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He married Unknown.
Children:
Baptised at Elland [4th March 1770].
He was a farmer [1841].
On 6th August 1792, he married Alice Cockroft [1766-1829].
Alice died 4th August 1829.
He lived at Adgil Grove, Southowram [1841].
Living with him [in 1841] were
Job Jowett [b 1836] (agricultural labourer)
and
Susannah Spencer [b 1801] (family servant).
Aaron died July 1850.
The couple were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram
[M 17]
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He married Rebecca.
Children:
They lived at
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Question:
Is he the same person as
Abel Aspinall [1822-18??]?
In August 1861, Jonas Shepherd, a delver at Northowram, was
summoned for assault on Aspinall.
Aspinall was threatened to be driven out of the township if
he did not pay £1 join the union of delvers at Northowram.
Shepherd met Aspinall and seized him by the throat.
When Aspinall said he would not pay, Shepherd threw him
down.
Shepherd was fined £5
He was
a flag facer of Southowram [1831] /
a stone cutter [1841] /
a delver [1851] /
a stone cutter [1861].
In 1831, he married Elizabeth Pinder.
Children:
They lived at
Abel died in 1864 (aged 54)
and was buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
[17th November 1864]
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Question:
Is he the same person as
Abel Aspinall [18??-18??]?
He was
a delver [1843] /
a stone getter [1851, 1861, 1871].
In 1843, he married Elizabeth Charlesworth [1822-1???].
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1851] was lodger John Hill [b 1811]
(engine tenter).
Living with them [in 1871] were daughter Ann Brook and her
son Robert Fred
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Born in Stainland;
baptised at Stainland [20th April 1829].
He was
a stone delver or getter [lodging with John Hamer at 509
Sowood, Stainland 1851] /
a delver [1861] /
a quarryman [1871] /
a quarry worker [1881].
He married Ellen [1834-1???].
She was a worsted weaver [1891]
Children:
They lived at
Abraham died between 1881 & 1891.
Living with the widowed Ellen & children [in 1891] was
granddaughter Annie Aspinall [b 1888]
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He was a carter [1875].
In 1875, he married Mary Elizabeth Charity [1853-1???].
Abraham died Q2 1886 (aged 31)
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Born in Rotherham.
He was
a soldier (lance sergeant) [1891] /
a caretaker [1897, 1901, 1911].
He married (1) Louisa [1866-1896].
Child:
Louisa May [1891-1892]
Louisa died Q1 1896 (aged 29).
In 1897, he married (2) Ruth Ann Thomas [1864-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
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Born 27th December 1839.
On 19th March 1857, he, his parents & siblings arrived at Sydney,
Australia aboard the Mary Ann.
He became an Australian stone mason and builder who was an expert in
the construction of round towers and buildings.
His early work was done in Sydney.
In 1865, he was building in Maitland.
His longest project was building Green Cape lighthouse on the
northern tip of Disaster Bay, south of Eden.
This started in the 1870s constructing a jetty at Billangbee Bay.
He spent 5 months building a 7-kilometre wooden tramway from
Billangbee Bay.
He soon found the soil unsuitable for such a heavy structure and the
foundations had to be made much deeper.
Difficulty in hiring labourers the construction drained him
financially and he had for a time to take work elsewhere.
His health began to fail and he was forced to spend time in Pambula
Hospital, Eden.
The lighthouse was completed by the creditors.
In the late 1880s, he constructed the Post Office at Eden.
He found that drinking a herbal tea, made from an infusion of the
leaves of a coastal sea box Alyxia Buxifolis, helped his
condition.
He applied for and secured a patent for this herbal tea.
In 1864, he married (1) Mary Jane Bennett.
Children:
Mary Jane died in New South Wales
In 1887, he married (2) Eliza Silk
in Sydney, Australia.
His only son did not have any children.
His grandsons James Goyon and Charles Mannins also
became builders and both had Sydney streets named after them.
A Newspaper advertisement of about 1881 reported:
Albert died 15th December 1903.
The Coroner's Inquest [17th December 1903] recorded
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Born in Brighouse.
He was
a stone miner (staying with his aunt & uncle Martha &
Michael Bairstow at Halfpenny Can, Southowram) [1871] /
a stone merchant [1881].
In [Q4] 1872, he married Mary Wood [1853-1???].
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1881] was mother-in-law Eliza Wood [b
1819].
Alfred was buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram
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He served in World War I.
He died in the conflict.
He was
carpenter/joiner [1881] /
joiner [1891, 1901].
In 1872, he married Alice Aspinall.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1881] was visitor Enoch Roebuck [b 1861]
(fettler, born Thurlston)
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Son of Enoch Aspinall.
He lived at 11 Wakefield Road, Brighouse.
Between 1893 and 1898, he appeared before the Court on at least 7
occasions:
6 times for being Drunk & Disorderly
and
1 offence of stealing a knife & fork.
He was described as being a mason, light brown hair, height 5 ft
7 ins, with a scar on his lower lip, and on two occasions was said to
have 4 blue dots.
Sentences varied between 7 and 14 days imprisonment or pay fines of
between 12/6d and £1 6/5d.
On each occasion, he served the sentence at Wakefield.
He died at St Luke's Hospital, Halifax [23rd February 1925] (aged 61).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £47.
Administration was granted to his widowed sister Hannah Mary Marsden Crowther
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He was a farmer [1881, 1882].
In 1877, he (possibly) married Mary Ann Thomas [1852-1???].
Children:
In 1881, the family were living at Farm House, Hove Edge
with Arthur's father.
They lived at Upper Lane, Hipperholme [1882]
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He was
a small wire drawer [1891] /
a wire drawer [1901, 1911].
In 1885, he married Elizabeth Ann Fovargue [1865-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Sons Wilfred & Herbert served in
World War I.
Herbert was killed
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Born at Stainland.
He was educated at Elland Secondary School and Manchester University.
He became a historian and taught at the University of Rangoon.
In 1931, he married (1) Gladys Shaw [1???-1965].
Children:
In 1968, he married (2) Beryl Johnson
Born in Southowram.
On 19th March 1857, he, his parents & siblings arrived at Sydney,
Australia aboard the Mary Ann.
He was educated at a private school.
He was an active Freemason.
He became a Clergyman and school principal.
Although educated as a Congregational, he was ordained as a
Presbyterian.
His first 13 years were spent building churches at Forbes and at
Condobolin.
He later assumed charge of St Luke's Church, Redfern.
In 1892, backed financially by his wife's family, he supported plans
to establish a Presbyterian Boys' School near Sydney.
In 1893, he was appointed first principal of
Scots College.
The school opened with 35 boys and the number soon rose to 100.
Many boys were of Scottish descent
In 1895 he moved to St Killian's.
He won the respect of the boys despite his short temper and severe
discipline which included corporal punishment and ridicule.
In 1901, he bought the lease of St Killian's and sold it to the
Presbyterian Church in 1906 for £7,000,
He was president of the Australian Historical Society.
In 1912, he was awarded a Masters Degree for his thesis on the
metaphysical significance of the Renaissance.
In his final years, he became apopletic and enrolment dwindled, the
building fell into disrepair, and unrest culminated in a brief strike
by the boys.
In 1913, Aspinall retired and visited England where his wife died in
1915.
On 22nd November 1877, he married Helen Strahorn [18??-1915]
at Wandoo, Wandong, Victoria.
Children:
All the children became medical practitioners.
They lived at Turramurra.
He died 9th June 1929 (aged 82).
He instructed that notice of his death should not appear until a week
later
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Born in Wainstalls.
He was
a milk dealer of Wainstalls [1895] /
a farmer [1901] /
a farmer (own account) [1911] /
a grocery warehouseman with Sowerby Bridge Industrial Society Limited [1921] /
a warehouseman [1927].
In [Q2] 1895, he married (1) Elizabeth Spotwood [1867-1935] in Halifax.
Children:
Elizabeth died 17th May 1935 (aged 68).
In [Q4] 1936, he married (2) Alice May Cockroft in Halifax.
They lived at
Arthur Lewis died 2nd July 1939 (aged 68)
and was buried at Mount Pleasant Methodist Church, Wainstalls
with his first wife & his parents
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Born in Ovenden [29th September 1839].
He was
a quarryman of 39 Charles Street, Manchester [1861] /
a stone delver [1861, 1871, 1881] /
a stone quarryman [1891].
On 3rd February 1861, he married Amelia Widdeson [1839-1???].
Children:
They lived at
Benjamin died in 1900 (aged 59)
Benjamin died 15th January 1900.
Amelia died 4th August 1919.
The couple were buried at Mount Pleasant Methodist Church, Wainstalls
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In 1861, he, Hugh Aspinall [b 1841] (silk dresser),
and George Aspinall [b 1840] (clogger) were lodgers with
Alfred Squire at Rastrick.
He was a silk dresser [1861, 1880].
In 1870, he married Hannah Cliffe [1841-1???].
Child:
Charlotte [b 1873] who married [1901] George Edward Cutts [1875-19??], son of Charles Cutts
They lived at
Brook died 4th April 1880 (aged 43).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £100.
Administration was granted to his widow Hannah
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Born in Rastrick
In 1851, he was living with Jonas Marsden & family at Lane
Head, Brighouse.
In 1861, he was staying with Sarah & John
Aspinall at New Road, Rastrick [1851]
He was
a plumber of Rastrick [1865] /
master plumber/glazier [1871] /
a plumber [1881, 1891].
He married 1865 Mary Aspinall [1846-1???].
Children:
They lived at
Brook died 30th May 1891 (aged 47).
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £356 9/-.
Administration was granted to daughter Caroline
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He married Mary.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1851] a James Hayes [b 1812] shown
as son.
In 1851, a James Hayes [1812-18??] married Priscilla Greenwood [1823-1???].
Living with them [in 1861] were
widowed daughter Sarah Balmforth,
her son George [b 1850] (cloth finisher),
her daughter Sarah [b 1852],
and
granddaughter Ruth Morton [b 1844].
Charles (possibly) died Q3 1864
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In 1827, he married Elizabeth (Betty) Helliwell.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1861] was granddaughter Eliza Edwards [b
1856].
Charles died at Scammonden [17th May 1873].
Probate was granted to son Eli Aspinall of Netherton, Huddersfield.
Betty died 21st April 1893 (aged 91).
She was buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland
with her parents
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Baptised at Lightcliffe [16th May 1830].
He was
a linen draper [1851] /
a master linen draper employing 1 man & 4 apprentices [1861] /
a draper [1883].
In [Q1] 1857, he married Ann Spencer [1832-1???].
Children:
They lived at
Charles's assistants & apprentices lived with them:
Charles died 23rd July 1883 (aged 53).
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £7,834 17/2d.
Administration was granted to his widow Ann
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Born in Elland.
He was
a weaver [1870] /
a woollen hand weaver [1871] /
a woollen weaver [1881].
In [Q3] 1865, he (possibly) married Harriet Readyhough [1828-1867].
Harriet (possibly) died Q3 1867 (aged 39).
In 1870, Charles married Mary Brearley [1829-1???].
Living with them [in 1871] were
son-in-law Eli Brearley [b 1850] (cotton spinner)
and
Alfred Brearley [b 1856].
Living with them [in 1881] was
Alfred Brearley/Aspinall [b 1856] (gas fitter's labourer)
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Born in Longwood / Elland.
He was a cotton twiner of Elland [1887, 1891, 1901, 1911].
In [Q1] 1887, he married Mary Ann Smith [1862-19??] at Elland Parish Church.
She was a cotton piecer [1891]
Children:
The family lived at
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Born in Warley.
On 4th November 1885, he married Mary Hannah Priestley in Halifax.
He & Mary Hannah took on the New Road Tavern, Halifax [1891].
Charles died in the New Road Tavern [15th April 1895].
The couple were buried at Illingworth Church
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He was a boot warehouseman [1911].
In 1902, he married Mary Hannah Higgins in Halifax.
Child:
Ethel [b 1907]
They lived at 2 Whitehall Street, Hipperholme, Brighouse [1911].
Living with them [in 1911] was Mary Hannah's widowed
father Thomas Higgins [b 1855] (stone dresser)
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Born in Hipperholme.
He was a blacksmith [1871, 1881, 1891, 1911].
In June 1881, he married Fanny Hemingway [1859-1935].
Children:
They lived at
Clayton died 22nd March 1922.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £777 13/5d.
Probate was granted to his widow Fanny.
Fanny died 30th October 1935.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £1,252 5/10d.
Probate was granted to
son Fred
and
Arthur Gledhill (builder)
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He lived at 13 Merz Road, Newton Aycliffe, Darlington.
He died at The General Hospital, Bishop Auckland [17th December 1960].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £318 17/-.
Administration was granted to
Squire Aspinall, (coal miner)
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Born in Ovenden.
He was
a delver [1855] /
a farmer [1877, 1881] /
a stone dresser [1891].
In 1855, he married Elizabeth Binns [1836-1???].
She may have had an illegitimate daughter Ann Binns [b 1851]
was shown as daughter-in-law and was living with them [1861,
1871]
Children:
They lived at
Dan died in 1892 (aged 55)
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Son of Marmaduke Aspinall.
He was
a stone mason [1841] /
a stone cutter [1851] /
a stone fettler [1861].
In 1809, he married (1) Tabitha Bailey [1???-1851].
Children:
Tabitha died Q3 1851.
He married (2) Rebecca [1790-1874].
Child: 10.
(possibly) Mary [1835-1898] who married James Hirst
They lived at
Living with them [in 1841, 1851] were sister Elizabeth (Betty)
Bailey [b 1791] and granddaughter Sarah Hoyle [b 1836].
David died 7th February 1868 (aged 80).
Probate records show that he left personal effects valued at £50.
The will was proved by Joseph Aspinall (farmer of Stainland).
Living with the widowed Rebecca [in 1871] was
granddaughter Rebecca Hirst [b 1863],
Rebecca died 28th February 1874 (aged 83).
She was buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland
with son-in-law James Hirst
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In 1847, he married Jane Fawthrop [1823-1???].
Children:
In 1871, the family were living with mother-in-law Betty
Fawthrop [born Greetland 1791] at Crossfield, Stainland
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He was a dyer's labourer [1900].
On 11th August 1900, he married Sarah Elizabeth Scott [1878-19??].
In 1901, the couple were living with David's mother at
Granville Street, Elland
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He was
a delver [1841] /
a stone delver [1861, 1871].
On 4th November 1830, he married Ruth Smithies.
Children:
They lived at Sowood Green, Stainland [1841, ... 1881].
Living with them [in 1871] were daughter Maria, her husband
Eli Sutcliffe and their daughter Mary Ann.
Duke died Q1 1877 (aged 68).
Living with the widowed Ruth [in 1881] were son Joe and
his wife Elizabeth
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He was
a stone delver [1881] /
a stone quarryman [1891, 1901] /
a delver in stone quarry [1911].
He never married.
He lived at
He was an inmate in the Halifax Union Workhouse [1911].
He died Q1 1917 (aged 68)
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He was a mason of 13 Beckenham Place, Halifax [1902].
In 1902, he married Clara Pickles [1877-1???].
They lived at 254 Pellon Lane, Halifax [1903].
Eber was buried at Christ Church, Pellon
[27th December 1903]
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He was
a stone delver [1840, 1841] /
a stone merchant [1851] /
a retired stone merchant [1871].
On 24th May 1840, he married Sarah Elizabeth Freeman at St Anne's Church, Southowram.
Child: George Edward
They lived at
Edward died 26th August 1876.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £30,000.
Probate was granted to
his widow Sarah Elizabeth
and
John Richardson of 1 Akroydon, Halifax (bank cashier).
Sarah Elizabeth died at Southport [28th March 1887].
Members of the family are buried/remembered at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Refs: F-S27 & F-T13]
See
Joseph Aspinall
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He was
a stone merchant of Southowram [1860] /
a stone merchant employing 6 men [1871] /
a stone merchant [1877] /
a stone merchant employing 3 men & 2 sons [1881] /
a wall stone dresser [1891] /
a stone quarry master [1901].
In 1860, he married Sarah Ann Crossley [1840-1???].
Children:
They lived at
Edward died Q2 1903 (aged 65)
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He was
a general draper [1891] /
a commercial traveller [1901] /
a draper (employer) [1911].
In 1888, he (possibly) married Annie Firth.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1891] were
Edward's sister Lily Aspinall [b 1867],
brother Willie Aspinall [b 1872],
and
visitor Emily Firth [b 1871].
Edward died 19th August 1915 (aged 50).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £5 15/-.
Administration was granted to his widow Annie
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Born in Southowram.
He was
a delver of Brighouse [1890] /
a stone dresser [1891] /
a stone hewer [1901].
He married Hannah Maria Greenwood [1869-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Edward died in Halifax in 1909 (aged 41)
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Born in Rastrick.
He was
a weaver of Rastrick [1845] /
a farmer/woollen manufacturer employing 20 men [1861] /
a woollen manufacturer [1871] /
a spinner of Rastrick [1876] /
a woollen manufacturer employing 10 men [1881] /
a woollen cloth weaver (retired) [1901].
On 30th November 1845, he married (1) Matilda Rayner [1821-1871].
Children:
Matilda died in 1871 (aged 50).
On 14th August 1876, he married (2) Edna [1824-1???].
They lived at
Edwin (possibly) died in 1905 (aged 86)
Living with them [in 1881] were 3 children from Edna's first
marriage.
Living with them [in 1891] was granddaughter Edna Rayner [b
1882].
In 1901,
Edna (company house keeper),
4 daughters,
and
granddaughter Edna Rayner [b 1882]
were living at Albert Road, Blackpool
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Born in Southowram.
He was
a woolsorter [1868, 1881, 1901, 1911].
On 15th April 1868, he married Esther Shepherd [1841-1918].
Children:
They lived at
Esther died 2nd September 1918 (aged 77).
Edwin died 22nd October 1925 (aged 80).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £264 18/6d.
Probate was granted to daughter Amy
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-E18]
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He was a delver of Netherton [1857].
In 1857, he married Sarah Sykes
at South Crosland.
They lived at Netherton, Huddersfield
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Born in Stainland.
He was
a mason of Stainland [1875] /
a mason [1879].
In 1875, he married Martha Pilling [1852-1???] at Elland Parish Church.
On 19th November 1879, he was charged with
towards the
maintenance of his wife.
He paid the money on 27th November 1879
In 1891, he was living at Stainland Road, Sowood, Stainland with his
brother Ephraim
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He was a stone delver [1841, 1851].
In 1841, she is shown (aged 14) living with Harriet Chadwick
and family at Lower Edge.
In 1850, Miriam Chadwick (aged 22), daughter of Elijah
Aspinall married Joseph Dawson (aged 25), son of Thomas
Dawson
He married Sarah [1803-18??].
Children:
They lived at
Elijah died 30th May 1880 (aged 78).
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at under £200.
Administration was granted to his widow Sarah
In 1881, Sarah was listed as
at Stones, Warley.
She died Q2 1883 (aged 83)
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Born in Stainland.
He was
a slate striker [1851] /
a delver [1871].
He married 1846 Martha Collinge 1805-1???.
Children:
They lived at
Elijah died in 1875 (aged 62)
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She married Abel Aspinall.
She was beerseller at Victoria Beerhouse, Brighouse [1869].
She took over after her son William Aspinall who was there
in 1867.
On 20th February 1869, she was charged with
At the hearing, it was reported that this practice had become very
prevalent in Brighouse, where the number of prostitutes had fearfully
increased.
She had been previously convicted.
She was fined £2 and was told that the penalty for the next
offence of the kind would be much heavier
The Halifax Courier [28 August 1869] reported
She did not live there.
It was run by her son, William Aspinall, who had been
convicted of felony
In 1881, she was living alone at 17 Police Street, Brighouse.
Elizabeth died in Halifax in 1890 (aged 83)
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Born in Rastrick.
He was
a stone mason living with David & Mary Marsden [1841] /
a stone mason [1861].
In 1850, he married Annis Marsden [1831-1???].
Children:
All children had the names Marsden Aspinall.
They lived at Bridge End, Rastrick [1861, 1871].
Enoch died Q3 1873 (aged 48).
Annis (possibly) died Q4 1877
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He was
a wheelwright of Ovenden [1849, 1851, 1871, 1881] /
a retired blacksmith [1891].
In 1849, he married Hannah Ambler [1830-18??].
Children:
They lived at
Hannah was dead by 1881.
Enoch (possibly) died at Fylde [Q1 1892]
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Born in Stainland.
He was
a woollen spinner [1881] /
a worsted spinner [1891].
In 1870, he married Jane Aspinall.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1891] was his brother Ephraim's brother
Eli Aspinall
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She never married
She lived at 11 Raglan Street, Halifax.
She committed suicide [28th December 1919].
The Inquest at St Anne's School, Southowram [February 1919] recorded
Her sister Janet Aspinall said that the deceased had been at
Ripon Camp as a waitress up to 21st November last.
Formerly her sister had lived at Adgil Grove Farm, Southowram for 19
years and left there in April 1918.
James Buckle of Lower Lane, Southowram found the body in the
dam.
The Coroner said it was quite clear from a letter left by the
deceased that she had made up her mind to commit suicide and that she
had come to Southowram for that purpose.
Verdict was Suicide by drowning
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £654 5/3d.
Administration was granted to
her sister Janet Aspinall
She was buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-J31]
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He was
a stone delver [1841] /
a stone quarryman [1851] /
a stone merchant /
a quarryman [1859].
In 1835, he married Ann Crossley [1818-1???].
Children:
They lived at
Fielding died 5th April 1859 (aged 51)
and was buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Dean Head
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £200.
The will was proved by
George Lumb of Edgerton (farmer)
and
George Lumb of Turner House in Scammonden (shopkeeper)
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He was a quarryman [1851, 1861].
In 1844, he married Hannah Wood [1823-1???].
She was a machinist [1881]
Children:
They lived at
Fielding (possibly) died Q2 1865
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Born in Clayton.
He was
a mason [1866] /
a stone mason [1871, 1881, 1891].
In 1866, he married Mary Jane Robinson [1846-1???].
She was a weaver [1866]
Children:
They lived at
Fielding died in 1899 (aged 53)
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He was
a quarryman [1871] /
a farmer of 24 acres with 1 man and 1 boy [1881].
In 1872, he married Ann Empsall.
Children:
They lived at Sutcliffe Wood Bottom, Hipperholme [1881].
Fred died in 1885 (aged 41)
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He was a silk dresser [1902].
In 1902, he married Sarah Ann Clayton.
Fred died 12th June 1937 (aged 72)
or December 1938 (aged 73)
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Eliza married Crossland Singleton in 1879, and Fred
lived with the family as a son, and kept his name as Fred
Aspinall
He was
a cotton doubler [1891] /
a brick setter [1901, 1911]
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He was a banker's clerk [1932].
In 1932, he married Mary Enderby [1909-1???].
They lived at 12 Rockville Terrace, Halifax [1932]
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He was at Law Hill House, Southowram [around 1810]
Built the Southowram Club & Institute [1896]
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He was
an unemployed woollen weaver [1881] /
a woollen weaver [1891].
In 1839, he married Elizabeth Buckley [1814-1???].
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1881, 1891] was grandson Herbert Aspinall
[b 1876].
Living with them [in 1891] were daughter Zilpha, son-in-law
Peter Duncan McMaster and their children.
George died in 1891 (aged 75)
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He was
educated at Manor House Academy, Clifton [1841] /
an office clerk [1851] /
a retired bookkeeper [1871, 1881, 1891].
He lived at
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Born in Stainland.
He was
a cotton spinner [1881, 1901, 1911].
In 1867, he married Emma Blackburn [1843-1???].
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1881] were mother-in-law Betty Blackburn
[b 1804] & lodger Ellen A Firth [b 1863].
George died in Huddersfield [Q1 1922] (aged 78)
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Born in Spitalfields.
He was
a telephone linesman [1911] /
with the Royal Engineers at Soho, Middlesex [1911, 1914].
In 1924, he (possibly) married Mary Horner [1891-1925].
Mary died 21st October 1925 (aged 34)
at Holdsworth House, the home of her parents.
She was buried at St John the Evangelist, Bradshaw.
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £548 7/8d.
Administration was granted to her husband George
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Son of Edward Aspinall.
Born in Southowram [29th October 1842].
He was
Curate of Barwick [1871] /
Vicar of East Hardwick [1881].
He was
Rural Dean of Halifax /
President of the Royal Halifax Infirmary /
one of the chief landowners in Southowram [1861].
He owned property including
After his death [1922], the property, including 49 acres of land, was
sold at auction for £1800.
In June 1899, he and Francis King were nominated as
candidates for the Hipperholme Division of the West Riding County
Council.
In 1882, he married Caroline Holden [1852-1907]
at Knaresborough.
They lived at Hall Ings, Southowram [1891, 1901, 1905, 1922].
Caroline died 19th October 1907 (aged 55).
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £147 6/6d.
Administration was granted to her husband George Edward
He died 7th February 1922.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £92,710 7/7d.
Probate was granted to
Walter Freeman Esq,
Caroline Kay (spinster),
Lewis Rhodes (solicitor),
and
Hanson Freeman (solicitor).
In his will, he left bequests for the Vicar, curates and
churchwardens at St Anne's in the Grove Church, Southowram, and
for the maintenance of his family memorials at the church.
Members of the family are buried/remembered at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Refs: F-S27 & F-T13]
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Born in Elland.
He was
a delver [1833] /
a stone delver [1841] /
a farmer of 31 acres with 1 man [1851] /
a beer seller [1851] /
a stone getter [1861] /
a quarryman [1868] /
a grocer of Queens Road, Halifax [1871].
In 1833, he married Sarah Bairstow [1812-1890].
Children:
They lived at
Godfrey died 25th July 1871 (aged 56).
Sarah died 4th August 1890 (aged 78).
They & other members of the family (‡) were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: F-K19]
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He was
In 1881, he was living at Upper Edge, Elland, with his
sister Emma & brother-in-law William Marshall.
In [Q4] 1883, he married Hannah Aspinall [1850-1???] in Halifax.
Child:
Sarah Emma [b 1886]
They lived at Mechanics' Hall House, 45 Calder Street, Elland
[1891]
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He was
a woollen weaver [1871] /
a worsted weaver [1881].
In 1878, he married (1) Elizabeth Firth [1857-1902].
Children:
Elizabeth died Q4 1902.
In [Q2] 1905, he married (2) Sarah Nelson in Halifax.
They lived at
Hall died 26th January 1923
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £50.
Administration was granted to his widow Sarah
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He was a delver of Lower Edge [1887].
In 1887, he married Clarissa Hampshire [1867-1???].
Children:
Hall died Q4 1889 (aged 23)
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She was an annuitant [1851]
She lived at
She died 8th September 1860.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £200.
The will was proved by Kaye Aspinall
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He was
in the Yeomanry Cavalry [1881] /
a brewer [1881] /
a brewer of Illingworth [1886] /
a brewer of Mount Tabor [1887, 1889] /
a common brewer [1891] /
a common brewer (employer) [1901] /
owner of the Murgatroyd's Arms, Luddenden [1904] /
at Spring Head Brewery, Mount Tabor [1905] /
a brewer at Spring Head Brewery, Mount Tabor [1911].
In 1886, he married Lucy Ellen Parker [1859-1???].
Children:
They lived at
Lucy Ellen died 1st May 1934.
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £1,225.
Probate was granted to
son Leonard.
Harry died at Halifax General Hospital [5th April 1942].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £3,367 13/7d.
Probate was granted to
children Leonard & Doris.
See
Shoulder of Mutton, Mount Tabor
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He was
a general labourer [1911].
Around 1896, he married Emily [1883-19??].
Children:
The ages of the parents & children [as shown on the 1911 census] seem
inconsistent.
They lived at
4 Wadsworth Yard, Halifax (as boarders with Lewis Holroyd)
[1911].
In 1939, Harry (a goods porter with LMS railways) was living
at 133 Lister Lane, Halifax with Elizabeth Holroyd
Born in Elland.
He was
an iron moulder (boarding in Trafford Park, Manchester) [1911] /
living at Langdale Street, Elland [1914].
On 27th July 1914, he married Betty Williams Wilkinson [1887-1914]
at St Chad's Church, Romilly, Cheshire.
Betty died in Salford [Q4 1914] (aged 27).
During World War I,
he volunteered for active service [January 1915]
and served as a Private
with the 2nd Battalion
King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment).
He was killed in action [18th October 1915] (aged 27).
The Halifax Courier [20th November 1915] published
an article about his death, accompanied by memories from Private
Helliwell and Private R. Pennance, two of his fellow
soldiers.
Private Helliwell says that he and Private Aspinall
only went into the trenches on Sunday 17th October 1915,
and Harry was killed by a trench mortar on the following day.
The Halifax Courier He is remembered on the Loos Memorial, France [Grave Ref 19 & 20]
and on Elland War Memorial
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He was
a cotton piecer [1911] /
employed by Firth's Carpets in Bailiff Bridge.
During World War I,
he enlisted at Brighouse
and served as a Lance Corporal
with the 2nd Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed in action [24th October 1918] (aged 22).
He was buried at Verchain British Cemetery, Verchain-Maugre, France [Grave Ref B 24].
He is remembered on Firth's War Memorial,
and on Bailiff Bridge War Memorial
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He was
a quarryman – living with his grandfather Joshua Lumb [1851] /
a delver of Elland [1855] /
a stone quarrier [1861] /
a stone dresser [1871, 1881] /
a quarryman [1891] /
a slate striker [1901] /
a quarryman [1903].
The Brighouse News [22nd April 1898] reported
The case was later withdrawn; when the Bench asked why it was
withdrawn, Flint said that it has been settled out of court
and she had been promised 25s of which £1 had been received.
The Bench allowed withdrawal on payment of costs, a total of 5s
In 1855, he married Emma Crowther [1832-1879].
Children:
They lived at
Emma died Q3 1879 (aged 47).
On 22nd February 1880, he married Sarah.
Heap died 2nd May 1903.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £214 14/-.
The will was proved by his son Moses
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Born 3rd September 1809.
He was a card maker [1841, 1851].
On 22nd May 1834, he married Mary Ann Haigh [1811-1875].
They lived at
Henry died in Southowram [31st July 1858] (aged 48).
Mary Ann died 26th February 1875 (aged 64).
The couple were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: F-R31]
with Henry's parents
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He was
a stone delver [1841] /
a stone/merchant & farmer of 10 acres [1851] /
a slate cutter [1861] /
a delver [1871].
He married Hannah [18??-1954].
Children:
They lived at
Henry died 12th May 1872 (aged 61)
and was buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S2/72]
Probate records show that he left personal effects valued at £50.
The will was proved by Joseph Aspinall (farmer of Stainland).
Living with the widowed Hannah [in 1881] was (possibly
granddaughter) Sarah A. Aspinall [b 1875].
Living with the widowed Hannah [in 1891] were 4 grandchildren:
Harry Aspinall [b 1871] (a stone quarryman),
Arthur Aspinall [b 1874] (a woollen spinner),
David Leadminer Aspinall [1877-1955] (a woollen spinner),
and
Ruth Hannah Aspinall [b 1879] (a woollen spinner).
Hannah died in 1894
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In January 1859, he married Nancy Fryer.
In [Q1] 1874, he married Martha Law in Halifax.
He died in Huddersfield [Q4 1905]
He was a stone dresser [1891, 1901].
In [Q2] 1891, he married Mary Ann Watling [1870-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at 45 Gooder Lane, Rastrick [1901].
Henry died Q4 1901 (aged 36)
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Aspinall, Mr Ref 70-201
Aspinall, Mr Ref 70-499
Partner in Calvert & Aspinall
Aspinall, Aaron Ref 70-132
Son of William Aspinall.
Alice was born in Southowram
Aspinall, Abel Ref 70-88
Aspinall, Abel Ref 70-4780
Of Brighouse.
Aspinall, Abel Ref 70-171
Born in Southowram.
Elizabeth was born in Rastrick
Aspinall, Abel Ref 70-65
Son of Jane & Squire Aspinall.
Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas Charlesworth
Aspinall, Abraham Ref 70-179
Son of Thomas Aspinall.
Ellen was born in Huddersfield.
Aspinall, Abraham Marsden Ref 70-91
Son of Enoch Aspinall.
Mary Elizabeth was the daughter of John Charity, carter
Aspinall, Albert Ref 70-103
Son of Benjamin Aspinall.
Ruth Ann, of Lower Green Edge, Wainstalls, was the daughter
of Henry Thomas, mason
Aspinall, Albert Wood Ref 70-109
Son of John Aspinall.
Missing from his home 13, Esther Street, Surrey Hills since 6:30 am
on the 29th ult Albert Wood Aspinall age about 42 years, short
and stout build, dark hair and complexion, dark beard, whiskers and
moustache turning grey, dressed in dark clothes and black hat, a
builder and contractor.
Information to Mrs Aspinall at the above address
Albert Wood Aspinall [died as a result] of an explosion caused
by himself whilst in a state of mental depression
Aspinall, Alfred Ref 70-29
(Possibly) son of Susan and Richard Aspinall.
Mary was born in Dodsworth, Yorkshire
Aspinall, Alfred D. Ref 70-182
He was educated at Crossley & Porter School.
Aspinall, Allen Ref 70-119
(Possibly) son of George Aspinall, of Firth House, Rastrick.
Aspinall, Allen Marsden Ref 70-174
Or Allan.
Aspinall, Arthur Ref 70-177
Son of Joseph Aspinall.
Mary Ann was born in Huddersfield
Aspinall, Arthur Ref 70-18
Born in Rastrick.
Elizabeth was born in Cambridge
Aspinall, Arthur Ref 70-4610
Son of Sarah Hannah and Oliver Aspinall.
Aspinall, Rev Arthur Ashworth Ref 70-110
Son of John Aspinall.
Aspinall, Arthur Lewis Ref 70-95
Son of Benjamin Aspinall.
Elizabeth, of Hyde Park Road, Halifax, was born in Old
Whittington, Derbyshire, the daughter of James Spotwood, coal
miner
Details are not yet known of the death / burial place of Alice May
Aspinall, Benjamin Ref 70-94
Son of John Aspinall.
Amelia, of 516 Rochdale Road, Manchester, was born in
Wath-upon-Dearne [12th July 1839], the daughter of George
Widdeson, labourer
Aspinall, Brook Ref 70-105
Son of Ann & Thomas Aspinall
Hannah had 3 children born in Bradford (father unknown):
Aspinall, Brook Ref 70-121
Son of William Aspinall, stone merchant.
Mary was born in Elland, the daughter of John Aspinall,
mason
Aspinall, Charles Ref 70-130
He was
a woollen weaver [1841, 1851] /
a woollen piecer [1861].
James Hayes was shown as son of Charles Aspinall
Priscilla, the daughter of Henry Crossley, was the
widow of Mr Greenwood
Aspinall, Charles Ref 70-80
He was
a stone delver [1841, 1851] /
a slate quarrier [1861] /
a stone mason [1871] /
a stone merchant [1873].
Betty was the daughter of Thomas Helliwell
Aspinall, Charles Ref 70-89
Son of Job Aspinall.
Ann was the daughter of Henry Spencer, draper
Aspinall, Charles Ref 70-131
Son of Charles Aspinall.
Mary, of Elland, was the daughter of John Brearley,
manufacturer
Aspinall, Charles Ref 70-20
Son of John Aspinall, weaver.
Mary Ann was born in Elland, the daughter of Thomas
Smith, moulder.
Aspinall, Charles William Ref 70-196
Son of John Aspinall.
Mary Hannah was the daughter of John Priestley
Aspinall, Clay Ref 70-192
Born in Halifax.
Mary Hannah was the daughter of Thomas Higgins
Aspinall, Clayton Ref 70-45
Son of James Aspinall.
Fanny, of South Holme, Southowram, was the daughter of George Hemingway
Aspinall, Colin Race Ref 70-31
Son of Squire Aspinall.
Aspinall, Dan Ref 70-98
Son of John Aspinall delver.
Elizabeth was the daughter of Joseph Binns, comber.
Aspinall, David Ref 70-77
Of Stainland.
Aspinall, David Ref 70-78
Son of David Aspinall.
Jane was the daughter of Betty and Timothy
Fawthrop
Aspinall, David Lewis Ref 70-184
Son of William Aspinall.
Sarah Elizabeth, of Ainley Street, Elland, was the daughter
of John William Scott, card cleaner
Aspinall, Duke Ref 70-55
Aka Marmaduke.
Aspinall, Duke Ref 70-52
Son of John Aspinall.
Aspinall, Eber Ref 70-70
Son of Dan Aspinall.
Clara, of 5 Westfield Terrace, Halifax, was the daughter
of Charles Pickles, card maker
Aspinall, Edward Ref 70-949
Born 13th June 1813.
Sarah Elizabeth, the daughter of Samuel Freeman, was born
13th December 1813
Aspinall, Edward Ref 70-27
Son of Squire Aspinall.
Sarah Ann was the daughter of Thomas Crossley, mason of
Brighouse
Aspinall, Edward Ref 70-143
Son of Charles Aspinall.
Aspinall, Edward Ref 70-61
Son of Job Aspinall.
Hannah, of Thornhill Briggs, Brighouse, was born in Norland,
the daughter of Zachariah Greenwood, cotton spinner
Aspinall, Edwin Ref 70-155
(Possibly) son of James Aspinall.
Matilda, of Rastrick, was the daughter of Enoch Rayner,
warehouseman
Edna, of Rastrick, was the daughter of Elijah Noble,
gardener, and widow of Walker Gooder
Aspinall, Edwin Ref 70-154
Son of Godfrey Aspinall.
Esther, of Hipperholme, was born in Northowram, the daughter
of Enoch Shepherd, stone mason
Aspinall, Eli Ref 70-81
Son of Charles Aspinall.
Sarah was the daughter of John Sykes
Aspinall, Eli Ref 70-181
Son of Elijah Aspinall.
Martha, of Stainland, was the daughter of Joseph
Pilling, weaver
Neglecting to contribute £5 1/6d.Aspinall, Elijah Ref 70-4
(Possibly) Son of Mary and William Aspinall.
About 1828, a Miriam Chadwick was born.
Sarah was born in Yen, Staffordshire
a farmer of 9 acres
Aspinall, Elijah Ref 70-101
Son of James Aspinall.
Martha was the daughter of Eli Collinge
Aspinall, Mrs Elizabeth Ref 70-4850
Née Pinder.
harbouring notorious characters in her house
Application for a licence for Elizabeth Aspinall, Victoria
Inn, Hipperholme-cum-Brighouse, was refused because she harboured
prostitutes and had a conviction.
Aspinall, Enoch Ref 70-90
Son of Job Aspinall.
Annis was born in Brighouse, the daughter of Abraham
Marsden
Aspinall, Enoch Ref 70-73
Son of Job Aspinall, delver.
Hannah was the daughter of David Ambler, comber
Aspinall, Ephraim Ref 70-102
Son of Elijah Aspinall.
Aspinall, Ethel Ref 70-26
Daughter of Jonas Aspinall.
Ethel Aspinall,
unmarried, age 31, a native of Southowram who until a month ago had
been living at 11, Raglan Street, Halifax with her aunt.
She had been missing from home since 28th December 1918 and her body
was recovered from Barker Royd Dam.
Aspinall, Fielding Ref 70-85
Son of James Aspinall.
The widowed Ann was a hand loom weaver [1861]
Aspinall, Fielding Ref 70-129
No father's name was shown on the marriage record.
Hannah was the daughter of George Wood, delver
Aspinall, Fielding Ref 70-84
Son of Marmaduke Aspinall.
Mary Jane, of Clayton, was born in Allerton, the daughter
of Joseph Robinson, overlooker.
Aspinall, Fred Ref 70-156
Son of James Aspinall.
Ann was the daughter of William Empsall
Aspinall, Fred Ref 70-86
Son of Squire Aspinall.
Sarah Ann, of New Street, Brighouse, was the daughter
of William Clayton, delver
Aspinall, Fred Ref 70-13
Illegitimate son of Eliza Aspinall.
Aspinall, Geoffrey Ref 70-144
Son of Edward Aspinall
Mary, of 12 Heath Park Avenue, Halifax, was the daughter
of Harold Edward Enderby, bank manager
Aspinall, George Ref 70-10
Stone merchant.
Aspinall, George Ref 70-7
MA, JP.
Aspinall, George Ref 70-150
Son of Lydia & Joseph Aspinall.
Elizabeth was the daughter of Joseph Buckley
Aspinall, George Ref 70-1021
Son of William Aspinall.
Aspinall, George Ref 70-97
Son of Duke Aspinall.
Emma was born in Longwood, the daughter of Betty
& William Blackburn
Aspinall, George Adfield Ref 70-104
Son of Albert Aspinall.
Aspinall, Rev George Edward Ref 70-361
MA.
Caroline from Wakefield, was born 9th July 1852
Aspinall, Godfrey Ref 70-28
(Possibly) son of Mary and Joseph Aspinall.
Aspinall, Hall Ref 70-38
Son of John Aspinall.
Hannah, of West Vale, was the daughter of Charles
Aspinall, overlooker
Aspinall, Hall Ref 70-41
Son of William Aspinall.
Elizabeth was the daughter of Joseph Firth, weaver
Aspinall, Hall Ref 70-123
Son of Heap Aspinall.
Clarissa was the daughter of George Hampshire, coachman
Aspinall, Hannah Ref 70-122
Born in Halifax.
Aspinall, Harry Ref 70-48
Son of William Aspinall.
Lucy, of Lightcliffe, was the daughter of George Lister
Parker, merchant
Aspinall, Harry Ref 70-205
Born in Halifax [17th March 1880].
Emily was born in Halifax
Aspinall, Harry Ref 70-134
Son of Charles Aspinall.
Betty was the daughter of Mr Wilkinson of Romilly, Cheshire
Aspinall, Harry Ref 70-15
Son of Wilson Aspinall.
Aspinall, Heap Ref 70-74
Son of Moses Aspinall.
In April 1858, he was charged with snaring rabbits in the grounds
of Mrs Ashworth of Elland on the 12th April 1858.
He pleaded guilty, but at the hearing, the keeper admitted that the
rabbits had been shot and put in the snares before Aspinall
found them.
The case was dismissed
Heap Aspinall was summoned by Truly Flint charged
with assault.
Emma, of Elland, was the daughter of Henry Crowther,
farmer
Sarah, of Rastrick, was the daughter of John Stoney,
stone dresser, and widow of Mr Marsden
Aspinall, Henry Ref 70-186
Son of Squire Aspinall.
Mary Ann was born in Southowram
Aspinall, Henry Ref 70-46
Son of David Aspinall.
Aspinall, Henry Ref 70-454
Son of James Aspinall.
Nancy was the daughter of Thomas Fryer
Aspinall, Henry Brighouse Ref 70-49
Born in Huddersfield.
Aspinall, Henry Thornton Ref 70-62
Son of Job Aspinall.