As requested  in his will of 1480 William Hatcliffe, secretary to king Edward IV was buried in the lady chapel of Westminster Abbey.

James Edwin Hatcliff 1864-1866

When he was Buried on 23rd  May 1866,  this poor little mite's  abode  was listed as Workhouse, Horncastle.

At the time of his baptisim, 16th  April 1864,  in Asterby, his mother Joanna was listed as a Widow. Her husband Amos Hatcliff had been dead for two years, having been buried at Ashby Puerorum 28 November1862! In addition,  the  baptism of a  son Amos is recorded  8th  February 1863. 

Who James Edwin's real father is remains a mystery, although it may well have been someone with the surname Edwin. It was common practice for an illegitimate child to have his father's name as a middle name.

David Hatcliff 1850 - 1867
David Hatciff was the son of Elvin Hatcliff and Maria Griffin. His parents migrated to the USA about 1870. Why David was in the Horncastle workhouse when he died at around age 16 is unknown. He may of course have been mentally or physcially incapacitated, which is where these poor souls often ended up in those days.

The Horncastle workhouse was built to accomodate 260 paupers from the 60 odd villages in the Union, which included Asterby\Goulceby.