Thomas ALSTON of Nayland [5804]

  General Notes:

Trinity House,
Sudbury, Suffolk,
Dear Sir,
Feb. 25, 1898.
I went to-day to Long Melford and interviewed the two old gentlemen I told you I intended seeing but could extract nothing of any importance from them. The Rose and Crown Hotel came again into the family by the marriage of Thomas Alston to a widow Mrs. Williams.
He was the son of Daniel and his son lately deceased was Daniel.
They lived at Stanstead in this county and have done so probably for some time . . . . . .
I have consulted Hodgson's History of Sudbury and regarding the Rose and Crown have extracted the
following : " 'The Rose and Crown is an ancient hostelry with a courtyard in the centre still partly surrounded by the
original galleries."
It appears by the name of " The Crown " in the Borough accounts for 1585 thus "paid for a gallon of wine sent
to Sir John Heigham and Mr. Blage at the Crown XXD"
"Paid at the Crown 18th September for Mr. William Waldegrave and Mr. Thomas Heigham and my own dinner and ther mennes coming to the town to take vewe of our men and armer iiijs."
Yours faithfully,
(Rev.) DAVID HUGHES.
Alstoniana Pg 375

Thomas married Ann WILLIAMS [5805] [MRIN: 1904] on 2 Oct 1798 in Brantham SFK.