Elisabeth Whalley

1817–1886 (Age 68)
Rivington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

The Life of Elisabeth

Elisabeth Whalley was born on 7 April 1817, in Rivington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom as the daughter of Christopher Whalley and Mary Roscoe. She married James Ashwell on 25 June 1846, in Salford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Bordesley, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Aston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881. She died in 1886, in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 69.

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Family Time Line

James Ashwell
1812–1884
Elisabeth Whalley
1817–1886
Marriage: 25 June 1846
Mary Elizabeth Ashwell
1847–1892
Christopher James Ashwell
1849–1905
Benjamin Whalley Ashwell
1851–1916
George Yate Ashwell
1853–1931
John Thomas Ashwell
1855–1855
Sarah Maria Ashwell
1855–1916
Roscoe Ashwell
1857–1869
Stowell Ashwell
1859–1943
Frank Ashwell
1861–

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
25 June 1846
Salford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
children

(9)

    Mary Elizabeth Ashwell

    Female1847–1892Female

    Christopher James Ashwell

    Male1849–1905Male

    Benjamin Whalley Ashwell

    Male1851–1916Male

    George Yate Ashwell

    Male1853–1931Male

    John Thomas Ashwell

    Male1855–1855Male

+4 More Children

Parents and Siblings

    Christopher Whalley

    Male–Male

    Mary Roscoe

    Female1783–1844Female

siblings

(7)

    James Whallay

    Male1807–Male

    Ann Whalley

    Female1809–Female

    Mary Ann Whalley

    Female1810–Female

    Thomas Whalley

    Male1813–Male

    Christopher Whalley

    Male1815–Male

+2 More Children

World Events (8)

1823

Age 6

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1825 · Museum of Lancashire

Age 8

The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.
1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842

Age 25

The Parliment of the United Kingdom passed the Mines and Collieries Act of 1842, mostly commonly known as the Mines Act of 1842. This act made it so that nobody under the age of ten could work in the mines and also females in general could not be employed.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Whaley .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • Elizabeth Ashwell in household of James Ashwell, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • Elizabeth Ashwell in household of James Ashwell, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  • Isabel Ashwell in household of James Ashwell, "England and Wales Census, 1861"

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