Langford Chilcott and Ann Medling

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Parents : Charles the Giant Chilcott and Mary Jose            Ann Medling's parents not known

Langford Chilcott (b 1769 Tintagel, m Ann Medling 1800, d 1823 Tintagel)
     Charles Chilcott (b 1802 Tintagel, m Mary Strout 1822 Tintagel, d 1869 Launceston Tas)
            Mary Chilcott (b 1827 Tintagel, m John Cubit 1845 Longford, d 1874 Deloraine Tas)
                  Ellen Adelaide Cubit (1856 Westbury, m William Mitchell 1880 Sandridge, Melb, d 1937 Wodonga, Vic)
                      Ernest Harold Mitchell (b 1887 Whiteford, m 1914 Liela Muriel Roach, d 1960 Wodonga)
    Langford Chilcott (b 1803 Tintagel, m Ann Bray, d 1834 Tintagel)
    William Chilcott (b 1809 Tintagel, m Janet McDonald 1849 Evandale Tas, d 1884 Longford)

    The will of Langford Chilcott of Tintagel dated 22 September 1823 gives to wife Ann an annuity of £10 8 for life if she does not remarry. She to have residence at Treknow with half the garden and orchard during life. To son Charles lands in Treknow. To son Langford annuity of £5 pa for life. Rebecca his testators granddaughter to be maintained and provided for until she attain the age of 21 years at 21 to have £5. To nephews John and Thomas Marten of Terrain in Tintagel all residue in trust for son William until the age of 20 and to act as executors.
Probate 7 October 1823

    Ann Bray (married Langford Jnr). Daughter of John Bray. 1881 census name given as “Nancy”, and living with daughter Mar y and her husband William Doidge.

William
Died of diabetes and senility age 69?
    Emigrated 1829 with bro Charles and his family aboard "Marquis of Angelsea" for Swan River colony in Western Australia, arriving 23 August 1829. Charles and family arrived in Hobart Town on September 14, 1830.    William followed them in 1831, arriving on the Eagle 27 June 1831 into Hobart (Independent newspaper 2 July 1931, surname as ‘Chilcote’.
    1836 listed Passenger Lists Tasmania, 1836 ‘The following is an index to references for passengers to and from Tasmania, for the year 1836,as listed in colonial newspapers of the time. It is not a necessarily a complete list, the archives office of Tasmania can assist with shipping records ‘Chilcott William Launceston to London departed on the ‘Mary” 19 Jan 1836, reported in the ‘Cornwall Chroncle 6 Feb 1836 and the ‘Launceston Advertiser ’ of 4 Feb 1836. Also see POL 458/2 p9’
    See CON 30/2/Fol 349 Register of contracts for hiring convicts May 48-Oct 57.
    1849 rbd has surname 'Chelcott' at marriage and age given as 30 which would have his birth as 1819!
    His will as transcribed for the Supreme Court of Tasmania spell s his wife’s name as ‘Jeanette’.
    Headstone:

"Who died at his residence Cressy 14 Sep 1884 age 71
Jesus precious
We love thee well we mourn thee much
Our joys with thee in earth are 'oer
Oh why should we in anguish weep
Thou are not lost but gone before"

Reference 84. includes a list of William’s Descendants.
Death notice ”On 28th February, at ‘Bondville’ Longford, Janet, widow of William Chilcott of Merry Vale farm, Cressy, in her 77th year. Funeral will leave at 3 PM on 2 March to the Methodist cemetery.”
Headstone

"She sleeps in Jesus and is blest
How sweet her slumbers are"

Acknowlegements:

Researchers on the Cubits and Chilcotts have shared their work generously, and I have not been good at noting sources. However, much is owed to Val Trickett, Sue Royce, Jenny Mitchell and Fred Mitchell. Sue Royce is happy to be contacted by email at <sroyce@xtra.co.nz>. Another source was Beris Wilkinson.
Karen Paul's tree on Genes Reunited also filled in some gaps
Thanks to Doris Parsons Miller, OPC for Tintagel

Research Notes

Genes Reunited checked for Ann and Langford
LDS done, cannot find any clues as to where Ann Medling came from. Ditto FHO
There is an Ann Chilcott in the 1841 census in Tintagel in 1841 (age not given, head of household, Charwoman - other residents in households seem to have beeb omitted).
She is not in the 1851 census - more likely to be Langford the son's wife (Nee Bray)?
Doris Parsons Miller, OPC for Tintagel supplied the following information

I have checked the Tintagel records I have on Medling; and found the following entries:

Medlinge, Richard, Chr.15 June 1714: son of John Medlinge and Mary

Medling, John, Chr. 22 Oct 1721; son of John Medling and Mary

Medling, John, Chr. 28 Sep 1746; son of Richard and Ann Medling

Medling, Elizabeth, Chr.14 May 1749; dau. of Richard and Ann Medling

Medling, Fanny, Chr. 1 Jul 1753; dau of Richard and Ann Medling

I found no other christenings named Medling. It is very likely that your Ann was a member of this family. The repetition of names was very common at this time and we find an Ann Medling who is possibly the mother or grandmother you are looking for.

The timing seems to favour grandparents? (Les Rowley)

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