Arthur Weston^{[1, 2]}

1825 - 1889  (64 years)

• Name	Arthur Weston
  Born	5 Oct 1825	High St, Brackley, Northampton, England   [3, 4, 5]
  Christened	27 Dec 1825  [6]
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Dec 1889	Brackley, Northampton, England   [6, 7]
  Person ID	I57	Family
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2012

  
  

  Father	Robert Weston,   b. 1786, Aynho, Northamptonshire, England ,   d. 20 Jan 1872, Brackley St Peter, Northampton, England  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Mary Rebecca Shorter,   b. 1790, Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England ,   d. 23 Jul 1844, Brackley, Northampton, England  (Age 54 years)
  Married	8 Jun 1814	St Peters Church, Brackley, Northampton, England   [3, 8]
  Notes	They were cousins.
  Photos		St Peter's Church, Brackley, Northants, England Where Robert Weston married Mary Shorter
  		Churchyard at St Peter's, Brackley, Northants, England John Weston and his son Robert are buried here. There is a strong possibility that Robert's daughter Mary and son John (the first one) who both died young are also buried here. Most headstones are unreadable due to erosion.
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary,   b. 1813, Brackley, Northampton, England ,   d. 06 Jan 1876  (Age 63 years)
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2006
  Family ID	F386	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In the 1871 census he describes his occupation as "Solicitor & Occupying 230 Chasses(?) of land Employing 6 men & 3 boys" The only one of the Weston family still living in Brackley in 1881. Of course the sisters might still be there under married names. Widowed by 1881. He lived in the High Street, in Brackley St Peter and was the head of household. Two servants and a relative lived with him, but no children at that time. However the relative, Annie Maria Allen, wife of Roland Allen, is the right age to be a daughter, though she was born in Towcester. Look for an Annie Maria Weston born about 1847 in Towcester, parents Arthur and Mary. She would need to have left home before 1871, since she wasn't there for that census.

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] Personal Knowledge, Letter from Anna Dawson (Robert's sister, Arthur's aunt). She is glad Arthur has his father's situation as Coroner and hopes he will help his stepmother out since he has no children to support. [S97] Other Researchers - Karen Brown. His (Robert's) son Arthur Weston, also of Brackley, Gentleman, made his will 7th January 1888 and the same was proved 17th March 1890. Arthur Weston left his whole estate to his nieces, Sarah Yates nee Sheppard and Anna Maria Cowley Allen. NB These will be the daughters of his sisters - from this it might be possible to trace their marriages. [S2] Other Researchers - Newcastle family branch. [S3] LDS - Ancestral File, AFN: 1BV2-PCK. This entry was put in by the USA descendents of Edward. [S54] Other Researchers - Marion Carson, Family Bible. [S57] Other Researchers - Descendents of John Benjamin Weston. [S19] BMD - ancestry websites, vol 3b p5. [S27] Other Researchers - Alan Clarke & Marilyn Ponting. I have the CD of Northants Marriages. by License. Robert is of Deddington, Oxford (at university?), and Mary Rebecca is outside the parish of St James. In the census she is shown as born out of the area and her parents were born in Oxford, so presumably he met her there.

  
  

• Censuses

  [1]   British Census - 1841, High Street, Brackley St James, England - Arthur Weston, aged 15+ [221]   British Census - 1861, High Street, Brackley St Peter, England - Arthur Weston, aged 36 [97]   British Census - 1871, St John's Cottage, Brackley St Peter, England - Arthur Weston, aged 45 [12]   British Census - 1881, 204 High Street, Brackley St Peter, England - Arthur Weston, aged 55