Thomas
Langrell was born 12 March 1808, Carlow Co., Ireland and died 19 July 1894 in
Toronto, Ontario. He married Mary Ann Connor who was born ca 1819 in Co. Wexford,
Ireland. Mary Ann died 26 February 1893 in Ottawa, Ontario. Thomas' parents were Richard Langrell and Mary Unknown.
He
was a builder, creating stone mills around the Ottawa area (then called Bytown)
and served as the Chief of Police for Ottawa.
1851
Census of Canada West, living in Bytown (now Ottawa), p 296, shows him as Thos.
Langrell, builder, born in Ireland, Methodist. He is age 44 and is married.
Wife is Mary A,. Langrell, born in Ireland, Methodist; she is 33. Members of
family indicated are 4 males and 3 fermales. In the 1871 Census the family is
residing in the SubDistrict of St. Geroge's Ward, District: Ottawa, Division
2. Thomas is the 'Chief of Police.'
Children:
Richard
Thomas Langrell 1845 - d 1870 Ottawa, ON; buried 9 Nov., Beechwood Cem., Ottawa;
res. 1852 - age 7 Bytown, Canada West (later to become Ottawa)
Elizabeth
Ann Langrell 1848 - 1916; married Fred Richard Whiteside, 27 June 1872, Ottawa;
children: Gertrude Marion b 1876, Norman 1880 - 1935
Eleanor
Miriam Langrell 1851 - 1932 - married (Rev.)
William L. Langrell
Joseph
Francis Langrell b 1853 - d. 8 Feb 1876 Elgin, age 23 and 2 mos.; res. Ottawa,
ON age 18 in 1871 Census; chemist and druggist; death informant - Thos.
Langrell
Reuben
Raynor Langrell b 1855; arrived US in 1888; single; father of Horace Langrell
who (illegitimate?) was raised by his aunt and uncle: Eleanor
M. Langrell and Rev. William
L. Langrell
Mary
Ann Langrell b 1857 (or Mary Jane as per 1871 Census of Canada)
Horace
Wesley Langrell b 1860 Ottawa, ON - d. Ottawa; buried at Beechwood Cem., Ottawa;
1871 res. Ottawa (age 11); 1891 Census residence (age 31, boarder) Toronto,
ON
Milton
E. Langrell b 1863 - residing in Hartford, Connecticut in 1920 US Federal
Census (widow, same residence as his sister, Elizabeth (Langrell) Smith; Supperintendent
of Private Club
Elizabeth
Langrell b ca 1870 - married Unknown Smith; residing in Hartford, Connecticut
(with brother Milton E. Langrell), widowed; saleslady of Department Store
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