Vere Speke ALSTON [4069]

  General Notes:

Entrances, Easter - Midsummer 1866.
Alston Vere Speke (Small Houses and Druries), son of C Alston Esq., Odell castle nr Bedford. Left 1869 (3). Pembroke Coll camb., B.A. 1875; Barrister, 1879; practised at Cairo; Judge of native Court of Appeal at Cairo. 1897. V S Alston Esq., Cairo Egypt.
Harrow School Register NZSOG.

Cambridge March 2.
At a Congregation on Thursday the undermentioned degrees were conferred:
Bachelor of Arts. Vere Speke Alston, Pembroke.
Bury and Norwich Post 7 March 1876.

ALSTON (VERE SPEKE), Pembroke Coll. Camb., practises before the High Court at Umballa, India, a student of Lincoln's Inn, 5 Nov 1875, called to the Bar 3 Jul 1878 (2nd son of Crew Alston, of Ode11 Castle, Beds.)
Address - 7 Brunswick Tce Kensington W Umballa India
Ref: Fosters - Men at the Bar 1885, NZSOG.
Alstoniana Pg 349.

Calls to the Bar.
The undermentioned gentlemen were yesterday called to the Bar.
Lincolns Inn: Vere Speke Alston.
Pall Mall Gazette 4 July 1878.

Lincolns Inn Admissions 1800-1892 Vol 2
Vere Speke Alston of Pembroke Coll., Camb., 2 s Crewe Alston of Odell Castle Bedfordshire Esq.

Vere a Barrister was a Judge of Appeal, Cairo Egypt.
Listed London Law List Barrister PRO 1881.

Vere and Anne Alston were 1st Class passengers on the Megantic departing 23 May 1919 from Liverpool to Quebec. Their country of permanent residence was given as England. Vere gave his occupation as a retired judge aged 65, Anne a wife aged 56, both gave their Country of intended residence as USA
Ref UK Outward Passenger Lists.


Vere and Anne Alston were 1st Class passengers on the Laconia departing 24 Aug 1922 from Liverpool to New York. Their last address in England was given as the Hotel Weymouth. Vere gave his occupation as Mil he was aged 69, Anne as Wife aged 60, both gave their Country of permanent residence as England
Ref UK Outward Passenger Lists.

Vere and Anne Alston were 1st Class passengers on the Baltic departing 4 Sep 1926 from Liverpool to New York. Their last address in England was given as the National Bank of Egypt King William St London. Vere gave his occupation as a retired judge aged 75, Anne as Wife aged 65, both gave their Country of permanent residence as England
Ref UK Outward Passenger Lists.

Vere S Alston
Birth Date:abt 1853
Death Date:5 Dec 1931
Death Age:78
Death Place:Cannes, France
Ref: UK, Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects, 1627-1965 Ancestry.

Alston Vere Speke of Windham Club St. James-square MDX and of Villa de Chataignier Cannes France died 5 Nov 1931 at Villa Du Cataignier Probate London 29 January to Gordon Coles retired Capt R.N. Effects L18218 5s 7d. Resealed Cairo 4 May 1932

  Other Records

1. Census: England, 8 Apr 1861, The Rectory Teversall NTT. Vere is recorded as pupil aged 7 scholar born Clifton Glos.

Vere married Anna Sophia Penn CHEW of Philadelphia U.S.A. [4070] [MRIN: 1400], daughter of Samuel CHEW of Philadelphia [18018] and Mary J [18927], in 1898 in Philadelphia USA. (Anna Sophia Penn CHEW of Philadelphia U.S.A. [4070] was born on 17 Jun 1862 in Philadelphia PA.USA. and died on 13 Jan 1931 in Cannes France.)