John Crawford Langford (1861 - 1908)

Born 27 Jul 1861 in Kingstown, County Dublin, Ireland

Husband of Margaret Elizabeth (Lawther) Langford — married 7 Sep 1892 in Russell, Manitoba, Canada

Descendants

Died 20 Jun 1908 at age 46 in Shellmouth, Shellmouth-Boulton, Manitoba, Canada

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Biography

John Crawford Lanford was born about 1861, probably at Kingstown, Rathdown, County Dublin, Ireland. He was the son of John C Langford, an army colonel, and Margaret Euphemia Gibbon.

John C Langford emigrated to Canada at some point in the 1880s.

In 1891, John C Langford was age 27 (sic), a farmer living on his own in Marquette, Manitoba, Canada.^[1]

John Crawford Langford married Margaret Lawther, also originally from Ireland, on 7 September 1892 at Russell, Manitoba, Canada.^[2]

John and Margaret Langford had nine children: Mary 'Effie' Elizabeth Euphemia Langford (b. 1893), James George Langford (b. 1894), John Crawford Lawrence Langford (b. 1896), Isabel Jessie Langford (b. 1897), Howard Dermot Langford (1898-1904), Edward 'Ted' William Langford (b. 1900), Leslie Leonardo Langford (b. 1901), Charles Middlemiss Langford (b. 1902) and Mary 'Molly' Georgina Langford (b. 1905).

In 1901, John C Langford was age 39, living in Marquette, Manitoba, Canada with his wife Margaret E Langford (28) and children Maragret E Langford (7), James G Langford (6), John C L Langford (5), Isabell J Langford (3), Howard D Langford (2) and Edward W Langford (1).^[3]

In 1906, John Langford was age 42, living in Marquette, Manitoba, Canada with his wife Margaret Langford (33) and children Effie Langford (13), James Langford (11), Lawrence Langford (10), Isabelle Langford (9), Edward Langford (6), Leslie Langford (4), Charles Langford (3) and Mary Langford (1).^[4]

John C Langford died in 1908, age 48 (sic) in Shellmouth, Manitoba, Canada.^[5] He was struck by lightning when out fencing on his property.^[6]

John Langford was buried at Russell Memorial Gardens, Russell, Manitoba, Canada.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Library and Archives Canada. 1891 Census of Canada. Item: John Langford https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=118691
2. ↑ Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca

   GROOM'S LAST NAME: LANGFORD; GROOM'S GIVEN NAMES: JOHN CRAWFORD; BRIDE'S LAST NAME: LAWTHER; BRIDE'S GIVEN NAMES: MARGARET ELIZABETH; DATE OF MARRIAGE: 07/09/1892; PLACE OF MARRIAGE: RUSSELL; REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1892,001783

3. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVB-M72 : 23 February 2021), John C Langford, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada; citing p. 2, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
4. ↑ "Canada, Northwest Provinces Census, 1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHJK-Q4T : 1 April 2016), John Langford, 17, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario.
5. ↑ Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca

   LAST NAME: LANGFORD; GIVEN NAMES: JOHN CRAWFORD; DATE OF DEATH: 20/06/1908; AGE: 48 YEARS; SEX: MALE; PLACE OF DEATH: SHELLMOUTH; REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1908,001199

6. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/LC18-N7W
7. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W3D5-HWZM : 3 August 2020), John Crawford Langford, ; Burial, Russell, Roblin, Russell, Rossburn Census Division, Manitoba, Canada, Russell Memorial Gardens; Find A Grave: Memorial #197772051

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