The Ashworth branch starts with Ann Susannah Lacey Ashworth(71), who married the Rev. Hugh Stowell(70). Most of what I know about this branch comes from notes prepared by Jan Wood, and also some information on the peerage website which came originally from Michael Ashworth.
| Generation | Ashworth Ancestor | Spouse | Date and place of marriage |
|---|---|---|---|
| O | Anne Susannah Ashworth(71) (1806-1889) | Hugh Stowell (70) (1799-1865) | 03 Dec 1828 at Eccles Parish Church |
| N | Richard Johnson Daventry Ashworth(74) (ca.1775-1829) | Ann Macaulay(936) (1780-1863) | 26 Dec 1801 at Huddersfield |
| M | John Ashworth(937), of Elland, nr. Halifax (1732-1800) | Susannah Child(938)(?-1813) | 20 Jan 1755 at Birstall Parish Church |
The GRO deaths index for Mar 1889 (Salford vol.8d, p.47) gives the age of Anne Susannah Ashworth(71) at death as 82, implying that she was born around 1807. In the 1881 UK census, living at Oak Cottage, Singleton Road, Broughton in Salford, a widow and head of household, her age is given as 72, implying 1809 as the year of her birth, and giving the place of her birth as Pendleton, Lancashire. In the 1861 census, living at 11 Gore Crescent, Pendleton, with her husband Hugh Stowell, her age is given as 51. John Arthur Stowell's chart B-S768 gives the year of her birth as 1806. She is described as the eldest daughter of Richard Ashworth. Jan Wood has information on at least six brothers and four sisters, for which see below.
Anne married Hugh Stowell(70), my great-great grandfather, on 03 Dec 1828. The one-name archive of the late J A Stowell contains a copy of the marriage entry in the register of the parish church of Eccles. The marriage was by licence. The entry does not give the names of the parents of the bride and groom. Witnesses at the marriage were Thomas Alfred Ashworth, B.A., presumably the bride's older brother, Sarah Thackeray, and William Evans Ashworth, another of the bride's brothers.
Anne and Hugh had had nine children, six daughters and three sons. For details of these see the entry for Hugh Stowell.
The only words attributable to Anne are a quotation included by Marsden (1869)in his memoir of Hugh Stowell where he says:
Only once in the course of his life, namely in August and September 1862, did Canon Stowell visit the continent. The story of this visit, however, we have it in our power to give, through Mrs Stowell's kindness, in a few words:
"Having undertaken the chaplaincy to the Episcopal Chapel at Interlachen for six weeks, my beloved husband confined himself entirely to it. So scrupulous was he in discharging his duty, that it somewhat interfered with our little excursions, as he would not be absent a single Sunday from Interlachen."
The GRO reference for her death in 1889 is given above, and John Arthur Stowell's chart B-S768, Nov 1993, has her date of death as 23 Jan 1889, and indicates that she was buried in the vault at Christchurch, Salford.
A Richard Ashworth married Ann Macaulay on 26 Dec 1801 at St. Peter’s, Huddersfield, Yorkshire (family notes say that Richard’s wife was a Caroline Macaulay, but there are no mentions of that name in the IGI between 1760 and 1840). For what it is worth, a marriage in 1801 would be consistent with having a daughter Ann of a suitable age to marry in 1828, and other sources have Ann Macaulay as the mother of Anne Susannah Ashworth and nine other children.
Jan Wood says that Richard and Anne had at least ten children, details of which I await with interest. The mention of Ann in the obituary of her husband says she was the youngest daughter. Two of the sons are listed in Alumnae Cantabrigensis. Most of the details of the children come from notes prepared by Jan Wood in October 2005, where details of the original sources of information will also be found.
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Richard Whitfield Ashworth(965) | The oldest son, Richard Whitfield Ashworth was born on 05 Nov 1803, probably at Pendleton, and died when only 19. He was named after his father Richard and his uncle John WHITFIELD, a London merchant. He was known as Whitfield to his family.He attended Manchester Grammar School, Rugby School, Trinity College, Cambridge and Brasenose College, Oxford, but did not take a degree before he died. There is not unanimity on the date of his death. According to the Manchester Grammar School register he died on 23 May 1823. According to the probate calendar of 1873, and an entry in the family papers in Baxter and Somerville solicitors' collection at Doncaster Archives he died on 23 May 1828, which may be the most reliable date. According to Alumnae Cantabrigensis (Part II, 1752-1900) he died on 23 May 1828 at Cheltenham and was buried in the parish churchyard at Cheltenham. Clearly there has been difficulty with threes and eights. |
| Thomas Alfred Ashworth(966) | A Thomas Alfred Ashworth, commonly known by his second name, was born
on 01 Jan 1805 at Manchester, Lancashire. After his elder brother died, he was
the main heir to his father's and mother's estates, though annuities were paid
to all of his siblings and to many of their offspring under a family settlement.
He attended Trinity College, Cambridge. In about 1829-30 he married Harriet
HALSTEAD(?) and they had at least five chldren, of whom three married and had
children. Thomas Alfred became a clergyman in the Church of England and was Vicar of St Johns, Farnworth, in Deane Parish, Lancashire, from 21 Apr 1831 and possibly to sometime in 1836. In about that year he left the Church of England to join the sect known as the Irvingites, but who described themselves as the Catholic Apostolic Church. He moved from the Liverpool area to London soon after 1839. By 1851 he was no longer living with his wife, probably because he had already gone insane. There is an entry, which might be his, in the 1851 UK census for an Alfred Ashworth, aged 47, a lunatic patient and clergyman of the Church of England living at 19 High Street, Harrow, in the establishment of a G.P., Dr Thomas Hewlett (I am not sure of the name), with a John Kilmington(?) as attendant. So at that stage he may have been being cared for in a private household, for there are no other patients present. Later he was a resident at Moorcroft House, a private asylum in Middlesex, where he died on 08 Mar 1884. |
| William Evans Ashworth(967) | Born between 1805 and 1809 at Salford, Lancashire. Did not marry. Died on 17 Feb 1894, and his will was proved by the Rev Thomas Alfred Stowell(68), his nehpew, on 17 Jul 1894. |
| Anne Susannah Ashworth(71) | Born, according to John Arthur Stowell, in 1806 at Pendleton. Married Hugh Stowell(70). See her entry above. |
| Sarah Maria Ashworth(968) | Born in about 1807-08. Married Robert MARTINDALE in about 1835, and they had at least five children, two sons and three daughters. The older son and all of the daughters did not marry. The younger son's fate is not known. Sarah died in 1849. |
| Percey Macaulay Ashworth(969) | Born in about 1810. Became a barrister. Did not marry. Died on 10 or 11 Nov 1884 in Chester aged 34. |
| Harriet Sophia Ashworth(970) | Born in about 1812-13 at Pendleton, Lancashire. On 01 Jul 1834 married the Rev. John HAUGHTON. They had a daughter, also called Harriet, and possibly two sons. Date of her death unknown at present. |
| Charles Howard Ashworth(971) | Born presumably after 1813. Did not marry. Died in or after 1841. |
| Emily Ashworth(972) | Born in about 1818-21 at Pendleton, Lancashire. Married Lyons KERANS Esq., surgeon, probably in 1847. They had at least six children, four sons and two daughters. Emily died some time after 1861. |
| Frederick Harold Ashworth(973) | Born in about 1822-23 at Pendleton, Lancashire. Was a barrister. Married Emily [?] JONES sometime in 1851. They had at least one surviving child, a son, born in Wigan, Lancashire, about 1852 and named after his father. Frederick Harold Ashworth died on 08 Dec 1865. |
There is a reference to Richard Ashworth's will in 1829, but I have not yet tracked down the details. Presumably he died about that year.
A considerable amount of information on John Ashworth(937) is given in other notes that have been prepared by Jan Wood. According to those notes, in which the sources of the information are given, he was born at Knot Hill, Rochdale, Lancashire, on 22 May 1732. At some stage he moved to Yorkshire, and married Susannah Child (938), (? - 08 Jun 1813) at Birstall parish church, Yorkshire, on 20 Jan 1755. They had, I believe, four sons and one daughter. I currently have the names of three of the sons, who are listed on the Peerage website.
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Philip Howard Ashworth | Born about 1770. Married someone called Ruth, of unknown parentage, about 1805, and had nine children. |
| John Ashworth | Born about 1772 and died on 12 Jun 1800. He married Jane Ramsden (1770-1831), and had at least two children. |
| Richard Johnson Daventry Ashworth(74) | Born about 1775. Married Ann Macaulay (1780-1863) in 1801 and they had at least ten children. See his entry above. |
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