Proctor and Langley surname connection

[daisycat]

Hi,
I am wondering if anyone can help me. My great great grandmother was Mary Ann Langley born abt. 1852 died 1938 in South Australia as married name Mary Ann Fewster. There is some connection to the surname "Proctor", which I can't figure out. Her son was Garnet Proctor Langley Fewster, who died when he was 4 years old. I have looked at familyHistorySAinfo website and found there was a John Proctor and Ann Langley arriving with 2 sons in 1840 on the Charles Kerr from London. I had believed that Mary Ann was born in England, but now not so sure. Mary Ann married William Fewster after the death of his first wife, Ruth Richmond (is my understanding).

I am on ancestry.com and I have also looked at Trove as well as the website above.

I am wondering if anybody can suggest another website or another way to search for this information. I am not that good at utilising everything ancestry.com has to offer.

There is some connection here, I just can't put it together.

Any help would be appreciated.

Daisycat

[deeiluka]

Hi Daisycat,

According to the "Bound For South Australia" database, on board the same ship on the same voyage as the PROCTOR family were a William & Elizabeth LANGLEY?LONGLEY with two children, sons George and Richard. In bracket's Elizabeth's maiden name is given as HEPPLEWHITE with several question marks after it. They were cabin passengers.

Maybe William and Ann were brother and sister?

Again, that would suggest that Mary Ann was born in South Australia.   


Dee

[deeiluka]

There was also an Allison PROCTOR on board the "Charles Kerr".


Dee   

[cando]

Ancestry won't give you all the answers

Marriage
FEWSTER William  33 years  Status Widower  Father Edwin FEWSTER
LANGLEY Mary Ann 20 years Status Single  Father Edwin LANGLEY
21 Apr 1873
At Christ Church Strathalbyn   Str 95/224

There are no births with father Edwin LANGLEY in South Australia.

Not helping with Mary Ann's birth but you may find the following useful.  Info all needs to be validated where possible.

From Biographical Index of South Australians - not 100% accurate as there are errors and omissions.  This appears to be submitted information.

PROCTOR John
Born c1819 Died 26 Feb 1888 Buried West Terrace Cemetery
Arrived by 1855
Residence Adelaide   Religion P.Methodist
Married Ann born 1819 Died 13 Feb 1898
Children Annie Maria BONE 1844-1875, Mary Ann 1854-1855, William 1855-1894, Sarah Elizabeth 1858-1859 , Alfred George 1864-1935

FEWSTER William
Died after 1878
Arrived by 1862
0ccupation Carter Lived Adelaide
Religion Church of England
Married Ruth born 1842 Died 17 Jan 1872 Adelaide SA Buried West Terrace Cemetery
Children - Henry Arthur 1862-1903.

FEWSTER Henry Arthur
Parents Wm and Ruth
Born 31 May 1862 SA Died 18 Mar 1903 Buried Stirling SA
Married 23 May 1887 Adelaide SA Emily nee EDSON
Parents Williamm and Mary Jane nee BAKER born 25 Jun 1856
Bangor SA Died 25 May 1920
Children Ruby Mary Ann 1888-, Arthur William Edson 1889-, Lilian Frances 1891-, Stanley 1894-.

I notice that a number of Wm and Mary Ann FEWSTER's chn have three names including Harwood and Stirling.  Is there a connection with another family with these names?

Cando

[cando]

FYI - from BISA

LANGLEY William arrived by 1845
Occupation Labourer, Cooper, Mariner
Lived Pt Adelaide, Adelaide   Religion Church of England.
Married Elizabeth nee HEPPLEWHITE
Children- William Henry 1845-, Isabella Ann (1848-, Sarah Jane (1850-, Matilda 1852-1854, Ralph Samuel Hepplewhite 1855-, Thomas Giles c1857-1926, Elizabeth Matilda 1860-1860, Charles Alexander Hall 1862-1869

Cando

[cando]

Link to transcribed/compiled CHARLES KERR passenger list
http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/1840CharlesKerr.gif

Cando

[daisycat]

Thank you, all good information.

Mary Anns father was Edwin (or Edward) Langley and her mother was Mary Milk. Not a common name, yet I can't find anything.

DaisyCat

[Dundee]

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NFL5-857

Debra 

[cando]

From freebdm
Marriages Sep 1844   
LANGLEY    Edmund Mitford    13/353   
MILK    Mary     Mitford    13/353

1851 Census  HO107/1828/129/22
Living at Gt Massingham, Norfolk
LANGLEY Edmund  Head  Married  36 years  Ag Lab  Born Massingham, Norfolk
LANGLEY Mary  Wife  36 years  Born Massingham, Norfolk
LANGLEY Martha  Dau  10 years  Born Massingham, Norfolk
LANGLEY Sarah  Dau  6 years  Born Weasenham, Norfolk
LANGLEY Maria  Dau  3 years  Born Massingham, Norfolk
MILK Emma  Visitor  3 years    Born Massingham, Norfolk
LANGLEY Robert  Son  1 year  Born Massingham, Norfolk

Their arrival on the NAVARINO 25 Sep 1851.  Robert died at sea.
http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/navarino1851.shtml

First registered birth in SA in 1854 is for John in the Adelaide district with a further five births to 1865 in the Mt Barker district.  If this is the correct family, Mary Ann who was born c1853 according to her marriage registration, was born in South Australia.

Cando