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« on: Friday 25 March 16 19:39 GMT (UK) »
This is definitely 'my' William Langham. I can trace him until March 1871 when he appeared in court, at Chelmsford, for beating his wife, Annie. He had previously served 4 months hard labour for the same offence.
At that hearing, it was stated that the couple had agreed to separate. After that, there is no sign of William.
Just to recap, he was born 1828/1829 at Romford to Elizabeth and Lewis Langham (a baker/corn merchant). William was a carpenter with the merchant navy out of Woolwich Arsenal. After his mother's death, he seems to have taken to drink - hence the court appearances.
Where on earth did he go to? I am pretty convinced that he has nothing to do with the William Langham of a similar age in Leicester.