Elizabeth ALSTON [3707]

  General Notes:

ELIZABETH daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Alston was born December the twenty second the day after St. Thos. a few minutes past 12 of the clock in the day in the year one thousand and seven hundred and fifty two the same year as when the New Style began which was on the 14th day of September in the same year 1752.
The Old Style was dropt bringing our years forward eleven days as from the 2nd day of Sept. to the 16th.
If ye style which is called yt New continue your gt was born before yts took place must not account to ye present Almanacks for ye eleven days was actually misunderstood 6 quite taken out of the month Sept. as is observed by me Edward Alston who was then living.
The above Elizabeth was baptized ye same day as born.
Alstoniana Pg 359

They were married by licence.

MONUMENTS IN GOSFIFLD CHURCH AND CHURCHYARD No. XV.
IN THE CHURCHYARD
No. 33
On a flat stone, within iron railin, is the following Inscription:-
. . . . . . . .
Beneath this Stone are also deposited
The remains of his widow
MRS. ELIZABETH THURLOW,
Who died November the eleventh 1831,
In the eightieth year of her age.
. . . . . . . .

  Research Notes:

Baptism also registered at Stanaway 22 Dec 1752

Elizabeth married Rev John THURLOW LLB [17695] [MRIN: 6393], son of Samuel THURLOW [17696] and Alice PATRICK [20967], on 9 Apr 1776 in Groton SFK. (Rev John THURLOW LLB [17695] was born on 3 Jan 1755 in Watton NFK, baptised on 5 Jan 1755 in Watton NFK, died on 26 Aug 1830 in The Vicarage Gosfield ESS and was buried on 10 Sep 1830 in St Catherine Gosfield, ESS.)