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James Aspden

(1899 - 1975)


Father: John Aspden (1862 - 1941)
Mother: Nancy Frankland (abt.1868 - 1933)

Siblings:

Children:

None


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
1899-01-31 Birth
  • Baptism record
  • lancashirebmd:  T1
  • GRO index (online):  T2
  • Death registration
1887-10-06 Baptism
  • Place: St John the Baptist, Gannow, Burnley
  • Abode: 6 Cherry Buildings
1901-03-31 Census
  • Abode: 3 Turner Street, Burnley
  • Age: 2
  • Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire
  • Census record RG13-3872-120-7:  F2  F3  T5
  • familysearch:  Link
1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 246 Cog Lane, Burnley
  • Age: 12
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire
  • Census record RG14PN4843-RD472-SD2-ED20-SN191:  F4  F5  F6  T6
  • familysearch:  Link
1929 Marriage
Ellen Berry (1899 - 1961)
  • Place: St John the Baptist, Gannow, Burnley
  • lancashirebmd:  T7
1939-09-29 1939 register
  • Abode: 270 Cog Lane, Burnley
  • Birthdate: 1899-01-31
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • 1939 register RG101-4311B-016-23:  F7  Link  T8
abt.1975-02-10 Death
  • Abode: Cog Lane, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 76
  • Birthdate: 1899-01-31
  • Estimated from burial record
  • freebmd:  T9
1975-02-14 Burial
  • Place: Grave 16B, Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancashire


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Birth:  ASPDEN  James  FRANKLAND  1899  Burnley West  Lancashire  Preston  BUW/6/97
        
T2
ASPDEN, JAMES      FRANKLAND
GRO Reference: 1899  M Quarter in THE BURNLEY UNION  Volume 08E  Page 217
        
T3
Baptism: 23 Feb 1899 St John the Baptist, Burnley, Lancs.
James Aspden - [Child] of John Aspden & Nancy
    Born: 31 Jan 1899
    Abode: 3 Turner Street
    Occupation: Engine Tenter
    Baptised by: W J Gerratt
    Register: Baptisms 1898 - 1903, Page 23, Entry 1752
    Source: Original Parish Register
        
T4
Page 23  BAPTISMS Solemnized in the Parish of St John Baptist Gannow in the County of Lancaster
         in the year one thousand Eight Hundred & ninety nine
1899 23 Feby No. 1752  James  John & Nancy  Aspden  3 Turner Street  Engine Tenter  W. J. Gerratt
31st Jany 1899 [written in right margin]
        
T5
1901 Census RG13 piece 3872 folio 120 page 7

Administrative County   [blank]
Civil Parish of   Burnley
Ecclesiastical Parish of   Gannow St John the Baptist
County Borough of   Burnley
Ward of Municipal Borough of   Gannow
Parliamentary Borough or Division of   Burnley

Schedule 38   3 Turner St   4 rooms

John Aspden     Head      M  37     Engine Tenter Mill  Worker      Rushton, Lanc@as
Nancy Aspden    Wife      M     34                                  Burnley, Lancashire
Sarah E Aspden  Daughter  S     14  Cotton Weaver       [Worker]    [Burnley, Lancashire]
Jno W. Aspden   Son       S  12                                     [Burnley, Lancashire]
Alfred Aspden   Son       S  8                                      [Burnley, Lancashire]
James Aspden    Son          2                                      [Burnley, Lancashire]

Transcribed from Census-1901-RG13-3872-120-7.jpg by dh

        
T6
1911 census  RG14 PN24843 RD472 SD2 ED20 SN191

Registration District      472
Registration Sub-District  2
Enumeration District       20

Address  246 Cog Lane, Burnley

Schedule  191 [192 struck through]

John Aspden          Head      48     Married  26 0 0 0*  Engine Driver    WORKER         Rishton LANCS
Nancy Apsden         Wife         43  Married  26 6 6 0   Home Work*               Home*  Burnley LANCS
John William Aspden  Sons      22     Single              Weaver Cotton    WORKER         Burnley LANCS
Alfred Aspden        Sons      18     Single              Weaver Cotton    WORKER         Burnley LANCS
James Aspden         Sons      12     -                   Weaver Cotton    WORKER         Burnley LANCS
Elsie Aspden         Daughter     8   -                   -                               Burnley LANCS
Mary Allen Aspden    Daughter     3   -                   -                               Burnley LANCS
Samuel Grimshaw      Uncle     73     Widower  45*        Home Work*               Home*  Oswaldtwistle LANCS

[* = struck out.  All lines have British under Nationality and none under Infirmity]

Enumerator EW   5 Males  3 Females  8 Persons     4 rooms. Signed  For John Aspden  246 Cog Lane, Burnley

Transcribed from Census-1911-RG14PN24843-RD472-SD2-ED20-SN191.jpg
             and Census-1911-RG14PN24843-RD472-SD2-ED20-SN191-cover.jpg by dh

        
T7
Marriage:  ASPDEN  James  BERRY  Ellen  1929  Gannow, St John the Baptist  Lancashire  Preston  CE102/5/246
        
T8
NFOA  Burnley CB  472/2
270 Cog Lane  212  1  Aspden James  -  M  Jan'y 31  99  M  Cotton Weaver   A.R.P.  First Aux[?] Party
        
T9
Deaths Mar 1975
ASPDEN  JAMES  31JA1899  BURNLEY/PEN  40 1234
        
T10
Burial: 14 Feb 1975 Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancashire
James Aspden -
    Age: 76yrs
    Gender: M
    Abode: Cog Lane
    Grave Number: 16B
    Register: Burials 1958 - 1975, Page 292, Entry 139815
    Source: Original Registers Book 17
        
T11
292   BURNLEY CEMETERY   REGISTER OF BURIALS   292
139815  [1975 February 14th]  James Aspden  76 yrs  [Obscured]  16(B)  A. Taylor  J. Mattocks
        
T12
Burnley Cemetery grave register entries for grave 16

Grave register book 1 page 1

1    BURNLEY CEMETERY    GRAVE BOOK    1
Closed
16   B  5/-/-  John Aspden Single Vaulr  July 27 1933  115U  8ft  104741 113436 132820 139815
16A Go To Grave Book X (extra spaces)


Family grave register book U page 115
Left page: no image

Right page:

GRANT NO. 19222    115

                        1933
5/-/-  20/19/-  104741  July 27          Nancy Aspden    years 65  Albert H. Baker
       3/12/6   113436  Jan'y 30 1941    John Aspden     yrs 78    Albert H. Baker
       11/7/-   132820  Aug 3 1961       Ellen Aspden    yrs 61    J. Mattocks P
       20/00/-  139815  Feb 14th 1975    James Aspden    76 yrs    J. Mattocks for

THIS GRAVE IS NOW CLOSED

Transcribed from BurnleyCemetery-Graves-Book-1--1.jpg and BurnleyCemetery-FamilyGraves-Book-U-115.jpg by dh

        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image 32883_276580-00012.jpg
F2 Image Census-1901-RG13-3872-120-7.jpg
F3 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-3872-1207-Aspden.text
F4 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24843-RD472-SD2-ED20-SN191.jpg
F5 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24843-RD472-SD2-ED20-SN191-cover.jpg
F6 Transcript Census-1911-RG14PN24843-RD472-SD2-ED20-SN191-Aspden.text
F7 Image 1939-Register-TNA-R39-4311-4311b-016.jpg
F8 Image BurnleyCemetery-Burials-1958-1975-292.jpg
F9 Image BurnleyCemetery-Graves-Book-1--1.jpg
F10 Image BurnleyCemetery-Graves-Book-1--1-another-image.jpg
F11 Image BurnleyCemetery-FamilyGraves-Book-U-115.jpg
F12 Transcript BurnleyCemetery-Grave-16.text


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