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Durston
Durston from Catcott in Somerset.
Submitter: Linda Robertson



William Durston
Ashcott, Somerset, baptisms
William, son of Thomas and Rachael Durston, baptised on 7 Sept 1800.
Submitter: Linda Robertson

William Durston, born in 1800, was interred in Ashcott, Somerset, England, on 28 September 1800.


William Durston
Ashcott, Somerset, baptisms
William, son of Thomas and Rachael Durston, baptised on 23 Sept 1804.
Submitter: Linda Robertson

William Durston, was born on 26 August 1804 and baptised in Ashcott, Somerset, England, on 23 September 1804.

England Census 1851 about William Durston and family
Residence: Ashcott, Somerset, England
Name Relation Marital
status:
Age Birth Place of Birth
William Durston
Ann Durston
William Durston
Seaneth Durston
Elizabeth Durston
Head
Wife
Son
Daughter
Daughter
Married
Married
Single
Single
Single
48
50
17
12
10
abt. 1803
abt. 1801
abt. 1834
abt. 1839
abt. 1841
Ashcott, Somerset
Wellington, Somerset
Ashcott, Somerset
Ashcott, Somerset
Ashcott, Somerset


Charles Durston
Ashcott, Somerset, baptisms
Charles, son of Samuel and Martha Durston, baptised on 5 June 1805.
Submitter: Linda Robertson

Charles Durston was born on 29 April 1805 and baptised in Ashcott, Somerset, England, on 05 June 1805. He was married to Jane Sydingham in the church of St. Paul in Bristol, Somerset, England on 28 March 1832 and interred in Ashcott, Somerset, England, on 24 April 1878.

England Census 1851 about Charles Durston and family
Residence: Ashcott, Somerset, England
Name Relation Marital
status:
Age Birth Place of Birth
Charles Durston
Jane Durston
Mary Durston
Anna Durston
Head
Wife
Daughter
Daughter
Married
Married
Single
Single
45
42
4
4
abt. 1806
abt. 1809
abt. 1847
abt. 1847
Ashcott, Somerset
Shapwick, Somerset
Ashcott, Somerset
Ashcott, Somerset


James Durston
Ashcott, Somerset, baptisms
James, son of Samuel and Martha Durston, baptised on 22 May 1806.
Submitter: Linda Robertson

James Durston

James Durston was born on 24 April 1806 and baptised in Ashcott, Somerset, England, on 22 May 1806. James Durston emigrated to the USA. He was married to Philadelphia Bridger abt. 1832. He died in Rivoli, Mercer, Illinois, USA on 06 December 1879.

US Census 1860 about James Durston and family
Residence: Township 14 N Range 1 W, Mercer, Illinois, USA
Name Relation Marital
status:
Age Birth Place of Birth
James Durston
Philadelphia Durston
Charles F. Durston
James T. Durston
Sidney Durston
Martha Durston
Samuel Durston
Kate Durston
William E. Durston
Matilda Durston
Alfradroa Durston
Head
Wife
Son
Son
Son
Daughter
Son
Daughter
Son
Daughter
Daughter
Married
Married
Single
Single
Single
Single
Single
Single
Single
Single
Single
54
43
23
21
19
17
13
11
9
6
3
abt. 1906
abt. 1817
abt. 1837
abt. 1839
abt. 1841
abt. 1843
abt. 1847
abt. 1840
abt. 1851
abt. 1854
Abt 1857
England
England
Illinois
Illinois
Illinois
Illinois
Illinois
Illinois
Illinois
Illinois
Illinois


Joseph Durston
Ashcott, Somerset, baptisms
Joseph, son of Samuel and Martha Durston, baptised on 30 Dec 1807.
Submitter: Linda Robertson

Joseph Durston was born on 25 June 1807 and baptised in Ashcott, Somerset, England, on 30 December 1807. He was married to Deborah Fidler in the Christ Church in Greyfriars, Newgate, London, England on 07 July 1836. His death was registered in Romford, Essex, England, during the fourth quarter of 1903.
The 1851 England Census mentions him as servant, married, in the household of George Augustus Brudner in Binfield, Berkshire, England.

England Census 1871 about Joseph Durston and family
Residence: 4, Upper Wimpole Street, Marylebone, London, England
Name Relation Marital
status:
Age Birth Place of Birth
Joseph Durston
Deborah Durston
Head
Wife
Married
Married
63
56
abt. 1808
abt. 1815
Ashcott Somerset
Croydon, Surrey



Sarah Durston
Ashcott, Somerset, baptisms
Sarah, daughter of Thomas and Rachel Durston, baptised on 25 Dec 1809.
Submitter: Linda Robertson

Sarah Durston was baptised in Ashcott, Somerset, England, on 25 December 1809 and was interred in Ashcott, Somerset, England, on 25 February 1810.



Sarah Ann Durston
Ashcott, Somerset, baptisms
Sarah Ann, daughter of laborer Sidney Thomas and Elizabeth Durston was baptised on 05 July 1868.
Submitter: Linda Robertson

Probably: Assisted Emigration, Queensland, Australia
Sarah Durston, aged 13 years, born abt. 1869, arrived Australia on board the ship "Scottish Admiral" on 10 April 1882.

Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette, Queensland, Australia, Thursday, 09 September 1886
Marriage
Farmer - Durston. - On September 5th, at the residence of the brides parents, by the Rev. F. W. Roberta, Levi L. Farmer, eldest son of William Farmer of Victoria, to Sarah Ann, only surviving daughter of Sidney Durston, of Ashcott, Somersetshire, England.

Sarah Ann Farmer died on 23 November 1929 and was interred in the Waikumete Cemetery in Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand.



Harry West Durston
Ashcott, Somerset, baptisms
Harry West, son of laborer George and Mary Durston, baptised on 18 July 1869.
Submitter: Linda Robertson

A Harry Durston, born abt. 1868, appears on the passenger list of the ship "Corsican". He arrived Ontario, Canada on 28 August 1913.

England Census 1871 about Harry Durston and family
Residence: Ashcott, Somerset, England
Name Relation Marital
status:
Age Birth Place of Birth
George Durston
Mary Durston
Elizabeth Durston
Mary J. Durston
Thomas Durston
William W. Durston
Harry Durston
Thomas Durston Lena
Head
Wife
Daughter
Daughter
Son
Son
Son
Lodger
Married
Married
Single
Single
Single
Single
Single
Widowed
37
34
10
8
6
4
1
70
abt. 1834
abt. 1837
abt. 1861
abt. 1863
abt. 1865
abt. 1867
abt. 1870
abt. 1801
Ashcott, Somerset
Ashcott, Somerset
Ashcott, Somerset
Ashcott, Somerset
Ashcott, Somerset
Ashcott, Somerset
Ashcott, Somerset
Ashcott, Somerset



John and Eliza Durston
Shapwick, 1861 Census
John Durston, 24, Butcher, born in Catcott
Eliza, 23, wife, born in Colyton, Devon.
Submitter: Linda Robertson

Probably:
Licence for the Solemnization of Matrimony, 05 April 1864

John Durston wants to be married to Eliza Jane Biddlecombe.

Probably:
England Census 1881 about John Durston and family

Residence: Church Road, Edington, Somerset, England
Name Relation Marital
status:
Age Birth Place of Birth
John Durston
Eliza Jane Durston
William J. Durston
Bertha M. Durston
Emma Biddlecombe
Harriet Norris
Head
Wife
Son
Daughter
Sister-in-Law
Servant
Married
Married
Single
Single
Single
Single
40
35
16
9
27
17
abt. 1841
abt. 1846
abt. 1865
abt. 1872
abt. 1854
abt. 1864
Lovington, Somerset
Middlezoy, Somerset
Edington, Burtle, Somerset
Edington, Burtle, Somerset
Middlezoy, Somerset
Edington, Somerset


A Durston Family
Shapwick, 1861 Census
John Durston, 50, Farmer, 50 acres, born in Catcott
Julia, aged 43, wife, born in Catcott
Priscilla, 23, daughter, born in Catcott
Christopher, 13, son, born in Shapwick
Jane, 8, daughter, born in Shapwick
Sidney, 6, son, born in Shapwick
Flora, 3, son(?), born in Shapwick
James, 1, son, born in Shapwick
Submitter: Linda Robertson




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Lost Ancestors: 05 December 2021