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William Aspden

(1857 - 1921)


Father: William Aspden (abt.1832 - 1872)
Mother: Nancy Hutchinson (1833 - 1905)

Siblings:

Children:

With Grace Hargreaves


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
1857-12-27 Birth
  • Baptism record
  • lancashirebmd:  T1
1858-07-18 Baptism
  • Place: St James, Over Darwen
  • Parish register:  F1  T2
1861-04-07 Census
  • Abode: High Street, Rishton
  • Age: 3
  • Birthplace: Lanc, Rishton
  • Census record RG09-3091-124-17:  F2  F3  F4  T3
1871-04-02 Census
  • Abode: Wood Top (Wood Top Inn), Habergham Eaves, Burnley
  • Age: 13
  • Occupation: Coal miner
  • Birthplace: Lancashire Rishton
  • Census record RG10-4151-15-23:  F5  F6  F7  T4
1880-03-27 Marriage
Grace Hargreaves (1860 - 1949)
  • Place: Holy Trinity, Habergham Eaves, Burnley
  • Age: 22
  • Occupation: Collier
  • Abode: Wood Top, Burnley
  • Witness: William Gregson
  • Witness: Emma Vines
  • Parish record:  F8  T5
  • lan-opc:  Link  T6
  • lancashirebmd:  T7
1881-04-03 Census
  • Abode: 2 Sentry Gate, Habergham Hall
  • Age: 23
  • Occupation: Coal miner
  • Birthplace: Rishton, Lancashire
  • Census record RG11-4154-102-1:  F9  F10  T8
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: 240 Accrington Road, Burnley
  • Age: 34
  • Occupation: Coal miner
  • Birthplace: Rishton, Lancashire
  • Census record RG12-3371-13-20:  F11  F12  F13  T9
1901-03-31 Census
  • Abode: 8 Villiers Street, Burnley
  • Age: 43
  • Occupation: Coal miner underground
  • Birthplace: Rishton, Lancashire
  • Census record RG13-3872-137-4:  F14  F15  T10
1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 264 Accrington Road, Burnley
  • Age: 53
  • Occupation: Coal miner - hewer
  • Birthplace: Rishton, Lancashire
  • Census record RG14PN24844-RD472-SD2-ED21-SN13:  F16  F17  F18  T11
abt.1921-07-05 Death
  • Age: 64
  • Abode: 264 Accrington Road, Burnley
  • Estimated from burial record
1921-07-08 Burial
  • Place: Grave 16575, Burnley Cemetery


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
ASPDEN William  HUTCHINSON  1857  Great Harwood  Lancashire  Preston  G.HAR/11/54
        
T2
Page 74  BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of St James Over Darwen in the County of Lancaster in the Year 1858
1858 July 18  No. 591  William  William & Nancy  Aspden  Rishton  Collier  P Graham
Born 27th Dec'r 1857
        
T3
1861 census RG09 Piece 3091 Folio 124 Page 17

Township of Rishton  Ecclesiastical District of St. Lawrence Church
Schedule 88  High Street, Rishton

William Aspden     Head  Mar    29      Coal Miner        Lanc, O. Darwen
Nancy Aspden       Wife  Mar        28  Coal Miner Wife   Lanc, O. Darwen
Squire E Aspden    Son   Unm    9       Scholar           Lanc, O. Darwen
Mary A Aspden      Dau              7   Scholar           Lanc, Rishton
James Aspden       Son          6       Scholar           Lanc, Rishton
William Aspden     Son          3                         Lanc, Rishton
Jane Aspden        Dau              1                     Lanc, Rishton
Alfred Aspden      Son          13      Coal Miner        Lanc, O Darwen
Edmund Hutchinson               13      Coal Miner        Lanc, O Darwen
Joseph Hutchinson               9       Coal Miner        Lanc, O Darwen
Robert Hutchinson        Unm    21      Cotton Weaver     Lanc, O Darwen

[Transcriber's notes]
Robert Hutchinson is probably Nancy's brother.
Edmund and Joseph are probably Marsdens.

        
T4
1871 census RG10 Piece 4151 Folio 15 Page 23

Township of Habergham Eaves  Parliamentary Borough of Burnley  Ecclesiastical District of Holy Trinity
Schedule 131  Wood Top (Wood Top Inn)

William Aspden        Head     Mar  39      Coal Miner     Lancashire Over Darwin
Nancy Aspden          Wife     Mar      36  -              Lancashire Over Darwin
Squire E. Hutchinson  Son      Unm  19      Coal Miner     Lancashire Over Darwin
Mary A. Aspden        Daur     Unm      17  Cotton Weaver  Lancashire Rishton
James Aspden          Son      Unm  15      Coal Miner     Lancashire Rishton
William Aspden        Son           13      Coal Miner     Lancashire Rishton
Jane Aspden           Daur     Unm      11  Cotton Weaver  Lancashire Rishton
John Aspden           Son            9      Scholar        Lancashire Rishton
Alfred Aspden         Son            5      Scholar        Lancashire Burnley
James Marsden         Boarder  Unm  21      Coal Miner     Lancashire Over Darwin
Joseph Marsden        Boarder  Unm  19      Coal Miner     Lancashire Over Darwin

        
T5
Page 78
1880.  Marriage solemnized at Holy Trinity Church in the parish of HT Habergham Eaves in the County of Lancaster
155 March 27th 1880  William Aspden   22  Bachelor  Collier  Wood Top    William Aspden    Collier
                     Grace Hargraves  20  Spinster  Rover    Griffin St  James Hargreaves  Collier
Married in the parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church, after Banns by me,
T. Taylor Evans
This Marriage was solemnized between us,  {  William Aspden  his X mark
                                          {  Grace Hargreaves
in the Presence of us,  {  William Gregson
                        {  Emma Vines  her X mark
        
T6
Marriage: 27 Mar 1880 Holy Trinity, Habergham Eaves, Lancs.
William Aspden - (X), 22, Collier, Bachelor, Wood Top
Grace Hargreaves - 20, Rover, Spinster, Gulpin St.
    Groom's Father: William Aspden, Collier
    Bride's Father: James Hargreaves, Collier
    Witness: William Gregson; Emma Vines, (X)
    Married by Banns by: T. Taylor Evans
    Register: Marriages 1879 - 1883, Page 78, Entry 155
    Source: LDS Film 1526143
        
T7
ASPDEN   William   HARGREAVES   Grace   1880   Burnley, Holy Trinity   Lancashire   Preston   CE104/7/155
        
T8
1881 census RG11 Piece 4154 Folio 102 Page 1

Civil Parish or Township of Habergham Eaves
Hamlet of Sentry Gate
Rural Sanitary District of Rural
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St John

Schedule 3  2 Sentry Gate (Habergham Hall)

William Aspden   Head  Mar  23     Coal miner             Lancashire Rishton
Grace [Aspden]   Wife  Mar     21  Cotton Card Room Hand  Lancashire Habergham Eaves

Transcribed from Census-1881-RG11-4154-102-1.jpg by dh

        
T9
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

        
T10
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

        
T11
1911 census  RG14 PN24844 RD472 SD2 ED21 SN13

Registration District      472
Registration Sub-District  2
Enumeration District       21

Address  264 Accrington Road  Burnley

Schedule  13

William Aspden  Head      53     Married            Coal Miner Hewer          Worker    Lancs Rishton  British
Grace Aspden    Wife         50  Married  31 6 5 1                                      Lancs Burnley  British
Rachel Aspden   Daughter     25  Single             Weaver            Cotton  Worker    Lancs Burnley  British
Squire Aspden   Son       18     Single             Weaver            Cotton  Worker    Lancs Burnley  British

Enumerator WHD   2 Males  2 Females  4 Persons     5 rooms. Signed  William Aspden  264 Accrington Rd Burnley

Transcribed from Census-1911-RG14PN24844-RD472-SD2-ED21-SN13.jpg
             and Census-1911-RG14PN24844-RD472-SD2-ED21-SN13-cover.jpg by dh

        
T12
Burial: 8 Jul 1921 Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancs.
William Aspden -
    Age: 64yrs
    Abode: 264 Accrington Road
    Grave: 16575
    Gender: M
    Register: Burials 1920 - 1926, Page 71, Entry 89421
    Source: Original Registers Book 12
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image 32883_276496-00312.jpg
F2 Image Census-1861-RG09-3091-124-17.jpeg
F3 Image Census-1861-RG09-3091-124-17-ancestry.jpeg
F4 Transcript Census-1861-RG09-3091-124-17-S88-Aspden.text
F5 Image Census-1871-RG10-4151-15-23.jpeg
F6 Image Census-1871-RG10-4151-15-23-v2.jpeg
F7 Transcript Census-1871-RG10-4151-15-23-S131-Aspden.text
F8 Image Marriage-WilliamAspden-GraceHargreaves-1880-HolyTrinityBurnley.png
F9 Image Census-1881-RG11-4154-102-1.jpg
F10 Transcript Census-1881-RG11-4154-102-1-S3-Aspden.text
F11 Image Census-1891-RG12-3371-13-20.jpeg
F12 Image Census-1891-RG12-3371-13-20-ancestry.jpeg
F13 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3371-13-20-S120-Aspden.text
F14 Image Census-1901-RG13-3872-137-42.jpg
F15 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-3872-137-42-S214-Aspden.text
F16 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24844-RD472-SD2-ED21-SN13.jpg
F17 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24844-RD472-SD2-ED21-SN13-cover.jpg
F18 Transcript Census-1911-RG14PN24844-RD472-SD2-ED21-SN13-Aspden.text


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