Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
(Possible) Date of Burial: 25 August 1773.
(Possible) Place of Burial: Whitehaven, St Nicholas.
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: unknown.
Mother: unknown.
(Possible) Spouse: Sarah.
The relationship is suggested by Sarah’s burial record.
Children:
William Lancaster (baptized 17 September 1728 in Whitehaven, St Nicholas) married Elizabeth Williams 27 May 1751 or 19 February 1753.
Mary Lancaster (7 March 1730 in Whitehaven, St Nicholas)
Sarah Lancaster (9 January 1736 in Whitehaven, St Nicholas)
Jane Lancaster (16 December 1739 in Whitehaven, St Nicholas - possibly buried 8 March 1741 in Whitehaven, St Nicholas)
Mary Lancaster (2 January 1741 in Whitehaven, St Nicholas)
Jane Lancaster (27 March 1743 in Whitehaven, St Nicholas - buried 16 July 1745 in Whitehaven, St Nicholas)
Darcas Lancaster (9 November 1746 in Whitehaven, St Nicholas)
Dinah Lancaster (17 July 1750 in Whitehaven, St Nicholas)
James Lancaster (buried 6 June 1751 in Whitehaven, St Nicholas)
Samuel Lancaster (24 November 1755 in Whitehaven, St Nicholas)
Evidence
Baptisms of children (Whitehaven, St Nicholas, Stout’s transcription of the parish registers):
[1728] September 17th William of Samuel Lancaster, Cordwainer
[1730] March 7th Mary of Samuel Lancaster, Shoemaker
[1736] January 9th Sarah of Samuel Lancaster, Shoemaker
[1739] December 16th Jane of Samuell Lancaster, Shoemaker
[1741] January 2nd Mary of Samuel Lancaster, Sailor
[1743] March 27th Jane of Samuel Lancaster, Butcher
[1746] November 9th Dorcas of Samuel Lancaster, Shoemaker
[1750] July 17th Dinah of Samuel Lancaster, Shoemaker
[1755] November 24th Samuel of Samuel Lancaster, Shoemaker
Burials of children (Whitehaven, St Nicholas, Stout’s transcription of the parish registers):
[1741] March 8th ... of Samuel Lancaster, Shoemaker
[1745] July 16th A child (Jane) of Samuel Lancaster, Shoemaker
[1751] June 6th James of Samuel Lanaster, Shoemaker
Possible burial (Whitehaven, St Nicholas, Stout’s transcription of the parish registers):
[1773] August 25th Samuel Lancaster, Strand St.
Possible burial of Samuel’s widow (Whitehaven, St Nicholas, Stout’s transcription of the parish registers):
[1776] September 28th Sarah Lancaster, widow, Strand St.
References
Stout, H.B. (transcriber). The Registers of St. Nicholas Church, Whitehaven, Part 2: Baptisms 1694 - 1837. Cumbria Family History Society, 2001.
Stout, H.B. (transcriber). The Registers of St. Nicholas Church, Whitehaven, Part 3: Burials 1694 - 1837. Cumbria Family History Society, 2002.