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.
ASPINALL, REV. JAMES (_son of J. B. Aspinall of Cleongar hall, Cheshire_). _b._ Liverpool; ed. at St. Mary hall Ox., B.A. 1820, M.A. 1823; C. of Rochdale 5 years; P.C. of St. Luke’s, Liverpool 1830 where he preached 5 June 1831 a remarkable sermon called _The Crisis or the signs of the times with regard to the Church of England_; R. of Althorpe, Lincs. 2 June 1839 to death; author of _Roscoe’s library or old books and old times_ 1853; _Parish sermons 2 series_ 1854–59. _d._ Althorpe rectory 15 Feb. 1861 aged 65.
ASPLAND, ALFRED (_son of Rev. Robert Aspland 1782–1845, pastor of the Unitarians at Hackney 40 years_). _b._ 1815; ed. at King’s college, London; studied at Guy’s hospital; L.S.A. 1837, M.R.C.S. 1838, F.R.C.S. 1859; practised at Dukinfield, Cheshire till about 1870; editor of the Holbein Society publications; pres. of Manchester statistical society 1863–65; his large collection of books and drawings was sold at Sotheby’s Jany. 1885; author of _Crime in Manchester_ 1868; edited for Holbein Society _H. Burgmair’s Triumph of the Emperor Maximilian_ 1875; and _The golden legend_ 1878. _d._ St. Helen’s Field, Dukinfield 24 Oct. 1880. _Book-lore March_ 1885 _p._ 119.
ASPLAND, REV. ROBERT BROOK (_brother of the preceding_). _b._ Newport, Isle of Wight 19 Jany. 1805; Unitarian pastor of Crook’s lane chapel, Chester Aug. 1826; co-pastor with Lant Carpenter of Lewin’s Mead chapel, Bristol 1833; kept a boarding school at Bristol 1833–36; pastor at Dukinfield 1 Jany. 1837 and at Hackney 1858 to death; edited the _Christian Reformer_ Jany. 1845 to Dec. 1863 when it ceased; one of secretaries of Manchester college 1846–57, which was moved from Manchester to London 1853; secretary to British and Foreign Unitarian Association 1859 to death. (_m._ 21 Oct. 1833 Jane dau. of Robert Hibbert of Brookside Godley, Cheshire). _d._ Well st. Hackney 21 June 1869. _John Evans’s Lancashire authors_ (1850) 4–8; _The Inquirer 3 July 1869_ 427–28.
ASPULL, WILLIAM. _b._ Nottingham 1798; tenor singer; composed many vocal pieces. _d._ 192 Clapham road, London 16 Jany. 1875.
ASTLEY, SIR FRANCIS DUGDALE, 2 Baronet (_only son of Sir John Dugdale Astley, 1 Baronet 1778–1842_). _b._ 5 Nov. 1805; succeeded 19 Jany. 1842. _d._ Eastleigh lodge, Warminster 23 July 1873.
ASTLEY, REV. RICHARD. _b._ Chesterfield 12 March 1785; Unitarian minister at Rochdale 1810, at Halifax 1812–26, at Gloucester 1826–31 and at Shrewsbury 1831–53; author of _A selection of 500 hymns for public and private worship_. _d._ Stourbridge 19 March 1855. _The Christian Reformer xi_, 265–73 (1855).
ASTON, SIR ARTHUR INGRAM (_younger son of Henry Hervey Aston of Aston, Cheshire, who d. Madras 23 Dec. 1798 aged 37 from a wound received in a duel with major Allen_). _b._ London 23 Dec. 1798; ed. at Brasen. coll. Ox., created M.A. 18 June 1817; sec. of embassy at Paris 11 Jany. 1833; min. plenipo. there for short periods 9 times between 19 April 1833 and 14 Sep. 1838; envoy extraord. and min. plenipo. at Madrid 13 Feb. 1840 to 13 Nov. 1843; G.C.B. 10 Nov. 1843; pensioned 8 March 1846; sheriff of Cheshire 1850. _d._ Aston hall, near Runcorn 5 May 1859.
ASTON, JAMES JONES (_2 son of Benjamin Richard Aston of 71 Banner st. Finsbury, coal merchant_). _b._ 71 Banner st. 12 Dec. 1822; barrister M.T. 6 Nov. 1846; went Northern circuit; Q.C. for county palatine of Lancaster 1867; Q.C. 24 March 1880; author of _Chancery practice of the county palatine of Lancaster_ 1852. (_m._ 7 Sep. 1854 Sarah Margaret eld. dau. of Thomas Eccles of Walton-le-dale, Lancs.) _d._ 13 Pembroke gardens, Kensington 17 Jany. 1885.
ASTON, JOHN PARTINGTON (_son of John Aston of Manchester, liquor merchant_.) _b._ Manchester 9 Nov. 1805; ed. at Manchester gr. sch.; solicitor at Manchester 1829 to death; one of leading conveyancing and patent lawyers; solicitor and sec. of Owens college, Manchester; contributed prose and verse to periodicals; author with W. H. Ainsworth of _Sir John Chiverton_ 1826. _d._ Higher Broughton, Manchester 11 May 1882. _Admission register of Manchester school iii_, 112 (1874).
ATHERLEY, MARK KER (_2 son of Arthur Atherley M.P. for Southampton who d. 21 Oct. 1844 aged 74_). Ensign 15 foot 28 Aug. 1823; lieut. col. 92 foot 23 Nov. 1849 to 5 June 1863 when placed on h.p.; commanded a brigade in the Crimea 4 Nov. 1855 to 13 March 1856; brigadier general Malta 1863–68; col. of 109 foot 14 Feb. 1873, of 93 foot 30 Jany. 1880 and of 92 foot 5 April 1880 to death; general 1 Oct. 1877. _d._ 11 March 1884 in 80 year.
ATHERSTONE, EDWIN. _b._ Nottingham 17 April 1788; author of _The fall of Nineveh, a poem_, _2 vols._ 1828–68; _The Sea Kings in England, an historical romance_, _3 vols._ 1830; _The handwriting on the wall, a story 3 vols._ 1858; _Israel in Egypt_ 1861 a poem of nearly 20,000 lines; granted civil list pension of £75 Oct. 4 1858 and another of £25 Jany. 16 1860. _d._ 19 Macaulay buildings, Bath 29 Jany. 1872.
ATHERTON, CHARLES (_3 son of Nathan Atherton of Calne, Wilts attorney_). _b._ Calne 1805; ed. at Queen’s coll. Cam.; 33 wrangler 1828, B.A. 1828; resident engineer of river Clyde 1832–34; manager of business of Claud Girdwood and Co. of Glasgow, ironfounders 1834–37; chief engineer at Woolwich dockyard 6 April 1847 to 31 Dec. 1848 and 8 Sep. 1851 to 26 July 1862; at Devonport dockyard 1 Jany. 1849 to 7 Sep. 1851; consulting engineer in London 1862–70; M.I.C.E. 19 Feb. 1828. _d._ Sandown, Isle of Wight 24 May 1875. _Min. of proc. of Instit. of C.E. xlii_, 252–55 (1875).