William Langley of Fifield Road, and his wife Emily Langley - Sweethearts Re-United

Moneument to William Langley and Emily Langley, Bray Parish Cemetery, Bray, Berkshire.

"In loving memory of 

William Langley 

1874 - 1939 

also his wife 

Emily Langley 

1876 - 1958

Sweethearts Re-united."

William Langley was born in Fifield Berkshire in 1874 to John Langley, a farm carter, and his wife Eliza Goom.  

William first appears on the 1881 Census, aged 7, living with his parents and siblings near Stroud Farm in Fifield, Berkshire. William's mother Eliza was to pass away in 1890. 

By 1891 William can be found living with his widowed father, his older brother John, and elder sister Louisa in Fifield, Berkshire William's occupation is listed as a shoemaker.  William was to later become a farm cartman.  On 15th November 1898 William was assaulted at the Queen's Head Public House in Water Oakley, not farm from Fifield. On 16th November 1898 the Maidenhead Advertiser reported:

"AN UNPROVOKED. 

William Stevens, of no fixed abode, was charged with having assaulted and beaten William Langley, at Water Oakley, on the previous day. He pleaded not guilty. 

The complainant, who is a farm labourer in the employ of Mr. F. C. Hands, of Water Oakley Farm, said that on the previous afternoon he saw the prisoner at the Queen's Head, Water Oakley, at about half-past 5. Mr. Hands had given him a sovereign to get some small change and he went to the Queen's Head to get it from the landlord. Prisoner was in the taproom along with another man. Whilst at the house the man prisoner was with offered him some nuts, but he said that he did not want any. Shortly afterwards the prisoner started pushing him and knocked his head against a post, which made his nose bleed. He had not spoken to the man before and did not know him. 

Prisoner denied that he hit complainant and added that he did not remember having seen him before. 

Edward Upton, landlord of the Queen's Head, Water Oakley, said that the prisoner was in his house at about quarter-past 5 the night previous and at the time complainant was in the house. He saw prisoner bumping complainant's head against a post. He did not know what caused the prisoner to assault Langley. There were three men and two women with the prisoner. 

Inspector Holding said that at about 6.30 he received a telephone message that an assault bad been committed at Water Oakley, and with assistance he proceeded along the Bray-road and met prisoner, two other men and two women. He enquired where they had come from and prisoner replied  - " Windsor." he then told them that an assault had been committed and he should detain them until the prosecutor identified his assailant. He then brought the five to Maidenhead where, later in the evening, complainant identified the prisoner as the man who had assaulted him. 

Prisoner admitted that he had been to the Queen's Head. 

The Magistrates' Clerk : Do you know anything about prisoner Inspector Holding : He's a tramp, sir.

Prisoner said that he was very sorry, but he did not remember having struck complainant, although he had had a little drop of beer. He added "I assure you that if I had assaulted him I did not do it intentionally."

Mr Whitebread said that they looked upon it as a very unprovoked assault and they intended to putting a stop to this sort of thing; he would have to go to prison for 14 days, with hard labour."

William is living with his father, Older sister Emily, and her young son William, on the 1901 Census at 1 Fifield Road,

Emily Langley was born Emily Harris in Navestock, Essex on 5th April 1876 to Mary Ann Harris.  

Emily first appears on the 1881 Census aged 4, where she can be found living with her grandparents George and Mary Ann Harris, and her uncle Cornell Harris in Curtis Mill Green, Navestock, Essex. In 1891 Emily is still living with her grandparents and uncle but they have moved to Paulille Hall, South Weald, Essex. Emily's grandfather George was to pass away that same year.  By 1901, Emily and her elderly grandmother had moved to 47 The Village, South Weald, Essex

William and Emily Langley

In 1902 in Maidenhead, Berkshire, William married Emily Harris.  By 1911 they had two children, Gladys aged 7, and William aged just one year.  Living with them at the time was the 85-year-old widowed John Langley.

William's father, John Langley, was to pass away in 1914.  

William and Emily are still living in Fifield Road on the 1921 Census. Living with them at the time is William's older brother John.

William was to pass away in 1939, just before the 1939 England and Wales Register was taken. The widowed Emily can be found still living in Fifield at 4 Fifield Road, Fifield, Berkshire with her son William Herbert, and his wife Alexina. Emily was to pass away in 1958.

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