Person:Mary Langham (2)

Mary Langham's origins are unknown. Her first sighting is in 1778, when she married a labourer named Thomas Moles at Stotfold in Bedfordshire. Mary does not appear to have been from Stotfold; the parish registers of Stotfold have been indexed from 1602 to 1812, and her marriage in 1778 is the only appearance of anyone called Langham in the registers.

Mary and Thomas settled in Stotfold, which is where Thomas was from. They had five children baptised at Stotfold between 1779 and 1788. Mary died in 1792, leaving Thomas with the five children to look after, ranging in age from twelve down to just three years old. How old Mary was when she died is not recorded.

Thomas outlived Mary by 46 years. He remarried just under two years after her death.

1. ↑ Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service. Transcript of Stotfold Parish Registers.

   bur. 2 Apr 1792: Mary w Tho Moules