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William D Tankard

6 Jan 1835 – 6 Nov 1894

Transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

6 Nov 1894

Date of birth

6 Jan 1835

Age at death

59 years, 10 months

Plate found in

Maine, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

William D Tankard
Born Jan 6th 1835
Died Nov 6th 1894
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

This coffin plate for William Tankard 1835 ~ 1894 was found in Maine. Submitted by Janet McMullen.

I went and had a hunt for William Tankard 1835 ~ 1894 in the 1860 United States Federal Census and the 1880 United States Federal Census on Ancestry.com. I found several individuals of interest as you can see below.

1860 United States Federal Census

NameHome in 1860 (City, County, State)Age in 1860Birth YearBirthplace
Isabel TankardPlattsburgh, Clinton, NY78abt 1782New York
James TankardPlattsburgh, Clinton, NY27abt 1833New York
William TankardPlattsburgh, Clinton, NY35abt 1825New York
Eliza TankardPlattsburgh, Clinton, NY24abt 1836New York
James TankardPlattsburgh, Clinton, NY6abt 1854New York
George TankardPlattsburgh, Clinton, NY5abt 1855New York
Mary TankardPlattsburgh, Clinton, NY3abt 1857New York
Isabel TankardPlattsburgh, Clinton, NY1abt 1859New York
William TankardNew York Ward 20 District 2, New York, NY28abt 1832—
Jane TankardNew York Ward 20 District 2, New York, NY20abt 1840Scotland
Joseph TankardNew York Ward 20 District 2, New York, NY1abt 1859New York

1880 United States Federal Census

NameParent or Spouse NamesHome in 1880 (City, County, State)Birth YearBirthplace
William TankardEliza AnnBeemantown, Clinton, NYabt 1818New York
Wm Tankard—Plattsburgh, Clinton, NYabt 1864New York
William TankardJaneNew York (Manhattan), New York City-Greater, NYabt 1832England
William TankardWilliam, JaneNew York (Manhattan), New York City-Greater, NYabt 1875New York
William TankardEffieBaldwin, Duval, FLabt 1840North Carolina
William G TankardWilliam, EffieBaldwin, Duval, FLabt 1874Florida
William Tankard—Ways Station, Bryan, GAabt 1840North Carolina
William TankardMariaAccomack, VAabt 1846Virginia
Wm. H. TankardEdgar, Mary L.Long Acre, Beaufort, NCabt 1876North Carolina
William G. TankardNellieJames City, Craven, NCabt 1870North Carolina
William TankardElizabethNew Brunswick, Middlesex, NJabt 1835Ireland
William TankardWilliam, ElizabethNew Brunswick, Middlesex, NJabt 1868New Jersey
William TankardHenry, MaryUnion, Lawrence, PAabt 1879Ohio

Sources consulted

  • 1860 United States Federal Census
  • 1880 United States Federal Census

Record submitted by

Thomas Roberts — to the Ancestors at Rest archive

Source & citation

Source type
Original photograph
Provenance
Submitted by Thomas Roberts to the Ancestors at Rest archive
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-05-12
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Transcription only — no photograph of the plate survives.

Citation: "Coffin plate of William D Tankard (6 Jan 1835 – 6 Nov 1894)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/tankard-william-d-1894/ : accessed [your access date]).

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