Researching Joseph Weston
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 12214 people with the Weston surname? In that year Weston was ranked number 338 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Joseph means "God shall add (another son)" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Joseph Weston on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Joseph Weston and the Weston Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Weston 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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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 Weston family tree.
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Weston Family History Databases
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Weston Forums
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Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Joseph Weston. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Joseph Weston
Joseph Dodge Weston
Sir Joseph Dodge Weston (1822 – 5 March 1895) was an English merchant and shipping magnate and Liberal politician who was active in local government and sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1885 and 1895. Weston was born in Kingsdown, Bristol, the son of Thomas Weston and his wife Mary Tuck. His father was a wealthy iron merchant at Redcliffe. He joined the family firm and developed the business to take in iron foundries, cotton manufacture and railway wagon and carriage building. He was one of the original promoters and founders of the Bristol Waggon Works and was chairman of the Patent Nut and Bolt Co. His shipping interests thrived in the time of emigration to Australia.
Weston took an interest in politics and became a city councillor for Bristol in 1868, serving on the council until 1892. He was interested in public libraries, and after Bristol adopted the Public Libraries Act in 1874 he was behind the building of its first branch library at St Philips in 1876 and put some of his own money into it. He presided over Bristol's purchase and development of the Portishead and Avonmouth docks. He was mayor of Bristol for four years from 1880 to 1884. He was a J.P. for Bristol and received a knighthood.
In 1885, Weston was elected MP for Bristol South, but lost the seat in 1886. In 1890 he became MP for Bristol East – a large working class constituency. He was a liberal of advanced views and in favour of Home Rule. and it was commented that "He might be a socialist if Socialism were more respectable and not so dreadfully lowering"!. Weston died at the age of 72 and was buried Arnos Vale Cemetery.
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