ELLISTON birth

[liverpool5]

Hi, I am trying to find the birth of William Edward Elliston born Lavenham between 1800 and 1807.  Anyone got any ideas?

[DeeBoneham]

Hi
I have found one born 1803/1804 on the 1861 census (hes living in Newington St Mary at that point and no job is listed) so that might help to pin it down a bit more... On the 1851 hes living in Lavenham still with his wife Mary Ann and working as a Labourer and has 7 children (!!!!). If its the same one hes moved back to Suffolk to Polstead and married an Elizabeth and is back to being an Agricultural Labourer.  Possibly one of his children and definitely a grandson live them... Still with us 1881 in same place but on his own.. It says farmer occupying (I wonder if it was tied cottage and the farmer was letting him stay). Not on the 1891.  There are two deaths for just william both in 1895. One in June (Sudbury Parish which includes both Polstead and Lavenham) and the other in September (Cosford Parish which also includes P & L) Hes not on the 1841 either... I think that Elizabeth and William got married in 1864 but that is only tenuous from looking at different marriage registrations in that year so it may not be them...
Dee

[liverpool5]

Hi, My W E Elliston was proprietor of Horseshoe & Magpie, Fetter Lane, London in 1851 with partner Ann (nee Lock).  I know this to be my man as I have the birth certificate of his son, my gt gt grandfather.  He died in Stratford, E London in 1879.  Thanks for your assistance.

[DeeBoneham]

Good luck with finding out more...

[smudwhisk]

Having checked out notes from the orignal Lavenham Parish Registers, we don't have a baptism for a William Edward Elliston at that time so it looks unlikey he was baptised in Lavenham even if he was born there. 

[Suffolk Mawther]

Have checked Acton, Bildeston, Boxford, Brent Eleigh, Brettenham, Chelsworth, Edwardstone, Hitcham, Monks Eleigh, Lavenham, Long Melford, Preston St Mary and Gt and Lt Waldingfield on the Cosford-Database and although there are many Elliston/Ellistone families I was not able to find a William in your time period who left the village.

There are a great many Elliston/Ellistone families in Sudbury.

Pat ...

[Annette7]

Might be worth checking with the original parish records.

An Edward Elliston married Sarah Mills 13/1/1805 Lavenham - they had a large number of children between 1806 and 1826.

More often than not for those times the 1st child appeared shortly after the marriage and there is almost a 2 year gap between the marriage 13/1/1805 and baptism of 1st child (John Thomas) on 14/11/1806.   Unusual for the time so wonder whether William Edward Elliston was born 1805 and belongs to them.   Also, 2nd. and 3rd. children shown as baptised East Bergholt before family returned to Lavenham so baptism could be there perhaps.

Annette

[liverpool5]

Thanks guys.

[smudwhisk]

Elliston(e) and Alliston(e) are rather common in the south Suffolk and north Essex region, I know since it took us years to find out who exactly our Joseph Elliston from Acton actually belonged to since his baptism was missing but ultimately he was mentioned in his father's Will and there was no other Joseph in the area that it could be!

It wasn't unusual for a two year gap between the marriage and first child, not all had them 9 months after the wedding night.  There is also no baptism in Lavenham of a child to Sarah before she married since that had crossed my mind and perhaps he had taken his step father's surname.  May be worth double checking this in other surrounding parishes just in case.  There were earlier Ellistons in East Bergholt but at present I can't remember whether Edward in Lavenham was one of their descendents or one of the other associated lines.