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Baptised in Heversham Westmorland 21 Dec 1823 (son of [[Alexander Webster|Alexander WEBSTER]] and Margaret CRAYSTON.

Crayston was the Kendal [[Borough Surveyor]] and [[Land Agent]] 1853 to 1859.

He had his own firm [[Webster Son & Banks]]. Alexander was the son and the BANKS was an a [[John BANKS]].

Crayston  married [[Jane RISHTON]] 9 March 1846 Kendal.  Jane's parents were [[Henry RISHTON]] and [[Jane PRESTON]].
Crayston and Jane's children were: Jane (c. 1847), Margaret (c. 1849), [[Alexander WEBSTER|Alexander]] (c. b. 13 June 1851), Alfred (c. 1853), Dorah (c. 4 May 1855), Henry John (10 May 1855), James (c. 1861 d. 27 Jul 1885 on board ship in the Red Sea), Emma (c. 1864).

Webster wrote, The farming of Westmorland, Journal of the Royal Society of Agriculture of England, 2nd ser. 4 (1868), pp6-7.

 
"Webster as sole valuer for 25 enclosures made under the 1845 act, oversaw the re-shaping of some 17 per cent of the total area enclosed in Westmorland and 18 per cent in north Lancashire.[1]


     1848-1849 Smardale
     1848-1850 Newbiggin
     1845-1851 Waitby intack
     1845-1852 Kirkby intack
     1845-1853 Little Musgrave intake
     1850-1853 Little Musgrave
     1850-53 Dillicar
     1850-54 Over Staveley
     1852-1854 Waitby
     1851-1854 Colby
     1852-1855 Kirkby Stephen,
     1853-54 Kentmere Green Quarter
     1854-1855 Church Brough intake
     1855-1858 Maulds Meaburn
     1856- 1858 Tilberthwaite Fell
     1857-1859 Great Musgrave
     1857-1859 Gleaston
     1858-1862 Hawkshead
     1859-1862 Skelwyth
     1859-1862 Osmotherley
     1861-65 Hartsop
     1861-65 Scandale
     1867-70 Wadshaw Common
     1872 High and Low Millala, Dufton Moss, Dufton
     1879-1890 Stainmore[2]

His enclosure surveys were not limited to Lancashire and Westmorland.

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[1] I. Whyte, Transforming Fell and Valley, CNWRS, University of Lancaster, 2000, p44

[2] list taken from Whyte p45

Credit: Stephen Read

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