The Lancashireman's family history

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Leah Aspden

(1888 - 1921)

Father:	William Aspden (1857 - 1921)
Mother:	Grace Hargreaves (1860 - 1949)

Siblings:

Children:

With James Lister

Clifford Lister (1912 - 1913)

Timeline

Date	Event	Information	Sources
1888-03-15	Birth		Baptism record lancashirebmd: T1
1888-04-12	Baptism	Place: St John the Baptist, Gannow, Burnley Abode: 222 Accrington Road, Burnley Birthdate: 1888-03-15 Note: The baptism name Espeda seems to be a clerical error. The surname Astin is a common misspelling	Parish register: F1 T2 lan-opc: Link T3
1891-04-05	Census	Abode: 240 Accrington Road, Burnley Age: 3 Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire	Census record RG12-3371-13-20: F2 F3 F4 T4
1901-03-31	Census	Abode: 8 Villiers Street, Burnley Age: 13 Occupation: Cotton weaver Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire	Census record RG13-3872-137-4: F5 F6 T5
1910-07-28	Marriage James Lister (? - ?)	Place: St John the Baptist, Gannow, Burnley Age: 22 Abode: 264 Accrington Road, Burnley Occupation: Weaver Witness: Harry Haggar Witness: Lizzie Watkin	lancashirebmd: T6 lan-opc: Link T7 lan-opc: Link T8
1911-04-02	Census	Abode: 12 Stoney Street, Burnley Age: 23 Occupation: Cotton weaver Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire Family: married under one year, no children	Census record RG14PN24824-RD472-SD2-ED1-SN165: F7 F8 F9 T9
abt.1921-03-08	Death	Age: 32 Abode: 264 Accrington Road, Burnley	Estimated from burial record
1921-03-11	Burial	Place: Grave 9257, Burnley Cemetery	Burial register: F10 T10 Grave registers: F11 F12 F13 T11 lan-opc: Link T12

Transcripts of sources

Ref.	Transcript
T1	ASPDEN Leah HARGREAVES 1888 Burnley Lancashire Preston BU/179/53
T2	Page 12 BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Gannow in the County of Lancaster in the year One thousand eight hundred and eighty eight 1888 April 12th No. 96 Espeda William & Grace Astin 222 Accrington Road Collier W.J. Gerratt Mar 15th /88 [written in right margin]
T3	Baptism: 12 Apr 1888 St John the Baptist, Burnley, Lancs. Espeda Astin - [Child] of William Astin & Grace Born: 15 Mar 1886 Abode: 222 Accrington Rd. Occupation: Collier Baptised by: W. J. Gerratt Register: Baptisms 1887 - 1893, Page 12, Entry 96 Source: Original Parish Register
T4	RG12 Piece 3371 Folio 13 Page 20 Administrative County of Lancashire Civil Parish of Habergham Eaves County Borough of Burnley Municipal Ward of Gannow Urban Sanitary District of Burnley Town or Village or Hamlet of Burnley Parliamentary Borough or Division of Burnley Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St John Schedule 120 Accrington Rd 240 4 Rooms Wm Aspden Head Married 34 Coal Miner _X_ Lancashire Rishton Grace [Aspden] Wife [Married] 31 [Lancashire] Burnley Jas Wm [Aspden] Son Single 10 [Lancashire Burnley] Mina [Aspden] Daur . 7 [Lancashire Burnley] Rachel [Aspden] Daur . 5 [Lancashire Burnley] Leah [Aspden] Daur . 3 [Lancashire Burnley] Frederick [Aspden] Son . 7mon [Lancashire Burnley] Transcribed from Census-1891-RG12-3371-13-20.jpeg by dh
T5	1901 census RG13 Piece 3872 Folio 137 Page 42 Administrative County Civil Parish of Burnley Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist Gannow County Borough of Burnley Ward of Municipal Borough of Gannow Parliamentary Borough of Burnley Schedule 214 [215 struck out] 8 Villiers St Wm Aspden Head M 43 Coal Miner Below underground Worker Rishton Lanc Grace Aspden Wife M 41 Burnley Lanc Jas Wm Aspden Son Sing 20 Coal Miner Below underground Worker Burnley Lanc Mina Aspden daughter Sing 17 Cotton Weaver Worker [Burnley Lanc] Rachael Aspden daughter Sing 15 Cotton Weaver Worker [Burnley Lanc] Leah Aspden daughter Sing 13 Cotton Weaver Worker [Burnley Lanc] Fred Aspden Son Sing 10 [Burnley Lanc] Squire Ed Aspden Son Sing 8 [Burnley Lanc] Transcribed from Census-1901-RG13-3872-137-42.jpg by dh
T6	Marriage: LISTER James ASPDEN Leah 1910 Gannow, St John the Baptist Lancashire Preston CE102/3/373
T7	Banns: St Stephen, Burnley, Lancs. James Lister - Bach., 122 Branch Road of this parish Leah Aspden - Spinster, 264 Accrington Road of the parish of S. John Baptist First Reading: 10 Jul 1910; Read By: J. Cranbrook Second Reading: 17 Jul 1910; Read By: W. Owen Third Reading: 24 Jul 1910; Read By: W. Owen Register: Banns 1901 - 1911, Page 90, Entry 446 Source: Original Parish Register
T8	Marriage: 28 Jul 1910 St John Baptist, Burnley, Lancs. James Lister - 23, Tram Car - Driver, Bachelor, 122 Branch Road Leah Aspden - 22, Weaver, Spinster, 264 Accrington Rd. Groom's Father: Christopher Calvert, Labourer Bride's Father: William Aspden, Miner Witness: Harry Haggar; Lizzie Watkin Married by Banns by: W. J. Gerratt Register: Marriages 1904 - 1913, Page 187, Entry 373 Source: Original Parish Register
T9	1911 census RG14 PN24824 RD472 SD2 ED1 SN165 Registration District 472 Registration Sub-District 2 Enumeration District 1 Address 12 Stoney St Burnley Schedule 165 James Lister Head 24 Married Assurance Agent Insurance Co Worker Lancs Burnley Leah Lister Wife 23 Married under one none - - Weaver Cotton Worker Lancs Burnley Enumerator JC 1 Males 1 Females 2 Persons 4 rooms. Signed James Lister 12 Stoney St Burnley Transcribed from Census-1911-RG14PN24824-RD472-SD2-ED1-SN165.jpg and Census-1911-RG14PN24824-RD472-SD2-ED1-SN165-cover.jpg by dh
T10	56 BURNLEY CEMETERY REGISTER OF BURIALS 56 1921 March 89027 11 Leah Lister 32years - 264 Accrington Road 9257 G. R. Povey Jno.W.Houlden
T11	Burnley Cemetery grave register entries for grave 9257 Grave register book 2 page 309 309 BURNLEY CEMETERY GRAVE BOOK 309 9257 K 9/6/- James Hargreaves Junr. Single Vault Jan 30th 1889 384F -- 8ft 38256 89028 106762 Family grave register book F page 384 Left page: 384 Grave No. 9257 Square K Plot [blank] 8 by 4 8ft deep 1889 Jan 30th James Hargreaves Junr. Miner Old Turn Pike Single Vault Right page: GRANT No. 5483 384 2/5/- 7/6/- 38256 1891 Feb. 11.. 91 Harriet Hargreaves 12 yrs Geo. Houlden 3/1/- 89028 1921 March 11 Leah Lister yrs 32 Jno.W.Houlden 3/8/- 106762 1935 April 25 James Pollard yrs 73 Albert H Baker THIS GRAVE IS NOW CLOSED Transcribed from BurnleyCemetery-Graves-Book-2--309.jpg and BurnleyCemetery-FamilyGraves-Book-F-384.jpg by dh Transcriber's note: According to the burials register, Leah Lister's burial no. is 89027.
T12	Burial: 11 Mar 1921 Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancs. Leah Lister - Age: 32yrs Abode: 264 Accrington Road Grave: 9257 Gender: F Register: Burials 1920 - 1926, Page 56, Entry 89027 Source: Original Registers Book 12

File sources

Ref.	Type	File name
F1	Image	4225054_00112.jpg
F2	Image	Census-1891-RG12-3371-13-20.jpeg
F3	Image	Census-1891-RG12-3371-13-20-ancestry.jpeg
F4	Transcript	Census-1891-RG12-3371-13-20-S120-Aspden.text
F5	Image	Census-1901-RG13-3872-137-42.jpg
F6	Transcript	Census-1901-RG13-3872-137-42-S214-Aspden.text
F7	Image	Census-1911-RG14PN24824-RD472-SD2-ED1-SN165.jpg
F8	Image	Census-1911-RG14PN24824-RD472-SD2-ED1-SN165-cover.jpg
F9	Transcript	Census-1911-RG14PN24824-RD472-SD2-ED1-SN165-Lister.text
F10	Image	BurnleyCemetery-Burials-1920-1926-56.jpg
F11	Image	BurnleyCemetery-Graves-Book-2--309.jpg
F12	Image	BurnleyCemetery-FamilyGraves-Book-F-384.jpg
F13	Transcript	BurnleyCemetery-Grave-9257.text

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