Born in Ashfield in Co Cavan, Ireland, George Robert Lendrem emigrated to England from Ireland during the Irish Potato Famine to settle in Barnard Castle and give rise to the English Lendrems. However, at the grand old age of 70 he must have taken a trip home and was drowned in the Irish Sea. His death certificate has turned up in Ireland which explains why it wasn't in the English records even though he was by then a well established English resident.
Epilogue: on examining the death certificate it belonged to another George Robert Lendrem who died just three weeks old! This did lead to the discovery of a new branch of the Lendrems who remained in Ireland after the Famine. (See the Lendrem Family Tree.)
At least one branch of the North American Lendrems together with the Australian and New Zealand branches stem from George Robert Lendrem and his three sons.
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