Private Alfred Preston

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During a planned archaeological dig in 2016 on the western side of the village of St Julien, archaeologists discovered several sets of human remains and artefacts. There is a list of possible casualties and MOD Detectives are looking for their families in the hope that they will be willing to provide DNA for comparison

Private Alfred Preston – Royal Fusiliers. Pte Preston died on 16 August 1917, aged 44 years.  He was married to Mary Emma Williamson and together they had 2 children - James, who also died in the Great War and Lexcey. There are no descendants suitable for DNA from Alfred’s children. He did, however, have several siblings; Mary, Samuel, John, Elizabeth, Sarah, William, Joseph, Jabez, James and Annie.  Samuel married and had children.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mod-war-detectives-the-joint-casualty-and-compassionate-centre-commemorations-team-our-future-services-current-appeals-and-past-cases

Not sure thats the correct link about the connection to those siblings 

Alfred Preston 4 West Cottages Alfreton Road Derby. Private in 2 nd Royal Fusiliers killed in action 16 August 1917 in France - administration with will.  Derby 28 September to Mary Emma Preston (widow)

FIND A GRAVE

   
Tyne Cot Memorial Zonnebeke, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Plot   Panel 113 to 115.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11956935


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Derbyshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns - Alfred Preston to Mary Emma Williamson - 1 September 1896 - Derby, St Peter, Derbyshire.

1901 census Shardlow Derbyshire

RG13 Piece 3206 Folio 67 Page 36

Alfred Preston   25 Tipperary, Ireland.
Mary E Preston   34
James Preston   4
Sexcey E Preston 2

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Derbyshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns - Alfred Preston - 1873 aged 23 years. Married ! September 1896 - Derby, St Peter, Derbyshire. Father John Preson - occupaion Gardener.

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1891 census Linton, Herefordshire.

John Preston   54 Priscilla Preston 52
Francis Preston   15 Alfred Preston   14
Lexcey Edith Preston   12 Edith Palmer   14

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q273-MF6F

1881 census East Side 142A Portland Road Kensington

RG11 Piece 35 Folio 11 Page 15

John Preston   47
Prisilla Preston   41
Frances Preston   5 born Ireland.
Alfred Preston   4 born Ireland.
Lucy (Lexcey) E. Preston   2 born Ireland.
Emily Husturt (Hustwit)   35
Beatrice Husturt   (Hustwit) 11
Thomas Stratton   30
Sarah Ann Vaya   48

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q273-MF6F

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Francis Preston married Keziah Elizabeth Price 1897 - Newent Gloucestershire - 6a 481 -

1901 census Hackney London.

RG13 Piece 207 Folio: 52 Page 32

Francis Preston   25 born Ireland.
Keziah Preston   28
Francis Preston   2
George Owston   18
Mary Ann Jones   69

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9ZB-YNX

1911 census -     Saint John at Hackney, St Bartholomew by The Royal Exchange, London.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWG4-DRG

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There is a death record for Keziah Preston - 1873 - 1927 Hackney London - 1b 337

There is a death of Francis J Preston - 1899 - 1927 Hackney london - 1b 331
Burial Date 9 Apr 1927 Chingford Mount Cemetery Waltham Forest, Greater London.
B10 - Grave Number   1813 - Interment Number C/R 18748

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sister Lexcey Edith Preston married Walter Thomas Johnson - St Thomas, Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham - 10 April 1904 -

Lexcey Edith Johnson - 1878 - 1971 Ealing Greater London
Volume 5b - Page 30
England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers  Lexcey Edith Johnson 1879 - 1971 - aged 92 years
Burial Date 5 Nov 1971 Burial Place Ealing, Greater London.
Cemetery Ealing & Old Brentford Cemetery
Cemetery Section Ground H. Division Grave Number 10. d Interment Number 905

Ethel P Johnson (daughter of Lexcey and Walter) 10 May 1906 -
Possibly married a Baker.

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