Mary Marguerite Couper Langford^{[1, 2, 3]}

1882 - 1968  (86 years)

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• Name	Mary Marguerite Couper Langford
  Birth	5 Feb 1882	Calitzdorp,   [4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Death	13 Mar 1968	Ladysmith,Natal,South Africa.,   [4]
  Burial	Ladysmith,Natal,South Africa.,   [4]
  Person ID	I9164	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2026 | Edit

  
  

  Father	Richard Sancreed Langford,   b. Apr 1847, Sea Point,Cape Town, d. 26 Jan 1895, Dutch Reformed Parsonage,Calitzdorp,Cape., (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Marguerite Christie Couper,   b. 29 Dec 1855, Lochgelly,Fifeshire,Scotland., d. 14 Jul 1887, at her residence in Calitzdorp, (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	12 Jan 1880	George,Cape of Good Hope,South Africa.,   [6, 7, 8]
  	Married in the NGK Church, George, by C.F.J. Muller, NGK minister in George at that time
  Family ID	F302712759	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Andrew Francis Delport,   b. 7 Oct 1884, Adelaide,Cape of Good Hope,South Africa., d. 3 Nov 1960, Ladysmith,Natal,South Africa., (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	Fort Beaufort,Cape of Good Hope,South Africa.,   [9]
  Children	1. Andrew L. Delport   2. Hester S. Delport   3. John R. Delport   4. Mary M. Delport   5. Rowley H. Delport   6. William George Delport
  Family ID	F302713448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2020 | Edit

  
  

• Notes

  PRIVATE Her fathers death notice, the membership record of the Calitzdorp NGK, and her grave inscription give her name as Mary Marguerite. Her mother's death notice gives Marguerite Mary. She appears in the membership register of the Calitzdorp NGK as follows (translated from Afrikaans): Membership number: 1723 Langford, Mary Marguerite Couper Father: Rich S. Birthdate: 5 Feb. 1882 Became a member: 23 Feb. 1901 Where baptised:«tab»Calitzdorp Place of residence: Calitzdorp Remarks: Cert to Fort Beaufort. Her grave inscription in the Ladysmith Cemetery reads: «i»Ons dierbare Moeder en Ouma Mary Marguerite Delport (Geb. Langford) Geb. 5.2.1882 Oorl. 13.3.1968. Rus in Vrede «/i» (Our dear mother and grandmother...rest in peace)

  
  

• Sources

  [S604] Death Notice Richard Langford, (Cape Archives MOOC 6-9-339 NO. 833). [S553] Death Notice Marguerite Christie Langford, (Cape Archives MOOC 6/9/246, no. 1121). [21302054] Birth, Mary Marguerite Couper Langford, (Familysearch.org. ), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91V-LWC1-1?view=index. [S608] Grave inscription- Delport - Langford, (Ladysmith Cemetry.). [S1391] South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972, (familysearch.org), Mary Marguerite Couper Langford (Reliability: 3). [S72] George Matrimonial Court Records, (Transcribed by Ellen Stanton), IGI Film Number 1886513 #57 (Reliability: 3). [S73] Cape Province. George., Marriage Register, Richard Sancreed Langford and Marguerite Christie Couper. [S71] Heese, JA and Lombard, RTJ, Heese and Lombard, Volume 5 (L-M), (1999 Genalogical Institute of South Africa). [S128] Death Notice Andrew Francis Delport, (Held in Natal Archives MSCE3268-1960).