Alfred LANGLEY wed Bessie Ellen Louise Palmer

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The name Langley has a history dating as far back as the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is derived from when the Langley family lived in the region of Langley in five counties. Langley is a habitation name from the broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. Spelling variations include: Langley, Langlee, Langleigh and others. First found in Durham where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Henry Langley settled in Virginia in 1650; Daniel Langley settled in Virginia in 1679; Sarah Langley settled in Virginia in 1633 with her husband; Catherine Langley settled in the Barbados in 1654.

ALFRED LANGLEY

Alfred LANGLEY, born about 1880, Cardiff, Glamorgan, son of WILLIAM LANGLEY and Mary Ann Snelling.

WILLIAM Langley was born about 1850 in Somerton, Somerset. Mary A Snelling was born about 1846 in Norton, Somerset.

William Langley was the son of Joseph Langley (born 1818, Holcombe, Midsummer Norton, Somerset) and Elizabeth (born 1816)

William and Mary’s children were:

• Bessie (Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 1871, Q4, vol 5c, 533),

• Fred (Cardiff, Glamorgan, 1872, Q4, vol 11a 283),

• Lilly (Cardiff, Glamorgan, 1875, Q3, vol 11a, 261),

• Henry aka Harry (Cardiff, Glamorgan, 1878, Q1, vol 11a, 295),

• Alfred (Cardiff, Glamorgan, 1881, Q2, vol 11a, 317)

• Blanch (1888, Cardiff, Glamorgan).

The family shown on the 1881 Wales Census, living at 2 Newport Street, Cardiff.

The family shown on the 1891 Wales Census, living in a caravan, Woolpack Field, Aberpergwin, Neath Higher, in Wales where WILLIAM is listed as a Joiner and an an ex-travelling showman. They share a house with William Llewellyn Langley (not related) aged 60, born 1830 Ystradfellte, Brecon and John Sims aged 40, lodgers. This explains a story that Alfred was kicked in the leg and lamed for life whilst working donkey rides on Barry Island beach

CHILDREN of Alfred and Bessie Ellen Louise:

• Vera, born November 15 1911, died 1991; married Stanley Richard (Jim) BUFFRY in Barry, 1947

o        Son. Alun BUFFRY born 2 Feb 1950

o        Daughter Gwyneth BUFFRY born 1 Sept 1953, married Philip PLAYLE (born 1950, Glamorgan, mother Richards)

• Suzanne PLAYLE (2 Aug 1973) married Jamie S CARRAN (born 1971, Cardiff, mother Neads, July 1995 in Cardiff

  • Daughter Josie Molly CARRAN  (23 Jan 1999)

  • Daughter Olivia CARRAN (15 Feb 2002)

• Kathrine PLAYLE married Andrew J STARONS, Oct 2001 in Cardiff

  • Son Brandon STARONS (12 February 2002)

  • Son Camron STARONS (21 Nov 2004)

• Michelle PLAYLE with Chris

  •  Daughter Tayla (12 December 2004)

• William John LANGLEY, born 25 June 1913, died June 1994; married Lorna, lived in Barry

o        Daughter Pamela LANGLEY married Laurence HILL

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• Sarah (Sal) born 19 Dec 1922, died November 1993,

  • married ….. Taylor

  • married Sidney CRUM, lived in Nelson, South Wales

o        Daughter Ann CRUM, by adoption

o        Son Victor CRUM, by adoption

• (Ellen) Nellie born 1918 Barry; died 1958, Barry

• Phyllis  born 13 May 1920, died 1975, Barry

• Doris  born 22 August 1915, died March 1991; married  Joseph Charles ORPIN (lived in Wokingham)

o        Cecelia Anne ORPIN

o        Audrey ORPIN

BESSIE ELLEN LOUISE PALMER was born in Wellington, Somerset, (July – Sept) 1885,

the daughter of John Palmer (born Wellington, Somerset about 1850 and Eliza S, born Oake, Somerset about 1849 (1881, 1891 England census; in 1891 John shows as lodger in Barry, Glamorgan, on the census)

John and Eliza appear on Wales 1901 census along with Bessie (aged 15), Ellen (aged 10), and Thomas (aged 13)  lived in Barry, Glamorgan

Eliza Palmer shows on England 1891 census West Buckland, Somerset, along with Bessie (aged 5), Frederick (aged 14), James (aged 16), Elizabeth (aged 11), Helen (aged 1), Mary (aged 8) and Thomas (aged 3); John Palmer is in Barry, Glamorgan, as a lodger and mason’s worker on the 1891 census

BESSIE ELLEN LOUISE PALMER had the following brother and sisters:

• Elizabeth Sarah A born 1880, Wellington, Somerset (1881, 1891 England census),  (1901 Wales census shows as servant Thomas and Joan Lewis); married Edmund George EVELEIGH in Cardiff, July-Sept 1906 (11a 627),  son Arthur EVELEIGH, born 25 Aug 1907 (Cardiff 11a, 461), died Oct, Nov, Dec 1973 (East Glamorgan, 8b, 1926) married South Glamorgan 1935 (April, May, June 11a 2101) Hilda Phipps, born Cardiff 1907 (11a 502)., died 2002

• Ellen Elizabeth J, born Wellington, Somerset, 1891, (1901 Wales census) died Barry, Glamorgan 1950 aged 61

• Mary Jane Sophia, born 1883, Wellington, Somerset (1891 England census) married John Drew (son of John Drew) and moved to Canada

• Thomas William, born Wellington, Somerset, 1888 (1891 England census, 1901 Wales census)

• Helen, born 1891 Wellington, Somerset (1891 England census)

• Frederick J, born 1877, Wellington, Somerset (1891 England census, 1881 England census)

• James Robert born 1874, Wellington, Somerset (Apr-June 1874, 5c 367) (1881, 1891 England census)

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