William (Askeron) Askern (abt. 1689 - abt. 1721)

Born about Mar 1689 in Walden-Stubbs, Yorkshire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Dinah (Cooke) Askren — married 10 Oct 1712 in Escrick, Yorkshire, England

Descendants

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Biography

William Askeron was born in about March 1688/9 in Walden Stubbs, Yorkshire, England, and baptized in March 1688/9 at nearby Womersley, St Martin in Yorkshire. His father was Richard Askeron.^[1]

He was living in nearby Credling Stubs when he married Dinah Cooke in Escrick, Yorkshire (East Riding), England, on 10 October 1712. ^[2]

In April 1714 and until at least June 1717, he resided again in Walden Stubbs, Yorkshire, and was employed as a butcher.^[3][4][5]

By 1719, he resided in nearby Haywood, Yorshire.^[6] He baptized his last known child at St. Peter's Church in Burghwallis on January 1721/2.^[7]

William appears to have died shortly before his youngest child was born. The parish register is difficult to read, but appears to reflect that "Wm Askeron of Haywood" was buried at Womersley St. Martin on 20 December 1721, just a month before Mary was baptized there.^[8]

Children

Children of William and, most likely Dinah Cooke, include:

1. John, bp. Apr 1714^[3]
2. Richard, bp. 17 Nov 1715^[4]
3. William, bp. 4 Jun 1717^[5]
4. Thomas, bp. 19 June 1719^[6]
5. Mary, bp. 27 January 1721/2^[7]

Research Notes

Last Name at Birth

There are many different spellings of the last name for this family in the contemporaneous records. His father is identified as Richard "Askorne" of Stubs Walden in the baptism records for his older siblings, then Richard "Askeron" of Stubs Walden in his baptism record, then Richard "Askern" in the baptism and burial record of his younger brother Samuel. The LNAB for this profile is based on the spelling in his baptism record. During his life, he appears as at least William Askeron, Askren, Askorn & Askran.

Move from Walden Stubbs to Haywood

This profile assumes the William Askren, butcher, of Walden Stubbs who baptized his sons John, Richard and William at St. Martin, Womersley in 1714-1717 is the same William Askern of Haywood who baptized his children Thomas and Mary at St. Peter's Church, Burghwallis, in 1719-21. The villages of Walden Stubbs and Haywood are just a few miles from each other and the pattern of births suggest this is probably a single family which moved between the villages in about 1718.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry, "West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812," database with images (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2256/images/32355_249033-00163_2 : accessed 9 Jul 2022), William, bp. __ Mar 1688/9 ("William, son of Richard Askeron of Stubs Walden baptized [__]"); Ancestry sharing link here.
2. ↑ FamilySearch, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957", database, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68ZC-SB6N : 16 August 2021), William Askron & Dinah Cooke, 10 Oct 1712, Escrick, Yorkshire, England; citing Bishop's Transcripts for Escrick; images in FHL 918,421, item 2, DGS 7,588,071 (accessible only at FHL/FHC).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Ancestry, "West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812," database with images, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2256/images/32355_249033-00196 : accessed 30 Apr 2022) ("1714...April John son of Wm Askern butcher of Stubbs Walden bapt."); citing West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP68/1/4. Ancestry sharing link here.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Ancestry, "West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812," database with images, (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/2256/images/32355_249033-00199 : accessed 20 July 2021) ("1715...Nov Richard son of Wm Askern butcher of Stubbs Walden bapt."); citing West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP68/1/4; Yorkshire Parish Records. Leeds, England: West Yorkshire Archive Service.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Ancestry, "West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812," database with images, (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/2256/images/32355_249033-00199 : accessed 20 July 2021) ("1717 June Wm Son of Wm Askern of Stubbs Walden Butcher baptized"); citing Yorkshire Parish Records. Leeds, England: West Yorkshire Archive Service. West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Old Reference Number: D68/1/4; New Reference Number: WDP68/1/4.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} C.E. Whiting, The Parish Register of Burghwallis Yorks: Baptisms 1596-1814, Marriages 1596-1814, Burials 1596-1810, (John Whitehead & Sons: Leeds, 1947), 27 ("1719 Thomas ye Son of William Askern of Haywood. June 19th."); FamilySearch, images, FHL microfilm 599,999 item 3; DGS 7,727,848 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BL-KS3T-Q : accessed 20 July 2021).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} C.E. Whiting, The Parish Register of Burghwallis Yorks: Baptisms 1596-1814, Marriages 1596-1814, Burials 1596-1810, (John Whitehead & Sons: Leeds, 1947), 27 ("1721...Mary ye Daughter of Wm Askran Jan : 27"); FamilySearch, images, FHL microfilm 599,999 item 3; DGS 7,727,848 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BL-KS3T-Q : accessed 20 July 2021).
8. ↑ Ancestry, "West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812," database with images, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2256/images/32355_249033-00210 : accessed 10 Jul 2022); Ancestry sharing link here.