Couston Family Tree research resources
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1921 England and Wales Census records are now available!
On 6 January 2022 the 1921 England and Wales Census records were made available online via the FindMyPast website. The records have been indexed and are searchable via the usual methods. These records are only viewable on a pay-per-view basis and are not included in any of FindMyPast's existing subscriptions with the exception of the 12 month premium subscription.
Couston records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"COUSTON. Of local origin from the lands of Couston near Newtyle, Angus. A family of the name held some position in the shires of Clackmannan and Perth in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries (Stodart, n). David Cowston, chaplain in Dundee, died c. 1505. Several Coustons were burgesses of Dundee in the sixteenth century (Wedd., p. 168), Thomas Cowstoun was tenant in the lordship of Dudop (Dudhope), 1562 (ER., XDC, p. 506), and John Costoun rendered to Exchequer the accounts of the baillies of Dundee, 1565 (ibid., p. 297). Alexander Cowistoun was bailie of Leith, 1576 (REO., p. 295). Gilbert Coustoun was retoured heir in lands in Clackmannan, 1605 (Retours, Clackmannan, 2, 3), Alexander Coustoun was burgess of Culross in 1611 (Dunblane), Alexander Cowstein, weaver in Edinburgh, 1617 (Edinb. Marr.), Janet Couston is recorded in S win ton, 1674 (Louder), and Archibald Coustoune was a sailor in Leith, 1678 (Inquis., 6092). Coustine 1679, Coustowne 1630, Cowstane 1610. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Couston Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Couston Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Couston family tree.
Study Couston Parish Records at Find My Past.
Search the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Couston family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Couston Family Tree Databases
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Miscellaneous Couston Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on the Couston family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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