Family

Centre Mollie, Liam,
Left  Kathleen (bridesmaid), Mollie Kelly (bride)
 Liam,  Barney Mellows (best man)
Brother Liam Mellows

Liam married Mary Kelly (Mollie) on 4th July1927 in the Church of Our Lady of the Visitation, Fairview, Dublin 3.  His friend Barney Mellows was his best man.

Liam and Mary had 6 children, one of whom died in infancy.  Two of his children married, there are 14 grandchildren.
Currently there are 29 great grandchildren and 2 great, great grandchildren.



Wedding Party

Seated front right Lawrence Kelly, Mollie's Father

Seated second from left Margaret Langley (nee Cavanagh)

Liam's mother, left of Margaret Mary Brennan (McAllister)

Maura Brennan on knee (Dermot & Malachy's mother)
Barney Mellows best man left of Liam

ANCESTRY

Father:  Michael Langley (1819-1906)    Mother: Margaret Cavanagh (1866c-1929)

Father: Michael Langley (1819), born Caltra, Co. Galway, son of William Langley and Jane Coughlan. Married Jane Stockwell, from Galway, 1846.  Leaving behind his wife and a large number of children  Michael Langley emigrated to Australia arriving on the vessel 'The Naval Reserve'  Feb. 22 1867 (details of the journey can be found in this newspaper article from 18 in I68).  The following year, 1868, his wife Jane passed away in Ireland.  In the following years Michael brought his family to Australia.  His brother James, with his wife Ellen (nee Mottershead) and their family followed Michael to  to Australia (1878).  They settled mainly in Sydney.  Two of Michael's children died very young.  Michael worked as a prison warden in several prisons in Australia,  he later owned a shop in Piper Street,   

Michael later married Margaret Cavanagh who was in her early 20s, in 1886 in Sydney.  Their first child, a daughter Mary Olive, died in her first year. William Thomas was born on 23 Jan 1888 in Sydney.

Mother: Margaret Cavanagh, was born in Ireland to Stephen Cavanagh and Mary Anne (nee Byrne) from Wexford and Wicklow. She emigrated as an infant in  1866  on The Great Pacific.  Mary Ann, Margaret's mother, died on the long voyage to Australia and she was buried at sea.  A  couple known to her father, Cecilia and Bernard Day, took care of  little Margaret for the rest of the voyage, they subsequently adopted her as her father, Stephen Cavanagh, was going to 'the diggings' and was unable to look after her.  Margaret lived with the Day family in Wagga Wagga, Sydney for most of her childhood.   

Michael Langley, his wife Margaret and their baby Liam returned to Ireland by boat, via Southampton and Dublin in 1891.  Their luggage was stolen in Southampton consequently they had very few possessions when they arrived in Dublin. They went to live in Tuam, Co. Galway.  Michael Langley died in July 1906, he is buried in the Tuam Graveyard on the Athenry Road.. 

Liam and his mother, Margaret,  moved  Dublin in 1917 following Liam's release from Reading Jail (1916 Rising), they settled in Drumcondra.

James  Langley and his family remained in Australia.  James died in Australia around 1894.

Around this time,1890's, Michael's sister, Mary Langley, emigrated to New York, she married James Walker in Loughrea, Co. Galway in 1844, Thomas Langley (possibly another brother) was her best man. Mary and James  had two daughters (Church records). A letter  from Mrs Walker, in New York, to Micheal, in Sydney, thanking him for a gift of money (1882), is in the possession of the family.


ANCESTRY 

Liam's paternal Grandfather & Grandmother William Langley (B.1790) & Jane Couglan (B.1792)  had four (maybe five) children:

1. William 1811- 1864  (married Mary Tannian)
2. James C 1817- 1895,  (married Ellen Mottershead)
3. Michael, 1819-1905,  (Liam's father)  --  married Jane Stockwell (d.1868); married Margaret Cavanagh 1885 in Sydney Australia.
4. Mary b.? d.? (married James Walker 1844, Loughrea, Co. Galway)
5. Thomas ??

1.   Family of Michael, Liam's father (B.1819) m. 1841 (Tuam)  Jane Stockwell (B.1822 D.1868).  
Michael emigrated to Australia - Depart Liverpool on The Naval Reserve 10/11/1866 Arrive Brisbane 22/2/1867.  

Children 
Mary Jane       b.1843 Cannanore, Tamil Nadu, India, d.1921 Rydalmere, NSW Australia
Harriet             b.1843 Cannanore, Tamil Nadu, d.23 June 1845 Back Bay, Bombay, India.
Elizabeth         b. 1845 Poona, Bombay India

Patrick             b.1847 d..1917  (Emigrated 1878, Sydney, 'Pericles') (M. Mary Ingolsby d.1886, two children: Joseph B. & D. 1879 Waterloo NSW, & Clare 1880)          

Harriet             b.1851 (Bury, Lancashire, England) d.1906 (Emigrated 1875, Sydney, 'Jerusalem')

Henry J,           b.1852 (Emigrated 1876, Sydney, Australia, 'Earl Dalhousie'), d.1877

Bridget             b.1860    (Emigrated 1875, Sydney, 'Jerusalem')

Maggy              b.1859 d.1881   (Emigrated 1875, Sydney, 'Jerusalem')
Michael John   b. 1861 

Michael J          b.30 June 1865 Ballygasty,Loughrea, d.1866 Ballygasty, Loughrea

Josephine          b.1867 d.1902 (Emigrated to Australia)

(Many thanks to Ann Harvey Australia descendant of James Langley, Michael's brother, for filling in more details of this family.)

Michael married Margaret Cavanagh (1866-1929) in Woolahra Sydney Australia 1885

Mary Olive B.1886  died in first year

William Thomas B.1888 Sydney Australia (Liam T Langley)

Michael, Margaret and William (Liam) returned to Ireland 1892 and settled in Tuam.

Liam settled in Dublin, married Mollie 1927 and had six children.

2.   Family of William Langley (B.1811) and Mary Tannian
Joseph Patrick,      b. 25 February, 1843
Joseph,                  b.11 April,1845. (m. Mary McNamara 1875 emigrated NY)
Michael,                b.13 September, 1847 d.1927
*James,                 b.1849 m. Elizabeth Fahy 1887
William,                b.1851
Dominic,               b.1 August, 1853 died young

*James Langley (Liam's 1st cousin), son of William and Mary (nee Tannian) Langley m. Elizabeth Fahy 12 June1887, lived Loughrea, Co. Galway.
Children born to James & Elizabeth (nee Fahy).
William,               b. 5 August, 1888.
Joseph,                 b.23 March,1892  (Bachelor, shop owner in Loughrea)
James,                  b. 1 September,1893  (emigrated to U.S 1909, on Arabic, joined US army WWI, Italy)
John Vincent,       b. 5 May, 1895 (Vincy, bachelor, shop owner Loughrea, )
Mary Elizabeth,   b. 20 October, 1896  (May Langley emigrated U.S 1913, on Celtic, m. Frances                                     Hayes; two children).
Catherine,            b. 8 March, 1898  (emigrated to U.S. 1922)
Elizabeth,             b.27 November,1899 d.1902


Joseph Langley (Liam's first cousin) son of William and Mary (nee Tannian) married Mary McNamara 13 February, 1875 in Gort Church. They had a Shoe shop in Georges St, Gort
Children of Joseph and Mary (nee McNamara) (Gort Church records) 
Family emigrated to NY 1881
Agnes,              b.23 August,1878, Bridge St Gort.
Bridget Mary,   b.1879
Lucy,                 b. 13.12.1880, Bridge St Gort.


3.   Family of James 1817- 1895,  (married Ellen Mottershead) emigrated to Australia with children 1878

Agnes                     b.1854 d. 21 Jan 1928 Darlinghurst Sydney Australia

Jane                        b. 1857 d. 1900

William Joseph      b.1862 d. 1911 Sydney

Charles Edward      b.1899 d. 15 Aug 1920 Sydney Australia (6 Children; Anne Harvey line)

John James             b.1869 d.?

Thomas                  b.1872 d.?
Joseph                    b. ? d.1916

4.   Family of Mary Walker (nee Langley) married James Walker 1844 Loughrea
emigrated to New York
Mary              b. 1845 Loughrea
Daughter        b.  ?? (2nd daughter mentioned in letter)

MAY LANGLEY, Loughrea (2nd Cousin to Liam)
May was very close to Liam and his mother.
Postcard from May Langley to Liam (Tuam) and his mother from May (NY) early 1900s

Letter from May Langley (NYC) to Liam (Tuam) 1916 who was interned in Reading Prison at the time

Letter (pages 1-4) from May Langley (NYC)  to Liam (Tuam) 1918. She explains that Jim (James), her brother, has now joined the army and has gone to Italy to fight on the frontline WWI: