1901 Edward Lankshear - Royal Navy died at ESQUIMALT in Canada
1901 census - Piece 5333 Folio 40 from
Edward Lankshear 23 1878 Harmansworth Middlesex Able Seaman
1901 Census Piece 5333 heading sheet -
shows possible ships on which he was serving -
British Columbia
from Cemetery Finding
Aid
| Lankshear British Columbia Death Index: 1872 to 1979 Name | Gender | Age | Death Date | Place of Death | Registration # | BCA # | GSU # |
| LANKSHEAR, EDWARD | Male | 24 | 3 November 1901 | ESQUIMALT | 1901-09-014294 | B13079 | 1927289 |
| Name | Cemetery | Location | Region | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANKSHEAR, Edward, AB., RN. | Veterans (Old Naval Section) | Victoria, H.M.C.S. Naden | Vancouver Island | VGS-488 |
Naden is training establishment
I suppose he is the Edward Lankshear died 1901 Canada which is a page I copied from somewhere but regretfully cannot find the source - the format has been messed up -
For REFERENCE FIELD numbers beginning with "VGS-", write to... Victoria Genealogical Society P.O. Box 43021, Victoria North Postal Outlet Victoria, British Columbia V8X 3G2 URL: http://pacificcoast.net/~vgs/ Email sent to vgs@pacificcoast.net < vgs@pacificcoast.net> on 24 May 2003 They advised
Edward Lankshear would not have been on loan--the Royal Canadian Navy was not formed until 1910. The British Navy had a station at Esquimalt beginning in 1846, and from 1865 it was the headquarters of the Pacific Squadron.
HMCS Naden is a shore establishment.
A copy of the transcript of the tombstone is $5.00 and a copy of the death registration is $10.00. We do require payment in advance by cheque or moneyorder in US funds for non-Canadian orders. The money is used to enlarge are library holdings.
The mailing address is PO Box 43021, Victoria North PO, Victoria BC, Canada V8X 3G2.