Ambrose ALSTON [6023]

  General Notes:

M Ambrose Alston
Birth Date:11 Apr 1833
Birth Place:Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Event Type:Birth
Father:Spurgeon Alston
Mother:Ann Alston
Denomination:Independent
Piece Title:Piece 1861: Sudbury, Great Meeting, Friar Street, Little or Lower Meeting (Independent), 1707-1837

He was admitted a Freeman of Sudbury 7 Aug 1857

The Will and Administration of Ambrose Alston of 14 New St Sudbury who died 20 Mar 1902 was proved London 18 Oct 1919 to Thomas Alston coachbuilder for L180

  Research Notes:

DOWNLOADED FROM THE ALSTON FURNITURE WEBSITE
The Alston family have been involved in the furniture trade since 1850. This started with brothers William and Ambrose Alston who were both furniture makers. They branched into furniture retail which the family continued until the 1980's when it was decided to concentrate on furniture manufacturing, both cabinet and upholstery.
The family moved into mass produced cabinet manufacture in the 1930's, moving from Sudbury to Long Melford then moving again to Ipswich during the WW2 following a bombing raid on the factory, where it trades today as Alstons Cabinets.
In 1951 Leslie Alston decided to open Alstons Upholstery in Colchester, Essex which has relocated three times within the town to end in its current site in Gosbecks Road. The family has recently purchased an adjoining site to aid further expansion.
Today the fifth generation of Alston brothers, John and David run Alstons Cabinets and Alstons Upholstery, Upholstery now accounts for 75% of the total sales.
They are joined by the sixth generation, Holly and Jessica, the first Alston sisters.

  Other Records

1. Census: England, 7 Jun 1841, St Gregory Sudbury SFK. Ambrose is described as aged 8 born SFK

2. Census: England, 30 Mar 1851, Sudbury (St Gregory?) SFK. Ambrose was living at School Lane Sudbury in the 1841 Census aged 8, and in the 1851 Census at 91 School Lane aged 12 ? scholar.

3. Census: England, 8 Apr 1861, Plough Lane Sudbury. Ambrose is recorded as head of house married aged 28 a cabinet maker born Sudbury

4. Census: England, 2 Apr 1871, New St St Gregory Sudbury. Ambrose is recorded as head of house married aged 27 cabinet maker born Sudbury

5. Census: British, 3 Apr 1881, Sudbury St Gregory SFK. Ambrose a cabinet maker and upholsterer was living at 14 New St Sudbury head of family married aged 47 born Sudbury, others in the house were:
Mary A Alston wife married aged 49 born Long Melford
William H Alston son unmarried cabinet maker and polisher aged 21 born Sudbury
Kate Alston daughter apprentice dressmaker aged 17 born Sudbury
Thomas Alston son aged 15 errand boy born Sudbury
FHL 1341443 PRO RG11 Pc 1828 Fol 36 Pg 30

Ambrose married Mary A [8917] [MRIN: 2376]. (Mary A [8917] was born about 1832 in Melford SFK.)