FIFTH GENERATION

24. Alfred Herbert CHASTON was born on 30 Apr 1845 in Bungay, Suffolk.⁽¹⁵⁰⁾⁽¹⁵¹⁾ This date conflicts with that of 27 Mar 1845 from Kirsten Holmes.
Bungay, Holy Trinity He appeared on the census on 30 Mar 1851 in Attleboro Rd, Caston, Norfolk.⁽¹⁵²⁾ He appeared on the census on 8 Apr 1861 in 1 Attleburgh Rd, Caston, Norfolk.⁽¹⁵²⁾⁽¹⁵³⁾ He was a Dock Clerk in 1881.⁽¹⁵⁴⁾ He appeared on the census on 4 Apr 1881 in 4 Grafton Rd., West Ham, Essex, UK.⁽¹⁵²⁾ He was a Contractor on 23 Jul 1888. He resided 1 Adelaide Villas, The Terrace on 23 Jul 1888 in Upton,,UK.⁽⁵⁵⁾ He died on 23 Jul 1936 in London, UK.⁽¹⁵⁵⁾ He was married to Mary Elizabeth WHITE on 19 Aug 1872 in Jersey City Heights, U.S.A..⁽¹⁵⁶⁾⁽¹⁵²⁾ Alfred was an assistant draper in 1971, dock clerk in 1881, dock foreman in 1891 and a warehouse keeper, docks in 1901. In 1871 he was living at his employer's house , Robert Syle, 12 - 15 St Andrews Place Cambridge, where Mary WHITE was also working. In 1881 thery were living at 4 Grafton Rd Plaistow, and after that at 50 Terrace Road, West Ham

25. Mary Elizabeth WHITE⁽¹⁷⁾ was born in 1839/40 in Birmingham.⁽⁵⁸⁾ She appeared on the census on 4 Apr 1881 in 4 Grafton Rd., West Ham, Essex, UK.⁽¹⁵²⁾ She died on 16 Jun 1887 in London.⁽¹⁵⁷⁾ Delivered-To: dansayer@iinet.net.au
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Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 11:36:08 -0400
From: "Susan E. Hunter" <SUKIEH@compuserve.com>
Subject: Mary Elizabeth White
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To: Dan Sayer <dansayer@iinet.net.au>

Hello Dan

Just wanted to let you know that I have discovered that Mary Elizabeth was
a widow when she married Alfred Chaston. I have discovered them both in the
1861 census, when they were working (and living) as draper's assistants at
Robert Sayle's department store at 12-15 St Andrews Street, Cambridge (this
is now owned by the John Lewis Partnership, which is a big department store
chain and only moved out of St Andrews Street last year.

There was a George White, aged 23, who died in Cambridge in 1866 and might
have been Mary's first husband - I am assuming that as she was born miles
away in Birmingham she was more likely to have come to Cambridge before or
during her marriage than after it (why would she?) - but I still have no
idea what her maiden name was.

Cheers

Sukie

Children were:

12 i. Herbert John CHASTON.
ii. Amelia Gertrude CHASTON⁽¹⁷⁾ was born on 19 Sep 1880.⁽¹⁵⁸⁾ witness at brother Herbert's wedding in 1897
iii. Arthur Thomas CHASTON⁽¹⁷⁾ was born on 25 Jun 1877.⁽¹⁵⁹⁾ He died on 29 Apr 1899.
iv. Lizzie Maria CHASTON⁽¹⁷⁾ was born on 1 Jun 1873.⁽¹⁶⁰⁾ She died after 25 Aug 1936.
v. Evelina Augusta CHASTON⁽¹⁷⁾ was born on 9 Jan 1883.⁽¹⁶¹⁾ She died on 8 Mar 1884.⁽¹⁶²⁾

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