Durston/Comben families from Portland

[cowpig]

Harry H Durston married a Jane Mitchell in Weymouth and went on to have three children, Jeannette, Gillian and Michael.

From what I can gather Harry H Durston's father had the same name and his mother was Flora Comben, did HHD jnr have any siblings?

I Flora Comben's mother was Elizabeth Pearce as from an old photograph I have, many of the children have the name Pearce as a middle name followed by Durston i.e Elizabeth Pearce Durston, Jack Pearce Durston but who were they - children of Harry and Flora?

Any ideas anyone?

The photograph was found on a website connected with Portland in Dorset whereby you can select a surname and all photos connected with that name are shown.  This particular photo is of a wedding in 1929 between Arthur Warren and Elizabeth Pearce Durston but who was she?

To add something else I see that one of the other people in the picture is named Robert Comben Durston was he HHD jnr's brother?

[wendy47]

Hi cowpig


Births Jun Qtr 1901   
DURSTON  Harry Herbert     Weymouth  5a 294

1901 Census for Portland Dorset at Weston RG 13 / 1996 Pages 13 & 14
Harry H Durston Head age 31 Carpenter Own account b Portland
Flora wife aged 25 b Portland
Son aged 5 days b Portland

Same page at 60 Weston

Comben Jane Head aged 77 Widow b Portland
Comben Robert Son aged 46 Sub Post Master b Portland
Scriven Jane F Dau aged 40 Married b Portland
Comben Isabella Dau aged 38 Dressmaker own account at home b Portland
Fall Rebecca Sister aged 66 Dressmaker own account at home b Portland

At 62 Weston

Comben Thomas Head  Married aged 42 Stone Quarreyman b Portland
Combden Susan wife aged 40 b Portland
Combden William Son Single aged 19 Stone quarryman b Portland
Combden Floria Dau Single aged 17 Dressmaker own account at home b Portland
Combden Elizabeth Dau  aged 6 b Portland
Dash Charlie Boarder aged 20 Masons Labourer b Clerkenwell London

at 64 Weston

Robert Comben Head aged 49 Stone Quarryman b Portland
Comben Elizabeth wife aged 44 b Portland
Robert Comben Son S aged 20 Stone Quarryman b Portland
Ada Comben Dau aged 20 Dressmaker own account at home b Portland

At 65 Weston

Comben Mary W  Head Wid aged 64 b Portland
Comben John  Son Wid aged 39 Stone Quarryman b Portland
Hibbs Jane Dau Mar aged 36 b Portland

67 Weston

Durston Harry H Head aged 63 Carpenter & Joiner b Cattgutt Somerset
Durston Elizabeth  wife aged 58 b Portland Dorset
Durston Emily dau aged 26 Milliner own account at homeb Portland Dorset
Elliot Mabel L  Niece aged 18 b Portland Dorset

Hope some of this helps. It seems they stuck together fairly well. There are Elliotts on pages 12 and 15

Wendy

[cowpig]

Looks like I'm in for a busy aftenoon, many thanks wendy47.

[wendy47]

Portland Dorset District 5 other Comben families

RG 13 / 1996 all in Weston
Page 1  Bartholemew aged 42
Page 2 William B H aged 70
ditto     Abel aged 30
Page 4 William aged 36
Page 10 Robert aged 59
Page 11 Stephen aged 34
Page 16  William B H  aged 47

Page 19 at 2 Southwell Abraham W aged 60

Page 26 Coastguard Station Portland Bill
Walter aged 4


The birth place of Harry H Senior maybe Catcot somerset.


Marriages Sep Qtr 1900 
Comben  Flora    Weymouth  5a 659   
Durston  Harry Herbert     Weymouth  5a 659

Marriages Jun Qtr 1889
Durston  Elizabeth Pearce    Weymouth  5a 579   
DURSTON  Elizabeth Pearee     Weymouth  5a 579   
Gee  Mary     Weymouth  5a 579   
Gibbs  William     Weymouth  5a 579   
Sansom  Robert Andrews     Weymouth  5a 579   


A look on the 1891 Census will tell you the husbands name


Wendy