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Edwin Ash Weston

Edwin Ash Weston[1]

Male 1887 - 1958  (70 years)

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  • Name Edwin Ash Weston 
    Born 23 Nov 1887  Kammamett, India Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 9 Dec 1887  St Thomas Mount, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, India Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Died 23 Oct 1958  49 Rothbury Terrace Newcastle-on-Tyne, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried All Saints Cemetery, Jesmond Rd, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID i113  Family
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2022 

    Father John Augustus Weston,   b. 11 Aug 1862, Kamptee, Hyderabad, India Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1931  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Sarah Louisa Ash,   b. 11 Sep 1869, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, India Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1916  (Age 47 years) 
    Married 28 Dec 1885  Secunderabad, Hyderabad, India Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Photos
    John Augustus Weston and Family
    John Augustus Weston and Family
    Supplied by Jean Andersen via Joy Weston
    Documents
    Charles Newton Weston's Book
    Charles Newton Weston's Book
    This is a chapter from a book written by Charles Newton Weston, son of John Augustus Weston, about 'Revolutionary Christians'. He was Headmaster of Baldwin's Boys High School in Bangalore. The chapter describes his father and mother, with some information about other members of the family.
    Family ID F9  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edwin Ash Weston,   b. 23 Nov 1887, Kammamett, India Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1958, 49 Rothbury Terrace Newcastle-on-Tyne, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 23 Dec 1913  Methodist Episcopal Church, Chaderghat, Hyderabad, India Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Location 13 Straight Mile Road, Jamshedpur, India Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Winifred Louisa Weston,   b. 27 Sep 1914,   d. 09 Jun 2008, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     2. Florence Birdette Weston,   b. 24 Jan 1916, Saifabad, Hyderabad-Deccan, India Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1998, 40 Collier Row Lane, Romford, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     3. Lloyd Woodrow Ash Weston,   b. 12 Mar 1918, India Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 2007, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     4. Dorothy Weston,   b. 24 Feb 1921,   d. 23 Apr 2012  (Age 91 years)
     5. Ivy May Weston,   b. 17 Sep 1923,   d. 20 Dec 2010, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Photos
    Edwin Weston and Family
    Edwin Weston and Family
    Edwin and Beryl Weston
    Edwin and Beryl Weston
    Documents
    Streetmap of where Weston and Chamarette familys lived in Jamshedpur
    Streetmap of where Weston and Chamarette familys lived in Jamshedpur
    Edwin and Beryl Weston lived in Straight Mile Road, Zoe and Joyce Chamarette lived in Kosi Road.
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2006 
    Family ID F70  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    My mother's father
    My mother's father
    Edwin Weston
    Weston brothers
    Weston brothers
    The four youngest sons of John Augustus and Sarah Louisa

    Certificates
    Royal Humane Society
    Royal Humane Society
    A Testimonial to Edwin Weston from the Royal Humane Society for rescuing a woman from drowning in a well at Khammamett

  • Notes 
    • Norman Chamarette says that Edwin was the Chief Permanent Way Inspector of the State Railways in Hyderabad. They lived at a Railway House in Darmabad. Later (I'm not sure where this information came from) Edwin's Aunt Emily got him the job in Jamshedpur, as Superintendent of the Railways for Tata Steel.
    • Place name Kammamett
      (1) In http://dsal.uchicago.edu/maps/gazetteer/index.html there's an old map showing Khammamet (I think) west of Secunderabad in the province (?) of Warangal.
      (2) In http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~poyntz/India/maps.html#area Constables 1893 area maps there's an index of place names which gives a district and town of Kamamet (in Haid.)
      In current day India I can find two possibilities -
      (3) Kamarhati, but that is a suburb of Calcutta in West Bengal, which seems unlikely;
      (4) Kamareddi, which is maybe 70 miles North of Secunderabad.
    • He left India in 1947 shortly after India was granted independence, though the older children had gone to England before the war. According to Florence they went to Newcastle because Winifred's husband Edward Davis came from there, and they had no other ties in England.

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] Other Researchers - Dorothy Appleby.

    2. [S7] BMD - British Library, N2 vol 68 p 275, his baptism.
      The place is not clear - could start with K or H.
      The next entry is for Arthur John the son of Robert Shorter Weston - it seems likely that Robert would be a brother of John Augustus, since their grandmother was a Shorter.

    3. [S1] Certificate, Death, FRC 1958 Dec qtr vol 1b p56.

    4. [S2] Other Researchers - Newcastle family branch.

    5. [S7] BMD - British Library, N2 vol 66 folio 325.
      Marriage entry

    6. [S7] BMD - British Library, Marriage, N2 vol 114 folio 147, entry 11.
      Have copy of certified marriage document. It was at Methodist Episcopal Church - though Beryl was baptised at St Georges Church. The clergyman there, Rev Henry Fitzpatrick had retired, so perhaps they changed church at that time.