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Richard Lancaster (1769 - 1834)

Richard Lancaster
Born in Colne, Lancashire, Englandmap
Husband of — married 9 Jul 1791 in Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 64 in Chapel St., Chorlton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdommap
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Biography

Richard was a saddler born in Colne in eastern Lancashire, but he moved to Manchester, which is where he married his Colne-born wife. Their children were baptised in several places.

Baptism record: 16 Sep 1769 in Colne parish register. "Son of Richard and Mary of Colne". However, the family's old prayer book in Australia suggests August 12 1770 was his birthday. Might he have been a second Richard after the death of a first? Perhaps there was a calculation error of some kind?

His brother-in-law Thomas Lonsdale was also in the leather trade, a fellmonger. One of Richard's children was born in Hebden, so Thomas and Richard may have worked together in Hebden Bridge and Waterside, Colne. Thomas Lonsdale moved to Kemptville, Canada. His apprentice Samuel Smith developed a successful tanning business out of Hebden Bridge. See http://www.a2a.org.uk/html/055-ddx2079.htm.

At some point Richard must have started moving between the Colne area and Manchester, which is where he and his wife Mary Lonsdale, also from Colne, were married, 9 July 1791. This took place in Manchester's cathedral.

Children:

  • Maria or Meriah Lancaster. Born 22 and baptised 26 Jul 1792 in Manchester. The old prayer book in Australia suggests she was born 9 March 1793 and that she died aged 55 (so about 1847-8).
Married James Jackson at St John's Shrove Sunday (9 February) 1812. According to family stories in Australia, James is the brother of a John, and the nephew of a Sir Peter Jackson. A person of this name was witness to the marriage of William Henry Lancaster.
  • Richard Lancaster. The prayer book says he was born 11 June 1796 at Hebden Bridge near Halifax in Yorkshire. This is a reason to suspect that Richard his father worked with his brother-in-law, a fell monger whose firm became reasonably important in the region. The Hebden Bridge Wesleyan register gives a date of 21 July 1795 for a baptism of Richard and Mary Lancaster. They seem to have been living in Wadsworth, which is right on the border with Colne. Richard is supposed to have died at Liverpool, but no trace has been found of that yet. There is a Richard Lancaster who continued to live in Colne during the early 1800s, but perhaps this Richard married Betty Foulds there 11 May 1809, which probably makes him a little too old.
  • Thomas Lancaster. The prayer book in Australia said he was buried at Colne 8 June 1798.
  • William Henry Lancaster. Born 20 December 1805, Christened 6 January 1806 at Old Church Manchester by Rev Joshua Brooks, who had married the parents. He became a tailor before moving to Australia.
Married Ann Morris. Daughter of Robert Morris, chandler, and Mary Rothwell. Married 28 April 1833 St Johns Manchester.

The burial we suspect to be that of our Richard b.1769 is in the same register a few years later: Chapel street's extension the A6 actually crosses Silk street.

Burial: 7 Sep 1834 St Luke, Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England. Richd. Lancaster - Age: 62 years. Abode: Chapel St Salford. Notes: Widower

Note that a family prayer book transcribed by Richard Lonsdale Lancaster in Australia says he died 3 October 1834, and gives same age (62).

Research notes

Later in life there are perhaps signs of another marriage or at least another child:

Burial: 16 Sep 1823 St Luke, Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England. Richard Lancaster - son of Richard Lancaster & Jane. Age: 9 months. Abode: Silk St Manchester.


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