Author talk:Frederick Oswald Langley

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web

• https://wolverhamptonswar.wordpress.com/2017/11/28/frederick-oswald-langley/

Frederick was born in Wolverhampton in 1883, the son of Frederick Theobald and Eleanor M. Langley. In 1901, he was a boarder at “The Hall”, Uppingham School House, Rutland. By 1911, he was with his parents at Claregate, Tettenhall, and sisters Winifred Olive Langley and Eleanor Gwladys Layton. Frederick was a barrister. In 1912, he married Muriel Janet Lewis in Wolverhampton. The couple had four children – James Maydon (1916), Dorothy M. (1917), Barbara H. M. (1917) and Ralph G. (1919).

Frederick enlisted in the South Staffordshire Regiment, becoming Lieutenant, Captain and Major. He was awarded the Military Cross in 1916 as part of the King’s Birthday Honour. On 4 January 1917, the Express & Star announced that his name “appears in the Intelligence Corps’ list”. The same article also notes that his brother-in-law, husband of Eleanor Gwladys, Geoffrey Layton , had also been promoted in the Royal Navy Frederick survived the war, and died on 22 January 1947 in Woodbridge, Suffolk. The value of his effects was £28588 13s.

• http://www.stgitehistory.org.uk/media/langley.html

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census

• 1911 England

Name Frederick Oswald Langley
Age in 1911 27
Relation to Head Son
Gender Male
Birth Place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Civil parish Tettenhall
County/Island Staffordshire
Street Address Clare Gate, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Marital Status Single
Occupation Barrister
Registration District Number 369
Sub-registration district Tettenhall
ED, institution, or vessel 01
Piece 16977
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Frederick Theobald Langley 58 Head
Eleanor Gwladys Langley 29 Daughter
Frederick Oswald Langley 27 Son
Winifred Olive Langley 25 Daughter
Winifred Eleanor Hayton 1 Grandchild
Jane Emily Whitfield 26 Servant
Mary Hall 26 Servant
Louisa Burns 20 Servant
Elizabeth Matthews 36 Visitor

probate

• Calendar of the Grants ...

Name Frederick Oswald Langley, M.C., of Alderton, Woodbridge
Death Date 22 Jan 1947
Death Place Suffolk, England
Probate Date 28 May 1947
Probate Registry Birmingham, England

1939 Register

Name Frederick O Langley
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Birth Date 9 May 1883
Residence Date 1939
Address 23
Residence Place Baldock, Hertfordshire, England
Occupation Metropolitan Magistrate
Line Number 4
Schedule Number 68
Sub Schedule Number 3
Enumeration District Deaj
Borough Baldock
Registration district 136/1
Household Members (Name) Gender
George Charles Male
Mary Charles Female
Frederick O Langley Male
Muriel J Langley Female
Dorothy F Wright Female

obituary

• The Lichfield Mercury; Publication Date: 25 Jul 1947; Publication Place: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/797500669/?article=2b04f945-32a8-481e-aa5d-7a0de3da9ac6&focus=0.5707934,0.28732193,0.7079147,0.3356651&xid=3355

Name Frederick Oswald Langley
Gender Male
Death Age 63
Residence Place Woodbridge, Suffolk
Obituary Date 25 Jul 1947
Obituary Place Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Newspaper Title The Lichfield Mercury

birth

• FreeBMD

Name Frederick Oswald Langley
Registration Date 1883 Jun. Q.
Registration Place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Volume 6b
Page 585

baptism

• Staffordshire Anglican Parish Registers. Stafford, Staffordshire, England: Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at Staffordshire Record Office.

Name Frederick Oswald Langley
Baptism Date 5 Jun 1883
Baptism Place Wolverhampton, St Peter, Staffordshire, England
Religion Anglican
Father Frederick Theobald Langley
Mother Eleanor Marianne Langley
Page number 335