Margaret Westwell

1884–
Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Margaret

Margaret Westwell was born in 1884, in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. She married Henry Ascroft in 1905, in Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter.

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Family Time Line

Henry Ascroft
1883–1916
Margaret Westwell
1884–
Marriage: 1905
Isabel Ashcroft
1905–1982
Ascroft
Ernest Ascroft
1908–1977
Henry Ascroft
1910–1991

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1905Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
  • Children

    (4)

    World Events (8)

    1884
    Age 0
    Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
    1901 · East Lancashire Royal Engineers
    Age 17
    The East Lancashire Royal Engineers was a group of volunteers in a unit of Britian's Royal Engineers. They were started in Manchester in 1901. They fought on the western front during WWI and were part of the Dunkirk Evacuation during WWII.
    1918
    Age 34
    WWI ends in November with armistice. The number of UK war dead runs to several hundred thousand.

    Name Meaning

    English: (i) locative name from Westwell (Kent, Oxon). (ii) sometimes possibly a late development of Westall or Westell , or readily confused with them.

    Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

    Possible Related Names

    Westall
    Westell

    Sources (2)

    • Legacy NFS Source: Margaret Westwell - Government record: birth-name: Margaret Westwell
    • Margaret Ashcroft in household of Henry Ashcroft, "England and Wales Census, 1911"

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