John Langtree/Langtry Melbourne, Victoria

[Paulmag]

I am interested in discovering more about John Langtree (sometimes written as Lanktree),
b. 18April 1806 and d. 16May 1876.
He left Ireland some time after 1851 for Australia, having been employed as a Land Agent and having written "The Elements of Land Valuation ..." 1853. Find A Grave locates his burial at Carlton, Melbourne City Cemetery and provides further detail about his Irish parents and his family. Any help will be appreciated.

[sparrett]

I don't know if you got the inscription  from the cemetery.

Melbourne General Cemetery
LANGTREE
Sacred to the memory of John Langtree who died May 16th 1876 aged 70 years also John S Langtree son of the above who died 25th March 1886 aged 31 years also his wife Eliza who died 3rd June 1884 aged 76 years. Henry Langtree M. A. ( T. C. D.) Barrister at Law died 5th Nov 1895.
Sue

ADDING here is the death indexing information.

John  LANGTREE
Reg.4643/Yr 1876
Parents   Mathew, Martha  DALY

[Paulmag]

Thank you for that, Sparrett ... Find a grave website is wonderful for family detail I wasn't aware of. I have a good understanding of his life in Ireland but his life in Australia is pretty much a blank page as far as we in Ireland are concerned. I don't know my way round Australian records and have had difficulty finding any detail on his Australian story between his arrival in the early 1850s and 1876.

[sparrett]

You will learn a lot about him through a newspaper search here.
Use double inverted commas around his name in search box.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/?q=

Here is an interesting obituary

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/58153773/5931018

Sue

[sparrett]

The family arrived at Port Phillip from port of Liverpool on 11th Oct 1852 per Hibernia. Nationality Irish.
Parents John aged 45 and wife Eliza aged 43 and nine children.

Eliza 20
Sarah 15
Arabella 13
Octavius 11
Victoria 8
Albert 6
Charles 5
Campbell 3
Charlotte 1

Sue

[sparrett]

Another son Henry arrived later

Arrival
Henry LANGTREE
Aged 35
Arrived 2nd Jan 1865
at Melbourne
From Plymouth
Ship London

His death
Hy LANGTREE
Parents Jno & Eliza CAMPBELL
Aged 66
At St Kilda
Year 1895
Reg 15302

I have not seen the birth in Aust for the son John Samuel, but here is his death.

John Samuel LANGTREE
Aged 31
At South Melbourne
Parents Jno & Eliza CAMPBELL
Year 1886
Reg 6390

Sue
   

[rosball]

Here is death notice of Henry LANGTREE in 1895
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197204352
He is brother to Mrs K REILLY

Here is intestate notice for John Samuel LANGTREE
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article227669781
His widow was Alexandra

Here is death notice John Samuel LANGTREE http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article199454951

John Samuel LANGTREE's probate file is at NSW archives - I can photograph this for you next time I am there
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01oof/

Ros

[Paulmag]

This is very promising. I now know about his arrival with family in Australia.

I see an obituary here that tells me about his support for building a church. He certainly had great experience in Ireland as this link might show ... He was the land agent who was responsible for the building of this magnificent residence, Garron Tower.
http://lordbelmontinnorthernireland.blogspot.com/2013/10/garron-tower.html

[sparrett]

This is very promising. I now know about his arrival with family in Australia.

I see an obituary here that tells me about his support for building a church.  l

Other than the obituary, the link for which I gave you above, you will learn a good deal by following my suggestion and search the Trove newspaper Archive.

Sue