire. I don't have much more info than that because I have just started searching. Hope someone can help.

Lancashires from Manchester

2005-09-11 16:32:29Z

Does anyone have any info on Lancashires of Manchester/Manchester area? What about Lanchashires of Lancashire? I have very little info. Also, is Lancashire a district? How does it relate to Manchester? Thank you in advance for any help.

Re: LANCASHIRE WORLDWIDE

jmihiar — 2005-06-19 22:21:52Z

HELLO, I am doing a worldwide search. Can you help me? my gfather was "Robt. Lancashire" b. Sept. 1856 in Ireland. Married Anna (Annie) W. Ward of England, b. 1871. They had imigrated to Cheboygan, Mi, USA. They had 3 kids: Ellis b. 1897, Belinda Emily b. 1899 and my Dad John Earl b. 1911. But I find "Lancashires" worldwide" and am trying to connect to some. My gggfather was born in Ireland as Wm. Lancaster in 1824. His Mom was Isabella Dabin.
pls. email direct if you can, at jmihiar@hotmail.com
Thx, I appreciate anything you might have to share

Lancashire DNA

andreweninge — 2005-06-11 21:39:58Z

I am the adminstrator (a volunteer by the way) of the Lancaster DNA surname project.

As it seems Lancashire and Lancaster may have sometimes been interchangeable names, and there is not a Lancashire DNA project, I have set the project up with the lab we work with so that Lancashires may join the project. See:

http://users.skynet.be/lancaster/Lancaster.htm

Best Regards
Andrew Lancaster

lancashire family

jlancshire — 2005-06-02 04:43:47Z

searching for birth and marriage of Frederick Lancashire. Birth some time around 1850 and marriage about 1872.Wife was named Bridget

Re: Lancashire family from Wilnecote, Warwick and Glascote

asrowstaffs — 2005-05-16 12:44:27Z

My great grand parents were William Lancashire and Maria Brown. My grandmother was Mary Ann Lancashire.

Lancashire