Charles Preston (1799 - 1832)

Born 1799 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Heading) Preston — married 12 Feb 1821 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 26 Aug 1832 at about age 33 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Charles Preston was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.

Birth Charles Preston was born in 1799 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, son of James Preston (about 1762–1827) and Ann Kersey (1762–1824). ^[1]

Baptism Charles was baptised on 17 March 1799 in St Thomas, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. ^[1]

Marriage Charles and Elizabeth Heading were married on 12 February 1821 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom. ^[2][3]

Death Charles died on 26 August 1832 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, aged 33. ^[4]

From Oxford Journal, 1 September 1832, page 3:

On Sunday last died, in St. Clement's, of malignant cholera, aged 33, Mr. Charles Preston, son of the late Mr. James Preston, many years servant of Worcester college, leaving a wife far advanced in pregnancy, and four small children, to lament their irreparable loss. - On the following day died Charles, eldest son of the above C. Preston, aged nine years. ^[5]

Burial Charles was buried on 27 August 1832 in St Clements, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Baptism: "Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812", database with images
   Oxfordshire Family History Society, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, Anglican Parish Registers, Reference Number PAR217/1/R1/2
   Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry au Record 61056 #1502160 : accessed 14 May 2024)
   Charles Preston baptism on 17 Mar 1799, child of James Preston & Ann Preston, in Oxford, St Thomas, Oxfordshire, England. 1799...Charles the Son of James Preston & Ann his wife Bapt. March 17
2. ↑ Marriage: "Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930", database with images
   Oxfordshire Family History Society, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, Anglican Parish Registers, Reference Number PAR208/1/R3/3
   Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry au Record 61058 #900640516 : accessed 14 May 2024)
   Elizabeth Heading marriage to Charles Preston on 12 Feb 1821 in Oxford, St Mary Magdalen, Oxfordshire, England. Page 62. Marriages solemnized in the Parish of St Mary Magdalen in the County of Oxford in the Year 1821 Charles Preston of St Thomas Parish and Elizabeth Heading of this Parish were married in this Church by Banns with Consent of [blank] this twelfth Day of February in the Year One thousand eight hundred and twenty one By me Chas. L___[?] attending vicar This Marriage was solemnized between us { Charles Preston { Elizabeth Heading In the Presence of { Richard Preston { Sophia Preston { Amelia Heading No. 184.
3. ↑ Marriage Banns: "Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930", database with images
   Oxfordshire Family History Society, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, Anglican Parish Registers, Reference Number PAR217/1/R4/1
   Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry au Record 61058 #901033201 : accessed 14 May 2024)
   Elizabeth Heading marriage to Charles Preston. Banns read on 11 Feb 1821 in Oxford, St Thomas, Oxfordshire, England.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Burial: "Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1965", database with images
   Oxfordshire Family History Society, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, Anglican Parish Registers, Reference Number BOD198_B_50
   Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry au Record 61059 #188938 : accessed 14 May 2024)
   Charles Preston burial on 27 Aug 1832 in Oxford, St Clement, Oxfordshire, England. Born in about 1800. Page 58. Burials in the parish of St Clements near Oxford in the County of Oxford in the Year 1832. ...No. 464. Name. Charles Preston. Cholera [this is written on most of the other burial entries on the page. There was a cholera epidemic in Oxford at that time.] Adobe. George St. St Clements. When buried. August 27. Age. 32. By whom Ceremony was performed. J. Cox. Offg. Minr. [officiating minister].
5. ↑ Oxford Journal, 1 September 1832, page 3, column 2.