Walter Frank Aspden.Birkenhead.Dock Labourer.

[LANGO]

I would like to find out more about my grandfather and his family.He was Walter Frank Aspden.He married Annie Begnett in Birkenhead in 1915.They had four children.Walter.Frank,and twins Mary Therese and Winifred Alice.(My mum.)

[pennydog]

Walter can be found on the 1911 census RG14 PN22035 SN244 (crown copyright/care of TNA)

Walter Aspden head b1864 Preston Lancashire a Billiard Marker in a hotel
Annie wife married 4 years b1876 Heatly Cheshire
Walter Frank son b1893 Birkenhead Cheshire an apprentice boot maker
Alfred Henry son b1895 Southport Lancs a ship steward
Lever (?) Morgan son b1898 Birkenhead Cheshire (the first name is hard to decipher)
Jessie daughter b1909 Birkenhead Cheshire (the daughter of Annie and Walter snr)

Living at 58 Earl St, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, Cheshire.

Will look for them in 1901 to try and confirm third son's name and the mother of the 3 boys.

[pennydog]

1901 census RG13/3396/41/23/ (crown copyright/care of TNA)

Living at 58 Holt Road, Birkenhead

Walter b1865 head - billiard marker
Barbara M wife b1876 Birkenhead
Walter F b1893, Alfred H b1895, Lever M b1898 (places of birth as above)
Eva A age 10 months b1901 Birkenhead

Also with them is a lodger Emma Walson, a 40 year old widow who is a milliner born in Liverpool

[pennydog]

On the 1891 census RG12/2896/80/6 (crown copyright/care of TNA) FMP has them as 'Aspeden'

Walter b1866 a Billiard marker
Margaret wife b1863 Liverpool

No children.

There is a marriage of Walter Aspden to Margaret Ellis in Liverpool 1886 (Liverpool June qtr 1886 - 8b 248)

I cannot find a marriage to Barbara M.

[LANGO]

Dear Pennydog,Thank you for your help.I am confused as well as new to this.There is information previously under" Aspden " I am still not sure if this connected to my Granddad.Walter born 1864/5 was he married to Annie?born 1864.My granddad was Walter Frank Aspden.Who was his mum?His brothers/sisters.Jessie,Lever Morgan,Alfred Henry and Eva A(where did she come from?)Can we come forward a bit to Birkenhead Registry Office when granddad Walter Frank Aspden married Annie Begnett in 1915.Are we still on track?

[Coromandel]

Walter can be found on the 1911 census RG14 PN22035 SN244 (crown copyright/care of TNA)

Walter Aspden head b1864 Preston Lancashire a Billiard Marker in a hotel
Annie wife married 4 years b1876 Heatly Cheshire
Walter Frank son b1893 Birkenhead Cheshire an apprentice boot maker
Alfred Henry son b1895 Southport Lancs a ship steward
Lever (?) Morgan son b1898 Birkenhead Cheshire (the first name is hard to decipher)
Jessie daughter b1909 Birkenhead Cheshire

From the unusual name of the son, I think Walter senior is the Walter Lever Aspden who married in the Liverpool district in 1907.

[Coromandel]

This earlier thread answers a lot of questions! (see especially posts #15 and #16).

P.S. oh, sorry, LANGO, now that I've read through to the end of the thread I see you'd already found that one.

[LANGO]

Dear Coromandel,Thank you for your assistance.I did not think the previous thread was connected to my grandad.No one ever spoke of Preston.Can we come forward and make sure it is my granddad Walter Frank Aspden.He married Annie Begnett in 1915 in Birkenhead.

[cakemaker]

Hi everyone
I've just posted today on the other Aspden thread - you can see it is in Lancashire county wide forum - Aspden Birkenhead and Liverpool.

[terrysfamily]

Walter can be found on the 1911 census RG14 PN22035 SN244 (crown copyright/care of TNA)

Walter Aspden head b1864 Preston Lancashire a Billiard Marker in a hotel
Annie wife married 4 years b1876 Heatly Cheshire
Walter Frank son b1893 Birkenhead Cheshire an apprentice boot maker
Alfred Henry son b1895 Southport Lancs a ship steward
Lever (?) Morgan son b1898 Birkenhead Cheshire (the first name is hard to decipher)
Jessie daughter b1909 Birkenhead Cheshire (the daughter of Annie and Walter snr)
.

So with.

Alfred James Aspden, Male
baptism/christening date: 21 Sep 1894, St Peters, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
birth date: 08 Aug 1894, Southport, Lancashire, England
Father: Walter Aspden, Mother: Barbara
indexing project (batch) number: C03231-4, source film number: 93907

it looks like Walter Frank had 2 true brothers. Alfred Henry aka Alfred James and Lever Morgan.