Coston and Snow Families

The following is how two families are interconnected.

Snow Family
Stephen Snow b. (1783), married 1807 in Newport, Essex to Sarah ARCHER b. (1783). They had seven children:

Henry SNOW baptised 07 Aug. 1808, in Henham, Married Sarah

James SNOW baptised 06 June 1813, died 04 Jan 1816 Henham

Charlotte SNOW baptised 06 June 1813 Henham

John SNOW baptised 09 June 1816 Henham

Mary SNOW baptised 31 May 1818 Henham d. 04 March 1820

Joseph SNOW baptised 23 Sept. 1821 Henham. (see his generation below)

Caroline SNOW baptised 24 July 1825 Henham

Joseph married at Pledgden Green on 06 Oct. 1853, to Elizabeth (Betsy) TROTT b.1830, of Takeley, Elizabeth (Betsy) (TROTT) SNOW d. 13 Oct. 1883, in Ontario Canada. She was the daughter of Thomas TROTT and Sophia CHAPMAN. Joseph and Elizabeth (BETSY) SNOW had :

Hester SNOW baptised 1851 Henham

Charles SNOW baptised 26 June 1823 Pledgden Green

Elizabeth SNOW baptised 24 June 1855, Pledgden Green, married 20 Nov. 1876, in Ontario, Canada to George CLARKE

Allen SNOW baptised 06 Sept 1858, Pledgden Green

Emma Louisa SNOW baptised 29 May 1859, Pledgden Green, Married 25 Nov. 1876 Ontario, Canada to William COSTON, baptised 09 Jan. 1853 Henham son of Joseph COSTON and Rebecca GILBEY (or Miller) of Pledgden.

Emily Jane SNOW baptised 29 Oct. 1861, Pledgden Green. died 23 Oct. 1887, Ontario, Canada in a house fire.

George SNOW baptised 1863, Henham (possibly born in Pledgden)

Mary Ann SNOW baptised 29 July 1866, Henham Married about 1885, possibly in New Brunswick, to Daniel Joseph COSTON, baptised 19 Jan 1865, Henham, son of Joseph COSTON and Rebecca GILBEY (or Miller).

Thomas SNOW baptised 1869 Henham

William SNOW baptised 1871 Henham, died 04 Nov. 1943, Ontario

Fredrick SNOW baptised. 1873 Henham

Coston Family
James COSTON born 1798 Essex, he died 03 Feb 1840. Pledgden Hamlet. He married Sophia ?? who was born 1791. She died 14 Feb. 1817 Pledgden Green. He is describes as a shepherd on the christening records of his first three children who were:

Maria born Sept. 1814 Pledgden Green. died Nov. 1814.

John born Jan. 1816, died 24 Mar. 1837, Pledgden Green.

Mary Ann (aka Marianne) COSTON baptised 10 Mar. 1819 Pledgden Green. Married 18 April 1839 Henham, to William SNOW (bricklayer) born (1819) Elsenham and have 12 children.

Allen SNOW baptised 1838 Henham
Albert SNOW baptised 1841 Henham
Leonard SNOW baptised 1843 Pledgden
Samuel SNOW baptised 1843 Pledgden married 1864 Henham to Catherine (Kate) PERRING They had 11 children:
William Snow baptised 1866 Henham
James SNOW baptised 1867 Henham,
Alice SNOW baptised 1873 Henham,
Emily Snow baptised 1875
Samuel SNOW baptised 1877 Henham,
James P. SNOW baptised 1878 Henham
Jessie Snow baptised 1879 Henham,
Kate SNOW baptised 1880, Henham,
Helena SNOW baptised 1883 Henham
Sydney SNOW baptised 1886 Henham,
Alfred SNOW baptised 1888 Henham
Charles SNOW baptised 1845 Pledgden
Susanna SNOW baptised 1848 Pledgden
Emma “Emily” SNOW baptised 1849 Pledgden
William SNOW baptised 1852 Henham
Fredrick SNOW baptised 1854 Elsenham Married Eliza ??
James SNOW baptised 1856 Henham
Nathan Elisha SNOW baptised 1858 Pledgden Green married Mary Ann ?
Elizabeth Ann SNOW baptised 1862 Henham

James COSTON married his second wife Hannah ?? about 1820. They were grocery shopkeepers in Henham. Hannah carried on the shop after James died and then when Hannah died, (between 1871-1881) son, William took over the store. James and Hannah has possibly 6 children.

Emma COSTON baptised 1822 Henham father described as shepherd in parish records

William COSTON baptised 1824 Henham married Mary ?? baptised (1819) Great Broxted Shopkeepers in Henham), Wiliam’s father is now described as labourer. William and Mary has 1 child:

Hanna (Anna) Coston baptised 1853 Henham marr: Joseph BUSH baptised (1851) Henham and they had 3 children:
Florence BUSH Baptised 1875 Henham
Elizabeth Fanny BUSH baptised Henham
Ada Bush baptised 1880 Henham
James COSTON baptised 1827 Pledgden Green (there is no record of this baptism in the parish records and James may be a corruption of Joseph)

Joseph COSTON baptised 1827 Pledgden Green married Rebecca GILBEY or MILLER

Julia Ann COSTON baptised 1851 Henham married Charles POWTER baptised 1850 Elsenham (the next village to Henham). They had the following children:

Alice E. POWTER baptised 1875 Elsenham

Annie E. POWTER b: 1877 Elsenham

Fredrick C. POWTER, b: 1879 Elsenham

Robert J. POWTER b: 1882 Elsenham

Matilda L. POWTER b: 1885 Elsenham

Arthur W. POWTER b: 1888 Elsenham

Florence B. POWTER b: 1890 Elsenham

William James COSTON baptised 1853 Henham married Ontario 1876 to Emma Louisa SNOW emmigrated 1871-1881

Arthur Fredrick COSTON baptised July 1856 Pledgden Green married Susannah NEVILLE baptised 1855 Pledgden Green. (their family lived North Shoebury, Essex)

Edith Rose COSTON baptised 1879 Essex, married James PAYNE baptised Sutton, Essex. emmigrated to Canada about 1912-1914.

Elizabeth Ann COSTON baptised 1858 Pledgden Green

Emily COSTON baptised Sept 1861 Pledgden Green

Sarah Ellen COSTON baptised 1863 Henham

Daniel Joseph COSTON baptised 1865 Henham married 1- Mary Ann SNOW married 2 Kate Winnifred WARDEN Daniel emmigrated (no further details)

William James COSTON baptised 1831 Henham