Diston, John
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)
