Benjamin Lancaster (1 December 1801 – 16 March 1887) was a 19th-century businessman and philanthropist. He was born in 1801, married Rosamira Bellairs on 5 June 1851 at Bedworth, Warwickshire, and died in Bournemouth in 1887 leaving an estate valued at £137,584 4s 2d.[1]
In 1861 Mr and Mrs Lancaster founded the Community of St Peter in Kilburn to nurse women and children and carry out mission work.[4] After St Peter's Home in Kilburn was destroyed in the Second World War the Community transferred its mother house to Woking, where it now runs a retreat house.[5]
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benjamin, lancaster, december, 1801, march, 1887, 19th, century, businessman, philanthropist, born, 1801, married, rosamira, bellairs, june, 1851, bedworth, warwickshire, died, bournemouth, 1887, leaving, estate, valued, 1830, jointly, founded, price, patent, . Benjamin Lancaster 1 December 1801 16 March 1887 was a 19th century businessman and philanthropist He was born in 1801 married Rosamira Bellairs on 5 June 1851 at Bedworth Warwickshire and died in Bournemouth in 1887 leaving an estate valued at 137 584 4s 2d 1 In 1830 he jointly founded Price s Patent Candle Company Ltd which became the world s largest manufacturer of candles 2 In the 1850s he invested in land in Canterbury New Zealand and gave his name to the Lancaster Park cricket ground 3 In 1861 Mr and Mrs Lancaster founded the Community of St Peter in Kilburn to nurse women and children and carry out mission work 4 After St Peter s Home in Kilburn was destroyed in the Second World War the Community transferred its mother house to Woking where it now runs a retreat house 5 References edit Parish registers and National Probate Calendar A History of Price s Candles www prices candles co uk Archived from the original on 4 September 2009 Retrieved 30 April 2016 The Origins of Lancaster Park Christchurch City Libraries Archived from the original on 11 December 2014 The religious communities of the Church of England Allan T Cameron Faith Press 1918 St Peter s Home And Sisterhood charitycommission gov uk 30 December 2017 Archived from the original on 30 December 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Benjamin Lancaster amp oldid 1157871237, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
