Susan Crossley the

"daughter of John Langfield and the widow Crossley, a bastard child"

The name, Langfield

George Redmonds does not include a listing for Langfield in either of the two books I have as of June 3, 2000.

Langfield was a place name.

There was a village called Langfield west of Halifax.

Langfield in the Birstall Parish Records

The records start in 1558.

First record in the parish is the marriage of John Langfield to Elizabeth Walker on November 30, 1614. There were no children listed for them.

There are very few records in Birstall parish for Langfield; suggesting the the family was not from the parish.

John Langfield

Baptism: Unknown

Marriage: John Langfield married Anne Browne on June 5, 1650 in Birstall Parish (BT, PRB)

Children:

1. Dorothy, daughter of John Langfield of Little Gomersall, buried on July 29, 1654 (BT)
2. Samuel, son of John Langfield of Little Gomersall, baptized on June 3, 1654 (BT)
   Death: Samuel s of John Langfield buried on February 29, 1659 (BT)
3. Timothy, s John Lankfield of LG, December 21, 1652 (PRB)
   Timothy, the son of John Langfield of Little Gomersall, buried on August 31, 1656 (BT)
4. David son of John Langfield of Little Gomersall baptized on June 23, 1659 (BT)
5. Thomas (twin)
6. Anne, children of John Langfield of Little Gomersall baptized on July 28, 1661 (BT)
7. A child of John Langfield of Gomersall buried July 12, 1662 (BT, PRB)
8. A child of John Langfield of Gomersall buried July 15, 1662 (PRB)
9. William, son of John Langfield of Little Gomersall, baptized on April 1, 1666 (BT)
10. Mary, daughter of John Langfield of Little Gomersall, baptized on August 1, 1669 (BT)
    Marriage: Mary Langfield married Jonas Pearson November 13, 1689 (PRB)
11. Illegitimate Child: Susan Crossley the "daughter of John Langfield and the widow Crossley, a bastard child" baptized May 16, 1669 (BT)

Death: John Langfield of Little Gomersall March 8, 1684/5 (BT)

Death: Ann Langfield of LG wd April 27 1695 (PRB)

Other Records: Buried a poor stranger who died at John "Lawfields" of Little Gomersall, October 8, 1670 (BT)

John Langfield and the Widow Crossley

John Langfield and the Widow Crossley John Langfield was married when he had an affair with the "widow Crossley" in 1668.

He had a daughter Mary baptized two and a half months after the baptism of the bastard, Susanna.

Other Langfield Records in Gomersall

LDS microfilm #1702202 contains documents relating to the Preston family which were compiled and transcribed by hand by William Eastbrook Preston. Among the documents is a list dated 1641 and entitled "The Names & Surnames of all such persons as are to be taxed within the Township of Gomersall rated as follows." This list contains -- entries for Langfield:

1. Robert Langfield, no wife
2. William Langfield, no wife
3. John Langfield, no wife

William Langfield and Martha Kitson, Cleckheaton

Listed in the 1641 Tax list.

Birth:

Marriage: William Langfield married Martha Kitson, May 28, 1642. (PRB)

Death: William Langfield of C buried May 17 1682 (PRB) YAS Note Will, abt 13 May 1682, pr 2 Aug 1682

Death: Martha Langfield of Heaton wd buried September 15, 1688 (PRB)

Other Langfield Records in Birstall Parish

The first record in the parish was the marriage of John Langfield and Elizabeth Walker, November 30, 1614. There were no children listed for them. (PRB)

Judith Langfield of L buried Apr 29, 1638 (PRB)

Elizabeth Langfield married John Horseforth June 3, 1638 (PRB)

Martha Langfield of Heaton buried January 11, 1649/50 (PRB)

John Langfield of LT buried October 8, 1670 (PRB)

For information on Susanna Crossley, click on the photo of Birstall Parish Church