Isted & Variants used as First Names and Middle Names

by Bruce Isted (April 2007)

Introduction

For the majority, genealogy and family history research usually revolves around researching your ancestors and descendants and understanding the lives and times they lived in. Furthermore, when researching a name, naturally the most important part is the surname. However as a result of my “Isted one-name study”, I am also interested in other forms of the ISTED and variant names besides just surnames; ie: place names, first names (Forenames/Christian names) and middle names. It is these latter two forms that I hope to give you a brief outline of what I have researched so far, which also might be of interest to you.

Both first names and middle names can be a helpful resource for finding clues to family relationships. There are only a few (rare) instances where Isted, Histed, Highsted, Hysted (& other variants) have been used as a first name; whereas it is more commonly used as a middle name. This is because a person’s middle name is often the same name as the maiden name of their mother or a grandmother. And to a lesser degree perhaps the name has some other family connection. Another reason is that when a birth occurs out of wedlock, sometimes the father’s surname is used as a middle name. This latter reason happened to my paternal 3x great-grandfather, Henry ISTED (1804-1872). He was baptised in Ashburnham, Sussex  as Henry Isted COLLINS base-born son of Charity COLLINS; according the a Bastardy Bond the father was Thomas ISTED (1772-1841). In 1836 Henry (as well as his wife Elizabeth & 3 children) dropped the COLLINS surname and took on ISTED.

In this file it is my intention to show you some first name and middle name examples of the ISTED and variant surname that I have come across in my research. Please note that this list is not complete and in some cases the data has not been verified; therefore there will be omissions and possible errors. If you come across any examples not mentioned, I would be pleased to hear about it so I can add the data to my files.

Sources used in this research are:

i) IGI especially using the website: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis

ii) Various English Parish Registers/Bishops Transcripts.

iii) England & Wales GRO birth, marriage & death Indexes 1837+.

iv) Various English Census Records 1841-1901.

For ease of reference I have split the file into two main sections:

Isted, etc used as a first name.

Isted, etc used as a middle name.

Within each section I may briefly outline the person’s full name, when born, baptised, died, buried and if found in a census record. I have not researched all the names and all the events so in many instances I have stated “still to locate” or simply left a blank space. If any reader knows this information I’d be pleased to hear about it. But of more importance is to know who their (H)ISTED ancestor which would tell us how they acquired the name as a first name or middle name.

Key/Abbreviations:

A name in red indicates that this has a link to my ancestry.

An * (asterisk) indicates I have proof of the event &/or further data.

[text in square brackets indicate a reference number]

A. Isted, etc used as a first name (8 examples)

NB The first 4 examples are descendants of Levi MILES married Mary ISTED 17 Aug 1783 Cuckfield; Mary ISTED was baptised 1765 East Grinstead daughter of Henry/Hannah ISTED.

1 Iste(a)d MILES (grandson of Mary MILES nee ISTED)

Born: 1829 Ardingly, Sussex.

Baptised: (as Istead) 10 May 1829 Ardingly, Sussex son of James & Mildred MILES nee EADE.

Married: (as Istead): 28 Jul 1855 Ardingly, Sussex to Eliza HENLEY.

Died: (as Isted) Dec quarter 1908, Godstone registration district, aged 79, [2a, 134]

Census: 1841 Ardingly, Sussex [HO107/1/1111 folio 7 page 6*] – Isted MILES, 14.

1851 Balcombe, Sussex [HO107/1642 folio 123 p4*] – Istead MILES, unm, servant, 21?, farm lab.

1861 West Hoathly, Sussex [RG9/580 folio 114 page 21*] – Isted MILES, mar, 32, farmer.

1871 (still to locate).

1881 Bidboro, Kent [RG11/912 folio 17 page 12*] – Isted MILES, mar, 51, labourer.

1891 Mayfield, East Sussex [RG12/783 folio 100 page 19*] – Isted MILES, mar, 62, retired farmer.

1901 Mayfield, East Sussex [RG13/898 folio 32 page 8*] – Isted MILES, mar, 71, retired farmer.

2 Iste(a)d MILES (great-grandson of Mary MILES nee ISTED)

Born: Jun quarter 1852 Cuckfield registration district, Sussex.

Baptised: (as Isted) 30 May 1852 Ardingly, Sussex son of James & Eliza MILES nee PECKHAM.

Married: (as Istead) Dec qtr 1877 East Grinstead reg. district to Louisa STREATFIELD [2b, 290].

Died: 1901+

Census: 1841 & 1851 – not applicable.

1861 Ardingly, Sussex [RG9/581 folio 82 page 11*] – Istead MILES, 9.

1871 (still to locate).

1881 Worth, Sussex [RG11/1060 folio 74 page 5*] – Istead MILES, mar, 29, ag labourer.

1891 Worth, East Sussex [RG12/790 folio 75 page 14*] – Isted MILES, mar, 39, ag labourer.

1901 Worth, East Sussex [RG13/906 folio 32 page 26*] – Isted MILES, mar, 49, ag carter on farm.

3 Isted James MILES (great-grandson of Mary MILES nee ISTED)

Born: Dec qtr 1886 Southboro, Kent [2a, 658] son of Frank & Esther MILES nee ASHBY

(NB Frank was a son of Istead MILES & Eliza HENLEY)

Baptised: (still to locate).

Married: Mar qtr 1912 Wandsworth registration district to Hannah LEE [1d, 823].

Died: 1901+

Census: 1841 & 1881 – not applicable.

1891 Tunbridge, Kent [RG12/680 folio 90 page 11*] – Isted J MILES, 4.

1901 Southboro, Kent [RG13/756 folio 20 page 31*] – Isted MILES, unm, 14, grocer’s errand boy.

4 Iste(a)d Thomas MILES (great-grandson of Mary MILES nee ISTED)

Born: Dec qtr 1887 Redhill, Surrey [2a, 180] son of William & Fanny MILES nee FINCH.

(NB William was a son of Istead MILES & Eliza HENLEY)

Baptised: (still to locate).

Married: Dec qtr 1912 Croydon registration district to Eva E S GYDE [2a, 718]

Died: 1901+

Census: 1841 & 1881 – not applicable.

1891 (still to locate)

1901 Croydon, Surrey [RG13/649 folio 20 page 45*] – Isted MILES, unm, 13, no occupation.

5 Isted John LONGHURST (his grandmother was possibly an ISTED?)

Born: Mar qtr 1851 Dorking registration district, Surrey [4, 147] son of Jonathon & Harriet LONGHURST nee BROOKER (NB possibly Harriet’s mother was an ISTED?)

Baptised: 23 Feb 1851 Coldharbour by Dorking, Surrey, son of Jonathon & Harriet LONGHURST.

Married: 24 Oct 1874 Ewhurst, Surrey to Mary Ann TIDY [Dec qtr 1874 Hambledon; [2a, 189].

Died: 1901+

Census:

1841 – not applicable.

1851 (still to locate).

1861 Shere, Surrey [RG9/426 folio 68 page 32*] – Isted J LONGHURST, 10, b Wotton, SRY

1871 Ewhurst, Surrey [RG10/826 folio 34 page 4*] – Isted J LONGHURST, unm, 20, ag lab.

1881 Shere, Surrey [RG11/775 folio 68 page 16*] – Isted J LONGHURST, mar, 30, ag lab.

1891 Abinger, Surrey [RG12/574 folio 108 page 13*] – Isted LONGHURST, mar, 40, ag lab.

1901 Shere, Surrey [RG13/601 folio 168 page 24*] – Isted J LONGHURST, mar, 50, general lab.

6 Isted M POTTER (great-grandson of Mary MILES nee ISTED) 

Born: (as John Isted M POTTER) Mar qtr 1885 Sevenoaks RD (Edenbridge), Kent [2a, 684] son of Benjamin & Alice POTTER nee MILES (NB Alice daughter of Istead MILES & Eliza HENLEY.)

Baptised: (still to locate).

Married: (still to locate).

Died: 1901+

Census: 1841 & 1881 – not applicable.

1891 Edenbridge, Kent [RG12/675 folio 12 page 18*] – Isted M POTTER, 6, scholar.

1901 Danehill, East Sussex [RG13/902 folio 139 page 10*] – Isted M POTTER, unm, 16, milkman & stockman & cattle farm worker.

7 Isted/Highsted/Histed/Hysted BAYLEY/BAILEY (a most confusing person due to both his first name & surname frequently changing! Is probably a descendant of Mary

HIGHSTEAD = Samuel BAILEY 12 Dec 1784 Mersham.)

Born: c1832 Mersham, Kent son of Robert & Jane.

Baptised: (still to locate).

Married: 2x (1) Mar quarter 1854 E Ashford, Kent to Charlotte ROGERS [2a, 565];

(2) Jun quarter 1877 Elham, Kent to Rebecca Ann ROGERS [2a, 1471].

Died: 1901+

Census:

1841 Mersham, Kent [HO107/7/474 folio 5 page 1*] – Isted BAYLY, 8.

1851 Aldington, Kent [HO107/1622 folio 82 page 11*] – Highsted BAYLEY, 19, house servant.

1861 Sellinge, Kent [RG9/554 folio 71 page 1*] – Isted BAYLEY, mar, 30, farm lab.

1871 Sellinge, Kent [RG10/1019 folio 76 page 12*] – Hysted BAYLEY, mar, 39, labourer.

1881 (still to locate).

1891 Kingsnorth, Kent [RG12/700 folio 130 page 2*] – Histed BAILEY, mar, 57, ag lab.

1901 Kingsnorth, Kent [RG13/784 folio 58 page 9*] – Histed BAILEY, mar, 66, ag lab/farm serv.

8 Histed BARRETT (possibly links to one of my branches that became HISTEDs in early 1800s?)

Born: c1816 Warbleton, Sussex daughter of ?

Baptised: (still to locate).

Married: (still to locate).

Died: 1881+

Census: 1841-1871 + 1891-1901 (still to locate).

1881 Herstmonceux, Sussex [RG11/1042 folio 4 page 2*] – Histed BARRETT, unm, 64, Domestic nurse, housekeeper.

B. Isted, etc used as a middle name (34 examples)

1 Agnes Isted BALES

Born Dec qtr 1852 Stepney registration district, [1c, 457].

Baptised 17 Oct 1852 St Thomas Stepney, London daughter of Benjamin & Louisa Margaret BALES nee NAYLOR. Is in 1861 census Shoreditch [RG9/231 folio 92 page 3*] & 1881 census London [RG11/310 folio 64 page 46].

2 Agnes Isted BARNES

Born Jun qtr 1852 Lewisham registration district [1d, 568].

Baptised 05 May 1852 St Bartholomew Sydenham, London daughter of William & Ann BARNES nee ISTED? (I have a marriage for a William BARNES to Ann ISTED 27 Jul 1827 Ashburnham, Sussex but is doubtful this is the same couple.)

3 John Histed BELL

Baptised 02 Aug 1783 St Swithin London-Stone, London son of John & Ann BELL nee (H)ISTED

Married 04 Oct 1810 St John the Baptist Croydon to Elizabeth Harriet MATTHEWS.

4 Charles Isted BUMSTEAD

Born Sep qtr 1875 Rye registration district [2b, 4].

Baptised 22 Oct 1875 Rye son of Charles Frederick/Harriet BUMSTEAD nee ISTED (Harriet has link to ISTEDs of Ashburnham, Sussex). Charles jnr married Sep qtr 1879 Rye to Martha CURD.

5 Esther Histed CARTON

Born c1840 West Wickham, Kent daughter of ? (possibly granddaughter of Judith (H)ISTED b1784 Caterham?) 1881 census West Wickham, Kent aged 40 mar Alfred CARTON [RG11/856 f? p16*].

6 Esther Histed CARTON

Born Dec qtr

(West Wickham), Kent [2a, 300] – probably illegitimate daughter of Esther Histed CARTON?

1901 census Selborne county of Southampton (Hampshire) aged 34, unm [RG13/1099 f104 p8*].

7 Ann Isted COLLINS

Baptised *14 Feb 1808 Warbleton, Sussex illegitimate daughter of Charity COLLINS & Thomas ISTED. Ann married as an ISTED in 1838 Hailsham to Richard WHITE; died 1872-1881.

8 Egbert Thomas Isted COLLINS (my 2x-great-grandfather)

Baptised *12 Aug 1832 Herstmonceux, Sussex son of Henry Isted & Elizabeth COLLINS nee SAXBY. Egbert Thomas ISTED married Ellen ELLIOTT 1854 Lewes; died 1903 Hailsham.

9 Henry Isted COLLINS (my 3x great-grandfather)

Baptised *19 Aug 1804 Ashburnham, Sussex illegitimate son of Thomas ISTED & Charity COLLINS. Married *12 Apr 1830 Herstmonceux, Sussex to Elizabeth SAXBY; died 1872 Southsea, Hampshire.

10 Osa Selwin Isted COLLINS

Baptised *22 Mar 1835           Herstmonceux, Sussex son of Henry Isted & Elizabeth COLLINS nee SAXBY. Osa did not marry; died as an ISTED 1856 Hailsham.

11 Mary Ann Histed COWLARD

Baptised 17 Feb 1861 Chevening, Kent daughter of James & Eliza COWLARD nee HISTED.

Eliza baptised 14 Sep 1828 Chevening daughter of William & Jane HISTED.

12 Rowley Histed CRITTAL/CRITTLE

Born 1844 & baptised 01 Dec 1850 Rotherfield illegitimate son of George HISTED & Hannah CRITTLE. Geo & Hannah had 5 illegitimate children all baptised on 01 Dec 1850 and 4 of then had Histed as the middle name; later on most took on the CRITTAL surname except Rowley who died in 1919 as a HISTED; he married on 15 Apr 1867 Buxted, Sussex to Frances BAILEY.

13 William Istead EDWARDS

Baptised 27 Nov 1807 East Grinstead, Sussex son of Joseph & Jane EDWARDS nee ELLIS who were married 29 Dec 1806 East Grinstead.

14 Cecilia Highsted FORSTER

Baptised 20 Dec 1826 St Martin-Fields, London daughter of Henry & Cecilia FORSTER nee HIGHSTED. Cecilia baptised 04 May 1806 Mersham daughter of John & Catherine HIGHSTED.

15 Susannah Frances Highsted FORSTER

Born c1845 Canterbury, Kent daughter of James & ? (possibly nee HIGHSTED).

Married * 13 May 1868 St Paul Deptford, Kent to Herbert HISTED (Herbert born 1844 Herstmonceux, Sussex son of Thomas/Mercy.) Susannah died 1872 St Mary Cray; Herbert died 1915 Plumstead, Kent.

16 Sarah Hystead GARETT

Baptised 23 Apr 1826 St John Baptist Croydon daughter of Edward & Susan GARETT nee ?

17 Fanny Histed GLADMAN

Baptised 12 Feb 1837 East Grinstead, Sussex daughter of John Martin & Frances GLADMAN nee HISTED. Married 26 Aug 1874 St Thomas St Marylebone, London to John McGRATH.

18 Charles Histed GORRINGE

Born Jun qtr

1881 Census Hornsey, Middlesex [RG11/1374 folio 8 page 10] & 1901 census Westerham, Kent [RG13/748 folio 150 page 9*].

19 James Isted HOWARD

Married 24 Mar 1824 St Leonards Shoreditch, London to Elizabeth JONES. Possibly one of James’s parents was an ISTED?

20 Sarah Isted KENDALL

Baptised 16 Aug 1829 St Leonards Shoreditch, London daughter of William & Sarah KENDALL nee?

21 Thomas Isted LONDON

Baptised 16 Apr 1769 Chilham, Kent son of Thomas Isted & Hannah LONDON nee ?

Possibly Thomas’s grandmother was an ISTED?

22 Jacob Isted MANN

Baptised 01 Feb 1782 Chevening, Kent son of Jacob/Elizabeth MANN possibly nee ISTED?

23 John Isted MANN

Baptised 23 Jun 1780 Chevening, Kent son of Jacob/Elizabeth MANN possibly nee ISTED?

24 Thomas Isted MAYHEW

Baptised 11 Aug 1805 St John Baptist Croydon, Surrey son of Edward & Elizabeth MAYHEW nee ISTED (Elizabeth ISTED bpt 1769 Ringmer, Sussex daughter of Thomas/Mary).

1851 Census Croydon, Surrey [HO105/1601 folio 576 page 6*]. Thomas I MAYHEW died 1857.

25 George Isted MUNK

Baptised 31 Dec 1801 St Clement Danes, Westminster son of George & Elizabeth MUNK nee ?

26 Alice Ellen Isted PIERCE

Baptised 06 Feb 1859 Danehill, Sussex illegitimate daughter of William ISTED (1825-1887) & Harriett PIERCE.

27 Sarah Lade Isted PILBEAM

Born Jun qtr 1844 Hailsham RD, Sussex [7, 361]

Baptised 14 Jul 1844 Warbleton, Sussex daughter of William & Mary Ann PILBEAM nee ISTED.

Sarah married 1873 Eastbourne registration district to Thomas Alfred DULY; died 1891-1901.

28 William Henry Isted PILBEAM

Born Sep qtr 1847 Hailsham Reg district (Warbleton), Sussex son of William & Mary Ann PILBEAM nee ISTED [7, 342]. William H I PILBEAM married in 1884 Hailsham to Sarah Ann BROOK; died 1901+.

29 Edward Isted PRICE

Baptised 12 Dec 1813 Charing, Kent illegitimate son of Richard HISTED & Mercy PRICE.

(NB middle name should be Histed.) Edward married as HISTED in 1838 Chatham to Sophia STEED and some of their children were born/baptised with Histed as middle name; he died 1891+.

30 James Isted RELF

Born Sep qtr 1858 Ticehurst RD, Sussex [2b, 67].

Baptised 05 Sep 1858 Burwash, Sussex illegitimate son of William ISTED & Eliza RELF.

James married as an ISTED in 1883 to Sophie BUTCHERS; died 1916 Burwash.

31 Ann Isted TOWNSEND

Born c1840 Soho, London/Middlesex daughter of Frank & Mary TOWNSEND nee ?

1871 Census Clerkenwell, Middlesex – aged 31, unmarried [RG10/389 folio 69 page 4*].

32 Henry Histed WELLER

Baptised 29 Apr 1812 East Grinstead, Sussex illegitimate son of Henry HISTED a butcher of Forest Row, Sussex & Jane WELLER. (There were quite a few HISTEDs that were butchers in Forest Row/East Grinstead in the 1700s-1800s.)

33 Esther Istead WHICKMAN

Baptised 1787 Warlingham, Surrey daughter of John & Mary WHICKMAN nee ?

Married 19 Nov 1809 St John Baptist Croydon, Surrey to Thomas GALLARD.

34 Caroline Highsted WISDOM

Born Jun qtr