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Oxfordshire / Re: Coster/Costard family of Benson
« on: Tuesday 14 May 19 15:31 BST (UK) »
I am a volunteer for the Oxfordshire Family History Society and have spent a little while scrutinising the Benson parish records from 1560 (when they began) to 1612 for Costar (and variants: Chostard, Costarde, Coastard, Chostard, Coster, Costerd(e), Costord, Coustard, and Costerr)
I am afraid I cannot find either a baptism or marriage in Benson for Thomas Coster. The very first mention of the name appears in the baptism register:
12 May 1594 Edward, son of Thomas Coster followed shortly afterwards by
6 Jan 1595 Jean, daughter of Thomas Costerr
The only Coster marriage I can find is
1 Oct 1598 Thomas Nash married Florence Coster
And a search for burials brought up
17 Jun 1591 Susan Costerde, wyf
1 Apr 1618 Thomas Coster, senex
18 July 1635 Widdowe Costerd
There are however quite a lot of records of Costars in nearby parishes, e.g. Cholsey, For example, there is a Thomas Costard baptised in Cholsey in 1568
Nowhere in Oxfordshire can I find a Thomas Costar (or variants) marrying a Katherine so I would ignore that "hint" from other trees.
I hope that this is helpful information. Do respond if you would like any further research done by the Oxfordshire Family History Society
I am afraid I cannot find either a baptism or marriage in Benson for Thomas Coster. The very first mention of the name appears in the baptism register:
12 May 1594 Edward, son of Thomas Coster followed shortly afterwards by
6 Jan 1595 Jean, daughter of Thomas Costerr
The only Coster marriage I can find is
1 Oct 1598 Thomas Nash married Florence Coster
And a search for burials brought up
17 Jun 1591 Susan Costerde, wyf
1 Apr 1618 Thomas Coster, senex
18 July 1635 Widdowe Costerd
There are however quite a lot of records of Costars in nearby parishes, e.g. Cholsey, For example, there is a Thomas Costard baptised in Cholsey in 1568
Nowhere in Oxfordshire can I find a Thomas Costar (or variants) marrying a Katherine so I would ignore that "hint" from other trees.
I hope that this is helpful information. Do respond if you would like any further research done by the Oxfordshire Family History Society