Robert Weston^{[1, 2, 3]}

1786 - 1872  (86 years)

• Name	Robert Weston
  Born	1786	Aynho, Northamptonshire, England   [4, 5]
  Christened	25 Jul 1787	St Michael's Church, Aynho, Northamptonshire, England   [6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Solicitor
  Died	20 Jan 1872	Brackley St Peter, Northampton, England   [8]
  Person ID	i328	Family
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2012

  
  

  Father	John Weston,   b. 13 Feb 1763, Brackley, Northampton, England ,   d. 20 Jan 1842, Brackley St Peter, Northampton, England  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Catherine Burford,   b. Abt 1761,   d. 1834, Brackley, Northampton, England  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Married	24 Jul 1786	Aynho, Northamptonshire, England   [9]
  Family ID	F47	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Robert Weston,   b. 1786, Aynho, Northamptonshire, England ,   d. 20 Jan 1872, Brackley St Peter, Northampton, England  (Age 86 years)
  Married	8 Jun 1814	St Peters Church, Brackley, Northampton, England   [6, 10]
  Notes	They were cousins.
  Children	1. Mary Davis Weston,   b. 11 Jun 1817, Brackley, Northampton, England ,   d. 20 Apr 1824, Brackley, Northampton, England  (Age 6 years)   2. John Weston,   b. 26 Aug 1819, Brackley, Northampton, England ,   d. 13 Mar 1821, Brackley, Northampton, England  (Age 1 years)   3. Edward Henry Weston,   b. 4 Apr 1821, Brackley, Northampton, England ,   d. 1 Jul 1906, Pleasant Valley, Scott County, Iowa, USA  (Age 85 years) + 4. John Weston,   b. Aug 1822, Brackley, Northampton, England ,   d. 19 Jul 1878, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, India  (Age ~ 55 years)   5. Robert Weston,   b. 2 Feb 1824, Brackley, Northampton, England   6. Arthur Weston,   b. 5 Oct 1825, High St, Brackley, Northampton, England ,   d. 14 Dec 1889, Brackley, Northampton, England  (Age 64 years)   7. Augustus Weston,   b. 17 Apr 1827, Brackley, Northampton, England ,   d. Aug 1856  (Age 29 years)   8. Charles Francis Weston,   b. 30 Aug 1828, Brackley, Northampton, England   9. Jane Eliza Weston,   b. 17 Mar 1830, Brackley, Northampton, England ,   d. Sep 1830, Brackley, Northampton, England  (Age 0 years)
  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.
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2006
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Robert Weston,   b. 1786, Aynho, Northamptonshire, England ,   d. 20 Jan 1872, Brackley St Peter, Northampton, England  (Age 86 years)  [11, 12, 13]
  Married	19 Dec 1849	St Dunstan in the West, London, England   [14]
  Children	1. Mary Woodhouse Weston,   b. 7 Nov 1850,   d. July 1919  (Age 68 years)   2. Jane Elizabeth Weston,   b. 31 Dec 1851,   d. 6 Oct 1933  (Age 81 years)   3. Emma Weston,   b. 8 Mar 1853,   d. 26 Sep 1853  (Age 0 years)   4. Sydney Egbert Weston,   b. 10 Jan 1855   5. Fanny Margaret Weston,   b. 19 Feb 1856 + 6. Robert Woodhouse Weston,   b. 13 Jun 1858,   d. 1942  (Age 83 years)
  Photos		21 to 27 High Street, Brackley, Northants, England Robert lived here with his second wife, Marie Kett, in 1861
  		19 Market Square, Brackley, Northants, England Robert Weston lived here in 1851 with his second wife Marie Kett, and their daughter Mary Woodhouse Weston. Robert and Augustus, children from his first marriage also lived here with them.
  Last Modified	14 May 2012
  Family ID	F65	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		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.
  		Articles for Robert Weston In 1805 Robert Weston, son of John Weston was articled to Samuel Churchill as a clerk to train as an attorney with this document

  
  

  Letters

  Letter from Jane Elizabeth (Weston) Davis in 1860 Written from Australia to Robert in Brackley in 1860, several years after they emigrated.

  
  

  Marriage

  Marriage of Robert Weston and Maria Kett Scan of the Marriage Allegation. I also found their entries in the marriages index, last quarter 1849, W London, though no date is given. The volume is (in roman nuerals) 2, but Robert is on page 288, Maria p301, which is odd.

  
  

• Notes

  He was Coroner of the county of Northampton for 55 years, and High Steward of the Manor & Borough of Brackley until he retired in 1858. He was elected a Burgess in 1858 and in the following year Alderman and subsequently Mayor of Brackley. Charles Newton Weston (Robert's great grandson) wrote in his book (relevant chapter in Documents) that he visited Brackley in 1936. He saw a gravestone 'Sacred to the memory of Mary, the beloved wife of Robert Weston of this town, Solicitor, who died on 6th day of January 1876 and of Robert Weston who died on 14th December 1889 aged 64 years.' This could not have been the grave of his great grandmother since she died in 1844. Robert's second wife Maria died in 1889. And Robert himself died in 1872. So this gravestone is problematical - could there have been two solicitors in Brackley called Robert Weston?

  
  

• Sources

  [S19] BMD - ancestry websites, Enland & Wales Lawlist, 1843. Country Attornies:- 136. Brackley, Northamp. Hayward, Alfred c) Weston, Rob. Coron. for co., clerk to magistrates, dep. lieutenants, and commis, of taxes for div. of Brackley, and Edw. Falkener Fairthorne d) [Agents: T. M. Vickery c) John J. J. Sudlow d) Perpetual Commisioners:- Brackley.- R. Weston Presumably c) and d) are references to the agents given below - so three attorneys, and the first and third have agents - Robert acts alone? [S3] LDS - Ancestral File. Information on Robert's brother Edward whose family emigrated to America. This gives a few dates for other family members like Robert which sometimes corroborates other sources - for instance his marriage to Mary Shorter is the same year as the Newcastle researchers. However the AFN gives Robert's birth as 1763, which has to be much too early. In the 1841 census (ages were rounded down) he is 50+. [S97] Other Researchers - Karen Brown. Robert Weston of Brackley, Northants., Gentleman, made his will 1st July 1860 which was duly proved 29th February 1872 by Maria, his widow, she being the principle beneficiary at least Robert Weston mentions no other members of his family in the will. [S3] LDS - Ancestral File, AFN: D18Z-C6. Age in entry in Ancestral File of his marriage to Mary Rebecca Shorter. Also Newcastle researchers have baptism certificate. [S57] Other Researchers - Descendents of John Benjamin Weston. William - he gives the date as 1786 - the year before the baptism date [S2] Other Researchers - Newcastle family branch. [S83] Parish Records. [S1] Certificate. Death Certificate - died of bronchitis - informant was Elizabeth Apletree, Present at the Death in Saint James Brackley [S27] Other Researchers - Alan Clarke & Marilyn Ponting. by License. Both otp (of this parish). I have the CD of Northants Marriages. [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. [S54] Other Researchers - Marion Carson, Family Bible. [S11] Personal Knowledge, Letter from Robert's sister Anna Dawson. She mentions that she saw Robert's death in a Brackley newspaper, and says she is sorry Mrs Weston is so badly off. This would be Robert's widow Marie Kett - NB the numbers of servants went steadily down in the censuses even though they had a large family. [S18] 1881 British Census - LDS. In the 1881 census entry, Maria Weston is the right age and she would be a widow since Robert died 1872. She would have moved ('appartment' was put in then crossed out) to lodgings in the same street. This confirms Jane Elizabeth's comment about her being badly off after Robert died. [S28] BMD - EnglishOrigins. Marriage allegation. Have a paper copy. Date on the allegation 04 Dec 1849. This is application for a license to the Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury. It was the alternative to calling the Banns for 3 Sundays, and somewhat classier.Several churches might have been named. St Dunstans in the West is in Fleet St, London.

  
  

• Censuses

  [1]   British Census - 1841, High Street, Brackley St James, England - Robert Weston, aged 50+ [17]   British Census - 1851, 19 Market Square, Brackley St James, England - Robert Weston, aged 63 [18]   British Census - 1861, 21 High Street, Brackley St Peter, England - Robert Weston, aged 73 [223]   British Census - 1871, High Street, Brackley St Peter, England - Robert Weston, aged 83