George Langley was born on 30 October 1878[1] in Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia as the tenth child of Charles Langley and Emma Shergold. He had twelve siblings, namely: Clara Elizabeth, Sarah, Mary Ann, Charles Henry, Emma, Thomas Henry, William, Amy Jane, John Charles, Arthur, Eva, and Robert.

When he was 21, He married Florence Rose Manson, daughter of David Manson and Marianne Prior, in 1900[2] in Albion Park, New South Wales, Australia.

George Langley and Florence Rose Manson had the following children:

1. Carl Bertram Langley was born on 14 July 1900 in Albion Park, New South Wales, Australia. He married Katie Winifred S Wise in 1928 in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia.

2. Raymond Charles Langley was born on 13 July 1902 in Albion Park, New South Wales, Australia. He married Annie Elva Dixon in 1931 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. He married Clara Agnes Lange on 11 November 1936 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Raymond died on 11 September 1980 in Denmark, Western Australia, Australia.

3. Fernival Ross Langley was born on 09 May 1904 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. He married Iris May Pepper in 1942 in Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia. Fernival died on 18 September 1965 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

4. Amie Florence May Langley was born in 1905 in Albion Park, New South Wales, Australia. She married James Ernest Henry Griffin in 1929 in Dapto, New South Wales, Australia. Amie died on 20 June 1947 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

5. Clarice Doreen Langley was born on 25 June 1908 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. She married Alexander Finlay Campbell in 1937 in Granville, New South Wales, Australia. Clarice died on 25 April 1990.

6. Olive Irene Langley was born in 1912 in Kiama, New South Wales, Australia. She married Frederick Allan Bragg in 1944 in Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia. Olive died on 07 January 2000 in Merrylands, New South Wales, Australia.

7. Grace E Langley was born in 1914 in Kiama, New South Wales, Australia.

George was employed as a Shellharbour Council alderman of the Council and Mayor of Walcha.

George died in 1960[3] in Auburn, New South Wales, Australia, age 81.

Florence died in 1978[4] in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, age 96.

Citations:

1. NSW Registry Of Births, Deaths and Marriages, 22161/1878

2. NSW Registry Of Births, Deaths and Marriages, 3168/1900

3. NSW Registry Of Births, Deaths and Marriages, 23520/1960

4. NSW Registry Of Births, Deaths and Marriages, 3713/1978

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WALCHA SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL. Ballot to be Taken in the District. WALCHA, Thursday - Daily Observer (Tamworth, NSW : 1917 - 1920) Friday 16 July 1920 p 1

WALCHA SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL. Ballot to be Taken in the District. WALCHA, Thursday. A representative meeting, in connection, with the proposed Soldiers'- Memorial was held at the Temperance Hall.; The Mayor presided. The meeting was called to decide on tho method of voting for the five suggestions received, viz., Memorial Hall, Monument and Picture Hall, Cenotaph Park and Monument, Operating Theatre at Hospital. It was decided after much discussion that a ballot paper be sent to every, person on the Federal electoral roll for the district, asking them to give a preferential vote on the suggestions, the ballot, to close at the end of August, Mayor Langley was elected returning officer, with Messrs. Scott, Blomfield and Dann as scrutineers. Messrs. F. McRae and D. Fowler were elected as secretaries.

ALBION PARK - South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus (NSW : 1900 - 1954) Friday 6 August 1926 p 11 Article

ALBION PARK. In contrast to the many who have turned their attention to the North, Mr. George Langley is attracted by West Australia, and is visiting that State to investigate prospects witfi a view to settling there. Mr. Langley has been a tower of strength to the A. and H. Society, and should this be his last year in the district, his departure will in future be keenly felt; while he has also rendered valuable service, in connection with the district exhibit at the Royal, each year.

Exhibited At First Show; Judged Yesterday - Illawarra Daily Mercury (Wollongong, NSW : 1950 - 1954) Saturday 9 January 1954 p 1 Article - 09 January 1954

Exhibited' At First Show; Judged Yesterday Seventy-six-year-old Mr. George Langley, who was at his first Albion Park Show in 1898, said yesterday that in those far distant days, there were about twice as many exhibits in the pavilion. Mr. Langley was judge of the vegetables yesterday. '”The vegetables used to cover twice the amount of wall space they do now”, he said. 'My wife used to enter as many jams as everyone put together, these days. 'But exhibits on the whole aren't much different in quality'. Mr. Langley said the ground had been much improved since his first 'Park Show, but 'we used to have just as much fun in the old days. "There used to be two pubs at the old Shows. The men at the Show used to drink more, in spite of what they say." Mr. Langley said that, if the Show Committee kept up its improvements to the ground, the Show would be unbeatable in the end. "I'm glad it's a young committee. Young men are best on a Show Committee", said the veteran. "We tried to start some thing like the Junior Farmers. but it didn't get going.  "Now-a-days, the Junior Farmers produce as good exhibits as their fathers and mothers. "There were as many members of the Show Society in 1898 as there are now", said Mr. Langley.

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