Dr. Thomas Lancaster
(1833-1909)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Sophia Maria Richards

Dr. Thomas Lancaster 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 16 Mar 1833, Gisburn, , YKS, ENG 2 3 5
  • Christened: 28 Apr 1833, Gisburn, , YKS, ENG 6
  • Marriage (1): Sophia Maria Richards
  • Died: 18 Feb 1909, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA at age 75 3
  • Buried: 20 Feb 1909, Philadelphia: Saint James the Less Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia, PA 3

   Cause of his death was cerebral hemorrhage.

   FamilySearch ID: 9Q3J-J5C.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1880 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 2 The 1880 census recorded Thomas Lancaster, physician, 46, living with wife Sophia M., 44; and son George R., 7. Thomas and his parents were born in England. Sophia, her parents, and George were born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1900 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 5 The 1900 census recorded at 1303 Broad Street: Thomas Lancaster, physician, 67, born Mary 1833, living with wife Sophia M., 65, Apr 1835; and son George R., 27, Jan 1873. Also in the home are servants born in Ireland: Agnes M.Coughlin, 25, and Catherine M. Coughlin, 32. Sophia was married to Thomas for 29 years and had given birth to only 1 child by 1900. Thomas and his parents were born in England. Sophia and her parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Fact: His death certificate states he was born in Egnland and his father was William Lancaster and mother's maiden name Hall., 18 Feb 1909, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 3

4. Residence: 1303 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia on 18 Feb 1909 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 3


Thomas married Sophia Maria Richards. (Sophia Maria Richards was born in Apr 1835 in , , Pennsylvania, USA,2 5 died on 13 Jan 1904 in Pottstown, Montgomery, PA 7 and was buried on 16 Jan 1904 in Philadelphia: Saint James the Less Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia, PA 7.). The cause of her death was Acute bronchitis.


Sources


1 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VF4S-RPP George Richards Lancaster and Elizabeth Leaf Beecher, 01 Nov 1892; citing , Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States; FHL microfilm 926620.

2 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWJC-Z4T Thomas Lancaster, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 218B, NARA microfilm publication T9.

3 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915 (From originals housed at the Philadelphia City Archives. "Death Records."), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDPT-KJF Thomas Lancaster, 18 Feb 1909; citing cn 4525, Department of Records; FHL microfilm 1405066.

4 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate 7479, Geo R. Lancaster. Father Thomas Lancaster. Mother Sophia Richards.

5 1900 United States Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 20, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1461; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0414; FHL microfilm: 1241461.

6 FamilySearch.org, England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NB8V-79G Thomas Lancaster, 28 Apr 1833; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 98533.

7 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915 (From originals housed at the Philadelphia City Archives. "Death Records."), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDTC-K19 Sophia M. Lancaster, 13 Jan 1904; citing cn 1476, Department of Records; FHL microfilm 1003719.



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