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William Alexander ASTON 1827 – 1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: APR 1827

Birth Location: Dudley, Staffordshire, , England

Death Date: 5 Sep 1919

Death Location: Alexander St Caversham, Dunedin, New Zealand

Father: John ASTON

Mother: Catherine None

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lee

Children(s): Elizabeth Ashton, Mary Aston, Maria Aston, Thomas Aston, Jane Aston, William Aston, John Aston, Harold Aston, Charles Aston, Eileen Aston, Frank Rose

William Alexander ASTON was born in 1827 in Dudley, Staffordshire, , England, the child of John ASTON and Catherine. William Alexander ASTON married Elizabeth Lee, and had children including Elizabeth Ashton, Mary Ann Aston, Maria Theresa Aston, Thomas Henry Aston, Jane Aston, William James Aston, John Lee Aston, Harold Aston, Charles Grey Aston, Eileen Aston, Frank Jesse Rose. William Alexander ASTON passed away in 1919 in Alexander St Caversham, Dunedin, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William Alexander ASTON was born in 1827 in Dudley, Staffordshire, , England, the child of John ASTON and Catherine.
  • William Alexander ASTON married Elizabeth Lee, and had children including Elizabeth Ashton, Mary Ann Aston, Maria Theresa Aston, Thomas Henry Aston, Jane Aston, William James Aston, John Lee Aston, Harold Aston, Charles Grey Aston, Eileen Aston, Frank Jesse Rose.
  • William Alexander ASTON passed away in 1919 in Alexander St Caversham, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John ASTON
1800 –
Birth Location: England
JA
Catherine None
1805 –
Birth Location: England
C

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Lee
1838 – 1921
Birth Location: Ruapuke Island, New Zealand
EL

Children(s)

Elizabeth Ashton
1861 – 1934
Birth Location: Beaumont Station, Southland
EA
Mary Aston
1863 – 1929
Birth Location: Riverton, Southland, New Zealand
MA
Maria Aston
1865 – 1945
Birth Location: Centre Hill, Riverton, Southland, New Zealand
MA
Thomas Aston
1870 – 1938
Birth Location: England
TA
Jane Aston
1869 – 1929
Birth Location: Stewart Island, New Zealand
JA
William Aston
1871 – 1949
Birth Location: Invercargill, Otago, New Zealand
WA
John Aston
1871 – 1939
Birth Location: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
JA
Harold Aston
1874 –
Birth Location: –
HA
Charles Aston
1895 – 1895
Birth Location: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
CA
Eileen Aston
Birth Location: Southland, New Zealand
EA
Frank Rose
Birth Location: Tasmania, Australia
FR

William ASTON's Ancestors

Self
William ASTON
1827 – 1919
Birth Place: Dudley, Staffordshire, , England
Parents
John ASTON
1800 –
England
Catherine
1805 –
England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William ASTON's Descendants

1.
WA
William (Alexander) ASTON (APR 1827 – 5 Sep 1919) m. Elizabeth Lee (1838 – 07 Jul 1921)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Ashton (abt 1861 – 11 Jun 1934)
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Aston (15 February 1863 – 27 Feb 1929)
  3. 3. Maria (Theresa) Aston (06 FEB 1865 – 21 September 1945)
  4. 4. Thomas (Henry) Aston (1870 – 30 October 1938) m. Mary (Anne) Christensen (15 Aug 1868 – 11 Oct 1908) m. Ethel (Jean) Harp (ABT 1889 – 1971) m. Eliza (Grace) Archer (April 1883 – 1941) m. Hannah (Field) Udy (1903 – 1962)
    1. 1. Henry (Gordon) ASTON (Jul 1890 – 10 Sept 1956)
    2. 2. Jessie (May) ASTON (31 May 1892 – 03 MAR 1970)
    3. 3. Ernest (Stanley Godfrey) ASTON (12 June 1894 – 22 Dec 1952)
    4. 4. William (Alexander) ASTON (Jul 1895 – 13 Sep 1895)
    5. 5. Hinemoa (Dorothy) ASTON (17 Jan 1900 – 5 April 1986)
    6. 6. Ivy (Louisa) Aston (24 Mar 1901 – 5 July 1945) m. George (Pamai) Ratu (31 Oct 1888 – 1972) m. Robert (James) Peacock (13 Jan 1883 – 23 March 1950)
      1. 1. Robert (Geeorhe Peacock George) Ratu (1929 – 2009)
      2. 2. Edith (Mary) Ratu (18 Feb 1924 – 5 Feb 1998) m. William (Frank) Holden (03 Mar 1919 – 10 OCT 2004)
        1. 1. Shirley (Fay) Holden (15 Mar 1944 – ) m. Lindsey (Earl) McGregor (30 Sep 1941 – 2 Feb 1993)
        2. 2. Gwendolyn (May) Holden (16 Sep 1946 – ) m. Alan (John) Nesbit m. Hendrikus (A.) Starreveld (19 Oct 1929 – 21 Jan 1969)
        3. 3. Raymond (William) Holden (25 Dec 1950 – ) m. Janie Robinson m. Kim Fisher m. Maxine Harding m. Dove
        4. 4. Robert (Keith) Holden (07 May 1959 – ) m. Donna m. Diane Newman
        5. 5. Bryan (Alan) Holden (30 Dec 1960 – ) m. Marissa Takimoana
        6. 6. Kevin (Gary) Holden (31 Dec 1963 – ) m. Jane Wattam m. Donna Cripps m. Julia unknown
        7. 7. William (Frank) Holden
      3. 3. Ivy (May) Peacock (29 Dec 1931 – 1 March 2008)
      4. 4. Joan (Gwendolene) Peacock (1934 – 1999)
      5. 5. Richard (John) Peacock (1936 – 2009)
    7. 7. Mabel (Meredith) ASTON (20 July 1902 – 1954)
    8. 8. Huia (Wilfred) ASTON (7 Nov 1905 – 13 Feb 1906)
    9. 9. Herbert (Hone) Aston (July 1907 – 1918)
    10. 10. Herbert (Hone) ASTON (26 Jul 1907 – 17 Sep 1951)
    11. 11. Harry (William) Aston (23 July 1908 – )
    12. 12. Irvin (Hamilton) Aston (Jan 19 1912 – 11 NOV 1984)
    13. 13. Aroha (Maragret Lilley) Aston (1932 – 1991)
  5. 5. Jane Aston (12 February 1869 – 22 OCT 1929)
  6. 6. William (James) Aston (12 May 1871 – 26 Dec 1949)
  7. 7. John (Lee) Aston (12 May 1871 – 15 Jul 1939)
  8. 8. Harold Aston (1874 – )
  9. 9. Charles (Grey) Aston (20 DEC 1895 – 20 DEC 1895)
  10. 10. Eileen Aston
  11. 11. Frank (Jesse) Rose

William ASTON's Timeline

2 Records

1827
APR 1827
Birth of William Alexander ASTON in Dudley, Staffordshire, , England
Dudley, Staffordshire, , England
1919
5 Sep 1919
Age 92
Death of William Alexander ASTON in Alexander St Caversham, Dunedin, New Zealand
Alexander St Caversham, Dunedin, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: APR 1827
    Event Place: Dudley, Staffordshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1919
    Event Place: Alexander St Caversham, Dunedin, New Zealand
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