Edward Aspinall (1808 - 1881)

Born 1808 in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Sarah Foster — married 1845 in Paterson, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 1881 at about age 73 in Dungog, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Edward was born on 12 January 1808 and was christened on 6 February 1808 at Wigan, Lancashire, England. He was the son of William Aspinall and Ann Melling. ^[1]

Edward was convicted of housebreaking on 3 March 1832 and sent to the Colony of New South Wales as a convict for the term of his natural life, He arrived on the Parmelia in 1832.^[2]

Edward applied to be married to Sarah Bartlett a widow and a free immigrant. Permission was granted on 2 August 1845.^[3]

He was granted a conditional pardon on 30 July 1847. ^[4]

He passed away in 1881 in the Dungog district of New South Wales.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth entry, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N55S-L9B : 19 March 2020), Edward Aspinall, 1808.
2. ↑ Convict entry, Edward Aspinall in the New South Wales, Australia, Convict Registers of Conditional and Absolute Pardons, 1788-1870, Name: Edward Aspinall, Age: 39, Birth Year: 1808, Origin Place: Lancashire, Conviction Date: 3 Mar 1832, Arrival year: 1832, Pardon Date: 30 Jul 1847, Vessel Name: Parmelia, Record Type: Conditional, Pardon Number: 47/389, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia; Card Index to Letters Received, Colonial Secretary; Reel Number: 783; Roll Number: 1250, Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Convict Registers of Conditional and Absolute Pardons, 1788-1870 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Free Ancestry Image
3. ↑ Marriage entry, Edward Aspinall in the New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts' Applications to Marry, 1826-1851, Name: Edward Aspinall, Age: 36, Birth year: Abt 1809, Spouse: Sarah Bartlett, Request Status: Granted, Date of Permission/Refusal: 2 Aug 1845, State Archives NSW; Series: 12212; Item: 4/4514; Page: 101, Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts' Applications to Marry, 1826-1851 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Original data: Registers of convicts' applications to marry. Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia: State Records Authority of New South Wales. Series 12212. Free Ancestry Images
4. ↑ Convict entry, Edward Aspinall in the New South Wales, Australia, Convict Registers of Conditional and Absolute Pardons, 1788-1870, Name: Edward Aspinall, Age: 39, Birth Year: 1808, Origin Place: Lancashire, Conviction Date: 3 Mar 1832, Arrival year: 1832, Pardon Date: 30 Jul 1847, Vessel Name: Parmelia, Record Type: Conditional, Pardon Number: 47/389, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia; Card Index to Letters Received, Colonial Secretary; Reel Number: 783; Roll Number: 1250, Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Convict Registers of Conditional and Absolute Pardons, 1788-1870 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
5. ↑ Death entry, NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages online index, Name: ASPINALL Edwin, Registration number: 6745/1881 , Age 73 Years Died Dungog, District: Dungog

Research Notes

• From Free Settler or Felon Hunter Valley Convict and Colonial History accessed 6 Mar 2021 at https://www.freesettlerorfelon.com Searching for Edward Aspinall Parmelia. Item: 47230, Surname: Aspinall, First Name: Edward, Ship: Parmelia 1832, Date: 1837, Place: Paterson, Source: GRC, Details: Assigned to Charles Boydell, Item: 110433, Surname: Aspinall, First Name: Edward, Ship: Parmelia 1832, Date: 1847 16 October, Place: -, Source: MM, Details: Granted Conditional Pardon. Item: 122570, Surname: Aspinall, First Name: Edward, Ship: Parmelia 1832, Date: 1843 15 April, Place: Paterson, Source: GG, Details: Granted Ticket of Leave. Item: 179482, Surname: Aspinall, First Name: Edward, Ship: Parmelia 1832, Date: 2 August 1845, Place: Paterson, Source: Application to marry, Details: Edward Aspinall age 36 per Parmelia, ticket of leave holder, application to marry Sarah Bartlett, free immigrant. Rev. J.J. Smith