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William Charles Asprey (1860 - 1891)

William Charles Asprey
Born in Lewisham, Kent, England, United Kingdommap
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Died at age 30 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canadamap
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Biography

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William Asprey was born in Lewisham, Kent, England.
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William Asprey lived in Canada.

William was born on 21 December 1860 in Lewisham, Kent, England.[1][2] He was the son of William Phillips Asprey and Elizabeth Goslin.

The 1861 England and Wales Census shows William living with his parents, three stepbrothers and a stepsister in St Peters Square, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England.[3] He was almost four months old.

William was baptised on 27 June 1867 in Hammersmith, Middlesex,, England.[2]

The 1871 England and Wales Census shows William living with his parents, two stepbrothers and a stepsister in Lewisham, Kent, England.[4] He was 10 years old.

The 1881 England and Wales Census shows William living with his mother and stepsister Florence in Tunbridge Villas, Lewisham, Kent, England.[5] He was 20 years old and was working as a Banker's Clerk.

In about 1887 William married Rosetta Woodward, known as Rose. She was about 22 years old. The couple had two children together, William Phillip (1887-1963) and Kathleen Margaret (1889-1964).

The 1891 Canada Census shows William living in Medicine Hat, North West Territories, Canada.[6] He was 30 years old.

William passed away on 1 May 1891 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.[7][8]

Probate was completed on 27 May 1909 in London, England.[7] The beneficiaries were Daniel Kenneth Capper Birt and his wife Rosetta Graydon (Rosetta remarried in 1892 and passed away in 1945).

Sources

  1. Birth Registration: England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 7 October 2022), database entry for Asprey, William Charles (Mother’s maiden surname: Larkin), GRO Reference: 1861 M Quarter in KENSINGTON, Volume 01A Page 111.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Baptism: "England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZJQM-ZSZM : 11 July 2022), William Charles Asprey, 1867.
  3. 1861 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7KN-Q97 : 3 March 2021), William C Asprey in household of William C Asprey, Hammersmith, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  4. 1871 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB6Q-CYN : 29 June 2022), William C Asprey in entry for William P Asprey, 1871.
  5. 1881 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q277-8GZX : 11 December 2017), William C Asprey in household of Elizabeth Asprey, Lewisham, London,Kent, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 14, Piece/Folio 734/44, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,386.
  6. 1891 Census: "Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW5Y-5J3 : 4 August 2016), William Asprey, Medicine Hat, Assiniboia West, Territories, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148228.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Probate: "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W7Q6-ZJMM : 26 August 2022), William Charles Asprey, 27 May 1909; citing Probate, London, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm 251,404.
  8. Burial: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FNK-Y68S : 10 September 2022), William Charles Asprey, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID 237499816, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/237499816/william-charles-asprey.




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