Researching Simon 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 Simon means "he who hears" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Simon Weston on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Simon Weston and the Weston Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 16365 people with the Weston surname in the UK? Weston is now ranked number 339 for popularity in the UK. |
Weston Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called Simon Weston
Simon Weston (MP)
Sir Simon Weston (1563–1637) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1624 and 1626.right|thumb|Hospital of St John's LichfieldWeston was the son of James Weston, diocesan registrar and a Lichfield MP, by his wife, Margery Lowe, daughter of Humphrey Lowe of Lichfield. The Westons, father and son, lived at St John's Hospital in Lichfield. Weston was High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1610. He was nominated recorder of Lichfield in the 1622 charter for Lichfield.
In 1624, Weston was elected Member of Parliament for Lichfield. In 1625 he was elected MP for Staffordshire and was re-elected in 1626. Weston married Mary Lloyd, daughter of John Lloyd, of Carnavon. His daughter Elizabeth married Robert Ridgeway, 2nd Earl of Londonderry.
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