Edward COSTIN

  General Notes:

Surname from name of stepchildren to Humphrey Potter in 1871

First name from baptism of son Edward

There are many mysteries surrounding Jemima Carter and children
- Edward Costin's marriage in 1851 states that he married Mary Anne Carter, but the birth of his son, Edward, gives his wife's name as Jemima formerly Carter. This is now resolved as he had initially married Mary Ann, sister of Jemima who died soon after the marriage
- Edward Costin's marriage in 1851 also states that Edward's father was George Costin (deceased) - George Costin didn't die until 1867!
- Edward died in 1858, yet Jemima continued to have children for another 10 years where she gave the name of the father as Edward Costin
- on one birth registration Jemima gave her name as Costin late Carter formerly Watson
- Jemima was the informant of Edward Costin's death
- Jemima was a widow in 1861
- The last few children gave the name of the father as Humphrey Costin who was actually Humphrey Potter.
- In 1871 she was using the name Potter, but had not remarried.
- In 1881 she is again shown as a widow, Jemima Potter
- Jemima Costin was the informant of the death of Humphrey Potter
- Jemima had a further child (Frances Maud Emily) after Humphrey died, but there was no birth registration
- Frances gave her father's name as Humphrey Abel Potter when she married (but that was Humphrey Potter's son!)
- All the children except Edward Costin (son of Edward and Jemima) and Julia (daughter of Jemima, but born 2 years after Edward's death) married with the surname Potter

Marriages Dec 1851 Lewisham 5 472
Blyde Mary Ann
Carter Mary Ann
Costin Edward
Phillips Philip
Poulton Elizabeth
Ralph Joseph Elisha
Roberts Angelina
Shirley William

Marriage at The Parish Church, Lee, Kent (part of Lewisham) on 11 Nov 1851
Edward Costin, bachelor, Labourer, this parish. Father George Costin deceased, Labourer
Mary Ann Carter, spinster, - , this parish. Father Edward Carter, Labourer deceased
The age column just had "both of full age" - Mary Ann was only 20 in reality!
Witnesses were Charles Walton and Isabella Jones
This was the first time that the name Mary Ann had been seen. It opened up more questions as the details didn't match Jemima in any way - until it was found that Edward was a widower when he married Jemima much later.
It now appears that Edward Costin married Mary Ann Carter and she died soon after. Edward then set up home with her sister Jemima Carter who was the mother of their son Edward. He married Jemima a few years later. Why was Mary Ann's father stated to be Edward? - it was James. Reason for saying that Mary Ann was the sister of Jemima was that Mary Ann's death was registered by Jane Carter (mother of Jemima)

Marriages Sep 1856 Clerkenwell 1b 676
CARTER Jemima
COSTIN Edwin
Musgrave Elizabeth Ann
SIMSON George Henry
- The image on Ancestry looks as though it might have been altered from Edwar, as if the indexer was going to write Edward and then changed his mind

Marriage certificate
July 13th 1856 at St James, Clerkenwell, Middlesex
Edwin Costin, 25 (or 28), Wid'r, Porter, 21 Swinton Street. Father William Costin, Postman
Jemima Carter, 21, Sp'n'r, - , -. Father James Carter, Hair Dresser
Witnesses Wm Webb, W H Burwash (???)
- This is obviously not conclusive as too many details differ from what appears to be known. However, with so many discrepancies throughout their lives anything is possible. It does seem to be Jemima, albeit the father's occupation is incorrect.

1841 census
HO107/483/1 F9 P12
Street, Farnborough, Kent
Thomas Stow, 40, Market Gardener, Y
Ann do, 40, , Y
Thomas do, 2, , Y
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Edward Costin, 15, MS, Y

Can't find him on the 1851 census. But living with parents was Thomas Costin, same age. Possible?
There is an Edmund Costin in Farnborough of the right age
HO107/1606 F324 P24
Locks Bottom, Farnborough, Bexley, Kent
Edmund Costin, Lodger, U, 23, Agricultural Labourer, Kent Bexley
with family called Jones

Deaths Mar 1858
Costin Edward Islington 1b 156
16 February 1858 Great Northern Hospital, Edward Costin, Male, 28, Railway Labourer. Informant (on 18 Feb 1858) was Jemima Costin present at the death of 24 St Pancras Place Kings Cross (she made her mark).

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EDWARD COSTIN
Male


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Event(s):
Birth: 23 JUN 1826 Farnborough, Kent, England

Christening:
Death: 14 FEB 1858

Burial:


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Source Information:
Batch Number: 6940410
Sheet: 00
Source Call No.: MARGET Type: Book

From the source of the name
"Records are not easily obtained because of war and boundary changes etc but we have compiled our tree back to a Steven Costin born 1760, son George born 1802 father of your Edward born 1830 died February 1858, who was married to Jemima 11 November 1851 at Lee parish Church, Lewisham, I have also their son Edward born 23 July 1853 at Islington, died 28 August 1908 at Sheepridge, Huddersfield. "

Edward married Mary Ann CARTER, daughter of James CARTER and Jane WATSON, on 11 Nov 1851 in Lewisham, Kent, England. (Mary Ann CARTER was born on 20 Oct 1831 in Isleworth, Middlesex, England, baptised on 13 Nov 1831 in Isleworth, Middlesex, England and died on 30 Jan 1852 in Bromley, Kent, England.)

  Marriage Notes:

Edward born 1830 died February 1858, who was married to Mary 11 November 1851 at Lee parish Church, Lewisham.

Edward next married Jemima CARTER, daughter of James CARTER and Jane WATSON, on 13 Jul 1856 in Clerkenwell, London, England. (Jemima CARTER was born circa 1834 in Godstone, Surrey, England, baptised on 28 Sep 1834 in Caterham, Surrey, England, died on 13 Dec 1908 in Mile End, London, England ¹ and was buried in East London Cemetery, London, England.)

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