Ellen Talboys TAYLOR [3986]

  General Notes:

Name: Ellen Talboys Taylor
Birth Date: 27 Jan 1811
Baptism Date: 5 Feb 1811
Baptism Place: Saint Mary The Virgin,Dover,Kent,England
Father: Henry Taylor
Mother: Cecelia
FHL Film Number: 355633

The Times, Wednesday, Feb 24, 1841; pg. 7; Issue 17602; col C
Marriages: On the 23 inst. at Swanscombe Kent by the Rev G George Cecil Renouard B.D. D.T. Alston Esq of Chalkwell Nr Sittingbourne to Ellen Taylor neice of James Harmer Esq of Ingress Abbey Greenhithe

Married 23 Feby. 1841 at Swanscombe Kent D. T. Alston Esq. of Chalkwell near Sittingbourne to Ellen Taylor niece of James Harmer Esq. of Ingress Abbey Greenhithe.
Gentlemans Magazine

22 Jul 1843
This Is the Last Will and Testament.
Of me James Harmer¹ of Ingress in the County of Kent Esq.
. . . . . I give and bequeath to Ellen² the wife of Thomas Alston the sum of £5000 . . . . .

7 Aug 1851
This is the last codicil and Testament of me James Harmer of Ingress Park in the County of Kent
. . . . . I give and bequeath to David Thomas Alston² Ellen his wife and James Harmer Alston the son the sum of five thousand pounds which I direct may be invested in their joint names in the government funds the interest to be applied to the education of the said David Harmer Alston during his minority and the principal shall become the property of the survivor of the three I give to each of the daughters of the said David Thomas Alston the sum of one hundred pounds . . . . .
All other wills heretofore made are revoked.

6 Jan 1852.
This is a codicil to the Will of me James Harmer of Ingress Park Kent Esq dated the 7th day of August last . . . . .
. . . . . I give to Ellen the wife of David Thomas Alston an annuity for her life of £300 to be paid to her quarterly for the separate use and her sole receipt and so that she shall not anticipate or incumber the same or any part thereof.

1. http://www.harmer.org/Alderman_James_Harmer.pdf
2. Testators relationship to Ellen & David Alston is not mentioned.

The Will of Ellen Alston widow of 2 Bevan Villas Putney SRY who died 4 Mar 1895 was Proved 11 May 1895 by James Harmer Alston for L392 3s 8d

  Other Records

1. Census: England, 30 Mar 1851, Ingress Abbey Greenhithe Swanscombe KEN.
Ellen is described as a visitor married aged 40 born Rochester Kent HO107/1607

2. Census: England, 18 Apr 1861, 9 Waterloo St Hove.
Ellen is described as a lodger a widow aged 50 an annuitant & fundholder born Greenwich

3. Census: England, 3 Apr 1881, Ealing MDX LND.
Ellen Alston is recorded as head of house aged 70 widow living on houses & dividend born Norwich Norfolk
Ellen is recorded as living with her son James Harman Alston

4. Census: England, 5 Apr 1891, Ealing MDX LND.
Ellen Alston is recorded as head of house aged 79 a widow living on her own means born Norwich
Ellen is recorded as living with her son James H Alston

Ellen married David Thomas ALSTON [3984] [MRIN: 5965], son of William ALSTON of Rochester [3981] and Sarah LOADER [3983], on 23 Feb 1841 in Swanscombe Kent. (David Thomas ALSTON [3984] was born on 17 Apr 1799 in Rochester, baptised on 9 Jun 1799 in St Nicholas Rochester KEN, died on 28 Nov 1855 and was buried on 5 Dec 1855 in Nunhead Cem Linden Grove Upper Clacton.)