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lankester is one of the many new names that came to England following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The lankester family lived in the city of Lancaster, in Lancashire.

lankester Early Origins

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The surname lankester was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat as Constables of Lancaster Castle from very ancient times. One of the first records of the family was found in Litherland, one of the ancient manors of Aughton. "About the middle of the twelfth century it was granted to Warin de Lancaster, chief forester, by the serjeanty of keeping the lord's falcons."

The chapelry of Milburn, Westmorland is also of significance to the family in early times. "The chapel, dedicated to St. Cuthbert, was founded by William de Lancaster, about 1355. Many vestiges of encampments are visible. Howgill Castle, formerly the seat of the knightly families of Lancaster and Sandford, and which, with Grange Hall and Lownthwaite, belongs to the Earl of Thanet, lord of the manor, occupies a commanding situation, half a mile east of the village; some of its walls are 10½ feet thick." ^[2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.

lankester Spelling Variations

Anglo-Norman names tend to be marked by an enormous number of spelling variations. This is largely due to the fact that Old and Middle English lacked any spelling rules when Norman French was introduced in the 11th century. The languages of the English courts at that time were French and Latin. These various languages mixed quite freely in the evolving social milieu. The final element of this mix is that medieval scribes spelled words according to their sounds rather than any definite rules, so a name was often spelled in as many different ways as the number of documents it appeared in. The name was spelled Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancester, Lancoster, Lancastell and many more.

lankester Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our lankester research. Another 334 words (24 lines of text) covering the years 1068, 1066, 1070, 1114, 1150, 1334, 1618, 1650 and 1717 are included under the topic Early lankester History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

lankester Early Notables (pre 1700)

Another 34 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early lankester Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

lankester In Ireland

Some of the lankester family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 81 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

Because of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with lankester name or one of its variants: Gowen Lancaster arrived in Virginia in 1635; Phillip Lancaster arrived in Barbados in 1680 with his servants; William Lancaster settled in Barbados in 1668.

Contemporary Notables of the name lankester (post 1700)

Sir Edwin Ray Lankester KCB, FRS (1847-1929), English zoologist and evolutionary biologist who held chairs at University College London and Oxford University, eponym of Cape Lankester, Antarctica
Edwin Lankester MRCS FRS (1814-1874), English surgeon and naturalist who was instrumental in the control of cholera in London
Sir Tim Lankester KCB (b. 1942), British academic, President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, England

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Citations

^ 'Townships: Scarisbrick', in A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 3, ed. William Farrer and J Brownbill (London, 1907), pp. 265-276. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol3/pp265-276 [accessed 21 January 2017].
^ Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.

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Elster, Robert J. International Who's Who. London: Europa/Routledge. Print.
Cook, Chris. English Historical Facts 1603-1688. London: MacMillan, 1980. Print.
Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
Burke, John Bernard Ed. The Roll of Battle Abbey. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds. Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
Marcharn, Frederick George. A Constitutional History of Modern England 1485 to the Present. London: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Print.
Markale, J. Celtic Civilization. London: Gordon & Cremonesi, 1976. Print.
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The lankester Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The lankester Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 16 February 2017 at 15:59.