Phoebe Pope

Female

Birth: April 10, 1825 in Highbury
Death: April 9, 1900

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Phoebe Lankester was a British botanist known for her popular science writing, particularly on wildflowers, parasitic plants, and ferns. Her writing incorporated both technical, high-level text and writing accessible to the lay reader. She published several books, and wrote a syndicated column for more than twenty years, and lectured on science. Her husband was surgeon and naturalist Edwin Lankester, and her eldest son E. Ray Lankester became a zoologist.

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They had 8 children with Edwin Lankester.

A Owen Lankester

Male

Birth: sometime between October 14, 1850 and 1871 in Greater London ^[1]
Death: sometime after 1871

Samuel Rushton Lankester

Male

Birth: sometime between October 14, 1850 and October 13, 1851 in Greater London ^[1]
Death: October 13, 1896 in Batavia ^[1]

E(dwin?) Forbes Lankester

Male

Birth: sometime between October 14, 1850 and 1871 in Greater London ^[1]
Death: sometime after 1871

Marion Lankester

Female

Birth: sometime between October 14, 1850 and 1871 in Greater London ^[1]
Death: sometime after 1871

Jessie Lankester

Female

Birth: sometime between October 14, 1850 and 1871 in Greater London ^[1]
Death: sometime after 1871

Phebe Lankester

Female

Birth: sometime between October 14, 1850 and 1871 in Greater London ^[1]
Death: sometime after 1871

Edwin Ray Lankester

Male

Birth: May 15, 1847 in Greater London ^[2]
Death: August 13, 1929 in Greater London ^[2]

Female

Birth: sometime between October 14, 1850 and 1871 in Greater London ^[1]
Death: sometime after 1871

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Birth
April 10, 1825 in Highbury
Marriage with Edwin Lankester
1845
Birth of Edwin Ray Lankester
May 15, 1847 in Greater London ^[2]
Birth of Phebe Lankester
sometime between October 14, 1850 and 1871 in Greater London ^[1]
Birth of Marion Lankester
sometime between October 14, 1850 and 1871 in Greater London ^[1]
Birth of Samuel Rushton Lankester
sometime between October 14, 1850 and October 13, 1851 in Greater London ^[1]
Birth of E(dwin?) Forbes Lankester
sometime between October 14, 1850 and 1871 in Greater London ^[1]
Birth of Nina Lankester
sometime between October 14, 1850 and 1871 in Greater London ^[1]
Birth of Jessie Lankester
sometime between October 14, 1850 and 1871 in Greater London ^[1]
Birth of A Owen Lankester
sometime between October 14, 1850 and 1871 in Greater London ^[1]
Residence with Edwin Lankester, Phebe Lankester, Marion Lankester, Samuel Rushton Lankester, E(dwin?) Forbes Lankester, Nina Lankester, Jessie Lankester, A Owen Lankester
1871 in Hampstead
Death of Phebe Lankester
sometime after 1871
Death of Marion Lankester
sometime after 1871
Death of E(dwin?) Forbes Lankester
sometime after 1871
Death of Nina Lankester
sometime after 1871
Death of Jessie Lankester
sometime after 1871
Death of A Owen Lankester
sometime after 1871
Birth of Caroline Phebe Lankester
December 22, 1875 in Surabaya ^[3]
Death of Samuel Rushton Lankester
October 13, 1896 in Batavia ^[1]
Death
April 9, 1900

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References^{Permanent link to this section.}

"The Colonies and India". London, Mention of death for Samuel Rushton Lankester, The Colonies and India, 1896-11-24, page 30.
"Wikipedia". Wikipedia article about Ray Lankester. Accessed April 27, 2020.
Gemeente Den Haag. "Bevolkingsregister Den Haag". Den Haag, Population registry, Den Haag, 0354-01.0513.

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