Difference between revisions of "Diston, John"
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| − | British captain and merchant, traded in Chinese and East Indian goods. Offered lodgings for captain doing business in Elsinore.(Helsingør Leksikon) | + | British captain and merchant, traded in Chinese and East Indian goods. Offered lodgings for captain doing business in Elsinore.([http://www.helsingorleksikon.dk/index.php/Den_engelske_befolkning_i_Helsing%C3%B8r_i_Sundtoldstiden Helsingør Leksikon]) |
'''Family'''<br /> | '''Family'''<br /> | ||
| − | + | Wife: [[Smith, Rassel]], born 1736. (Public Census 1787) | |
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| + | Sons: | ||
| + | * [[Diston, John Smith]], born 1761 (Norrie: Briterne i Helsingør omkring 1801, p. 62) | ||
| + | * [[Diston, Bernhart]], born 1763 (Public Census 1787) | ||
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| + | Daughter: [[Diston, Bessie]] (Public Census 1787) | ||
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| + | Servants: | ||
| + | * [[Pauson, Rich]], bookkeeper, born 1764. (Public Census 1787) | ||
| + | * [[Williams, Deliane]], housekeeper, born 1765 (Public Census 1787) | ||
| + | * [[Borgstrøm, Marie]], ''kokkepige'', born 1763 (Public Census 1787) | ||
| + | * [[Olsdatter, Magrethe]], maid, born 1762 (Public Census 1787) | ||
'''Timeline'''<br /> | '''Timeline'''<br /> | ||
Latest revision as of 03:06, 9 September 2020
Born 1732. (Public Census 1787)
British captain and merchant, traded in Chinese and East Indian goods. Offered lodgings for captain doing business in Elsinore.(Helsingør Leksikon)
Family
Wife: Smith, Rassel, born 1736. (Public Census 1787)
Sons:
- Diston, John Smith, born 1761 (Norrie: Briterne i Helsingør omkring 1801, p. 62)
- Diston, Bernhart, born 1763 (Public Census 1787)
Daughter: Diston, Bessie (Public Census 1787)
Servants:
- Pauson, Rich, bookkeeper, born 1764. (Public Census 1787)
- Williams, Deliane, housekeeper, born 1765 (Public Census 1787)
- Borgstrøm, Marie, kokkepige, born 1763 (Public Census 1787)
- Olsdatter, Magrethe, maid, born 1762 (Public Census 1787)
Timeline
1775 - Citizenship in Elsinore (Helsingør Leksikon)
1790 - Builds a country house at Højstrup, west of Elsinore. Grows corn and breeds rabbits. (Website of Højstrupgård)
1790's - the House of Diston & Son went bankrupt, and John Diston fled abroad and his son, Diston, John Smith was arrested. Later, the matter was settled, and Diston returned. (Norrie: Briterne i Helsingør omkring 1801, p. 63)
1801 - Lived in Stengade 41 in Elsinore. Romums, Elisabeth, the mother-in-law of his son also stayed here. (Helsingør Leksikon)
