Aston family (General)

by jimashton , Tuesday, November 27, 2007, 06:06 (6208 days ago) @ Carolyn

Hi Carolyn

I have a James Aston in my Family Tree born 20.10.1825 Ruardean baptised 25.6.1826 Ruardean he married Jane. The reason he is in my family tree is that his daughter Rhoda born West Dean 1864, died 23.5.1908, buried 28.5.1908 Ruardean was the first wife of John Hubert Marfell born 5.6.1861 son of Benjamin Marfell & Elizabeth Mason (picture on this web site)

James Aston was a Colliery Manager in 1881, see census data :

1881 Census
Dwelling: Edge End
Census Place: West Dean, Gloucester, England
Source: FHL Film 1342259 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 5225 Folio 87 Page 15
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
James ASTON M 54 M West Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Head
Occ: Colliery Manager
Jane ASTON M 55 F West Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Wife
Emanuel ASTON U 19 M West Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Weighman At Colliery
George ASTON U 16 M West Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Coal Miner
Rhoda ASTON U 16 F West Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Daur
James ASTON M 43 M Newland, Gloucester, England
Rel: Head
Occ: Wood Cutter
Harriet ASTON M 41 F West Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Wife
Tom ASTON 13 M West Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Milson ASTON 10 M West Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
William ASTON 8 M West Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Albert ASTON 5 M West Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Son
Oliver ASTON 3 M West Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Son
George ASTON 6 m M West Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Son

There is a CD available from Forest of Dean Local History Society which lists the Free Miners and details fatalities. On the CD there is a James Aston registered as a Free Miner 2.1.1875 Address Edge End, nr. Coleford ID 1404 aged 49 = born 1826. You will note another James Aston on the 1881 Census above, obviously not a son with a 10 year gap, but maybe a brother. Interestingly on the CD there is another James Aston Registered as a Free Miner 8.1.1875 Address Hawthorns nr. Drybrook ID 1439 aged 39 = born 1836. There are no fatality records for a James Aston on the CD.

Jim Ashton