John Edward Alston

John Edward ALSTON1 was born on 19 Apr 1846 in Great Bromley, Essex. UK.

GS Film Number: 1702172 Digital Folder Number: 004513305 Image Number: 01823 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03391-6 System Origin: EASY Record Number: 62

Citing this Record "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNFQ-F43 : 19 March 2020), John Edward Alston, 1847.

General Notes: Living at South Street, Manningtree, Essex in the 1881 Census, said to be a widower.

John was a farmer of Horningsheath? nr Bury St Edmunds Ref 1851 ESS Census aged 4 bn Gt Bromley ESS, 461/GBY

HB 500/B/3 - EVIDENCE OF GOOD TITLE from 1749-1899 of Stedman's Farm of 40 acres in Brockley purchased at auction by John Edward Alston of Horringer, gent from William Jaggard of Bury St Edmunds, ironmonger, 13 Sep 1899 for £500. The file includes the purchase agreement which describes a comfortable 5 bedroom farm house, with two sitting rooms an adjoining garden and fruit trees. Timber on the property is included in the sale and the property is subject to a tythe tax amounting to £11-18-5d annually.

Kellys Directory 1894 Manningtree ESS - Alston John Edward South St Manningtree - Alston & Sons, Brewers, Maltsters, Wine & Spirit Merchants & White Hart Hotel High St.

John's Will on file to be transcribed (2004) dated 5 Jan 1924 Ref Bury RO I 34 . 35 J599/28 Vol 34 (film)

John married Ellen SPURLING on 20 Apr 1870. Ellen died on 23 Jan 1881 in Manningtree, Essex. UK. They had one daughter: Alice Charlotte.

General Notes: Administration of the Estate of Ellen Alston of Manningtree wife of John Edward Alston late of Manningtree who died 23 Jan 1881 at Manningtree was granted John Edward Alston wine and spirit merchant of Manningtree and Proved by him 28 Dec 1882

M.I. Manningtree. Ellen Alston 1881 wife of John Edward Alston. Ref: Manningtree Museum 2003.

Alice Charlotte ALSTON1 was born on 11 Jan 1871 and died on an unknown date. General Notes: Living with her father at South Street, Manningtree, Essex in the 1881 Census Alice married Walter STADDON.

John next married Annie Elizabeth SMITH on 5 Oct 1882. They had six children: John Hugh, Cyril George, Emma Marjory, Alexander Rowland, Douglas Henry, and Garwood Kenningale.