Charlotte Maria (Lottie) ALSTON [1532]

   Cause of her death was a fall and breaking a hip resulting in pneumonia.

  General Notes:

Lottie was an watercolourist, Nancy Fenn remembers her at Alston Court Nayland, and has a photo of her. Lottie, who did not marry lived at Barnes (London?) and had a nickname "Potlatch". She bequeathed her home to John & Christopher Alston.

1939 Register
2 Lowther Road , Barnes M.B., Surrey, England
Charlotte M Alston 06 Jan 1868 Single Art Teacher (Retired)

1940 Death: March quarter, Surrey N E 2a 327 - ALSTON Charlotte M, 72

  Research Notes:

Birth and Baptism Data: http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/
sn-59B8721/view/Baptisms/find-adv%2B%20givennames%3D(charlotte)%20AND%20place%3D(victoria)%20AND%20surname%20%3D(%40fuzzy(Alston))%20AND%20year%3D(1868)%20%2B%2B%2B%2B/1

  Other Records

1. Census: England, 3 Apr 1881, 6 Adelina Tce Tottenham MDX. Charlotte is recorded as a daughter aged 13 a scholar born Van Couvers Island

2. Census: England, 5 Apr 1891, St Paul Deptford LND. Charlotte is recorded as C M Alston a daughter single aged 23 Artist and teacher of painting born Victoria BC

3. Census: England, 31 Mar 1901, St Stephen Sq. Paddington. Charlotte is recorded as a daughter aged 33 Sculpturist and Art teacher own account born Vancouver BC

4. Lottie Alston: Various pictures.
Family groupe in the garden of Alston Court Nayland 1936, Lottie second from right, Lottie in later life, her water colour of Alston Court before its restoration c1900, note the windows still plastered over to reduce the Window Tax, Samuel Alston [640] painted by Lottie Alston after Beeston Coyte