Owston Family

Michael Owston was born  during Oct 1714 in Carnaby, East Yorkshire, England, the son of Richard Owston  and Ann (surname unknown). Michael died during Oct 1783 in Burton Agnes,  East
Yorkshire, England and was buried 1 Nov 1783 in the churchyard in Burton Agnes. Michael married Philis Harrison 15 May 1744 in Burton Agnes and had the  following children: Richard Owston (Feb
1745 - after 1827); John Owston (1747  - ?); Elizabeth Owston (1749 - ?). Philis died during Nov 1850 in Burton Agnes. Michael married his second wife Elizabeth Carr 24 Apr 1753 in Burton Agnes and
their children were: Anne Owston (1754 - 1754); Anne Owston (1757 - ?);  Michael Owston II (1758 - 25 Dec 1824 Thornholme, East Yorkshire); Mary Owston (1758 - 1758); and Jane Owston (1759 - 1759).

Richard Owston married Elizabeth Mosey 6 May 1766 in Burton Agnes. Elizabeth Mosey died during Mar 1801 and was buried 15 Mar 1801 in  Burton Agnes, East Yorkshire, England. Richard and Elizabeth had the  following children:

Anne Owston (1767 - 1772); Michael Owston (1769 - 1831); William Owston (1770 - 1777); Philis Owston (1773 - 1777); Elizabeth Owston (1775 - 1785); Hannah Owston (1777 - ?); Richard Owston (1779 - 1863 Driffield; East Yorkshire); Philis Owston (1778 - ?); John Owston (1781 - ?); William Owston (1782 - ?); Francis Owston (1783 - 1875); James Owston (1784 -  ?); Theophilis Owston (1785 - 1785); Elizabeth Owston (1786 -  1787).

Richard Owston was born  during 1779 in Thornholme, East Yorkshire England, was christened 10 Oct 1779 in  Burton Agnes. He died 23 Jun 1863 in Driffield, East Yorkshire and was buried in  the Driffield Churchyard. Tombstone is no longer in existence but records  show he was buried in grave 124. He married Sarah Merry 21 Dec 1800 in Lockton, North Yorkshire. Sarah Merry was born 1777 in Lockton and died 26 Mar 1865 in Driffield. Their children were: John Merry Owston (1802 - 1875 Lockton); Elizabeth Owston 10 Mar 1803 - 1881 Danby, North Yorkshire); Peter Merry Owston  (25 Jan 1805 - 5 Dec 1867 Lockton); Michael Owston (28 Mar 1807 - before 1886  in USA); Mary Owston (10 Jul 1813 - 23 Nov 1895 Nafferton, East Yorkshire,  England); Sarah Owston (1 Apr 1815 - 26 Feb 1865 Driffield, East Yorkshire); Rev Francis Owston MA ( 13 Aug 1819 Great Driffield, Yorkshire - 16 Apr 1908 Layer Breton, Essex, England).

Rev. Francis Owston received his MA degree from Cambridge during 1850, married Eliza Stedman (daughter of Dr. James Stedman and Sarah Remington) 16 Apr 1850 in St. Nicholas Church, Guildford, Surrey, England. Francis Owston was the Vicar at  Pirbright, Surrey for 40 years. They had the following children: Capt Francis  Owston (27 Apr 1852 Pirbright, Surrey - 27 Jan 1927 England); Alan Owston (7 Aug 1853 Pirbright, Surrey, England - 30 Nov 1915 Yokohama, Japan); Bertha Owston (24 Jun 1864 Pirbright, Surrey, England - 1952 Leavenheath, Suffolk,  England).


Capt Francis Owston was a sea captain shipping out of  England and was later a businessman in Japan. He first married Dickinson about  1800; she died about 1900. He then married Edith Flint Kilby in Japan during  April 1907. He had no children by either marriage.

Alan Owston left England for the fareast while quite young. He was a collector of Asian wildlife as well as a businessman and yachtsman. An article in the June 1998 issue of National Geographic Magazine outlined his collecting. He married Shimada Rei Jkao about 1880 in Japan and one  child resulted from this marriage; Susie Owston was born 20 Dec 1879 in Yokohama  and died 4 Oct
1970 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. She married Rev. Wilford Mann 5 Oct 1896 in Dexter, Maine and their had : Muriel Mann (28 Oct 1898 New Jersey - 31 Oct 1982 San Antonio, Texas); Alan O. Mann (1 Feb 1907 -  18 Nov 1983 Washington D.C.).

Alan Owston married Kame (Edith) Miyahara about 1893 in  Japan. Kame was born 2 Mar 1875 in Yokohama and she died 12 Oct 1923 in  Vancouver, B.C., Canada. They had the following children, all born in Yokohama: May Owston (3 Dec 1893 - 2 Nov 1986 Victoria, B.C., Canada); Minnie  Owston (30 Aug 1896 - 19 Dec 1983 Victoria, B.C., Canada); Harriet Owston (27 Jul 1900 - 24 Aug 1939 Los Angeles, California, USA); Francis Alan Owston (6 May 1904 - 13 Jan 1994 New Westminster, B.C., Canada); Alan Merry Owston (5 Feb  1907 - 9 Jan 1937 Elk Bay, B.C., Canada); Dorothy Amaryllis Owston
(17 Oct  1911 - 24 Sep 1997 Comox; B.C., Canada); Jonathon Merry Owston (17 Oct 1911 - 6 Sep 1979 Powell River, B.C, Canada.); Infant Son Owston (5 Nov 1913 - 9 Nov 1913 Yokohama, Japan). May, Minnie, nor Alan married. Only Harriet was married and had children; she married William Gillett  Portus in San Bernardino, California 3 Feb 1923 and they had three children:  Marguerite May Portus, Robert Alan Owston Portus and Ruth Marianne Portus

Bertha Owston married Samuel Edwin Bean (18 Apr 1859 - 1951) during 1890 in West Mersea Parish Church, Essex, England with her father performing the ceremony. They had the following children
May Bean (10 Oct 1891 Suffolk, England - 1971 Suffolk, England); Rose Bean (23 Sep 1892 - 1972  Suffolk, England) ; Henry Bean (1894 - 1968 West Mersea, Essex, England) ; Donald Bean (1895 - 1993
Long Melford, England); and Edwin Bean (1898 - 1938). Of Bertha's children only Donald and Edwin were married. Only Edwin and his wife Clara Simpson (1899 - 1975) had a child: Shirley Elizabeth Bean.

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