William ALSTON [7768]

  General Notes:

1871 Census St Mary Newington LON records a William Alston Aged 36 head of house a clerk born Rochester Kent his wife is Mary Ann Alston aged 30 born Islington MDX

  Research Notes:

Uncertain placement.
Essex Record Office.
D/DU 206/4
Demise by letters patent for reversionary term of 22 and a half years at rent of L10. George III to Thomas Harridge, Thomas Lee, John Durrevel Kemp, Henry Fisher, David Harridge, junior and George King Parcel of ground covered with water being the soil or bed of creek called Leigh Swatch near Leigh, abutting north on Chalkwell Ouze and south on Canvey Spitt and Popling or Popperell Land, extending in length 3 miles from mouth of Swatch at the south-east to the north-west end. and in breadth 154 yards from the low water mark on the north-east side to the low water mark on the south-west side Recites that the premises are parcel of Crown possessions intended for an oyster fishery for the supply of the London markets, and granted by letters patent, 17 June 1762,
to Edward Davis. Richard Tidy. John Taylor and Thomas Handley, to hold for 31 years at L10 per annum Consideration, fine of L100. Seal of Court of Exchequer Endorsement with exhibition in Chancen. William Alston V. Eastern Counties Railway Company 1855 and in the matter of the estate of William Alston 1856

Essex Record Office Level: Category Transcripts etc. relating to the Southend area Level: Fonds CALENDAR OF DEEDS OF HADLEIGH BAY FISHERY AND LEIGH MARSH FARM, LEIGH AND HADLEIGH AND BUILDING PLOTS, LEIGH
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Item Reference Code TS 100/1 Dates of Creation 4 Aug.1853 Scope and Content Conveyance for L1,500

(i) Right Hon. Lady Olivia Bernard Sparrow of Brampton Park (co. Hunt.), wid.; (ii) Right Hon. William Drogo Montagu (Wm Drogo, Viscount Mandeville); (iii) William Hilton of Danbury, esq.; (iv) William Hilton, junior of Danbury, esq.

Fishery called Hadleigh Ray, in occupation of John Plumb, farm called Hadleigh Ray in Hadleigh and Leigh and creeks, saltings, marshes and oyster beds being part of 'Hadleigh Ray', abutting W. on marsh lands in S. Benfleet, N. on the greenshore of Hadleigh and Leigh, E. on Leigh Swatch formerly in occupation of William Alston, and S. on the green shore of Canvey Island (which said boundary is marked on the west by one post at Pyenetts Dock and two posts on the marshes between Pyenetts Dock and Canvey Island, and on the east by a stone placed on the Essex shore in 1829 and a line drawn from said stone in a S.W. direction to the Government chain put down in 1814 near Leigh Swatch and a line running from said chain to the E. of the ledgings at the end of Canvey Island to a stone placed there in 1829)
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  Other Records

1. Census: England, 30 Mar 1851, 6 Monument Yard St Margarets New Fish St LND. William is described as a son single aged 20 a fish salesman born St Mary at Hill City

William married Mary Ann [8104] [MRIN: 2625].