Reuben COLSTON
[004]
Mary FREESTONE
[005]
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These are the
parents of Peter Colston [002] who married Frances Hodges [003] in Shepton
Mallet Somerset in 1837
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c 1790 - A Reuben Colston born (became a weaver, living in
Kilver St Shepton M) [a]
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21/5/1812 - A Reuben Colston married a Mary Freestone in SM
parish church [c]
The names
Colston and Freestone go back a long way in Shepton M [c]
21/5/1812 - A Reuben Colston, bach of SM, married Mary
Freestone, spin of SM, by banns, he signed, she X-ed, witns Johnathon Colston,
Wm Poqrt(?) Byrt(?) [b]
c 1813 - Peter born to Reuben Colston and Mary
Freestone [a]
6/3/1815 - Reuben born to Reuben Colston and Mary
Freestone [a]
3/1/1817 - John born to Reuben Colston and Mary
Freestone [a]
before Sept 1837 ? – Did Reuben Colston die before this?
(as there is no death under that name in SM area on St Caths) [f]
1841 – No relevant Reuben Colston in Census [g]
Dec ¼ 1846 – A Mary Colston died in SM Regn Dist [f]
1851 – No relevant Reuben Colston in Census [g]
17/9/1854 - A Frederick Colston (full age, bach of
Darshill, black mequer(?), no father shown) married Helen Stacey (full age,
spin of Pound(?) Cross, same occpn as above, father Samuel, a labourer) [d]
(There are 2
Fredk Colstons in 1881 SM Census - check?)
25/12/1857 - A Reuben Colston (of full age, tinplate
worker, bach, of Garston St SM, father John Colston, shoemaker) married Mary
Ann Webb (minor, shoebinder, of Garston St, father William Webb, labourer) in
SM parish church. Both signed, witns
Tyheey(?) Smart, Emily Smart [d]
3/4/1881 - Peter Colston living at Long Bridge in Shepton,
(68) a "Plasterer" born SM, his wife Fanney (63) born SM, their
married dau Mary A Cooper (29), a "Servant" born SM, an unm dau Eliza
J (26) a "Dress maker" born Sherborne in Dorset, and two grandsons
Wilfred H Chant (19) a "Plumber", and Willice Colston (4), both born
Maesteg Glamorgan [e]
3/4/1881 - Reuben Colston, born 1815, bootmaker, living at
Quarr SM, with wife Betsey, born 1812
[e]
3/4/1881 - John Colston, born 1817, confectioner, living in
Cowl St SM, with wife Mary A, born 1819
[e]
3/4/1881 - (Census of SM .. lots of next generation Freestones)
[e]
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SOURCES ...
[a] Old Family Group
form in files
[b] SM church
registers (from where?)
[c] IGI
[d] Mar certif
[e] 1881 Census
[f] FreeBMD online
[g] 1841 & 1851
Census Indexes
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