Rev Frank Simpson ALSTON [3907]

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Frank Simpson Alston
Birth Place: Dennington, Suffolk, England
Christening Date: 17 Jan 1864
Christening Place: Dennington, Suffolk, England
Father: Edward Constable Alston
Mother: Anna Maria Simpson
Frank was Educated Marlborough, Exeter College Oxford BA 18/6/85, MA. Ordained Deacon 5 June 1887, curate of Coningsby , Priest Lincoln 27 May 1888, vicar of Wispington 1890, vicar West Ashby Lincs. 1896.

ALSTON Frank Simpson; 8 s. of Edward Constable, of Dennington, Suffolk, cler. Exeter Coll. matric. 27 May 1882,. aged 18, B.A. 1885.
Oxoniensis 1715-1886. NZSOG.

Alston Frank Simpson, M.A. Ox. p.1888, vic.1895, West Ashby, Horncastle, Lincs.
Clergy List.

West Ashby Vicarage,
Horncastle,
4 March, 1898.
Dear Sir,
I saw my mother yesterday and she gave me the address of a gentlemen with whom my late brother George corresponded on Alston predigree and who was writing a book she believed, it is G. G. Muskett Esq., 5, Park Crescent., Church Street, Stoke, Newington. The initials may be G. G. or I. P. but they looked most like G. G. (I wrote him but letter came back "not known" - L.C.)
Also the address of some American Alstons who once made some enquiries and who are said to be very creditable connections R. F. W. Alston, Esq., George Town, South Carolina.
She has also an old seal with Alston arms and baronet's hand on one side and 3 rams heads on the other. Whose will this be ?
She gave me a miniature of Capt. Augustus Dumford brother of Lady Alston. It was bought at Lord Hatherley's sale and was called Sir Rowland Alston but the right (name) was found underneath. She has also a second miniature of the same.
I have an engraving of the Duchess, a good one by Virtue, and my brother Rowland has one also I believe. I have seen her portrait at St John's Cambridge and dined opposite to another one at Brasenose Oxford . . . . .
My cousin Miss Lynn has a very beautiful portrait of Mrs. Meade who was a Miss Alston and her husband Dr. Meade is in the new National Gallery of Portraits.
Yours sincerely,
(Rev.) FRANK S ALSTON
A portrait of Sir Rowland Alston was in possession of Col. Cockburn of Norwich and a portrait of Gertrude by Gainsbrough in the possession of Charles Craven Esq. of Brighton.
Alstoniana Pg 375

Lincolnshire Archives:
Papers relating to the Goulding family of Louth
Catalogue Ref. GOULDING PAPERS
Creator(s):
Goulding family of Louth, Lincolnshire
Papers and correspondence of R.W. Goulding
Historical & genealogical correspondence - ref. GOULDING PAPERS 3/D
FILE - Alston, Rev. Frank S., Rector of Scrivelsby - ref. GOULDING PAPERS 3/D/2 - date: 10 April 1924
Ref A2A

Alston the reverend Frank Simpson of Claremont Cliff-avenue Cromer Norfolk clerk died 16 May 1935 at Downing-court Nursing Home Sheringham Norfolk Probate Norwich 29 July to Evelyn Harriet Hairby Ives (wife of Robert Ives the younger).
Effects L560 13s 5d.
National Probate Calendar.

  Research Notes:

Largest
Images courtesy P R Steward 2003

  Other Records

1. Frank Simpson Alston: As an infant, 1866.
Right hand image taken 26 Jul 1870

Frank married Florence Mary WRIGHT [3908] [MRIN: 1343], daughter of Canon Arthur WRIGHT MA JP Rector of Coningsby [3909] and Unknown, on 15 Sep 1892.