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William Lester Langley 1905–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jul 1905

Birth Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 25 Dec 1983

Death Location: Portchester, Hampshire, England

Father: William Langley

Mother: Janet Smith

Spouse(s): Doreen Williamson

Children(s):

In 1905, William Lester Langley entered the world in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, born to William James Langley And Janet Smith. In 1911, William Lester Langley resided in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. In 1939, William Lester Langley resided in Gloucestershire, England. William Lester Langley married Doreen Wilhelmina Williamson. William Lester Langley passed away in 1983 in Portchester, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1905, William Lester Langley entered the world in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, born to William James Langley And Janet Smith.
  • In 1911, William Lester Langley resided in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.
  • In 1939, William Lester Langley resided in Gloucestershire, England.
  • William Lester Langley married Doreen Wilhelmina Williamson.
  • William Lester Langley passed away in 1983 in Portchester, Hampshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Langley's Ancestors

Self
William Langley
1905–1983
Birth Place: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Parents
William James Langley
1880–
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Janet Smith
1874–1954
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
William (James) Langley
1854–1910
Mynyddislwyn Abercarn, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
Henrietta (Elizabeth) Blandford
1854–1895
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Langley
1831–1915
Charlotte Applegate
1828–1868
John Blandford
1817–
Henrietta Hibberd
1822–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eliza Applegate
1810–

William Langley's Timeline

5 Records

1905
6 Jul 1905
Birth of William Lester Langley in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
1911
1911
Age 6
William Lester Langley resided here in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
1939
1939
Age 34
William Lester Langley resided here in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England
1983
25 Dec 1983
Age 78
Death of William Lester Langley in Portchester, Hampshire, England
Portchester, Hampshire, England
1984
9 Feb 1984
Age 79
William Lester Langley - Probate in Winchester
Winchester

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1905
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 20; Page: 1581
    [3] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [4] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1015029F

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1015029F

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1983
    Event Place: Portchester, Hampshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 20; Page: 1581

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1984
    Event Place: Winchester
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England

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