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Hi,

I am looking for a George Langford who was born around 1814 in North Petherton, Somerset

I have the following information from trawls on the censuses in the library near me

1851
George Langford Head 36 abt 1815 M (Male)M (Male) North Petherton, Somerset, England
Charlotte Langford Wife 39 abt 1812 F (Female)F (Female) North Petherton, Somerset, England
Sarah Langford Daughter 1 abt 1850 F (Female)F (Female) North Petherton, Somerset, England


1861
George Langford Head 47 abt 1814 Male North Petherton     
Charlotte Langford Wife 47 abt 1814 Female North Petherton     
John Langford Son 6 abt 1855 Male North Petherton     
Mary Bartlett Mother-in-Law 78 abt 1783 Female North Petherton

1871
George Langford Head 55 abt 1816 Male North Petherton     
Charlotte Langford Wife 57 abt 1814 Female North Petherton     
John Langford Son 16 abt 1855 Male North Petherton     
Mary Bartlett Mother-in-Law 85 abt 1786 Female North Petherton     

1881

George Langford aged 67 boatman Bridgewater Union Workhouse

1891

Name: Geo Langford Age: 78 Bridgewater Union Workhouse

George's father may be called Robert Langford (I am not sure) and his son is John Langford is my great-great-great-grandfather.

Many thanks

Adam Stone

What I have managed to find so far using the census via ancestry in the library is the following

JONATHAN STONE (ALFRED'S FATHER) b c1847
ROSEHANNAH STONE (ALFRED'S MOTHER) b c1847

JOHN STONE (JONATHAN'S FATHER) b c1811

ROBERT STONE (JOHN'S FATHER) b c 1771

That is about as far as I have got and I seem to have come to a dead end, unless I am looking in the wrong places.

According to my uncle our family were involved in the formation of Halesowen FC. How true this is, I cannot say, but that is the story.

The ledgers containing particulars of prisoners are kept in Birmingham Central Library.
If you contact the library they have a resident genealogist who may help you.

Thanks I will bear that in mind. Unfortunately I do not live in Birmingham but may make a trip there in the future.

1851 this could be John now married.   No sign of Robert so must have died.

1851 @ looks like Workhouse Lane Tipton Staffs  ref HO 107/2029  image 54
John Stone   Head marr  40  Boiler maker    Born Tone Derbys
Mary             Wife            38                                 Higham Derbys
Jonathan       Son             4                                  Tone  Derbys
and
James Calder Son un/m   22 Blacksmith                Higham Derbys

If this is him James must be stepson Mary married before

On BMD there is Jonathan Stone's birth 1st qtr 1847 Derby Volume 19

Also a marriage for a John Stone Dec qtr 1846 Ashby de la Z ref 15. 5 to a Mary Howles I know Calder and Howles don't match up but worth keeping in mind

Pam

Thank you very much!!!!!

They do sound right from what I can gather and he has gone from a farmer to a boilermaker. Quite a change of career I would have thought.

The marriage record sounds right if Mary was married before but we don't know who the father of James Calder is. It can't be John Stone, or he would have been called Stone.

This is really fascinating.

Fantastic.