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Lancaster, James

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Lancaster, James (c. 1554–1618)

English navigator and statesman who commanded the Edward Bonaventure under Sir Francis Drake against the Spanish Armada, and later sailed in a pioneer expedition to the East Indies in 1591. The lucrative outcome of this voyage resulted in the formation of the British East India Company.

On his return home in 1603 he settled down as a director of the company and helped to organize its early growth.



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He was the beloved husband of 57 years to Edith (Riessle) "Betty" Corbett of Sterling; father of Timothy and wife, Judy, of Sterling, with whom he lived with, Shawn and wife, Peggy, of Lancaster, James of Stoneham, Niall and wife, Debora, of Avon, Darlene Alosso and husband, Albert, of Somerville and Sheila Cooke of Everett; grandfather of 11 grandchildren.
NEWCASTLE (from): Jordan Docherty, Marc Lancaster, James Hollyman (Benfield), Jonathan Wright, Sam Burns, Chris Davison, Dan Bowlt, John Grey (St Cuthbert's), Michael Bertram, Mark Findlay (Walbottle), Josh Ho (All Saints), Tony Ward, Karl Lazzari (Walker), Scott Turnbull, Scott Fraser, Sam Thompson (Gosforth), Declan Stokle (St Mary's), Patrick Nzuzi (Heaton Manor), Gareth Stuart (Walker).
Cozy Cole, 19, of Lancaster, James Kamply Morris, 24, of Palmdale, and Jamel Young, 20, of Lancaster are charged in the Dec.
 
 
 
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