John Langdale and Mary Oliver

Hovingham, All Saints Church
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Mary Oliver, daughter of George Oliver and Mary Hodgson, sister of Hannah Oliver, married John Langdale (bap. 7 Jun 1789 Slingsby, North Yorkshire), son of Robert Langdale and Mary Seller, in Hovingham, North Yorkshire, on 24 Nov 1825.

John and Mary had four children, only two surviving infancy:

1. George Langdale bap. 20 Aug 1826, buried 30 Aug 1826, in Slingsby
2. George Langdale bap. 5 Sep 1827, buried 4 Oct 1827, in Slingsby
3. Robert Langdale bap. 13 Jun 1830 in Norton (Norton by Malton a.k.a. Norton-on-Derwent)
4. Mary Langdale b. 19 Apr 1832, bap. 20 Apr 1832 in Appleton-le-Street

In 1841, John Langdale (50) and Mary Langdale (45) were still living in Appleton-le-Street, with son Robert Langdale (11) and daughter, Mary Langdale (9) in the household of Mary's father, George Oliver, Publican at The Cresswell Arms.

In 1851, John Langdale (61), Ag Lab, and Mary Langdale (58) were living back in Slingsby, North Yorkshire. Both surviving children had left home to work in York: Robert Langdale (20), Silk Mercer's Assistant, was living in Coney Street, in the parish of St Martin le Grand, York. While Mary Langdale (18) was employed as a Nursery Maid and residing in the parish of St Michael le Belfrey, York.

In 1861, John Langdale (71) Agricultural Labourer and Mary Langdale (68), were living on Slingsby Green, Slingsby, North Yorkshire.

In 1871, John Langdale (81) and still an Agricultural Labourer and Mary Langdale (78), were, once more, living in Slingsby, North Yorkshire.

John Langdale, died aged 83, and was buried on 25 Dec 1872, in Slingsby.

In 1881, Mary Langdale (88), Widow, Annuitant, was living alone, still in Slingsby.

Mary Langdale (née Oliver) died, aged 90, and was buried on 12 May 1883.

• Mary Langdale (25) married William Duck, son of John Duck and Elizabeth Swalwell, on 21 Nov 1857, in Kirby Misperton. They went on to have quite a brood of between 10 and 13 little Ducklings! William and Mary Duck emigrated to Seymour, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada, seemingly in 1873, where William Duck, Gardner, b. 26 Jul 1832, died in 1912 and Mary Duck died, aged 93, in 1925.
• Robert Langdale (29) married Elizabeth Jackson (26) on 26 Dec 1859, at St. Michael's, Malton, North Yorkshire. In 1861, Robert Langdale (30), Commercial Clerk; with wife Elizabeth Langdale (27), daughter Ada Langdale (0) and Sarah Holley (48), Monthly Nurse, from Wellington, Somerset, were living in Argyle Street, St Pancras, London.