Richard Astill

Brief Life History of Richard

When Richard Astill was born in January 1838, in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Zachariah Astill, was 27 and his mother, Ann Hopkins, was 26. He married Margaret from 1861 to 1865, in Texas, United States. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1855 and lived in Center, Sacramento, California, United States in 1880. He died on 19 January 1883, in Citrus Heights, Sacramento, California, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Sylvan Cemetery, Citrus Heights, Sacramento, California, United States.

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Richard Astill
1838–1883
Rebecca Chambers
1843–1891
Marriage: 14 March 1874
Emily Ann Astill
1875–1948
Aaron Astill
1876–1943
Daisy Astill
1878–

Sources (13)

  • Richard Astell in household of Zachariah Astell, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Richard Astill, "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993"
  • Richard Astill, "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949"

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1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1850

EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER: Thomas Butler BIRTH 1806 DEATH 15 Dec 1850 (aged 43–44) BURIAL Sylvan Cemetery Citrus Heights, Sacramento County, California, USA MEMORIAL ID 98115344 · View Source

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

Name Meaning

1 English: locative name variant of Astle .

2 Norman, English: relationship name from the Middle English personal name Astill, a contraction of Norman French Ansketill (Old Scandinavian Ásketill, with Continental Germanic Ans- substituted for As-). See Askell .

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

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