Lambshead Family Devon, Lancashire and Ontario
Family Line
Generation 1
Thomas Lamsede - born 1577
issue: Elizabeth, John, Joane, Anne
Generation 2
John Lamsede - c. 28 October, 1612, Churston Ferrers, Devon; married Johan Harris, in Churston Ferrers
issue: Richard
Generation 3
Richard Lambshead - christened 16 November, 1647, Churston Ferrers, Devon; married Patience Hinchson, Brixham
issue: John, Nicholas, Joane, Patience, Elizabeth
Generation 4
John Lambshead - christened 7 October, 1671, Brixham, Devon; married Mary Evans, Brixham
issue: Richard, Mary, Nicholas, George
Generation 5
George Lambshead - christened 16 January, 1706, Brixham, Devon; married Jane Smith, Brixham
issue: John, Jane, George
Generation 6
George Lambshead - christened 4 December, 1743, Brixham, Devon; married Agnes Snell
issue: George, George, Unknown, William, Samuel
Generation 7
William Lambshead - christened 1 March, 1789, Bovey Tracey, Devon; married Honour Langworthy in 1810, Brixham
issue: George, William, Sarah, Josias, Samuel, James
Generation 8
Josias Lambshead - born 27 October, 1817, Bovey Tracey, Devon; married Elizabeth Manning, Chudleigh, 1841
issue: Elizabeth, Ellen, Josias, William, Samuel, Elyn, George, James, Henry
Generation 9
(Josiah) Lambshead - born 9 February, 1847, Paignton, Devon; married Mary Jane Partridge, 7 April, 1868
issue: Mary Jane, Josiah, Elizabeth, John, Lillian Partridge, James Edward , Frederick, Albert Nelson
Generation 10
Mary Jane Lambshead - b. 21 March, 1869, Christow, Devon; married Newman James Almas (1866-1930)
Issue: Josiah Gordon, Ellen Gertrude, Hazel Jane, James Frederick, Ernest Hayes, Nelson Clayton, Mary
Generation 11
Generation 12
Possible Origin of the Name - Lambshead
Th little hamlet of Lambside is just east of Newton Ferrers, on the southern coast of Devon - not far east of Plymouth. It is my theory that the name 'Lambshead' is taken originally from 'Lambside.' I have seen documents from the 1200's showing that the 's' in Lambshead was pronounced as 'sh' - or Lambshyde, and various renderings. Though many distant relatives call the name Lambs - head our 'branch' has always pronounced the name Lamb - shead - which may be closer to this original variant. It's just a theory, but I believe it very may well be true.
There were Lambsheads in the 'New World' as early as 1666 - according to one source (Lambshead, Thomas, Marblehead 1666. Felt. Sis. L. was of the sec. ch. in Boston 1673). Cited in: "A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register."
My cousin, Alan Lambshead is well known in the engineering aspects related to HD, as follows: ALAN LAMBSHEAD, B. Eng., P. Eng., Vice President, Engineering, Evertz Microsystems
With over 25 years experience, Alan Lambshead is an acknowledged leader in the fields of HDTV, Post Production and Production. As Vice President of Engineering for Evertz Microsystems, Alan is a leading force behind innovative products and technology. Since joining Evertz in 1979, Alan has led the development team in the design of post production and time code products for both film and television.
In 1999 he pioneered the encoding of Film Transfer metatdata into1080p/24 High Definition video with Sony and Laser Pacific. In 2003, he worked directly with George Lucas, Industrial Light and Magic and other manufacturers to advance this technology to 4:4:4 HDTV acquisition for the shooting of Star Wars Episode III. He has led the Evertz development team in the creation of specialized HDTV products for James Cameron, Pace Technologies and other innovators in the High Definition production and post- production field.
Alan’s list of industry standard production, post-production, film and telecine-related products include the Tracker Telecine Logging & Configuration system, consisting of the HD9025TR - HD Film Footage Encoder and new 4:4:4 based HD9045TR – which was used extensively on Star Wars Episode III. Additionally, Alan designed the HD9155Q-AUD -HD Production Afterburner / Downconverter, which is used widely at post-production facilities, production companies and major studios. Alan was also a driving force with many of Evertz’s other post-production accessories, including HD and SD Graticule Generators.
Today, Alan is the esteemed designer of Evertz’s ‘ECAS’ High Definition Fiber-optic Enabled Camera Adapter System and Downconverter. This powerful product line is a significant accessory for HD production workflows, including Sony’s HDW-F900, Panasonic Varicam High Definition and Sony Standard Definition camcorders. Alan intelligently designed this system with thought towards current and future markets, including HDSDI with embedded audio and timecode, NTSC/PAL, SDI and even IEEE1394A downconverted video.
Alan has over 25 years of experience in the video post-production industry and has been active on the engineering committees of the Society of Motion Pictures and Television Engineers and is the author of several SMPTE recommended practices. He has presented papers at local chapter and national conferences of SMPTE and has become a widely recognized expert in the field of HDTV time code and sync issues, HDTV production, HDTV Metatdata and film to tape transfers. Alan graduated from McMaster University with a B. Eng in Electrical Engineering in 1972 and was licensed as a Professional Engineer in Ontario in 1988.