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W T LANCASTER YORKSHIRE COLLECTIONS: VOLUME 5

Archive Collection: YAS/MS405

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Type of record: Archive

Title: W T LANCASTER YORKSHIRE COLLECTIONS: VOLUME 5

Level: Collection

Classmark: YAS/MS405

Date(s): 19th century-20th century

Size and medium: 1 volume

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/461252

Collection group(s): Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society

Description

Comprising Vol. V. extracts from the chartulary of Healaugh Park, abstracts of deeds once in the possession of M F Middleton, extracts from a ms of Dodsworth, abstracts of charters belonging to Sir W Spencer Stanhope and the feodary of the Honour of Pontefract

Biography or history

This ms was compiled by William Thomas Lancaster FSA, Hon Librarian to the YAS 1908-1920


William Thomas Lancaster was born in Thirsk in 1848, the elder son of George Brown Lancaster and Roth Fawcett. He was educated at Clitheroe Grammar School, and on leaving school he joined the Thirsk branch of the Yorkshire Banking Company, later becoming manager of the Leeds branch.


On retiring in 1908 he became honorary librarian for the Yorkshire Archaeological Society. In addition to his duties as librarian he published abstracts of the chartularies of Fountains and Bridlington abbeys. Lancaster also published "Ripley and the Ingleby Family" and contributed to publications by the YAS and Thoresby Society. On his death (15 Nov 1920) he bequeathed £200 to the Thoresby Society and £200 plus the residue of his estate to the Yorkshire Archaeological Society.

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