Arthur Richard ALSTON [3869]

   Cause of his death was dysentery.

  General Notes:

Births.
7th inst., at Cransford Hall, the Lady of the Rev E C Alston, of a son
Ipswich Journal 11 Sept 1841

Arthur Richard Alston
Birth Place: Cransford, England
Christening Date: 3 Nov 1841
Christening Place: Cransford, Suffolk, Suffolk, England
Father: Edward Constable Alston
Mother: Harriett Alston.
England & Wales Christening Index.

Arthur was a Lieut of the 64th Regiment of Foot.

Arthur Richard Alston
Marriage Date: 22 Sep 1873
Marriage Place: St Marylebone, Westminster, England
Father: Edward Coustash Alston
Spouse: Kate Emily Robinson
Register Type: Parish Register

Arthur and Kate Alston settled at Mercara, a Hill Station in Coorg in Southern India where Arthur was a coffee planter.
Ref: C Browning - 2018

Deaths.
Alston - 1st ult., at Chundrapore, Mysore, India, of dysentery, Arthur Richard Alston, second son of the Rev E C Alston, late rector of Dennington, Suffolk, aged 42.
Ipswich Journal 5 February 1884.

The Will of Arthur Richard Alston coffee planter of Mecara Corg East Indies who died 1 Jan 1884 at Mysore East Indies was Proved 15 July 1884 by Kate Emily Alston of 34 Upper Bake St MDX Widow and Relict for £95.

  Research Notes:

1861 Census Northgate Canterbury Kent - An A R Alston aged 19 born Cromsford SFK is recorded as an unmarried servant (army?)

Images courtesy of Christopher Browning - 2018

  Other Records

1. Arthur & Kate Alston: India Mercara Coorg coffee plantation.
Arthur and their home on the Mercara Coorg coffee plantation

Images courtesy Christopher Browning - 2018

Arthur married Kate Emily Allcock ROBINSON [3870] [MRIN: 1331], daughter of Edward ROBINSON [27013] and Unknown, on 22 Sep 1873 in St Marylebone LND MDX. (Kate Emily Allcock ROBINSON [3870] was born on 26 Apr 1854 in Derby DBY and died on 2 Oct 1943 in Kent England.)