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Looking for emigration/immigration info on John Benjamin Langley (1878-1968), who was born in London, emigrated to Toronto from the UK, and then emigrated to the USA in 1923. Also could use the full name on his 2nd wife Martha, who was born in Nashville, TN, in about 1892, per their petition for naturalization. Also, perhaps there are possible UK/Canadien military/draft records. I already have the 1942 one in the USA. He was a Lather.
Thanks,
Brian
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He married Martha A Roy 14 April 1938 in Florida, Dade County, certificate number 3716
Ref : ancestry
Your library should have ancestry, so you can see for yourself
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The Miami News
Miami, Florida
Fri, 15 Apr 1938
Page 90
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news/177865432/
The Miami News
Miami, Florida
Fri, 15 Apr 1938
Page 35
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news/177865566/
Sandra
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Possible birth of Martha.
Name Martha Anderson Roy
Gender Female
Birth Date 19 Nov 1892
Birth Place Nashville, Davidson
Father's Name William Ducker Roy
Mother's Name Martin Ewing Waggoner Watter Roy
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Possible arrival Quebec 3 June 1904 Ship Tunisian he was 26 married no wife listed
Left England 190 May 1904.
His application has son Norman being born Canada 1905.
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1911 census York Centre Ontario with wife Mary Jane nee Wilkins
(they married 1903 in England reg. Lambeth)
son Norman Allen age 6
1921 Census District York West
John Ben Langley 45
Mary Jane Langley 43
Norman Allen Langley16
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Thank you for the wonderful details. Any military info? Also, can you find any dates/places on Martha's parents? This is great.
Brian
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John married Mary Jane Wilkins dq 1903 Lambeth. They appear together in 1911 census with son Norman born c1904/5. Mary returned to uk with son in 1906.
Name Mary Langley
Arrival Age 31
Birth Date abt 1875
Port of Departure Quebec, Canada
Arrival Date 8 Jul 1906
Port of Arrival Liverpool, England
Ports of Voyage Montreal; Quebec and Rimouski
Ship Name Empress of Britain
Official Number 120940
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1930 Census Chicago he is 51 years old and divorced.
He would have been late thirties early forties for WWI so not necessarily called up. Nothing on ancestry for Canada.
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See reply # 3 from softly softly re Martha' parents
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1950 Census he is back in Chicago age 71 divorced again
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Son Norman.
Norman Allen Langley
1905–1980
Birth 30 APR 1905 • Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Death 22 MAY 1980 • Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Wife
Thelma Pearl Anderson
1901–1975 (she had been married twice before marring Norman in 1957.
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Name Norman Allen Langley
Gender Male
Birth Date 30 Apr 1905
Birth Place Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Death Date 22 May 1980
Death Place Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Cemetery Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum
Burial or Cremation Place Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Has Bio? Y
Spouse Thelma Pearl Langley
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His first wife Mary Jane Langley nee Wilkins died 27 January 1926 age 50 daughter of
William Wilkins and Emma.
The death certificate is signed by John as her husband but he had moved to Chicago 1923 and was listed as divorced by 1930 census, so he must have gone back to Canada to arrange her funeral, his son was still in Canada at the time, although he was in the USA by 1940.
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Based on amondg last post
Marriages Dec 1872
SELF Emma Chippenham 5a 139
WILKINS William John Chippenham 5a 139
WILKINS, MARY JANE mothers maiden name SELF
GRO Reference: 1875 J Quarter in CHIPPENHAM Volume 05A Page 64
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1901 census
Piece 1917 Folio 78 Page number 31
William John Wilkins 48 Head
Emma Wilkins 48 Wife
Mary Jane Wilkins 26 Daughter
Ernest Albert Wilkins 19 son
Vernist Wilkins 11 Son
George Wilkins 9 Son
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Not sure if you have this info re John Benjamin Langley.
LANGLEY, JOHN BENJAMIN mmn BRAY
GRO Reference: 1878 S Quarter in CAMBERWELL Volume 01D Page 762
Name John Langley
Gender Male
Age 10
Birth Date 17 May 1878
Admission Date 3 Dec 1888
School Shap Street School
Father
John Langley
Notes Shap Street School opened in 1875. Closed in 1939
Parents marriage
Marriages Dec 1877
BRAY Sophia Camberwell 1d 1110
LANGLEY John Camberwell 1d 1110
John appears with parents in 1881/91 uk census.
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Can anyone tell me if Norm or his mom Mary Jane (Wilkins) Langley sailed back to Canada before the 1911 Canada census? Thanks.
Brian
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They are on the census 1911 York Centre Ontario Canada as already mentioned.
My post time 16.17