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Causton One-Name Study

Dudley Causton's Slip Index

Miscellaneous - Visitations, Pedigrees, Arms etc.

Date	Name	Place	Text
	Abraham Westerman Cawston	Chippen- ham	Father of Abraham is a malster, residing at Chippenham, on a farm of --- Thorp's Esq. of Chippenham Hall. Note apparently taken from pamphlet "Chippenham Croecus" at BM.
	Abraham Westerman Causton	Timworth	Note in D E Davy's handwriting in BM copy of "Chippenham Croecus" says: "Young Cawston afterwards got into Holy Orders and is now, or was lately, residing with his uncle at Timworth or Ingham and assisting in the education of his children".
	Abraham Cawston	Shimpling	According to the pedigree in the Master's Papers in Cawston v Parlett, Abraham Cawston of Shimpling Hall had a brother John who married Ann (sic) Westerman and sisters Mary who married Richard Wing and Susan who married William King.
	Abraham Cawston	Rattlesdon	The pedigree of his grandson in the Master's Papers in Cawston v Parlett places Abraham Cawston of Rattlesdon (died 1758) with an elder brother John and a younger brother William.
1854	Abraham Westerman Cawston		Abraham Westerman Cawston (the fortunate youth). Notes from Gunning's "Reminiscences of Cambridge" are at XII 36 - 37.
	Anne Causton	Wherstead	Lease by Henry Bures to dame Anne Causton of Wherstead Hall and Freston and lands in Freston. SP 18 Hen VIII 2844. Copinger's Suffolk Records V 362.
1634	Cason	Aston Bury	Arms and pedigree of Cason of Aston Bury from Visitation of Herts, are at I 144.
1803	Cason	Walsham le Willows	31 Mar 1803 Mr & Mrs Cason of Walsham le Willows admitted to Wattisfield, Suffolk, congregation. MS in Dr. Williams's Library.
	Caston Arms	Lethering- ham	Arms of Causton quartered on the tomb of Sir Robert Wingfield Kt died 1596 and his wife Cicely daughter of Thomas Lord Wentworth died 1573 at Letheringham, Suffolk. Letheringham Printed Parish Register.
	Caston	Durham	Caston alias Causton family of Ipswich from Durham. Pedigree Add MS 19122: with arms. Harl 1560: 1820. Copinger's Suffolk Records.
1617	Caston	Holton	Thomas Causton (Caston) of Holton in Bishopric of Durham married sister of John Hoster of Hexlyn Northumberland and had Robert Causton (Caston) of Holton, Durham, gent, son and heir, (living 1553). Robert married first Anne daughter of John and Ann* Browbridge (child Leonard Causton (Caston) of Ipswich, gent, son and heir, was 64 in 1617 and died 1618, married Alice (daughter and heir of Gransden*) and second Anne (living 1617) and had children Anne (eldest daughter), Frances (younger daughter - had son William Appleby in Fetter Lane 1617), James Caston (deceased 1617) and Henry Caston (living 1617) James may be the father of James Caston of Swilland who married Susan daughter and heir of James Barwick of Cretingham, died 1660. They had a child who married ---- Finch and had children. daughter of Conyers. ** daughter and heir of Ondrick. Muskett MSS. Also Harl MS 1169 fol. 19, Add MS 19022 (Davy).
	Causton		Add MS 36972 ?land called Causton on Fo. 132.
	Causton Arms		Arms. Quarterly 1 & 4 argent on a bend sable 3 crosses croslet fitche argent. 2 & 3 or 6 annulets argent 3, 2, 1. Crest: out of a ducal crown gules 2 unicorns heads issuing endorsed argent attired gules. Arms of Granssen gules a cross flory or thereon 5 mullets pierced gules. Barnett MS. Add MS 19122 (Davy).
	Causton Arms	Essex	Authorities for Causton of Essex. Glovers Ordinary, Cotton MS Tiberius D 10: Harl MS 1392 and 1549. Withie's additions to last named in Harl MS 1489.
	Causton	Oxted	Pedigrees are 1147, fol. 157b and 1430, fol. 163b. Add 16279 p 435.
	Causton		A useful pedigree of descendants of Francis Causton and Sarah Ankle is at V 105.
1726	Causton Arms	Herts	Arms of Causton of Herts are in Kent's Banner displayed, 1726.
1739	Causton	Bures St Mary	Edward Garrard of Bures St Mary, tanner. 178 henchmen 1739. Son in law and daughter Constable. Causton. Ambrous. Sister Daniel. Add MS 36974 (Muskett).
	Cawston Arms	Henley	Arms of Cawston, Henley, Suffolk. John Fferre or Vere married daughter of William Dade of Tannington, Suffolk, Esq, who was lately dead , 1655, and had an infant heir. Arms Fferre with Cawston (argent a bend sable 3 crosses crosslet fitchee of first). East Anglian Miscellany.
	Cawston	Cockfield	Descendants of George Cawston of Palmers, Cockfield are at VII 4.
1814	Cawston	Ipswich	By decree of the High Court of Chancery made in a cause Cawston v Parlett & Ors it is referred to William Morris Esq. one of the Masters of the said court to enquire and state to the court who is the heir at law ex parte paterna of Mary Cawston spinster who died at Bethnal Green county Middlesex on or about the 15th day of May 1806 and who was one of the children of William Cawston, formerly of Lawshall, in the Co. of Suffolk, gent, commonly called dumpling Cawston. All persons claiming to be the heir at law etc. Ipswich Journal 13 Aug. 1814. Add MS 19122 (Davy)
1624	Edward Cason		Various Cason and Casson are to be found in wills of Edward Cason (1624), John Cason (1624) and Abraham Casson (1624) according to the index volume of Quaritelis Wills, Add MSS 36309-13.
1737	Edward Caston	Ipswich	Appointment of Edward Caston to be a boatman in port of Ipswich, loco Fras Jennings, resigned 1737. T.B. and P. 616. Coppinger's Suffolk Records III 281.
1941	Edward Joseph Cawston	Caversham	Edward Joseph Cawston of Caversham had uncles who went to Australia and wanted to take him over with them when he was a boy. (told to me by his son Arthur Reuben Cawston in 1941).
	Elizabeth Causton	London	Letter to Archduke Leopold (no date). Council of State of commonwealth have been informed by petition of John Causton of London, merchant, that his eldest daughter Elizabeth Causton, a virgin, went with her brother Peter to Flanders to transact business and afterwards returned to Dunkirk about 13 October last. Dragged from her inn by two steferes(?) or ensign bearers named de Lorette and Bonay and ravished. Threatened with pistols and swords. Sloane MS 4159 fol. 101.
1634	Elizabeth Cason	Lawshall	"Elizabeth Cason a very old impotent women, the wife of old Thomas Cason of Lawsell, this woman sojourning with her own daughter the wyfe of ffrancisse Smyth on rookeswoode greene in this towne, there she dyed on Tuesday morning very early in ye morning the 24 of March beeing our Ladyes even in Lent five dayes before Ester day and was buryed the same afternoone about 4 o'clock: in this churchyard anno domini 1634, per computation Angliae and Regis Caroli decimo but according to the date of the allmanacks 1635". Preston, Suffolk parish register, quoted by L H H Whitehead in East Anglian Miscellany.
1664	Ellen Cason	Maldon	Samuel Plume of Maldon gent who signed at Visitation of Essex in 1664 was son of Thomas Plume of Maldon by his wife Ellen daughter of Philip Cason [Causton] of little Holland, Essex. Pedigree is at VIII 20.
1851	George Cawston	London	Samuel William Cawston had a second son George Cawston, born 1851, barrister who married Mary Ellen, daughter of late Richard Haworth of the Argued, Shropshire and had children: George H Cawston, Cecil Faulkener Cawston, 18th Hussars, died of wounds 1901, Ellen Winifred Louise (who married, 1904, Captain MPR Oakes, 5th Royal Irish Lancers) and Sylvia Phyllis. Fox-Davies: Armorial Families.
17th C	Henry Cason	Lincoln- shire	Late 17th C Lincolnshire law case: Mary daughter of Walter Smith and wife of Henry Cason. ?Misc Gen and Her.
1852	Henry Tempest Causton	Stretton on Fosse	Son of Rev C Causton, Stretton on Fosse, Warwick, born 5 Jan 1836. Entered school Feb. 1848, left midsummer 1852 (late Peninsular and Oriental Co's Service. Died 23 Oct.. 1873) "Marlborough College Register 1843 - 1889" p 42.
1750	Isaac Caston	Walsham le Willows	11 May 1750. Admitted John Chapmen of Thelnetham and Isaac Caston of Walsham le Willows. Wattisfield, Suffolk, non conformist, in Harmer MSS at Dr Williams's Library.
1750	Isaac Caston	Walsham le Willows	Isaac Caston of Walsahm le Willows signed the Wattisfield non conformists register at the baptism of various of his children 1750 - 1765.
	James Cawston		James Cawston, attorney, heire to his uncle ---- Cawston, Town Clerk of Ipswich, built a house at Swilland which see No 29. Add MS 19122 (Davy).
1600	James Casson	London	James Casson married Sarah daughter of Arnold James of London and Braughing, Herts, died 1607. ?Misc Gen & Her. [about 1600?]
1716	James Caston	Eye	James Caston was witness to a deed between William Howchin of Eye, draper, and another.
	Jerome Cawston	South Repps	Frances daughter of Jerome Cawston of South Repps married John Blofeld and had Jerome Blofeld and others. Ryes Norfolk Families.
	John Caston	Bury	John Caston married --- Dennys and had children John and another just given as C, witness William Caston. Redstone notes on Bury Wills.
	John Causton	Somerton	John Causton of Somerton had children Robert, Rose, John and Margery. Another fragment has children Robert, John Causton, Thomas and Rose in one family, father unspecified with Robert having a son Timothy. Redstone notes of Bury Wills.
	John Cawston	Long Melford	"4 E6 John Cawston the elder to Simon Newman L. See L Melford documents in Mr Almack's possession 3" Add MS 19122 (Davy)
	John Causton	Ipswich	John Causton bailiff of Ipswich. 9 Rep Hist Com pt I 257b. Copinger's Suffolk Records.
	John Cawston	Lawshall	John Cawston, son of William and Esther of Lawshall. In the Master's Papers for Cawston v Parlett (PRO C125/C/24) it seems to be generally assumed throughout that this John Cawston probably married Mary Varo. E.g. Charles Dalton of Lawshall gent swore that he had searched the registers of Lawshall. Shimpling and Hartest without finding the marriage of John Cawston to Mary Varo or any other person.
1547	John Cawston	Latching- don	John Cawston of Latchingdon, Essex. An Inquisition Post Mortem (Chancery Series ii, vol LXXXIV p 52) of Powle Withypoll was held at Barking Essex on 20 August 1547, at which it was found that he had been seized of land at Maldon, Essex, which he had obtained "ex dono et concessione" of John Cawston of Latchingdon, yeoman and pastures called Savays between Wrightes and Smythcroft near Polstedes in "Wadham fferys" [Woodham Ferrers], Essex, similarly from John Cawston and Richard Osborne, citizen and grocer of London, held of the Bishop of London as of his castle of Stortford, Essex. See G C Moore Smith: The Family of Withypoll (1936, Walthamstow Antiquarian Society Official Publication No 34) [bound up in Family History Tracts vol 23 at SOG]
1560	John Cawston	Hawkedon	In 2 Edward VI John Cawston and John Andrews held the manor of Cresseners in Hawkedon of the honour of Clare by the service of half a knight's fee. In 3 Elizabeth John Cawston assured Cresseners to Anne Hammond his daughter and Thomas Hammond her husband. His will dated 8 Feb. 1560 was proved in 1564. Muskett's Suffolk Manorial Families.
1614	John Coston	London	John Causton? Proctor in Arches Court died 3 July 1614 aged 60 (Edward Hatton: New View of London 1708, 2 vols. p 160) Musgraves Obituary.
1633	John Cason	London	A J Jewers says Visitation of London 1633-5 has Barbara (living 1640) daughter of John Hellard alias Highlord of London merchant, married 1. Peter Heeling 2. John Cason of London
1676	John Causton		Notes on a 1676 Chancery suit case about the children of John Causton who died of the plague are at XII 14.
1731	John Coston	Ipswich?	John Coston died 1731 aged 77 perhaps of Ipswich. Alumni Cantabrigienses says Peile: Biog Reg of Christ's College.
1768	John Causton		John Causton of the East Indian Ankerwyke. The Ankerwyke was at Calcutta Nov. 1768. James Scott ship's steward died 6 Oct. 1769. At St Henena 11 Feb. 1770. John Christian seaman died 23 Dec. 1769. Not one had then recovered from the illness they got at Bengal. From log at India Office.
1770	John Causton		John Causton of the East Indian Ankerwyke. The Ankerwyke (499 tons) on her second voyage Coast & Bay sailed Downs 21 Mar 1768 and arrived Downs 21 Apr. 1770. (Barrington Buggin Esq.) Captain Andrew Ross. [her first voyage was 23 Jan 1765 - 3 Aug. 1766]
1780	John Causton	Fobbing	Causton v Greenwood (C12/1377/17, bill filed 17 Feb 1786) was John Causton of Fobbing, Essex v Thomas Greenwood of Fobbing, miller. He described himself as John Causton late of Orsett, Essex but now of Fobbing, bricklayer and farmer. The case concerned a windmill in Fobbing with two closes of land (8 acres) adjoining, which JC agreed by deed 4 Sept 1780 to buy from TG for £176. One of the closes was then already rented by JC at rent of £2. 2s. p.a.
1782	John Causton	Lavenham	" Mr John Causton, schoolmaster, previously to his removal to Church Street, where he died 11th of September 1782, paid the Dansies rent for the whole of this part of the building seventy years back, so that it could not have been then a charity house". Footnote on p2 of H Mekeon, Inquiries into the Principle Charities of Lavenham (1826) (i.e. Mekeon's earlier book), referring to a house in the market place which was surrendered 20 Oct. 1795 by Mr Thomas Dansie, the last male representative of the family, to Mr William King, church warden, in trust for the poor of Lavenham.
1854	John Cawston		Henry Gunning in "Reminiscences of Cambridge" (1854), ii 304 - 314 says that in his capacity of Honary Sectretary of the Cambridgeshire Agricultural society he became aquainted with John Cawston (father of the fortunate youth), who held a large farm under Mr Thorpe of Chippenham. Of the fortunate youth he says: " the deceptions practised on his family were very cruel and must have been deeply felt. A gentleman conversing with a farmer who resided in Mr Cawston's neighbourhood asked him whether the disappointment, added to his son's misconduct, had materially altered him; to which he replied, that to him the only perceptible change was his taking his brandy and water stronger than he had before accustomed himself to".
1908	John Cawston	Norwich	John Cawston of Magdalen Road, Norwich died aged 103. Born at Thorpe le Soken 16 Dec. 1804. For fifty years a city missionary in Norwich. East Anglian Miscellany, 1908 p 101.
1930	John Causton	Mundford	John Causton of Mundford, Norfolk, JP, born 1869 at West Tofts, son of late James Causton, educated at West Tofts School, married 1894 Florence V daughter of late John Clark. [from a book with some such title as "Who's who in Norfolk", seen in Foyles]
1682	Judith Costan	Wickham- brook	28 May 1682 Judith Costan, marryed woman, living in Wickhambrook was received into ye church. Bury St Edmunds non conformists, in Harmer MSS at Dr Williams's Library.
1900	Margaret Ann Causton	Wood- bridge	My uncle Edward said (he thinks that his cousin Mrs Philips told him) that Margaret Ann Causton (wife of William Smith Causton) was a nervous little woman who seldom went out. Learnt at a visit to Birmingham 30/4/1933. [?1900]
1701	Mary Coston	Suffolk	5 July 1701 Mary Coston daughter of sister Coston* received. *Probably Judith Costan who was received 1682. Whiting Street Bury St Edmunds Congregation. MS in Dr Williams's Library.
	Matilda de Causton		Plita, Term. Mich. 8 E1. Dem. Est Ballivo Libat Sci. Edmi qd. Celerem justic. fac. Matild. De Causton que implitavit Walterum de Ratlesden oram Rege. MS pen. R Sparrow arm. Fol 25. Add MS 19122 (Davy)
	Peter Causton	Tunbridge	"This gentleman was by profession a mercer and, being a person addicted to pleasure, he often frequented places of publick resort: particularly Tonbridge, Epsom etc. and this gave birth to a poem of his called Tunbridgalia; or the Humours of Tunbridge.
	Peter Catesonne	Corton	Petter Catesonne and Walter Clement of Corton mentioned. Pat Rolls 12 Edw II pt I 15d. Coppinger's Suffolk Records II 143.
1619	Philip Caston	Maldon	John Wiles of Malden, Essex, haberdasher, 1619, mentions brother in law Philipp Caston.
	Robert de Caston	Norfolk	Esc. A⁰ 48 E3 n 17. Caston Robtus de ob a^o 50 n 50. Margeria filia 7, Maria filia 4. Norfolk. Mr Townsend's collection of Escht. Add MS 19122 (Davy)
1814	Robert Cawston	Barrow	In Master's Papers in Cawston v Parlett is a letter from Henry Topplis? Attorney, dated at Bury St Edmunds 30 Sept 1814, in answer to advt. in Bury paper of previous 10 Aug putting in the claim of a poor aged man named Robert Cawston late of Lawshall but now of Barrow. The pedigree submitted claimed that he was son of Robert Cawston (who had also some younger children) who was born at Lawshall and died at Stanningfield, and grandson of another Robert Cawston who died at Stanningfield. It claimed that this earliest Robert Cawston was younger son of William and Esther Cawston of Lawshall.
1833	Robert Henry Causton	St Albans	Robert Henry Causton of St Albans, silversmith to give evidence against John Jackson. Recognizance Book, Easter Session 1833. Hertford County records vol IX (Calender of Sessions Books) p 523.
1854	Robert Henry Causton		Robert Henry Causton patented an invention relating to the manufacture of mill bands 29 Mar 1854. Patent Office Library.
1854	Robert Henry Causton		From Patent Office index. Robert Henry Causton 723. 29 Mar 1854. Manufacture of Mill Boards.
1616	Sampson Cawson	Great Yarmouth	A house, in the 16th C, belonged to a family called Grosse; and in 1616 was purchased of Sampson Cawson, baker, who died in 1675 [sic], and whose widow married Nicholas Turner. She in 1630, with concurrence of Rev. Nicholas Felton of Fordham, sold it to Joseph Haye, baker. Charles John Palmer FSA: Perlustration of Gt. Yarmouth (1874) vol. 2 p 415-6.
1716	Samuel Causton	London	From Causton v East India Co. (C11/2350/4, bill filed 12 Dec. 1716. Samuel Causton of London, merchant, set out from London, 26 Feb. 1690, for the East Indies in service of East India Co. in ship Moderna, Capt. William Wildey commander, bound for Surat, with cargo etc. belonging to said Samuel Causton worth £600, consigned to Bartholomew Harris Esq. president of companies factory at Surat, in case of death or absence of said Samuel Causton. On outward voyage touched at Grand Canaries, and sailed on leaving Samuel Causton, with others, behind., who afterwards returned to England. In 1692 or 1693 with ship Resolution for Surat with cargo of £400, consigned as before to Sir John Gayre, president of Co. at Surat. Samuel Causton died during passage, 11 Sept 1693. Will 27 Aug. 1691, appointing father Peter Causton of London, merchant, excr. and sole legatee proved 24 Sep 1694 (PCC). Peter Causton died 25 Nov. 1700; will dated 19 July 1699, proved 3 Jan 1700 (PCC) made daughter Charity wife of James Causton on London, merchant sole exx. See notes on East India Co. At XV 6-7.
1867	Sedgley Henry Cawston		Advertisement for him in "Times" 4 Sept. 1867 p 1 column 2.
1634	Symon Cason	Manning- tree	Thomas Little of Manningtree had one daughter, married to Symon Cason. Visitation of Essex 1634, p 435.
1650	Thomas Causton	Thunders- ley	Petition of Richard and Henry Truelove of Ipswich on behalf of themselves and others, heirs at law to Thomas Causton, late of Thundersley Essex, gent and martyr. Thomas Causton was seizes of freelands and copyholds in Essex and elsewhere. 7 Nov. 1 & 2 Philip & Mary he surrendered all copyholds in Tillingham to use of William his son who (and his heirs) have since enjoyed them. T C was burnt as a heretic, as see Book of Martyrs and all other land seizes by crown. William, son of TC, dsp. Elizabeth only sister married William Truelove, petitioners grandfather. Petitioners supported Parliament in civil War. June 1650.
1688	Thomas Causton	Oxted	Pedigree derived from Chancery suit. 3 Nov. 1688. Thomas Causton of Oxted made deed with Nicholas Fowell of Washurst 10 April 30 Elizabeth had a child William Causton of Oxted (deceased) who had children Thomas Causton* of Chertsey (deceased) and William Cawston*. Thomas Causton died about 25 years ago (say 1663) and married ? Agnes and had had son Henry Causton, citizen tiler and bricklayer of London, eldest son. **William Causton had a son Thomas.
1705	Thomas Cawston	Stanning- field	Church warden of Stanningfield (?in 1705). Copy of indented wills in Ipswich Library.
1712	Thomas Cason	London	Chancery suit 21 July 1712. Several answers of Thomas Cason of London, merchant, defendant to bill of complaint of Jane Cason of St Martin in Fields spinster admx. of Dorothy Cason deceased. Jane and Dorothy sisters. About Oct. 1710 Dorothy Cason fell sick and on 26 Oct. died. Defendant denies she made will. Defendant is nephew and brother's son of said deceased.
1715	Thomas Cason	Ipswich	Thomas Cason was witness to a deed dated 17 Jan 1715 between Abraham Wetheral of Whelnetham, yeoman and John Hoare of Ipswich. SOG
1731	Thomas Cawston	Felbrigg	Thomas Cawston of Felbrigg, Norfolk, born 1731 was probably identical with Thomas Cawston of St Mary le Strand, London, died 1781; who was father of Samuel Cawston; who was father of Samuel William Cawston; who was father of George Cawston of the stock exchange, who bought the Manor of Cawston and built a manor house there, afterwards sold to Mr Cheetham. Rye's Norfolk Families.
1736	Thomas Causton	Savannah Georgia	In Georgia 1736 John Wesley met Sophia Christianna Hopkey, niece of the wife of Thomas Causton, chief magistrate of Savannah. On 8 March 1736/7 she married William Williamson. Wesley excluded her from communion. See DNB article on John Wesley.
1825	Thomas Causton	Turweston	Thomas Causton DD was the complainant in Causton v Mucklew [ (C13/1767/46) bill filed 2 Nov 1825]. He was described in the bill as of Turweston Bucks. His wife Mary Ann was the only child of John Balchen Esq. At the date of the bill the only surviving executor of John Balchen was John Whitmore of Wimpole Street Middlesex Esq.
1678	William Causton	Lee	William Causton of Lee, gent in Chancery suit: Causton v Case & Manning 15 May 1678 XII 20.
1900	William Smith Cawston	Wood- bridge	According to a very old man whom uncle Edward and uncle Hubert saw at Woodbridge in the 1920s, the Caustons did fairly well there as they lived in three of four houses each rather better than the last. Learnt at a visit to Birmingham 30/4/1933. [?1900]