Norman Thomas Lanchester

M, #414, b. 22 August 1908
     Norman was born at Kenninghall, Norfolk, England, on 22 August 1908.1 He was the son of James Lanchester and Frances Maria Briggs. He was baptized at Kenninghall Parish Church, Kenninghall, Norfolk, England, on 28 January 1910. Religion: Church of England.1
He was listed as head of household's son in the 1911 census at Kenninghall, Norfolk, England. Those recorded in the household were: James Lanchester, head; Frances Maria Lanchester, wife; Leonard Lanchester, son; Frederick G. Lanchester, son; Charles Briggs Lanchester, son; Hilda Mary Lanchester, daughter; Alfred Lanchester, son; Norman Thomas Lanchester, son; James Lanchester, son; Albert Edward Lanchester, son.2

He was listed as head of household's son in the 1921 census at Kenninghall, Norfolk, England. Those recorded in the household were: James Lanchester, head; Frances M Lanchester, wife; Leonard Lanchester, son; William N Lanchester, son; Frederick G Lanchester, son; Charles B Lanchester, son; Hilda M Lanchester, daughter; Alfred Lanchester, son; Norman T Lanchester, son; James Lanchester, son; Albert E Lanchester, son; Frank Lanchester, son; Walter Lanchester, son; Russell Lanchester, son.3
They was a witness at Alfred Lanchester and Emma Olga Stringer's wedding at The Methodist Chapel, Fersfield Road, Bressingham, Norfolk, England, on 27 April 1935.4 Norman Thomas Lanchester was listed in the 1939 National Register on 29 September 1939 at Lodge Cottages, Depwade Rural District, Norfolk, England. Those recorded in the household were: James Lanchester, Norman T Lanchester, Albert E Lanchester, Walter Lanchester, Francis M Lanchester, Emma Hill and one other with a closed record.5
Norman never married.

Citations

  1. [S261] Norman Thomas Lanchester, Baptism entry, "Norman Thomas, baptised 28 January 1910, born 22 August 1908. Parents: James and Frances Maria Lanchester, Kenninghall, horseman."
  2. [S1574] 1911, English Census, "Norman Thomas Lanchester, son, male, age 2, born in Kenninghall, Norfolk, resident at Kenninghall, Norfolk."
  3. [S9336] 1921, English Census, "Norman T Lanchester, son, age 12 years 11 months, male, both alive, born in Norfolk, Kenninghall, personal occupation: school whole time, resident at Kenninghall, Attleborough, Norfolk."
  4. [S247] Alfred Lanchester to Emma Olga Stringer, Marriage entry, "Twenty seventh April 1935. Alfred Lanchester, 27 years, bachelor, farm labourer, resident at Fersfield, Father: James Lanchester, farm labourer. Emma Olga Stringer, 20 years, spinster, domestic servant, resident at Kenninghall, Father: John Stringer, farm labourer. Married in the Methodist Chapel according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Methodists by Certificate by me, A. N. Beardsley Minister. In the presence of John Stringer, N Lanchester. S Fryer Registrar."
  5. [S4923] 1939, National Register of England and Wales, "Address: Lodge Cottages, Schedule Number: 34, Sub Number: 2, Surname: Lanchester, First Name: Norman T, Sex: male, Birthday: 22nd Aug, Year of Birth: 08, Condition as to Marriage: single, Personal Occupation: Agricultural Labourer."