Laura Langton

c1812 -1859

Laura Abraham(s) was born in Newbury she was the daughter of Joseph & Ann Abraham(s) (nee Clayton) who were married on the 6^th September 1806 in Thatcham. Joseph was born c1785 in Newbury and was a Blacksmith and Ann was born c1774 in Newbury.

Other children of Joseph & Ann were:

Martha c1807

Isaac c1810

Sarah Ann c1814

Laura was living at home with her parents in 1841 in Greenhan (Golding’s Yard). She married George Langton (born c1818 in Newbury) in Newbury in 1846 and they had one child, Charles born 1847.

In 1851 they were living in Garland’s Yard and George was working as a Cordwainer.

Laura died aged 47 in 1859 she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 31^st January.

George remarried in 1860 his 2^nd wife was Martha Lewingdon, a widow with one son Frederick born in 1844.

The family were living in Greenham Mills in1861 and St Mary’s Hill Newbury in 1871, by 1881 George & Martha were living at 5 Raymond’s Almshouses Newbury.

George died aged 65 in 1882 he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 14^th September.

Martha was recorded living at 4 St Mary’s Almshouses in both the 1891 and 1901 census, she died aged 85 in 1903 she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 5^th May.

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