Percival St. Clair Langford^[1]

1881 - 1882  (1 year)

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• Name	Percival St. Clair Langford
  Christening	1881-02-06	George,Cape of Good Hope,South Africa.,   [2]
  Birth	10 Jan 1881	Dysseldorp,Cape Province,South Africa   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Sep 1882	Oudtshoorn,Cape,South Africa.,   [1]
  Burial		Langford Grave, Calitzdorp _TYPE: PHOTO
  		Langford Grave, Calitzdorp _TYPE: PHOTO
  		Langford grave, Calitzdorp _TYPE: PHOTO
  Person ID	I9190	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 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.,   [4, 5, 6]
  	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

  
  

• Notes

  «b»OUDTSHOORN COURANT Tuesday, January 11, 1881 «/b»P1«b» Birth«/b» at Dysselsdorp, on the 10«sup»th«/sup» January, the wife of «b»Mr. R.S. Langford,«/b» M.R.C.S., of a son. His death was also reported int he Courant, as follows: «b»Tuesday, September 12, 1882 «/b»P1 «b»Died-«/b»At Oudtshoorn, on Friday the 8«sup»th«/sup» September at 2pm «b»Percival, St Clair, «/b»the beloved child of «b» Richard S. Langford «/b»and «b»Marguerite C. Langford, «/b»aged 1 year, 7 months and 28 days. The bereaved parents herewith express their heartfelt thanks to Drs 'O Hare, Russell and Smith for their unwearied attention and care likewise to the many other grinds who, in their time of care and sorrow, have lightened their burden by their kind help an sympathy P2 We regret to hear of the sad loss by death of the eldest child of Mr «b»R.S. Langford, «/b»which occurred last week. «b»Mr and Mrs«/b» «b»Langford «/b»had just returned from a trip to England , and were staying with Dr. O'Hare for a few days prior to their departure for Calitzdorp, when on Monday the child showed symptoms of croup, which rapidly developed, and notwithstanding the most careful nursing and the best medical skill, the little one's spirit fled on Friday morning. The funeral took place on Saturday afternoon, being numerously attended, and the Revd. Stegmann officiating. Great sympathy is shown to the bereaved parents for the irreparable loss they have sustained.

  
  

• Sources

  [S554] Langford Headstone Calitzdorp Cemetery. [47008941] (Familysearch.org), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6P8J-3FJZ : Thu Sep 26 18:26:04 UTC 2024), Entry for Percival St Clair Lang. [S1391] South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972, (familysearch.org), Percival St Clair 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).