ASHWORTH, Edmund. b. Birtwhistle near Bolton; partner with his brother Henry as spinners at Egerton Mill near Bolton; member of Anti-Corn-Law League 1839; member of Manchester chamber of commerce, a director 1868–78, pres. 1874–77; said to be original of Mr. Millbank in ‘Coningsby’; a magistrate for Bolton April 1847 to death; one of founders of Cotton supply association 1857; the first pres. of Bolton British school union. d. Southport 21 March 1881 in 81 year. Manchester Guardian 22 March 1881 p. 5, col. 4, and 26 March p. 11, col. 4.
ASHWORTH, Sir Frederick (2 son of Robert Ashworth of Dublin). b. Dublin 1783; ensign 58 foot 6 July 1799; major 22 Nov. 1810 to 20 Feb. 1817 when placed on h.p.; knighted by lord lieut. 1850; lieut. general 20 June 1854; colonel of 44 foot 8 Feb. 1855 to death. (m. 29 Oct. 1833 Harriet eld. dau. of Sir Bellingham Reginald Graham, 7 Bart., she was b. 1815 and m. (2) 26 Feb. 1862 George Hamilton Chichester, 3 Marquess of Donegal). d. 5 St. George’s place, Hyde park corner, London 1 Aug. 1858.
ASHWORTH, Henry. b. Birtwhistle near Bolton 4 Sep. 1794; ed. at Ackworth school; partner with his brother Edmund; a founder of “Anti-Corn Law Association” 10 Jany. 1839, afterwards called “The National Anti-Corn-Law League”; great friend of Bright and Cobden, the three were known as the A, B, C of the League, the final meeting of which was held in Manchester town hall 2 July 1846; author of Statistical illustrations of Lancashire 1842; A tour in the United States, Cuba and Canada 1861. d. Florence 17 May 1880. Recollections of Richard Cobden, by H. Ashworth, 2 ed. 1878, portrait.
ASHWORTH, John. Preached his trial sermon 8 Oct. 1837; founded a chapel for the destitute in Baillie st. Rochdale 4 Oct. 1858; representative of United Methodist Free churches at the Conference of Evangelical Christians held in New York Oct. 1873; author of Strange tales from humble life, 5 series 1863–74, these 61 tales were also published singly, upwards of 3,000,000 copies have been circulated. Simple Records, 2 series 1871–72. d. Broadfield, Rochdale 26 Jany. 1875. Life and labours of John Ashworth, by A. L. Calman 1875, portrait.
ASHWORTH, Rev. John Harvey (younger son of John Ashworth). b. Elland, Yorkshire 1795; ed. at Manchester gr. sch. and Univ. coll. Ox., scholar 1815, B.A. 1819, M.A. 1825; R. of Hethe, Oxon 1820–21; C. of St. Mary’s, Rochdale 1821; bought old castle of Craggan, co. Clare which he restored; V. of St. Mary’s, Staveley-in-Cartmel 1874 to death; author of Hurstwood, a tale 3 vols. 1823; Scenes and thoughts from secluded life 2 vols. 1827; The Saxon in Ireland 1851; The young curate or the quicksands of life [anon.] 1859, and Rathlynn [anon.] 3 vols. 1864. d. 4 Aug. 1882.
ASKEW, Richard Craster (5 son of John Askew of Pallinsburn, Northumberland who d. 28 Oct. 1794). b. 5 Sep. 1778; barrister L.I. 13 June 1807; recorder of Newcastle upon Tyne 1833–34. d. Pallinsburn 30 July 1851.
ASKEY, James Robert Roper. Chief clerk of the divorce registry 1858 to death. d. 14 Park village West, Gloucester gate, Regents’ park, London 30 Jany. 1866.
ASLETT, Thompson. 2 Lieut. R.M. 1 June 1796; col. commandant 9 Nov. 1846 to 17 Aug. 1848 when he retired on full pay. d. 27 Aug. 1851 aged 75.
ASLETT, William Stratton. 2 Lieut. R.M. 26 July 1837; brigade major in Crimean war; col. commandant 13 Feb. 1867 to death; M.G. 6 March 1868. d. Cury road, Gosport 28 July 1876.
ASPINALL, Butler Cole (son of Rev. James Aspinall, R. of Althorpe, Lincs.) b. Liverpool 7 Nov. 1830; ed. at Merchant Taylor’s; connected with Morning Chronicle; barrister M.T. 17 Nov. 1853; arrived in Victoria 1854; law reporter to the Argus paper 1854; practised at Melbourne 1854; M.L.A. for Talbot 1856; M.L.A. for Portland to 1870; member of the Heales government 1861, of the Macpherson government 1869; defended the Eureka stockade rioters 1855; defended H. J. O’Farrell who was tried 30–31 March 1868 for shooting Prince Alfred (Duke of Edinburgh) at Clontarf 12 March 1868; became insane 1871. d. England 4 April 1875.