William Henry LANHAM b. Bef 8 Oct 1834 Dorking, Surrey d. Mar 1915 Wandsworth RD: Minter Exchange

Bef 1834 - 1915 (~ 80 years)

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Name	William Henry LANHAM
Birth	Bef 8 Oct 1834	Dorking, Surrey
Christening	8 Oct 1834	Dorking, Surrey [1]
Gender	Male
_UID	FC55161FDBD24B74AB4E8BB0A4F917340ED7
Death	Mar 1915	Wandsworth RD [2]
Notes	Baptised the son of William Henry (schoolmaster) and Mary of East Street. 1841 census: on the North Side of High Street, Dorking, Surrey (all LANHAM), Henry (30, parish clerk, not born in Surrey), Mary (30, born Surrey), William Henry (6, born Surrey), Robert (2, born Surrey) and Mary Elizabeth (8 ---, born Surrey). 1851 census: not found. 1861 census: in South Street, Dorking, Surrey (both LANHAM), William H (head, married, 26, clerk ------, born Dorking, Surrey), Louisa H (wife, 27, born Marylebone, Middlesex) and a house servant. 1871 census: in Dean Street, Dorking, Surrey (all LANHAM), William H (head, married, 36, parish clerk, born Dorking, Surrey), Louisa H (wife, 37, born Marylebone, Middlesex), Henry (son, 9, scholar, born Dorking, Surrey), William I M (son, 8, scholar, born Dorking, Surrey), Thomas (son, 7, scholar, born Dorking, Surrey), Louise E (daughter, 6, scholar, born Dorking, Surrey), John (son, 5, born Dorking, Surrey), Arthur P (son, 4, born Dorking, Surrey), Alice M Y (daughter, 3, born Dorking, Surrey), Frank (son, 1, born Dorking, Surrey) and Leonard H (son, 5 months, born Dorking, Surrey). Also a general servant. 1881 census: at Cotmandene, Dorking, Surrey (all LANHAM), Wm. Hy. (head, married, 46, stamp distributor, born Dorking, Surrey), Louisa H (wife, 47, born Regents Park, Middlesex), John (son, 15, born Dorking, Surrey), Alice M (daughter, 13, assistant at music warehouse, born Dorking, Surrey), Frank (son, 11, scholar, born Dorking, Surrey), George (son, 9, scholar, born Dorking, Surrey), Annie M (daughter, 7, scholar, born Dorking, Surrey), Martha H (daughter, 5, scholar, born Dorking, Surrey), Chas. H (son, 3, scholar, born Dorking, Surrey) and Louisa E (daughter, 16, assistant at milliners, born Dorking, Surrey). 1891 census: at 4 Bloom Park Road, Fulham, London (all LANHAM), William Henry (head, married, 56, clerk to payments, H.M. Household, born Dorking, Surrey), Louisa Henrietta (wife, 57, born Marylebone, London), William Isidor (son, single, 28, vocalist, born Dorking, Surrey), Leonard Herbert (son, 20, commercial clerk, born Dorking, Surrey), Anne Margaret (daughter, 17), Martha Esther (daughter, 15) and Charles Hamilton (son, 13, scholar). Also a boarder. 1901 census: at 28 Hillier Street, Battersea, London (all LANHAM), William H (head, married, 66, retired clerk to pay of Household, born Dorking, Surrey), Louisa H (wife, 67, born Regents Park London), Frank (son, 31, clerk to pay of HM Household, born Dorking, Surrey), Charles H (son, 23, ledger clerk, born Dorking, Surrey), Alice M Y (daughter, 33, assistant articled clerk, born Dorking, Surrey), Annie M (daughter, 27, born Dorking, Surrey), Martha H (daughter, 25, assistant articled clerk), Mary E (sister, single, 60, retired postmistress, born Dorking, Surrey). 1911 census: at 8 Airedale Road, Streatham, London (8 rooms), Fred LINGWOOD (head, 35, married, haberdashery salesman for a fancy goods manufacturer, born Hackney, Middlesex), Martha H LINGWOOD (wife, 35, married 7 years, 1 child, living, born Dorking, Surrey), Norman H LINGWOOD (son, 5, born Battersea, London), William H LANHAM (father in law, 76, widower, H.M.S. pensioned clerk, born Dorking, Surrey), Mary E LANHAM (boarder, 70, single, pensioned post mistress, born Dorking, Surrey), Alice M Y LANHAM (boarder, 43, single, born Dorking, Surrey) and Charles H LANHAM (33, single, mercantile clerk with an artists colourman, born Dorking, Surrey). William died before the 1921 census.
Person ID	I4748	Great Horkesley, Essex
Last Modified	16 Jan 2026

Family Louisa Henrietta PREVOST, b. 15 Nov 1833, St Marylebone, London d. Dec 1905, Wandsworth RD (Age 72 years)

Marriage 1 Aug 1860 Dorking, Surrey [3]

William Henry Lanham, full age, bachelor, clerk of Dorking, father Henry Lanham (deceased) and Louisa Henrietta Prevost, full age, spinster of Dorking, father John(?) Prevost. Both signed. Witnesses W S Prevost, J Prevost, Robert James Bristow.

Children

	1. Henry LANHAM, b. Bef 29 May 1861, Dorking, Surrey d. 7 Sep 1917, Wandsworth, London (Age ~ 56 years)
	2. William Isidore Marci LANHAM, b. Sep 1862, Dorking, Surrey d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Thomas LANHAM, b. Sep 1863, Dorking, Surrey d. 8 Feb 1942, Southampton, Hampshire (Age ~ 78 years)
	4. Louise Edith LANHAM, b. Sep 1864, Dorking, Surrey d. Sep 1937, Surrey SE RD (Age ~ 73 years)
	5. John LANHAM, b. Dec 1865, Dorking, Surrey d. Sep 1937, Norwich RD (Age ~ 71 years)
	6. Arthur Prevost LANHAM, b. Dec 1866, Dorking, Surrey d. Dec 1889, Fulham RD (Age ~ 23 years)
	7. Alice Mary Young LANHAM, b. Jun 1868, Dorking, Surrey d. Mar 1947, Battersea RD (Age ~ 78 years)
	8. Frank LANHAM, b. Sep 1869, Dorking, Surrey d. Mar 1940, Uxbridge RD (Age ~ 70 years)
	9. Leonard Herbert LANHAM, b. 12 Oct 1870, Dorking, Surrey d. Jun 1951, Wandsworth RD (Age 80 years)
	10. George James LANHAM, b. Mar 1872, Dorking, Surrey d. Yes, date unknown
	11. Annie Margaret LANHAM, b. Sep 1873, Dorking, Surrey d. Yes, date unknown
	12. Martha Hester LANHAM, b. 4 Aug 1875, Dorking, Surrey d. Jun 1955, Battersea RD (Age 79 years)
	13. Charles Hamilton LANHAM, b. 20 Dec 1877, Dorking, Surrey d. 8 Oct 1953, Battersea RD (Age 75 years)

Family ID F1608 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 13 Jan 2026

Sources

[S582] London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924 at ancestry.com.
[S178] BMD index, aged 80, Q1 1915 Wandsworth 1d/1002. (Reliability: 3).
[S371] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 at ancestry.com, September 2015 and later.