Sapper 428490 William Aspinall
Regiment/Unit: Royal Engineers - 2nd West Lancs Field Coy.
Theatre of War: Home
Previous Reg/Num: Spr. 7280, Royal Engineers (T).
Age at death: 41
Date of death: 6th of August 1918
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: St Helens Cemetery - Sec 11 / Grave 640 / A
BMD details:
Marriage: 06/081898 William ASPINALL to Annie BEESLEY at Eccleston St Thomas Death registered September 1918 at Prescot, Lancashire. Vol 8b - Page 862. Burial date: 10/08/1918
Family details:
Address from pension records: 134 Albion St, St Helens.
Census details:
1881 - 4 years old William is living at 134 Raglan Street, St Helens with parents James - a sheet glass maker (29), Mary (30) and three siblings: Ellen (8), Mary Hannah (2), James (3 mths). Lodging at the address is relative Thomas Aspinall (15). 1891 - 14 years old 'Apprentice Glass Maker' William is living at 5 Rodney Street, St Helens with parents James - a glass maker (38), Mary (40) and six siblings: Ellen (18), Mary H (120, James (10), Elizabeth (8), Sarah E (6), John T (2). Also at the address is James's widowed mother in law Ellen Howarth (70). 1901 - 24 years old 'Sheet Glass Blower' William is living at 28 Hanover Street, St Helens with wife Annie (24) and daughter Florence (1). Also at the address is Annie's uncle Thomas Beesley (46). 1911 - Sees 34 years old 'Glass Maker (Gatherer)' William, wife Annie Aspinall (34) and daughter Florence Aspinall (11) living at 83 Creswell Street, St Helens with Annie's family Bartholew Beesley (58), Thomas Beesley (26), Elizabeth E Beesley (22), Bartholomew Beesley (19), Maude Beesley (17), Hannah Beesley (12), Charlotte Ann Prescott (Beesley) (28).
Notes:
Age taken from St Helens deceased search. William was employed as a glass maker at Pilkingtons Bros when he enlisted on the 14/11/1914 - he was discharged 11/07/1918 because of Diarrhoea aged 41 years 9 mths. Not listed on CWGC or SDGW. SWB List RE/2138.
Age taken from St Helens deceased search. William was employed as a glass maker at Pilkingtons Bros when he enlisted on the 14/11/1914 - he was discharged 11/07/1918 because of Diarrhoea aged 41 years 9 mths. Not listed on CWGC or SDGW. SWB List RE/2138.
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/59_Aspinall_unmarked_grave.jpg[/pic][caption]Unmarked grave of William Aspinall at St Helens Cemetery
(Photo courtesy of Paul Charlesworth)[/caption]
