Thomas Seymour (Stilburn) Langdon (1917 - 2002)

Born 16 Jul 1917 in New Zealand

Ancestors

Husband of Freda Katherine (Wrigley) Langdon — married 1951 in New Zealand

Died 13 Oct 2002 at age 85 in Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand

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Biography

Thomas Seymour (known as Bill) was born on 16 July 1917^[1], and his birth was registered in the third quarter at Wellington^[2]. He was the son of Cyril Stilborn and Constance Seymour. He seems to have used the spelling of Stilburn until he adopted the name of Langdon.

He was a clerk living at 102 South Road, Masterton when he was gazetted for the Ballot List for World War II on 6 November 1940 for Military District No 7 (Napier)^[3]. He served in the Army (Service number WWII 80304)^[4]. His next-of-kin on embarkment in 1943 was his mother, Mrs. C. Stilburn, 102 South Road, Masterton. He was a Trooper for the 4th Armoured Brigade, Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force.

He married Freda Katherine Wrigley in 1951^[5]. They had two children.

In 1957 he was an accountant living at 30 Oxford Street, Masterton with his wife, both being registered on the Wairarapa Main Electoral Roll^[6]. At some stage after that, he adopted the name of Langdon as in 1960 he and his wife were listed on the Wairarapa Main Electoral Roll under that name at the same address^[7]. By 1966 they had moved to 36 Renall Street, Masterton, and he was a public accountant^[8].

Bill died on 13 October 2002^[9]. He was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Masterton^[10].

Research Notes

it is very strange that his birth registration is under the name that he assumed after 1957. An explanation has been sought from Births Deaths and Marriages Online. The explanation is^[11]:

"Changes of names are reflected on birth entries so that the subject can use their birth certificates with their current legal name. In this instance it is this."

Sources

1. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Birth Registration. Accessed 7 May 2022

   1917/22702 Langdon [Stilborn], Thomas Seymour Mother=Constance Father=Cyril Newman DOB=16/07/1917

2. ↑ Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840–1950. Microfiche. Accessed 7 May 2022
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   Name: Thomas Seymour Langdon; Birth Date: 1917 Jul-Aug-Sep; Registration Place: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand; Folio Number: 4625.

3. ↑ New Zealand, World War II Ballot Lists, 1940-1945 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: New Zealand, World War II Ballot Lists, 1940–1945. [Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette.] CD-ROM. Ravensbourne, Dunedin, New Zealand: Colonial CD Books, n.d. Accessed 7 May 2022
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   Name: Thomas Seymour Stilburn; Gender: Male; Residence Place: Masterton, New Zealand; Inferred Residence Year: 1940; Publication Date: 6 Nov 1940.

4. ↑ Auckland War Memorial Museum He Toa Taumata Rau Online Cenotaph: Thomas Seymour Stilburn Accessed 7 May 2022
5. ↑ The Wilson Collection Marriages 1830-1960. Accessed 7 May 2022

   Surname: STILBURN; Forenames: Thomas Seymour; Year: 1951;

   Bride Given Names: Freda Katharine; Bride Surname: WRIGLEY

6. ↑ Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853–1981. Auckland, New Zealand: BAB microfilming. Microfiche publication, 4032 fiche. District: Wairarapa. Year: 1957. Accessed 7 May 2022
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   Name: Thomas Seymour Stilburn; Electoral Year: 1957; Residence Place: New Zealand; District: Wairarapa; Region or Province: Wellington; Manawatu-Wanganui; Hawke's Bay.

7. ↑ Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853–1981. Auckland, New Zealand: BAB microfilming. Microfiche publication, 4032 fiche. District: Wairarapa. Year: 1960. Accessed 7 May 2022
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   Name: Thomas Seymour Langdon; Electoral Year: 1960; Residence Street Address: 30 Oxford St.; Residence Place: New Zealand; District: Wairarapa; Region or Province: Wellington; Manawatu-Wanganui; Hawke's Bay.

8. ↑ Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853–1981. Auckland, New Zealand: BAB microfilming. Microfiche publication, 4032 fiche. District: Wairarapa. Year: 1966. Accessed 7 May 2022
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   Name: Thomas Seymour Langdon; Electoral Year: 1966; Residence Street Address: 36 Renall Street; Residence Place: New Zealand; District: Wairarapa; Region or Province: Wellington; Manawatu-Wanganui; Hawke's Bay.

9. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Death Registration. Accessed 7 May 2022

   2002/24105 Langdon, Thomas Seymour DOB=16 July 1917 DOD=13/10/2002

10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101111458/thomas-seymour-langdon : accessed 07 May 2022), memorial page for Thomas Seymour “Bill” Langdon (16 Jul 1917–13 Oct 2002), Find A Grave: Memorial #101111458, citing Riverside Cemetery, Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand ; Maintained by Bigbird_NZ (contributor 47676831).
11. ↑ Email sent on 9 May 2022 from the ISBDM Issuance Team, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand

Acknowledgements

• Information from research undertaken by Jean Dickson
• Biography written by his third cousin by marriage Margaret Bailey Allison