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Hi I am looking for any info on my Great Great Great Grandfather David Henry Friston apparently he was a member of the Royal Academy born in Hull 1822 moved to London about 1842 Would be grateful for any info Thanks Denise

Did you try googling his name, Denise? Loads of stuff comes up.

This looks like him in the 1871 census:- Name: David Henry Friston Age: 49 Estimated birth year: abt 1822 Relation: Head Spouse's name: Ann Gender: Male Where born: Hull, Yorkshire, England Civil parish: St George The Martyr Ecclesiastical parish: St George the Martyr County/Island: London Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View image Registration district: Holborn Sub-registration district: St George the Martyr ED, institution, or vessel: 1 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 142 Household Members: Name Age Ann Friston 45 David Henry Friston 49 Marshall Friston 7 Anthoni John 10 Ann Trantow 8 Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 369; Folio: 19; Page: 32 Kath. x

1841 David Friston Age: 20 Estimated birth year: abt 1821 Gender: Male Where born: Yorkshire, England Civil parish: Holy Trinity Hundred: Kingston upon Hull County/Island: Yorkshire Country: England Street address: Occupation: View image Registration district: Kingston upon Hull Sub-registration district: Myton Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age David Friston 20 painter Harriett Friston 20 Harriett Friston 5

1851 David H Friston Age: 29 Estimated birth year: abt 1822 Relation: Head Spouse's name: Harriet Gender: Male Where born: Kingston, Yorkshire, England Civil parish: St Pancras County/Island: Middlesex Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View image Registration district: Pancras Sub-registration district: Regents Park ED, institution, or vessel: 17 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 248 Household Members: Name Age David H Friston 29 Historical Painter Elizabeth Friston 6 Emma Friston 5 Hannah Friston 9 Harriet Friston 31 Harriet Friston 14 Richard Friston 2 William Friston 9 Mo

Could this be his marriage? Name: David Henry Friston Year of Registration: 1855 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep DISTRICT: Pancras (1837-1901) County: London, Middlesex Volume: 1b Page: 13 On the same page is an Ann King. UPDATE - might not be the one - there are others with the name Ann on the same page. Kath. x

1871 David Henry Friston Age: 49 Estimated birth year: abt 1822 Relation: Head Spouse's name: Ann Gender: Male Where born: Hull, Yorkshire, England Civil parish: St George The Martyr Ecclesiastical parish: St George the Martyr County/Island: London Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View image Registration district: Holborn Sub-registration district: St George the Martyr ED, institution, or vessel: 1 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 142 Household Members: Name Age Ann Friston 45 David Henry Friston 49 artist painter and draughman Marshall Friston 7 son cant make out if its marshall Anthoni John 10 son cant make out name Ann Trantow 8 daughter (mary Friston) looked on image very hard to read I think both have the name Friston but ancestry going really slow on image to make out first name of son. still going slow goinmg to look at Marshall he is on other page if you would like image pm me Jeanette

Just one question Denise. As his gt. gt. gt. grandaughter, do you own any of his paintings? Margaret

1891 David H Fristoe Age: 69 Estimated birth year: abt 1822 Relation: Head Gender: Male Where born: Hall, Yorkshire, England Civil parish: Islington Ecclesiastical parish: St Luke Town: London City County/Island: London Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View image Registration district: Islington Sub-registration district: Islington South West ED, institution, or vessel: 61 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age David H Fristoe 69 artist Henry J Willie 9 visitor

first marriage David Henry Friston Year of Registration: 1840 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar DISTRICT: Sculcoates County: Yorkshire - East Riding Volume: 22 Page: 346 (click to see others on page) Harriett Malone

Hi everyone who replied to my question re David Henry Friston thankyou all Denise