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He married Unknown.
Children:
He was
a weaver of Warley [1837] /
a weaver, [1841] /
a tyer of warps [1861] /
a worsted warper [1871].
In 1837, he married Sarah Mitchell.
Children:
The family lived at West Field, Warley [1841, 1861, 1871].
Abraham died in 1879 (aged 79).
He was buried at Birchcliffe Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge
He was
a weaver of Erringden [1826] /
a worsted weaver [1841] /
a farmer [1858].
In 1826, he married Matilda Greenwood.
Children:
The family lived at
Abraham died in 1867 (aged 63).
Matilda died in 1875 (aged 68)
and was buried at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone
Born in Langfield.
He was
an overlooker of Erringden [1857] /
a cotton carder [1861, 1871] /
a manager in cotton mill [1881] /
a retired mill manager [1892].
In 1857, he married Sally Wilcock [1828-1???].
Children:
The family lived at
Abraham died 14th October 1896.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £418 15/10d.
Administration was granted to his widow Sally.
Sally died 23rd January 1897.
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £270.
Probate was granted to
Robert Jarvis
and
Thomas Wilcock (cotton operatives)
He was a fustian cutter [1891].
In [Q4] 1878, he married Sarah Elizabeth Lee [1856-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 19 Melbourne Street, Heptonstall [1891]
She was
a family servant with William & Sarah Ingham at Mankinholes, Todmorden [1841, 1851, 1861] /
a servant with Sarah Ingham at Mankinholes [1871] /
a servant with Joseph & Susannah Sutcliffe (a farmer of 24 acres) at Mankinholes [1881].
She died 19th December 1886 (aged 65).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £393 14/-.
The will was proved by Thomas Sutcliffe
of 90 Industrial Street, Todmorden, (book keeper)
He was partner in John Astin & Sons
He was a shop assistant living at Annie Street, Sowerby Bridge [1928].
On 31st October 1928, he married Nellie Cockroft at St Peter's Church, Sowerby.
He died in East Cleveland [Q3 1975]
He was
a mechanic fitter [1871, 1881] /
a foreman mechanic [1891] /
a mechanic [1892] /
a foreman mechanic [1901] /
a mechanic in woollen mill [1911].
In 1862, he married Sarah Hannah Smith [1843-1???].
Children:
The family lived at
Sarah may have died between 1881 & 1891.
Edward died 23rd December 1916 (aged 78).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £165 2/-.
Probate was granted to children Albert Edward & Emma
He was partner in John Astin & Sons
He was innkeeper of the Black Horse, Knowlwood [1893-1933].
In 1893, he married Caroline [1854-1928] in Todmorden.
She had taken over from her first husband, James Lord, as
landlady of the Black Horse [1891-1893]
Children:
Living with them in 1911, were Caroline's son Edmund Lord and his family.
Caroline died 23rd August 1928.
She was buried at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone
[27th August 1928].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £5,730 0/9d.
Probate was granted to her husband George.
George died 7th February 1933.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £1,439 10/10d.
Probate was granted to Emma Greenwood (wife of Robert Greenwood)
During World War II,
he served as a Lieutenant
with the West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He died 4th May 1947 (aged 20).
He was buried at the Klagenfurt War Cemetery [8 B 4]
He was
a spinner of Erringden [1873] /
a cotton spinner [1881] /
a spinner [1891] /
a cotton spinner [1901] /
a spinner [1911].
He married 1873 Betty Hudson [1846-1920].
No father was shown on the marriage record
Children:
The family lived at
Greenwood died 12th November 1912 (aged 65).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £717 9/-.
Probate was granted to
brother James Astin
and
son William.
He was buried in Todmorden.
Betty died in 1920
He was partner in John Astin & Sons
Born in Rossendale.
He was
a millwright of Stansfield [1854] /
a millwright [1861, 1871].
In 1854, he married Hannah Halstead [1834-1???].
Children:
The family lived at
Henry died August 1871.
He was buried at St James's Church, Briercliffe [25th August 1871]
He was
a pianoforte finisher [1861] /
a pianoforte maker [1871] /
a pianoforte dealer [1881] /
a pianoforte maker [1887] /
a pianoforte tuner [1891].
He married Helen Dawkins [1839-1930].
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1891] were nieces Jane Dawkins [b 1868]
& Elizabeth Dawkins [b 1870].
Isaac died 13th September 1919.
He was buried at Prestwich, Lancashire.
Helen died 29th July 1930 (aged 91).
Members of the family were buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell
Question:
On 13th May 1911, an Isaac Horsfall Astin (aged 74) left
Liverpool aboard the Cedric and arrived in New York [22nd May
1911].
His last UK address was 17 Algernon Street, Grimsby.
Does anyone know if these are the same man?
Name of persons to whom bound or assigned: John Taylor, Tin
Plate Works, Halifax
He was
a mechanic /
a millwright (in partnership) employing 7 men & 4 apprentices [1851] /
a millwright [1871] /
a partner in Astin & Barker /
an engineer & millwright.
In 1831, he married Susan (Susy) Barker [1808-18??].
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1851] was niece Maria Close [b 1849].
Living with them [in 1871] was grandson Barker Astin [b 1862].
James died at Astin House, Blackpool [21st September 1875] (aged 67).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £4,000
[Resworn under £8,000].
Probate was granted to
Thomas Barker of 46 Wellington Road, Todmorden (agent)
and
John Highley of 17 Church Street, Blackpool
He was a dry stone waller [1871].
He lived at Lower Green Edge, Warley [1871, 1881].
Living with him [in 1871, 1881] were his siblings Sally [b
1807] (housekeeper) and Robert [b 1815] (labourer).
He was buried at Luddenden Dean Wesleyan Chapel
[Grave No. 7].
Interred here are
Born in Langfield.
He was
a weaver of Stansfield [1842] /
a weaver [1851] /
a farmer of 30 acres [1861] /
a farmer/labourer [1871] /
a farmer of Lodge, Erringden [1880].
In 1842, he married (1) Betty Bentley [1823-1880].
She was a power loom weaver [1842]
Children:
The family lived at
Betty died 29th June 1880 (aged 57).
On 2nd December 1880, he married (2) Sarah Fielden [1825-1???].
James died 1st July 1890 (aged 74).
Members of the family were buried at Luddenden Dean Wesleyan Chapel
John [16th August 1860] (aged 1);
Grace [16th August 1860] (aged 3);
Elizabeth [3rd October 1867] (aged 3);
Sarah [15th October 1867] (aged 1);
Nancy [6th May 1868] (aged 14)
James [July 1890];
He was
an outfitter/hatter living with his widowed sister Grace Wilde [b 1851] (tailoress) [1881] /
a clothier/shopkeeper (employer) [1901] /
in the tailoring trade [1911].
In 1881, he married Sarah Jane Chatburn.
Children:
The family lived at
James died 17th July 1929.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £390.
Administration was granted to his widow Sarah Jane
He married Nancy [1775-18??].
Children:
The family lived at Stubbin [1841, 1851, 1861]
He was a woolcomber [1841, 1851, 1861].
He married Sarah [1813-1???].
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1851] was (possibly) John's
sister Elizabeth Astin [b 1815]
Senior partner in Astin & Barker.
He married Unknown.
Children:
On 8th September 1833, he married Hannah Pickles [1811-18??] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
He was
a millwright of Langfield [1838] /
a millwright [1841].
In 1838, he married Ann Jackson [1811-1872]
She was baptised [25th May 1813]
Children:
The family lived at
John died between 1841 & 1861.
Living with the widowed Ann [in 1851] were lodgers William
Dean [b Lincolnshire 1816] (joiner), his wife Maria [b
1821] and their son Joseph.
Ann died in 1872 (aged 61)
Son of John Astin, labourer.
He was
a labourer [1851] /
a stoker/engine tenter [1861] /
an engineer [1871] /
an engine driver [1881].
In 1840, he married Nancy Clayton [1822-1???].
Children:
The family lived at
John died in Todmorden [1884] (aged 68).
He was buried at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone
Living with them [in 1881] were widowed daughter Elizabeth Ann
Bentley (weaver) and her children John Arthur Bentley [b
1869] & Milly Bentley [b 1872].
Living with the widowed Nancy [in 1891] were widowed
daughter Elizabeth Ann Bentley and her daughter Milly
Bentley [b 1872]
He was
a tailor and outfitter employing 2 girls [1871] /
a clothier and outfitter employing 5 men, 2 boys and 11 girls [1881] /
senior partner in John Astin & Sons with his sons Arthur Fred and Harry.
In 1863, he married Sarah Sutcliffe [1841-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
He was
a tin plate worker of Southowram [1875] /
a tin plate worker [1881] /
a tinner [1891] /
a tinsmith [1901].
In 1875, he married Elizabeth Hanson [1849-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
She was a fitter in cotton mill [1891]
Children:
The family lived at
Son of John Astin.
He was
a mechanic [1872] /
partner in Hartley & Astin with his brother-in-law Robert Fielding Hartley.
On 21st September 1872, he married Emma Fielden [1852-1???] at
Halifax Parish Church.
John died 26th October 1936 (aged 86)
He was
a pianoforte maker of Kentish Town, London [1891] /
a pianoforte maker [1901].
In 1891, he married Clara Jackson [1865-1931] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at Wellholme Road, Clee, Grimsby [1901].
Clara died in Grimsby [1931] (aged 66)
He lived at 20 Catherine Street, Brighouse.
During World War I,
he enlisted
with the King's Royal Rifle Corps
and then
served as a Rifleman
with the 1st Battalion
Rifle Brigade.
He died 19th October 1916.
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial [16B & 16C],
and on Brighouse War Memorial.
A final payment of £7 2/- was made to Annie
In 1802, he (possibly) married (1) Mally Greenwood.
Children:
He married (2) Mary Astin [1783-1853].
Children:
The family lived at Lower Green Edge, Warley [1841, 1851, 1861].
Mary died 29th March 1853 (aged 70).
Robert died 22nd November 1856 (aged 79).
Members of the family were buried at Luddenden Dean Wesleyan Chapel
James, Sally & Robert lived together at
Lower Green Edge, Warley [1871, 1881] and were buried together at
Luddenden Dean Wesleyan Chapel
He was
a house carpenter [1851, 1861, 1871] /
a joiner [1881].
In 1846, he married Elizabeth Rawnsley [1815-19??].
They lived at
Living with them [in 1851, 1861] was niece Sarah Astin [b
1839].
Living with them [in 1861, 1871, 1881] was nephew John Robert
Rawnsley [b 1859]
He was
a power loom weaver [1861] /
a wool sorter of Warley [1872] /
a wool sorter [1881] /
a farmer/wool sorter [1891] /
a farmer [1901, 1908].
In 1872, he married Hannah Greenwood [1845-1???].
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1891] was Robert's widowed
mother Sarah [b 1813] (living on own means).
Records suggest that Robert's wife may have died and he
married again
a Hannah Astin died in 1882 (aged 38).
In 1884, a Robert Astin married Hannah Foulds
Robert died 24th January 1908.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £787 4/4d.
Probate was granted to
his widow Hannah
and
son John Herbert
Ordered that the Appeal of the Churchwardens and Overseers of the
Poor in the parish and township of Wadsworth in the West Riding
against an adjudication and order under the hands and seals
of Samuel Waterhouse and John Baldwin, Esquires, two of
Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the Borough of Halifax
bearing date 23rd day of August last made for removal of Sarah
Astin, Singlewoman, from the township of Halifax to the parish
township or place Wadsworth to be respected until the next General
Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be holden by adjournment at
Wakefield in and for the said Riding
He was a woolcomber [1851]
He married Hannah [1829-1906].
The couple were buried at Luddenden Dean Wesleyan Chapel
[Grave No. 83].
Interred here are
He was a schoolmaster [1858]
He lived at Beanholehead, Stansfield.
He never married.
He died 4th February 1858 (aged 27).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £200.
Administration was granted to his father Abraham
Born in Halifax.
He was a chemist's apprentice.
During World War I,
he enlisted [12th May 1917], and served
with the Royal Engineers.
He was wounded [21st August 1918] but remained on duty.
On 19th October 1918, he was charged with neglect in reporting his
battery.
The matter was discharged
In [Q3] 1925, he married Nellie Sheard in Halifax
Son of John Astin.
Born 18th August 1880.
He was
a lapper in cotton mill [1891] /
a joiner's apprentice [1901] /
a machinist of 10 Calder Avenue [1905] /
working in the railway goods department [1911] /
a cabinet machinist with Mr Ayrton of Portland Street, Halifax /
a printer's labourer.
In 1905, he married Martha Ann Kendall at St Paul's Church, King Cross.
She was a twiner piecer (cotton) [1911]
Children:
The family lived at
During World War I,
he enlisted [October 1914] with the 4th (Reserve) Battalion
West Riding Regiment.
He was appointed Lance Corporal [May 1917], and Corporal [August
1918].
He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal
[1917] for
The commanding officer was alerted and sent another gun team to
provide relief.
Astin accepted the gun but sent the relief team back and
continued to hold the position with his own team until the advance of
the battalion
He was discharged [September 1918] due to a gunshot wound to the head
which fractured his skull and made him
In November 1918, he was awarded a pension of 30/- a week for his
service and 6d a week for the DCM.
He survived the War.
He was
a husbandman [1841] /
a cotton weaver [1851].
He married Grace [1793-1862].
Children:
The family lived at
William died at Beeton [1852] (aged 60).
Grace (possibly) died in Todmorden [1862] (aged 69)
In 1832, he married Lucy Norton [1809-1873].
Children:
The family lived at
William died in Halifax [Q3 1877] (aged 70).
Lucy died in Halifax [Q1 1882] (aged 73)
Born in Halifax.
He was
a locksmith [1836, 1851, 1861, 1871] /
a locksmith/bell hanger with 1 man [1881].
On 1st January 1836, he married Ann Horsfall [1813-1890] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1861] were
daughter Mary Ann,
son-in-law William Henry Dinsdale,
and
niece Harriet Horsfall Hardisty [b 1841] (dressmaker).
Living with them [in 1871] was lodger Mary Louisa Sunderland
[b 1848] (dressmaker).
Living with them [in 1881] was brother-in-law William Horsfall
[b 1814] (currier).
William died at Pellon Lane [24th September 1887].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £94 15/-.
The will was proved by
son Isaac Horsfall Astin
and
James Smith Horsfall
In 1861, Ann Astin, her daughter-in-law Helen
(née Dawkins) and Ann's 2-month-old
granddaughter Elizabeth Ann Astin, were staying
with Helen's parents Thomas & Catherine Dawkins
at Reepham, Lincolnshire
Born in Langfield.
He was
a labourer of Long Hey Top, Stansfield [1841] /
an engineer in corn mill [1851] /
an engine stoker [1861] /
an engine tenter of Erringden [1869] /
attending steam engine at factory [1871] /
a spinner [1873] /
a stoker/engine tenter in cotton factory [1881].
In 1841, he married Mary Greenwood [1822-1???].
Children:
Mary died between 1861 and 1869.
In 1869, William married Jane Owen [1827-1895].
The family lived at
Jane died in 1895 (aged 70).
William died in 1896 (aged 75)
He was a tailor's cutter.
He never married.
He lived at Allan House, Sowerby Bridge.
He died Allan House [8th November 1886].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £100.
Administration was granted to his father
He was
a cotton spinner of Sunnybank, Hebden Bridge [1906] /
a weaver [1912].
He lived at Horsehold, Hebden Bridge [1914]
During World War I,
he enlisted [1914], and served
with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
On 1st January 1906, he married Selina [1874-1931].
Selina died in 1931 (aged 58)
In 1798, he married Susannah Bottomley [1781-18??].
Children:
The family lived at
Living with Susannah [in 1841] were Sarah Astin [b
1791] and grandchildren Ann Astin [b 1831], Grace Astin
[b 1839] & Joseph Astin [b 1840].
Living with her [in 1851] were grandchildren Ann Astin [b
1831], Grace Astin [b 1839], Joseph Astin [b 1840]
& John [b 1848], and lodgers Richard Tattersall [b
1802] (power loom weaver) & his wife Ellen Tattersall [b 1791]
He married Betty [1781-18??].
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1841] was Robert Nuttall [b 1829].
Living with them [in 1851] was grandson Thomas Sutcliffe [b
1845].
Zachariah died in 1870
He was
a mechanic of Southowram [1869] /
a mechanic / iron turner [1871] /
an iron turner [1881].
In [Q1] 1869, he married Martha Ashworth [1846-1908] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Zachariah died in 1899 (aged 56).
Martha died in 1908 (aged 61)
Sarah came from Warley
Matilda came from Stansfield
Sally, of Erringden, was the daughter of John Wilcock,
farmer
Sarah Elizabeth was born in Hebden Bridge
Nellie came from St Peter's Square, Sowerby
Sarah was born in Brackley, Northamptonshire
Caroline [née Mills] was the widow of James Lord.
Betty was a spinner of Erringden.
Hannah, of Stansfield, was the daughter of Thomas
Halstead, plasterer
Helen was born in Kettering
James Astin age 14 years and 1 month, son of John
& Mary Astin of Halifax.
Owner was James Astin of Lower Green Edge (paid 10/-)
Betty came from Stansfield.
Sarah, of Cross Stone, Stansfield, was the daughter
of Thomas Fielden, labourer
Hannah was a power loom weaver [1861]
Ann, a factory girl, was the daughter of Susan
& William Jackson, a machine maker of Millwood.
Nancy, a cotton piecer of Croft Carr, Langfield, was the
daughter of Henry Clayton, cotton spinner
Sarah came from Erringden
Elizabeth, of Halifax, was born in Mytholmroyd, the daughter
of William Hanson, cordwainer.
Hannah was the daughter of James Fielden, mason
Clara, of Back Brinton Terrace, Halifax, was the daughter
of Godfrey Jackson, wiredrawer
Hannah, of Midgley, was the daughter of James
Greenwood, carpet weaver
Wadsworth & Halifax.
The purchaser of this plot was Thomas Astin of Green Edge,
Warley.
Martha Ann was born in Thornhill, Yorkshire, the daughter of
William Thomas Kendall.
the great example of coolness and high sense of duty shown
when he was in command of a Lewis gun team holding an advanced
position.
The gun was twice buried and on the second occasion the NCs were
disabled and the gun put out of action.
He obtained picks and shovels, and the team extricated the guns on
each occasion.
no longer physically fit for the service
Grace was born in Erringden
Lucy came from Halifax
Ann was born in Halifax
Mary, a frame tenter of Blackshaw, Stansfield, was the
daughter of Michael Helliwell, weaver
Jane was the daughter of George Owen, watchmaker
Selina, of Sunny Bank, Hebden Bridge, was the daughter of
William Gaskell, coal miner, and widow of Henry
Hazelgrave, who she had married [1892] at Featherstone
Betty was born in Leeds
Martha, of Halifax, was the daughter of John Ashworth
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There are over 50 entries on
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for people with the surname Astin,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Unattached BMDs for Astin:
Marriage
1876
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