William J Aston
about 1863–
Netherton, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
The Life of William J
William J Aston was born about 1863, in Netherton, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom. He had at least 2 sons and 3 daughters with Comfort Perkins.
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William J Aston
1863–
Comfort Perkins
1858–
Elizabeth Aston
1884–
Richard Aston
1886–
Harriet Malvina Aston
1889–
William Aston
1890–
Maria Wood Aston
1892–
Spouse and Children
1863–Male
1858–Female
children
(5)
Elizabeth Aston
1884–Female
Richard Aston
1886–Male
Harriet Malvina Aston
1889–Female
William Aston
1890–Male
Maria Wood Aston
1892–Female
World Events (8)
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 17
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
1884
Age 21
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
Age 41
The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.
Name Meaning
English:1. habitational name from any of several places in England called Aston. Most were named from Old English ēast ‘east’ + tūn ‘settlement’. In a few cases the first element is æsc ‘ash tree’. 2. from a Middle English personal name, Astan(us), which is probably a survival of Old English Æðelstān or one of the other names mentioned at Alston .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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