Henry LANHAM

Bef 1861 - 1917  (~ 56 years)

• Name	Henry LANHAM
  Birth	Bef 29 May 1861	Dorking, Surrey   [1]
  Christening	29 May 1861	Dorking, Surrey   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	12703C01F83046C4BFD633BC29B7BD9EB0E6
  Death	7 Sep 1917	Wandsworth, London   [3, 4]
  Notes	1871 census: with parents. 1881 census: not found. 1891 census: at 3 Bloom Park Road, Fulham, London (all LANHAM), Henry (head, 29, furniture salesman, born Dorking, Surrey), Annie (wife, 25, born Stratford, Warwickshire) and Leonard Henry (son, 2, born Fulham). Also a domestic servant, Rose HUGGETT (16). 1901 census: at 3 Nicosia Road, Wandsworth, London (all LANHAM), Henry (head, 39, furniture salesman, born Dorking, Surrey), Annie (wife, 35, born Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire), Leonard (son, 12, born Fulham), Arthur (son, 8, born Fulham) and Mary (daughter, 4 months, born Wandsworth). Also Jane LYNE (sister in law, single, 38, clerk, born Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire) and a general domestic servant Edith DAVIES (18). 1911 census: at 14 Patten Road*, Wandsworth Common, London (11 rooms) (all LANHAM), Henry (head, 49, furniture & decorative art salesman, born Dorking, Surrey), Annie (wife, 45, married 22 years, 4 children all living, born Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire), Leonard Henry (son, 22, single, furniture salesman, born Fulham), Arthur (son, 18, woollen warehouse assistant, born Fulham), Frederick William (son, 13, school, born Fulham) and Mary Eril(?) (daughter, 10, school, born Wandsworth). Also Jane LYNE (sister in law, single, 48, clerk, born Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire) and a domestic servant Susan WHITEMAN (20). * a large semi-detached house. Its partner, number 12, according to Zoopla, sold for over £10 million in April 2025. Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936: LANHAM, Henry, 14 Patten Road, Wandsworth Common, Surrey, died 7 September 1917, at same place, testate. Certificate endorsed by Commissary Clerk of Edinburgh, 15 January 1918, on Probate of the Will, granted at London, 24 November 1917, to Harry Gladstone Lyne, the sole Executor. Value of Estate, £5365. 2s. 10d. A similar entry appeared in the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 at ancestry.com. 1921 census: at 6 Magdalene Road, Wandsworth Common, London, Annie LANHAM (head, 55y 9m, widow, born Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, home duties) and Jane LYNE (sister, 58y 11m, spinster, born Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, retired Civil Service clerk).
  Person ID	I4750	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	William Henry LANHAM,   b. Bef 8 Oct 1834, Dorking, Surrey d. Mar 1915, Wandsworth RD (Age ~ 80 years)
  Mother	Louisa Henrietta PREVOST,   b. 15 Nov 1833, St Marylebone, London d. Dec 1905, Wandsworth RD (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1 Aug 1860	Dorking, Surrey   [5]
  	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.
  Family ID	F1608	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie LYNE,   b. Dec 1865, Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire d. 20 Dec 1938, National Temperance Hospital, London NW1 (Age ~ 73 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1888	Stratford on Avon RD   [6]
  Children	1. Leonard Henry LANHAM,   b. Mar 1889, Fulham, London d. Yes, date unknown   2. Arthur LANHAM,   b. Mar 1893, Fulham, London d. Yes, date unknown   3. Frederick William LANHAM,   b. Sep 1897, Fulham, London d. Yes, date unknown   4. Mary Edith LANHAM,   b. Mar 1901, Wandsworth, London d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1609	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 7 Sep 1917 - Wandsworth, London  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S178] BMD index, Q2 1861 Dorking 2a/131. (Reliability: 3). [S370] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 at ancestry.com, September 2015 and later. [S611] Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936 at ancestry.com. [S178] BMD index, aged 56, Q3 1917 Wandsworth 1d/606. (Reliability: 3). [S371] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 at ancestry.com, September 2015 and later. [S178] BMD index, Q2 1888 Stratford on Avon 6d/897. (Reliability: 3).