Above is the portrait of my GREAT GRAND FATHER GODFREY ,LANGE or LAING. My knowledge about my GERMAN ( FRENCH) GREAT GRAND PARENTS and where they originated from is very meagre, however I will put online what I know for other LANGE reseachers and who knows what we may find..I do know that my GRAND MOTHER CLARA HELENA HEDWIG was born in BERLIN, GERMANY, so the LANGE FAMILY must have been living in that region. We know that they landed in NEW ZEALAND about 1879 aboard the vessel HEREFORD-via LONDON . My MOTHER always said that GRANDDAD GODFREY LANGE was a FRENCH HUGUENOT, Of course the HUGUENOTS were FRENCH PROSTESTANTS who where persecuted most foully IN THEIR HOMELAND FRANCE ie., the BARTHOLOMEW MASSACRE 1572 WHEN 8,000 HUGUENOTS WERE MURDERED IN PARIS, the streets and river filled with corpses, that wolves came down from the hills to eat the remains and fishing was banned. So persecutions, burning at the stake, the sytematic extermination, by the CATHOLIC CHURCH forced the HUGUENOTS to leave their homeland FRANCE by their thousands and escape however they could, usually under the cover of darkness to the sanctuary of neighbouring countries. So all indications are the origin of our LANG- LANGE is FRENCH and possibly derived from another FRENCH NAME. de LANGLEY, or similar, I really don't know, but if so that would means that GREAT GRAND FATHER LANGE was FRENCH not GERMAN , and my GREAT GRAND MOTHER was GERMAN, I hope in time to solve this puzzle.....Mother had mention they were Prussian, which I think was part of the old Germany.. Now to the spelling of LANGE, even though on my GRANDMOTHER'S DEATH CERTIFICATE, her maiden name is put in as LAING, we believe because of the documented anti GERMAN feeling at the turn of the century in the CHRISTCHURCH REGION , and elsewhere, the obvious GERMAN names were changed to their ENGLISH VERSION for anonymity.........and that origin FRENCH name could have been de LANGE , de LANGLEY, etc., |
Above is the portrait of my GREAT GRAND FATHER GODFREY ,LANGE or LAING. My knowledge about my GERMAN ( FRENCH) GREAT GRAND PARENTS and where they originated from is very meagre, however I will put online what I know for other LANGE reseachers and who knows what we may find..I do know that my GRAND MOTHER CLARA HELENA HEDWIG was born in BERLIN, GERMANY, so the LANGE FAMILY must have been living in that region. We know that they landed in NEW ZEALAND about 1879 aboard the vessel HEREFORD-via LONDON . My MOTHER always said that GRANDDAD GODFREY LANGE was a FRENCH HUGUENOT, Of course the HUGUENOTS were FRENCH PROSTESTANTS who where persecuted most foully IN THEIR HOMELAND FRANCE ie., the BARTHOLOMEW MASSACRE 1572 WHEN 8,000 HUGUENOTS WERE MURDERED IN PARIS, the streets and river filled with corpses, that wolves came down from the hills to eat the remains and fishing was banned. So persecutions, burning at the stake, the sytematic extermination, by the CATHOLIC CHURCH forced the HUGUENOTS to leave their homeland FRANCE by their thousands and escape however they could, usually under the cover of darkness to the sanctuary of neighbouring countries. So all indications are the origin of our LANG- LANGE is FRENCH and possibly derived from another FRENCH NAME. de LANGLEY, or similar, I really don't know, but if so that would means that GREAT GRAND FATHER LANGE was FRENCH not GERMAN , and my GREAT GRAND MOTHER was GERMAN, I hope in time to solve this puzzle.....Mother had mention they were Prussian, which I think was part of the old Germany.. Now to the spelling of LANGE, even though on my GRANDMOTHER'S DEATH CERTIFICATE, her maiden name is put in as LAING, we believe because of the documented anti GERMAN feeling at the turn of the century in the CHRISTCHURCH REGION , and elsewhere, the obvious GERMAN names were changed to their ENGLISH VERSION for anonymity.........and that origin FRENCH name could have been de LANGE , de LANGLEY, etc., |
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CAROLINE ROSINA HELENA WILHELMINE KRAENZLIN AND AUGUST GODFREY( GOTTFRIED) LANGE [LAING LANG] had only one son born who was born in New Zealand, he was named CHARLES GEORGE LANGE he married MARY ?.......information on this would be greatly appreciated .MARY LANGE'S ( LANG LAING) WEDDING DRESS is evidently on display in the SETTLERS MUSEUM, SOUTH ISLAND NEW ZEALAND, if anyone has seen this LAING ( LANGE LANG) WEDDING DRESS I would love to hear about it! |
THIS IS A NEW ZEALAND SITE. |
Colonists disembarking LYTTELTON HARBOUR 1878. we today could not even imagine that voyage to the New World -NEW ZEALAND, for our brave and gallant ancestors, especially the GOVT., assisted passengers, very cramped conditions, having to take and cook your own food, no privacy at all, I often wonder how they managed for hygiene? have actually found a pic of the HEREFORD which I will put online.. |
SOME LANGES I HAVE FOUND IN MY SEARCH WHICH MAY HELP SOMEONE ELSES GENEALOGY SEARCH.. |
THE BOER WAR.. |
LANGE WILLIAM 10TH CONTINGENT-SOUTH ISLAND-PRIVATE ' CLERK' No. 9529. |
DEATHS. |
LANGE WILLIAM- 2nd May-1918 Wellington LANG NORMAN-30th Sept., 1915-Wellington. LANGE Mrs Anne 7th July 1888 Masterton |
KARORI CEMETARY. |
LANGE CHARLES R. A. aged 32yrs result of accident. 7/11/1894. |
LANGE EMILY, wife of WALTER LANGE-aged 46yrs. 12/3/1909. |
INHABITANTS OF WESTPORT SOUTH ISLAND NEW ZEALAND-1873. |
LANGE HERMAN HENRY- aged 41yrs,builder of the Municipal Baths 1912, and Abattoir 1905. LANGE HERMAN- aged 38yrs-Councilor 1897. |
ELECTORIAL ROLL DUNEDIN NZ. LAING DAVID-DUNEDIN-MINER. LAING ISSAC GABRIELS GULLY-MINER. |
BIRTHS |
LANG JOHN born 15ht August 1872- HOKIKATI |
LAING AMY CAROLINE born 27th May 1898 WAITARA |
PLEASE CHECK ALL GUEST BOOKS YOU MAY FIND SOMEONE LOOKING FOR YOU AND LEAVE YOUR INFO FOR OTHER FAMILY RESEARCHERS, MOST OF ENJOY YOUR FAMILY QUEST..... |
CAROLINE ROSINA HELENA WILHELMINE HEDWIG KRAENZLIN wife of AUGUST GODFREY( GOTTFRIED) LANGE, my Great, Grand Mother. |
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Myself & Mr Lobet, Waihi Hospital 100yrs Centenary 2003 |
AUGUST GODFREY (GOTTFRIED) LANGE-my great grandfather |
LANGE coat of arms |
