Personal Details of Charles Langton
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| Buried: | 14/12/1943 |
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Burial Register
| Name at death | Charles Langton | ||||||
| Age at Death | 96 | ||||||
| Burial Date | 14 December 1943 | ||||||
| Abode |
13 Priory road
Newbury |
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| Official at Burial | G King | ||||||
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| Sources | Burial Register |
Burial Register entry for Charles Langton
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Burial Register Entry for Charles Langton
Memorial Details
| South Kerbstone, outer slope: In Loving Memory of Charles Langton who died Dec.9th. 1943 aged 96 years // North kerbstone, outer slope: Also Mary Langton who died May 6th. 1955 aged 98 years // At rest. // | |
| Name on Memorial | Charles LANGTON |
| Date of death | 09/12/1943 |
| Age | 96 |
| Gender | Male |
| Memorial Type | 4 large kerbstones with 4 cornerstones. |
| Construction Material | Marble Letters |
| Condition of memorial | Partly buried |
| Pattison Location Code | ChNW38 |
| Recorder's Notes | Charles was the son of Cordwainer George Langton of St Mary's Hill, Newbury. He began life as a shoe maker until he was appointed to the Post Office in 1872. He rose to become Head Postman of Newbury. He married Mary Canning in Winterbourne in 1878 and lived in Priory Rd most of his life and died at "Iona", 13 Priory Rd, Newbury leaving c£900. Mary was born to an Agricultural labourer of Bagnor and Winterbourne. Source: Ancestry records |
| Others named on memorial | |
| Mary LANGTON |
Newspaper Cuttings
The articles below have been transcribed from newspapers and magezines.
NEWBURY POST OFFICE IN THE SEVENTIES
| Source: | Newbury Weekly News |
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| Copyright: | Newbury Weekly News |
| Transciption: | NEWBURY POST OFFICE IN THE SEVENTIES Mr. Langton and his wife were married in March 1878 in Winterbourne Church and celebrated their diamond wedding last year. On the eve of his birthday yesterday Mr. Langton, with the aid of the family album, related a few of his interesting reminiscences to our representative. The son of a boot-repairer at St Mary's Hill, he first joined the Post Office staff in 1871 and after five months service as a rural messenger at Crookham he was moved to Leckhampstead. During part of his time he undertook the rounds of other postmen when they fell ill, and he recalls he once walked from Newbury through Shaw, Hermitage, Marlston, Frilsham and Frilsham Common to Yattendon and back. The delivery took three hours each way. Mr. Langton joined the town service in 1872 as head postman under the head postmaster Mr. F.S. Adnams. Their uniform consisted of a three quarter length coat with belt, a hard black hat with a patent band at the front. In the seventies the post office was open from seven in the morning until ten at night, and the three postmen engaged on the town delivery made three rounds daily each working ten hours in all. After a while their duties became so heavy that an auxiliary postman was employed. He also has vivid recollections of the great blizzard of 1881, which began on the night of the Hunt Ball and prevented many people from attending. When it started he was on the railway station dispatching the early mail to London. After making his mid-day round he returned to the Post Office covered from head to foot in snow, including his large moustache, and at first the postmaster did not recognise him. When Mr. Langton first joined the GPO staff the Post Office was in the Market Place, where the Westminster Bank is now situated. He is the oldest Oddfellow in the district, having belonged to the society for over 72 years. Mr. and Mrs. Langton have five children. |
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