In VENN
Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, July 3, 1806. Of Beds. [S. of Thomas, Esq., of Odell, and of Harrold Hall, Beds. B. 1788.] ' Matric. Michs. 1806; Scholar; B.A. 1810. R. of Cowsby, Yorks., 1830-63. R. of Odell, Beds., 1833-63 (but according to Foster, Index Eccles., he was instituted R. of Cowsby, Sept. 17, 1816, and R. of Odell, Mar. 23, 1829). Married (1) Elizabeth Mary, dau. of the Rev. James Barnard, of Combe Flory, Somerset, Aug. 1813; (2) Maria, dau. of Benjamin Longuet, of Bath, and widow of Richard Orlebar, of Hinwick, Beds., Oct. 2, 1845 (see Burke, L.G., sub Orlebar). [His eldest son, Vere John Alston, died at Odell rectory, Apr. 27, 1851, aged 33.] Died May, 1863. Brother of Rowland (1800). (W. M. Harvey, Willey Hundred, 361; Stemmata Alstoniana, 76, 401; Crockford, 1860.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1811 | Ordi(ordination) | Alston, Vere John | / | deacon | View |
| 1811 | Appt(Licensing) | Alston, John Vere | Salcombe Regis / | Curate | View |
| 1812 | Ordi(ordination) | Alston, Vere John | / | priest | View |
| 1813 | Appt(Appointment) | Alston, Vere John | John, Earl of Dumfries / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1814 | Appt(Licensing) | Alston, Vere | Odell / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1816 | Appt(Institution) | Alston, Vere John | Cowsley alias Consley / | Rector | View |
| 1829 | Appt(Institution) | Alston, Vere John | Odell / | Rector | View |
| 1832 | Vac(cession) | Alston, Vere John | Cowsby / | Rector | View |