The Langler Family

Lily May Langler (nee Hobbs) (1883 - 1972) - William John Langler (1882 - 1964)

The brothers had one sister Lily May who was born on 31st May 1883 (above left) Lily married WILLIAM JOHN LANGLER on 28th August 1910 and emigrated to America in circa 1914, settling in West Hartford, Connecticut. I believe that she sailed from Liverpool and landed in New York

WILLIAM was born on 30th September 1882 in Hayes Essex and was educated at Willesden Polytechnic, London.

The 1881 Census provides a far more detailed picture of WILLIAM's family just a year prior to his birth

Name	Status	Age	Sex	Birthplace	Relation	Occupation
William LANGLER	Married	35	Male	Southall, Middlesex	Head	Licensed Victualler
Ann S. LANGLER	Married	31	Female	Hailsham, Sussex	Wife
Mary F. LANGLER		6 mths	Female	Hayes, Middlesex	Daughter
William Thomas EVERARD	Widower	67	Male	Tonbridge, Kent	Fther in Law	Retired Draper
Emma MOULDER		15	Female	Southall, Middlesex	Servant	General Servant Domestic
Charles WOODMAN		22	Male	Ruislip, Middlesex	Ostler	Ostler Inn

It looks as though Lily's husband took his father's name as the eldest son. His parents WILLIAM and ANN LANGLER (nee EVERARD) were married in the March quarter of 1879 in the Kensington District (source BMD Index - 1a -124)

These details have been confirmed by the fact that in the December 1885 quarter of 1885 a ANN SUSANNAH LANGLER married a OLIVER JOHN WILLIAMS in the Pancras district of London. (GRO ref Volume 1b Page 102) This of course means that WILLIAM was less than one year old when his father died.

Dwelling: 30 Thornhill Square, Census Place :Camberwell, London, England - Source:PRO Ref RG12 Piece 463 No on Schedule 461

Name	Status	Age	Sex	Birthplace	Relation	Occupation
Oliver J. WILLIAMS	Married	40	Male	Bucks - Great Kimble	Head	Bagman - GPO
Ann S. WILLIAMS	Married	40	Female	Sussex - Hailsham	Wife
Mary F. LANGLER		10	Female	Hayes, Middlesex	StepDaughter	Scholar
William LANGLER		8	Male	Hayes, Middlesex	Stepson	Scholar
Rose E WILLIAMS		4	Female	Lambeth London	Daughter	Scholar
George D. WILLIAMS		1	Male	Lambeth London	Son

The indication is that the family have only recently moved to this address. Rose and George WILLIAMS were born in Lambeth not Camberwell

WILLIAM after pursuing a successful business career died at the age of 81 on March 8 1964.

William John Langler died on Sunday 8th March 1964, at the time of his passing an obituary article in the local press, read as follows:-

"William John Langler 81, insurance executive, died on March 8th. 1964, at New Britain General Hospital. He resided at 344 Church Street, Wethersfield, since 1923. He spent 60 years in the reinsurance field, of which 40 years were in association with the North Eastern
Reinsurance Company of Hartford, now located in Des Moines, Iowa, and it's predecessor, The Rossia Insurance company. He retired from North Eastern in 1953, as President and was elected Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors. in 1953. He was a Director of North Eastern and the Fire Reinsurance Company of Hartford.
He came to the United States in 1914, having been with the Munich Reinsurance Company in London. He was educated at Willesden Polytechnic in London, England. Mr. Langler was the author of a book entitled, "The Business of Reinsurance", a guide and source of information on the Fire and Marine Reinsurance field. He was a member of the First Church of Christ Congregational, in Weathersfield. He was listed in the Insurance Whose Who. He leaves a wife Lily Hobbs-Langler, a daughter Mrs. Harry L Hodges of Buena Park, California, and a son Kenneth R Langler, of West Hartford and three grandchildren."

The person to the left of my great aunt and uncle is their son Kenneth Rhys Langler (1913 - ). There was also a daughter Elsie who was born five years later on 9th April 1918. Elsie married a Mr Harry Hodges and went to live in California.

In June 2010 the following obituary appeared in the The Hartford Courant (June 3, 2010)

HODGES, Elsie (Langler) Elsie (Langler) Hodges, 92, widow of Harry L. Hodges, of West Hartford, and formerly of California, died Sunday, (May 30, 2010) at Brittany Farms Health Center. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of William J. and Lily (Hobbs) Langler. Raised in Wethersfield, she was a graduate of both Northfield Academy, Northfield, MA, and Wellesley College in Wellesley, MA. During World War II, she served with the American Red Cross stationed in India. Following her marriage, she and Harry lived in southern California, where she was employed by the former McDonald-Douglas Aircraft (now Boeing). After retirement, they enjoyed their ranch, high in the hills above Laguna Beach. After Harry's death and with her declining health, she was convinced to "return to her roots and family" here in Connecticut in 2003. She is survived by her brother, Kenneth R. Langler of West Hartford; two nieces and their spouses, Virginia L. and Paul Andrews of West Hartford, Barbara L. and Christopher O'Brien of Portland; and her nephew and his wife, Donald F. and Ellen Langler of Brookfield, WI.; her five grandnieces and four grandnephews, including Matthew Andrews, Stephen Andrews, Kimberly Fleury and Alicia Andrews, Jennifer O'Brien and Kevin O'Brien, and Erin Langler, Todd Langler and Emily Langler; two great-grandnieces and five great-grandnephews. Burial will be in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA, at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions in her memory may be made to the First Church of Christ, Congregational, 12 South Main Street, West Hartford, 06107. Arrangements are being handled by Paul B. Andrews through the Sheehan Hilborn Breen Funeral Home, West Hartford.

In the course of researching this information I came across data that may assist others who are researching the surname LANGLER