Sir Evelyn ALSTON 5th Bart [3248]

  General Notes:

Evelyn Alstone
Event Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 14 Nov 1692
Baptism Place: Long Ditton, St Mary, Surrey, England
Father: Josephi Alstone
Mother: Penelope

Evelyn Aston
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 18 Dec 1712
Marriage Place: London, England
Residence: Bradsell, Abby Bucks
Spouse: Sarah George
Piece Description: 1709 Aug - 1718 Sep


Sir Evelyn succeeded as 5th Baronet upon the death of his elder brother in 1718. He is said to have disposed of his estates to Lord Peter King before 1721, when he retired to Reigate and built (or rebuilt), a residence a mile or so south of Frenches, called Redstones.

An extract in a M S Record of Reigate by one Ridgeway says " He came in his coach to it (Redstones) and lived at it for some years until he had spent all his fortune; he used frequently to come to the town and get tipsy and have music to play to him all the way home."

Manning and Bray's Surrey, Vol 1., Pg. 309.
The Manor of Redstone Reigate. Manor House upon an eminence, Sir Evelyn Alston held it.

Palgrave's History of Reigate.
During the time that Sir Evelyn Alston lived at Reigate the Rev. M. Pottle, one of the Canons of St. Paul's Cathedral officiated in this parish, happily only for two years, between 1738-40. " He was a man very fond of company and drinking. One Sunday, after Divine Service in the afternoon, he came to the Swan Inn with his black gown on and got quite tipsy. He quarrelled with one of the company and went out into the street and slipping off his gown threw it down and said " Lay thou there Divinity till I have beat this man "
Cresswell ponders was "this man" Sir Evelyn Alston.

Evelyn Alston
Birth Date: 12 Nov 1692
Death Date: Apr 1750
Cemetery: St Mary Magdalene Churchyard
Burial or Cremation Place: Reigate, Reigate and Banstead Borough, Surrey, England
Spouse: Sarah Alston
URL: https://www.findagrave.com

  Other Records

1. Clandestine marriage of Evelyn and Sarah, 11 Jan 1712/13, The Fleet London.
Evelyn Alston of Bradwell Abbey in County of Bucks and Sarah George spinster of the Parish of St Botolph Aldersgate 11th year of Queen Ann Jan 11 anno domini 1712
TNA RG 7/819

2. Sir Evelyn Alston: Notes on his family, Cir 1735.
Noted in the fly leaf of Sir Evelyn Alston's copy of Chamberlayn's Magna Brittannia Notitia.

Sir Evelyn Alston was born ye twelfth day of November 1692.
My son Evelyn was born ye thirteenth day of October in the year of our Lord 1753.
My daughter Penelope was baptised the sixteenth day of July in ye year of our Lord 1753. Being then about three weeks old.
My son Jason was born the nineteenth day of February in ye year of our Lord 1719.
My son William was born ye tenth day of April in ye year of our Lord 1722.
My daughter Sarah was born ye twentieth day of January in ye year of our Lord 1727.
My son George was born ye twenty eighth day of December in ye year of our Lord 1730.

Sir Evelyn Alston bought this book of Samuel Smith of Reigate the twelvth day of August 1735.

Evelyn married Sarah GEORGE [3265] [MRIN: 1107] on 11 Jan 1712/13 in The Fleet LND. (Sarah GEORGE [3265] was born in 1695 and was buried on 17 Aug 1764 in Reigate SRY.)