Henry Briggs Lang (1845 - 1896)

Born 1845 in Medway, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 11 Sep 1896 at about age 51 in At Sea

Biography

This profile is part of the Lang Name Study.

Henry Briggs Lang was born in 1845 in Medway, Kent, England, United Kingdom, son of Oliver William Lang (1807–1867) and Louisa Briggs (1808–1869).^[1]

Henry was in the Royal Navy from being a Cadet in 1859 to Captain in 1889. ^[2][3]

Henry and Lucy Martha Watson marriage was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1874 in the Woolwich district.^[4]

In the 1881 census Henry (age 36), Commander Royal Navy, was the married head of household in Huish Champflower, Huish Champflower, Somerset, England.^[5]

In the 1891 census Henry (age 46) was the head of household in Hartrow and Ashbier, Stogumber, Somerset, England.^[6]

Henry was lost at sea on 11 September 1896^[7][8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 17 December 2023)
   Lang, Henry Briggs (Mother's maiden name: Briggs).
   GRO Reference: 1845 Jan-Feb-Mar in Medway Volume 05 Page 395.
2. ↑ Name Lang, Henry Briggs Date of Birth: 23 February 1845 Rank: Captain
   Reference: ADM 196/16/496
   Description: Name Lang, Henry Briggs
   Date of Birth: 23 February 1845
   Rank: Captain
   Date of Appointment: 13 December 1859
   Date: 13 December 1859
3. ↑ Military: "UK, Navy Lists, 1888-1970"
   Peter Singlehurst; Navy List
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2406 #6977209 (accessed 17 December 2023)
   Name: Henry Briggs Lang; Military Date: 1888.
4. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915"
   Original data: England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office; Volume: 1d; Page: 1280
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8913 #17226595 (accessed 17 December 2023)
   Henry Briggs Lang marriage registered Apr-May-Jun 1874 in Woolwich.
5. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England Census"
   Class: RG11; Piece: 2358; Folio: 105; Page: 2; GSU roll: 1341567; ED, institution, or vessel: 10
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7572 #18453104 (accessed 17 December 2023)
   Henry Briggs Lang (36), married, Commander Royal Navy, head of household in Huish Champflower, Huish Champflower in Dulverton registration district in Somerset, England. Born in Chatham Dock Yard.
   
   

   1881 Census of England: Huish Champflower, Huish Champflower, Somerset, England

   Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Henry Briggs Lang	Head	Married	M	36	Commander Royal Navy	Chatham Dock Yard
   Lucy Martha Lang	Wife	Married	F	40		London Islington, London, Middlesex, England
   Lucy Louisa Lang	Daughter		F	5		Charlton, Kent, England
   Beatrice Martha Lang	Daughter		F	4		Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
   Christobel Agnes Lang	Daughter		F	3		Bath
   Oliver Lang	Son		M			Huish Champflower, Somerset, England
   Elizabeth Field	Servant		F	19	Domestic Servant	Heylesbury, Somerset, England
   Bella Ann Mercer	Servant		F	22	Domestic Servant	Causton, Somerset, England
   Samuel Feredju	Servant		M	19	Domestic Servant	Nationalized British Subject, Africa
   Sarah Jane Morse	Servant		F	18	Domestic Servant	Huish Champflower, Somerset, England

   
   
6. ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 England Census"
   The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1867; Folio: 39; Page: 10; GSU roll: 6096977
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6598 #19262942 (accessed 17 December 2023)
   Henry Lang (46) head of household in Hartrow and Ashbier, Stogumber in Williton registration district in Somerset, England. Born in Chatham, Kent, England.
   
   

   1891 Census of England: Hartrow and Ashbier, Stogumber, Somerset, England

   Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Henry Lang	Head		M	46		Chatham, Kent, England
   Lucy Lang	Wife		F	50		Islington, London, England
   Lucy Lang	Daughter		F	15		Charlton, Kent, England
   Beatrice Lang	Daughter		F	14		Cape of Good Hope Timon Txon, Africa
   Christabel Lang	Daughter		F	13		Bath, Somerset, England
   Edith Lovegrove	Servant		F	22		Clapton, London, England
   John Lee	Servant		M	20		Upton, Somerset, England
   Selina Slocombe	Servant		F	22		Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
   Evelyn Howe	Servant		F	15		Upton, Somerset, England

   
   

7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #196380438
8. ↑ [https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000206%2F18961003&page=15&article=132&stringtohighlight=henry+briggs+langManchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 03 October 1896.]
9. ↑ Death: "UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1730-1960"
   The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Admiralty and predecessors: Office of the Director General of the Medical Department of the Navy and predecessors: Service Registers and Registers of Deaths and Injuries. Registers of Reports of Deaths: Ships; Class: ADM 104; Piece: 109; Piece Description: Piece 109: Registers of Reports of Deaths: Ships (1893-1909)
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60931 #315771 (accessed 17 December 2023)
   Henry B Lang death 11 Sep 1896 (age 51) in Fish river Grossevilcha Bay.