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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… average for a living in Chalke deanery. 173 In 1720 Edward Colston and King's College each gave 100 to augment the Bower …
A History of the County of Somerset
… In the woods stand an obelisk in memory of Hungerford Colston, accidentally shot in 1852. 12 Communications The …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… Town will be shewn) confirmed to Robert, Son of Randolf de Colston, the Land which his said Father Randolf had, viz. …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… it from another Coleston, in this Wapentac, called Car-Colston. Raph Basset, of Draiton, held a Knight's Fee here, … Indenture, or Cyrograph, concerning Common of Pasture in Colston, which he did accordingly. 5 Raph Basset, 12 E. 1. … Basset of Drayton, held the third Part of the Manor of Colston-Basset, and the Manor of Radcliff on Sore, for Life; …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… manor. 77 Alexander, who in the mid 1750s took the surname Colston, 78 died in 1775 79 leaving the manor to his son John … the dean and chapter of Gloucester admitted Alexander Colston as tenant and in 1855 the copyhold passed to his nephew John Morris Colston. He died later that year and the estate was held in …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… a further 200 to meet benefactions of 100 from Alexander Colston, as executor of Edward Colston, and 100 from the curate of Compton, Charles Page, …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… 108 until in 1705 it was purchased of them by Edward Colston of the city of Bristol, its well-known benefactor. His descendant Edward Francis Colston 109 sold it in 1837 to Henry Skrine, grandfather of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… life to his mother Anne and her second husband Sir Joseph Colston 271 (d. 1675). It was sold in 1677 to Sir Thomas …
A History of the County of Somerset
… 1832. 34 By 1838 it had been acquired by Edward Francis Colston, 35 lord of West Lydford manor, and by 1859 was known as the Colston's Arms after its owner. 36 Between 1872 and 1875 it …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… Brother called Thomas Hacker, slain in his Company about Colston-Basset, where their Father old Francis had an Estate … us, that Thomas Hacker, another brother, was slain near Colston Basset, fighting for the King. Col. Rowland Hacker, … this respectable family. Thomas Hacker, who was slain near Colston-Basset, enjoyed an estate at that place, given him by …