Mary Anne Edwards,

Name
Mary Anne /Edwards/
Given names
Mary Anne
Surname
Edwards
Married name
Mary Anne /Langbridge/
MarriageEdward LangbridgeView this family
1842
Birth of a sonWilliam H Langbridge
1848

Birth of a daughterFanny Langbridge
1856

Birth of a daughterMary Ann Langbridge
1858

Birth of a sonThomas Enale Langbridge
1860

Marriage of a childEdgar CampbellEllen LangbridgeView this family
1871

Marriage of a childEdwin RichardsMary Ann LangbridgeView this family
1877

Marriage of a childJohn George MillerFanny LangbridgeView this family
1878

Marriage of a childEdward Richard LangbridgeEmma CreedView this family
1879

Marriage of a childJohn LangbridgeMary Ann GraystockView this family
1880

Marriage of a childWilliam H LangbridgeMary B McDonnellView this family
1890

Marriage of a childThomas Enale LangbridgeMaud Lillian GreenView this family
1897

Death of a husbandEdward Langbridge
22 June 1914

Note: DEATH OF MR. LANGBRIDGE.

DEATH OF MR. LANGBRIDGE. The death took place this morning of one of Mudgee's oldest and most respected residents, in the person of Mr. Edward Langbridge, aged 95. A full report of his career will appear in our next issue. Mudgee Guardian, Monday 22 June 1914, p. 2. Obituary Edward Langbridge

Note: The Great Call.

The Great Call. Mr. Edward Langbridge. On Monday morning at 11.30 a.m., Mr. Edward Langbridge, one of the oldest residents, and undoubtedly the oldest man in Mudgee, passed away at the age of 95 years. Deceased was a well-known figure in the town and district, and was highly respected by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. His grey-frosted head and thin, bent figure were almost landmarks in Market-street. In the heyday of his years he was one of the best known men in the district, and, even during later days many hundreds of people stopped beside the chair in which he was wont to sun himself in Market-street, and exchanged a few kindly words with the veteran. He was a man of kindly disposition, and although age had somewhat dulled his erstwhile keen mind, he still appreciated a good joke. His death was not unexpected. As a matter of fact on several occasions during recent years he had been hovering at death's door. However, his wonderful constitution helped him to draw back from the portal. He would be stricken down with an attack of sickness and his condition would be so grave that his children would be sent for. Then, after a day or two, he would pull round, and, in the course of a fortnight be up and about again. Last week, however, he took to his bed with a more severe illness than usual. It was seen, as day succeeded day, that the brave old spirit was gradually succumbing. He gradually sank despite expert medical attention, until on Monday morning he passed within the gloomy portal which so often had opened for him in vain. The deceased was 95 years of age. He was born at Torquay, England, and lived in that neighborhood for thirty-five years. In 1842 he was married to Mary Anne Edwards in the parish church at Stokes-Demerel. Twelve years later he left England with his wife and family in the ship Waterloo, of 900 tons register. After a stormy passage he arrived in Sydney, where he lived for some years. He then moved to Bathurst, and still later started a tannery at Bowenfels, near Lithgow. At this latter place he did well, eventually selling out to advantage. He then came to Mudgee, arriving here in the late 50's. Soon after reaching this town he started a tan yard at the old island on the other side of the Cudgegong river, West End. This place he ran for many years. He also did a little farming by way of amusement. About thirty years ago he retired from business, and from that time till his death he lived privately. For the past 19 years he lived with his son William H. Langbridge, of the Town Hall Hotel, Mudgee. The deceased was hale and hearty till he had passed the 90th annual milestone. Then he began to fail rapidly. Up to that time he never had a day's sickness in his life. His wife predeceased him by 46 years. The following sons and daughters are left to mourn: Mrs. E. Campbell (Mudgee), Mrs. Edgar Campbell (Mudgee), Mrs. Miller (Mudgee), Mrs. Edwin Richards (Rylstone), Messrs. Jack Langbridge (Adamstown, Newcastle), Edwin Richard Langbridge (Sydney), William H. Langbridge (Mudgee), and Thomas Enale Langbridge (Picton). To the bereaved we extend our deepest sympathy. The remains were interred in the Church of England portion of the Mudgee general cemetery on Tuesday last, the Rev. W. J. Dunstan officiating at the graveside. Mudgee Guardian, Thursday 25 June 1914, p. 22. Obituary Edward Langbridge

Death of a sonWilliam H Langbridge
15 April 1921 Age: 73

Note: Death of W. H. Langbridge.

Death of W. H. Langbridge. Great regret was felt when it became known in Mudgee on Friday that Mr. W. H. Langbridge, for many years owner of the Town Hall Hotel, Market-street, Mudgee, and an ex-alderman, had died, in a private hospital in Sydney, that morning. Mr. Langbridge, who was 73 years of age, had been in ill health for a considerable time, and very ill since he left the Town Hall Hotel, some twelve months since. Mr. Langbridge, who was an estimable and useful citizen, was most popular, and his death will cause sorrow to a large circle of friends, to all of whom he was affectionately known as “Bill” Langbridge. He was almost a native of the district, having come to Mudgee when quite a small boy with his father, the late Mr. Frederick Langbridge. For a time he worked at his father's tannery at West End, Mudgee. Later he was engaged in droving in New South Wales, Queensland (to the far north of which he went) and elsewhere. Later again he joined this State's police force, under the advice of the late Sergeant Myles Byrnes, then located at Mudgee, and was stationed successively at Singleton and Wyong. At Wyong Mr. Langbridge resigned from the police, and returned to Mudgee to take over the Contingent Hotel, West End (since demolished), from his ber, Mr. John Langbridge. After a while he purchased the freehold of the Town Hall Hotel, and conducted that house until some months since, when he sold the goodwill to Mr. Simmonds, the present licensee. Yielding to solicitations the late Mr. Langbridge sought election as an alderman, was elected, and sat in the Council for a considerable time. He retired from the Council, but was a candidate at the last general election. He was not then successful. Mr. Langbridge was married to Miss Dolly O'Donnell, of Scone, who survives him. There were no children of the marriage. Mudgee Guardian, Monday 18 April 1921, p. 10. Obituary William Langbridge

Death of a sonJohn Langbridge
7 June 1922 Age: 78

Note: Death at Newcastle

Death at Newcastle THE PASSING OF AN EX-MUDGEEITE. The news of the death of Mr. John Langbridge, formerly of Mudgee, but of recent years residing at Adamstown, a suburb of Newcastle, was received, per telegram, at the "Guardian" office on Wednesday evening last. The deceased had suffered long weeks of torture, and, indeed, it must be said that death came as a happy release from all things earthly. Deceased was in his 79th year. Similarly his name was associated in the pioneer connections with main whose names have been mentioned in references in this paper to the old Catholic burial ground in Douro-street, Mudgee. The deceased came with his late father and mother to reside in this district when about 14 years of age. So that, accepting this to be correct, and the deceased's age at death as stated, the relatives might well claim for him a pioneer's record in the community. Born in England, in or about the little town where the late Mr. John Newman and the late Mr. George Hoskins came from. So the families mentioned were known to each other in their village before coming to Australia. The Langbridge's came here in 1840. Their ship, the "Waterloo," was piloted by the same captain who went down with the ill-fated "Dunbar" a year later. Out in the Anglican section of the Mudgee cemetery the mother and father of the Langbridge family lie side by side. At Bowenfels and Bathurst a year or so was spent before the family made residence at Menah. Langbridge's Mudgee leather had an Australian reputation as made at the Menah tannery. The deceased shared in this pursuit with other bers. Later he was attracted to the mining fields. He took part at Gulgong and shared in the Hill End ups and downs whilst the "boom" lasted, and was a personal friend of John and William Hurley and "Dick" Kerr. He spent a lot of money similarly in searching for the "unexploited" treasures of gold deposits in the immediate Mudgee mining district. At Ratscastle he "did in," a good bit of cash; at Long Creek he was associated with syndicates. But the "luck" of the Winters was not to be his good fortune. His spinning of the wheel of fortune was not responsive. He was no "funker" when a likely good thing was brought to him. With old Mudgee mining enthusiasts (Allan Cameron, Alf Tuckerman, besides others whose names it is not necessary to mention in this obituary), "Jack" Langbridge carried out his characteristic speculative motto, "Never venture, never have." To those most intimate with the late Mr. John Langbridge in his private and business life he was noted for his big-heartedness. At Long Creek, where he was in business for several years, no wayfarer or old miner was denied a helping hand. This obituary is not too effusive to pen of a man of his type. Physically he was a most powerful man - one of the "bull-dog" breed. His last days were spent in the home of his loving daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Alf Williams, formerly of Long Creek. The interment took place on Friday last, and many telegraphed expressions of affection and sympathy were sent by numerous old Mudgee families. Deceased was twice married. He leaves a widow, one son (Mr. George Langbridge) and one daughter (Mrs. Alf Williams, whose husband had done a great Christian and manly part to the end as a man of high principle and as a worthy son-in-law). Mudgee Guardian, Monday 12 June 1922, p. 10. Obituary John Langbridge

Note: ADAMSTOWN

ADAMSTOWN Mr. John Langbridge, who died a few days ago at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Alfred Williams, of Adamstown, at the age of 70 years, was for many years a resident of the Mudgee district. He was prominent in gold mining circles, and was for a time licensee of the hotel at Long Creek, in the heart of the old Moree goldfield. Besides his daughter, he is survived by one son, Mr. George Langbridge. Newcastle Morning Herald, Saturday 24 June 1922, p. 2. Obituary John Langbridge

Burial of a sonJohn Langbridge
9 June 1922

Death of a daughterMary Ann Langbridge
23 November 1929

Note: Obituary

Obituary LATE MRS RICHARDS. As briefly reported in Monday's issue, Mrs. Mary Ann Richards passed away at Hornsby on Saturday last, aged about 70 years. Deceased was a daughter of the late Mr. John Langbridge, who for many years conducted a tannery at West End, also the old Contingent Hotel, which has since been demolished. She married Mr. E. Richards, a former partner with Mr. G. H. Cohen in the Guardian, and who in later years was elected to represent Mudgee in the Legislative Assembly, where he served for a considerable period. Mrs. Richards, although of a retiring disposition, was a woman of sterling worth, and to those less fortunately situated than herself she was generous in the extreme. She never tired of doing good, and her memory will be revered in very many homes throughout this district. After the death of her husband she resided at Kandos with her son Harold, who was a member of the Star staff in that town. There, as in Mudgee, she made many friends, who will learn of her death with extreme regret. Although sorely smitten of late years by the death of her husband, her son Clarence, and a married daughter, she bore up wonderfully well and was uncomplaining. She is survived by a son and two daughters, viz.: Harold (Hornsby), Mrs. Robert Ash (Kandos), and Mrs. W. Pile (Gosford district). Mr. Thomas Langbridge (Picton) is a ber, and Mrs. John Miller (Wyong) a sister. To the bereaved ones the deepest sympathy of a wide circle of friends is extended. Mudgee Guardian, Wednesday 27 November 1929, p. 9. Obituary Mary Ann Richards

Family with Edward Langbridge
husband
18181914
Birth: 17 October 1818
Death: 22 June 1914
herself
Marriage Marriage1842Stokes-Demerel, Devon, England
daughter
son
son
1939
Death: 10 March 1939
son
18481921
Birth: 1848 29
Death: 15 April 1921
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3 years
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