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Lancaster Family History
Lancaster Genealogy & Family TreeLancaster is an English name from Lancashire, England, where the family held a seat. It referred to those from Lancaster. It comes from the river Lune and from the Old English ceaster which means "Roman fort." The earliest known ancestor--William de Lonecastre--was recorded in 1175.
Other spellings include "Lancashire," "Lancester," "Lancastell," and "Lancoster." Notable people with the surname include American actor Burt Lancaster (From Here to Eternity, Judgment at Nuremberg, The Rainmaker), American actress Sarah Lancaster (Chuck, Saved by the Bell: The New Class, Everwood), and American screenwriter Bill Lancaster (The Bad News Bears, The Thing). The first Lancaster to come to America was Gowen Lancaster in Virginia in 1635.
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Lancaster Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Alicia Lancaster -- --, 1211 Berwickshire
- Delaney Lancaster -- --, 1786 February 13, 1860 South Carolina
- John R Lancaster -- --, 1815 March 18, 1894 Kentucky
- Mary Ellen Lancaster -- --, 1877 May 22, 1968 Texas
- Johnathan Columbus Lancaster -- --, 1856 August 5, 1929 Kentucky
Lancaster Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- John Lancaster -- --, 1724 September 13, 1812 Virginia
- James Leroy Lancaster -- --, 1869 January 30, 1925 Alabama
- Robert Lancaster -- --, 1872 August 20, 1894 Alabama
- Lottie Ophelia Lancaster -- --, 1908 July 18, 2006 Alabama
- Leonard J Lancaster -- --, 1913 April 0, 1984 Alabama
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