Hannah Langton

1803-1856

Hannah, her parents, siblings and early life:

Hannah Newport was born c1803 in Berkshire she was baptised on the 30^th January 1803 in Enborne the daughter of James and Mary Newport (nee Edgecomb(e)) who were  married on the 20^th May 1798 in Ashbury Berkshire.

Her mother Mary was baptised on the 14^th May 1775 in Ashbury, the daughter of William & Elizabeth Edgecombe.

Her father James was baptised on the 21^st August 1774 in Ashbury the son of John and Sarah Newport.

Other known children of James and Mary were:

Betty baptised 21^st June 1798 in Ashbury (died 2^nd September 1798)

Sarah baptised 22^nd September 1799 in Ashbury

William baptised 13^th October 1811 in Enborne.

Hannah’s parents were recorded living in Skinner’s Green Enborne in 1841. James was recorded as an Agricultural Labourer

Her mother died aged 75 in 1850 she was buried on the 2^nd April at St Michael and All Angels Enborne

The 1851 census records James (76) as a Pauper, living in Skinner’s Green. He died aged 80 in 1855 and was buried on the 9^th April at St Michael and All Angels Enborne

Hannah later in life:

Hannah married widower, William Langton on the 16^th December 1832 in Speen. (William was from Newbury. He was a Bricklayer, born c1791 in Newbury, 1^st wife Mary Brown, married 1811 in Kingsclere, widowed in 1829)

William and Hannah had the following children baptised at St Nicolas Church Newbury:

Harriet baptised 18^th August 1833 (died aged 3+ buried 3^rd October 1836 at St Nicolas Newbury)

 James baptised 23^rd August 1835

 Edwin baptised 18^th May 1838

Alfred born in 1842

The 1841 census records Hannah (25), living in Mary Hill Newbury with her husband William (45), her step-children, Henry (20), a Tailor’s Apprentice, Ann (20) and Isaac (15) and her children, James (6) and Edwin (3).

Hannah (48), William (60), Edwin (13) and Alfred (8) were again recorded living in Mary Hill Newbury when the 1851 census was taken.

Hannah died in 1856 she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 14^th July.

The 1861 census records William (70), his son James (25), a Bricklayer Journeyman, his daughter-in-law Emily (25) and his son Alfred (19), a Shoemaker Journeyman, living in Mary Hill.

By 1871 William (80), was working as a Sawyer, living alone in Church Almshouses Newbury.  He died aged 82 on the 20^th February 1873 and was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 26^th February

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