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John Augustus Weston

John Augustus Weston[1]

Male 1862 - 1931  (68 years)

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  • Name John Augustus Weston 
    Born 11 Aug 1862  Kamptee, Hyderabad, India Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Christened 1 Oct 1862  Christ Church, Kamptee, Hyderabad, India Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1885 - Overseer, Deccan Railways, Secunderabad 
    Occupation 1887 - Permanent Way Inspector, H.H.N G. S. Ry. Co. (His Highness the Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway) 
    Died 1931  [5, 6
    Person ID I246  Family
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2014 

    Father John Weston,   b. Aug 1822, Brackley, Northampton, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1878, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, India Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Mother Mary Anne Maine,   b. 25 Mar 1833, Trichinopoly, Madras, India Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 20 Oct 1853  Jaulnah, India Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Notes 
    • His grandson Charles Newton Weston says that his father, John Augustus, had three older brothers (who all regularly took liquor) so there would have to be at least two other children here. Robert Shorter Weston seems like an extremely good fit for various reasons noted on his page.
      However, Karen Brown, Emily Maude's great granddaughter, was told by her mother that there were only four children. The oldest Emily Maude, then John Augustus, then two daughters Lydia and Alice.
      So there is quite a bit of mismatch here, and all the sources seem good.
    Photos
    A Weston Family Tree
    A Weston Family Tree
    Provided by Joan Andersen via Joy Weston. There are a few mistakes - eg Edwin's daughter Winnie married Ted DAVIS FROM Durham.
    Family ID F32  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Louisa Ash,   b. 11 Sep 1869, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, India Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1916  (Age 47 years)  [8
    Married 28 Dec 1885  Secunderabad, Hyderabad, India Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Children 
     1. Edwin Ash Weston,   b. 23 Nov 1887, Kammamett, India Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1958, 49 Rothbury Terrace Newcastle-on-Tyne, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     2. Charles Newton Weston,   b. 11 Jul 1889, Begwada, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, India Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1964, Bangalore, India Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     3. Laura Olive Weston,   b. 10 Jul 1891, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, India Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Florence Evelyn Weston,   b. 24 Jun 1894, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, India Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1984  (Age 90 years)
     5. May Gertrude Weston,   b. 1897,   d. 15 May 1955  (Age 58 years)
     6. Mary Louisa Weston,   b. India Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Winifred Weston,   b. 13 Jan 1900,   d. 27 Oct 1967  (Age 67 years)
     8. Dennis Ash Weston,   b. 03 Sep 1905, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, India Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jul 1936  (Age 30 years)
     9. John Benjamin Weston,   b. 19 Sep 1902, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, India Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1971  (Age 68 years)
     10. Gerald Ash Weston
     11. Lincoln Allen Weston,   b. 28 Sep 1909, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, India Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1976, Punchbowl, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    Photos
    John Augustus Weston and Family
    John Augustus Weston and Family
    Supplied by Jean Andersen via Joy Weston
    Documents
    Charles Newton Weston's Book
    Charles Newton Weston's Book
    This is a chapter from a book written by Charles Newton Weston, son of John Augustus Weston, about 'Revolutionary Christians'. He was Headmaster of Baldwin's Boys High School in Bangalore. The chapter describes his father and mother, with some information about other members of the family.
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2014 
    Family ID F9  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    My mother's father's father
    My mother's father's father
    John Weston

    Letters
    Letter from John Augustus Weston to his son Dennis
    Letter from John Augustus Weston to his son Dennis

  • Notes 
    • He and Sarah his wife were both staunch Methodists

  • Sources 
    1. [S11] Personal Knowledge.
      Florence memoirs - he married again about 1927. This certainly isn't true - she must be thinking of someone else! - See Charles Newton Weston's book in Documents.

    2. [S1] Certificate, Baptism.

    3. [S7] BMD - British Library.
      Married at age 23 in 1885

    4. [S7] BMD - British Library, N2 vol 43 p 272.
      Baptism Entry

    5. [S57] Other Researchers - Descendents of John Benjamin Weston.
      John Benjamin was 29 when HIS father died at age 69.

    6. [S11] Personal Knowledge, In Charles Newton Weston's book.

    7. [S7] BMD - British Library, Marriage, N2 vol 32 folio 321 c/7/15.
      Additions and amendments c/7/15 gives their ages - she is 20 which is correct, he is given as 29. If we are right about his birth in Aug 1822 he was actually 31. If he had been 22 in 1848 as he said when joining the army, he would have been 27 at his marriage.

    8. [S11] Personal Knowledge, Florence Memoirs.
      She gives names Molly and Queenie for her aunts, rather than Mary Louisa and Florence.

    9. [S7] BMD - British Library, N2 vol 66 folio 325.
      Marriage entry