John Edward ALSTON [3779]

  General Notes:

John was a farmer of Horningsheath nr Bury St Edmunds.

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 L500.
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 L11-18-5d annually.
Ref Bury HB 500/B/3

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 address was given on his son's Army Record as 93 Kings Rd Bury St Edmunds

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

Alston John Edward of The Oaks 93 Kings Rd, Bury St Edmunds died 10 February 1926 Probate Bury St Edmunds 31 Mar to Alice Charlotte Staddon (wife of Walter Joseph Staddon) Henry Geoffrey Elwes solicitor and Rowland Richmond Rutter land agent. Effects £5861 19s 6d.
National Probate Calendar.

  Research Notes:

Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch: GREENE AND GREENE
solicitors, Bury St Edmunds, c 1896-
EVIDENCES OF TITLE - ref. HB 500/B/1-28
Brockley
FILE - Stedman's Farm. 1749-1899; Bawds Farm, Woolpit, 1828-1842; Messuage, Beyton, 1828 - ref. HB 500/B/3 - date: 1749-1899
Evidences of title for purchase by John Edward Alston of Horringer, gent from William Jaggard of Bury St Edmunds, ironmonger, 13 Sep 1899

See 1901 Census to be transcribed

  Other Records

1. Census: England, 30 Mar 1851, Gt Bromley ESS. John is recorded as a son aged 4 born Gt Bromley

2. Census: England, 2 Apr 1871, Manningtree ESS. John is recorded as head of house married aged 24 a brewer and maltster born Gt Bromley

3. Census: England, 3 Apr 1881, 24 South St Manningtree ESS. John is recorded as head of house a widower aged 34 a brewer and merchant born Gt Bromley ESS

4. Census: England, 5 Apr 1891, 59 South Street Manningtree ESS. John is recorded as head of house married aged 44 brewer and merchant born Gt Bromley ESS

5. Census: England, 31 Mar 1901, Shrubland Lodge Horningsheath SFK. John is recorded as head of house married aged 54 an employer farming his own land at home born Gt Bromley ESS

6. Census: England, 2 Apr 1911, Horningsheath SFK.
John is recorded as head of a 15 room house married aged 64 an employer farming his own land at home born Gt Bromley ESS

John married Ellen SPURLING [3951] [MRIN: 1352], daughter of John SPURLING of Shotley [10012] and Unknown, on 20 Apr 1870. (Ellen SPURLING [3951] was born about 1842 in Shotley SFK, died on 23 Jan 1881 in Manningtree ESS and was buried in Manningtree Graveyard ESS.)

John next married Annie Elizabeth SMITH [3954] [MRIN: 1354], daughter of James SMITH of Anfield Lodge Liverpool. [10020] and Emma HERRING [11637], on 5 Oct 1882 in Liverpool Lancashire.