AU10/62/2

Letter from Andrew Underwood to David Asprey: - earliest evidence in Ampthill a settlement certificate for Samuel Asprey, ropemaker, of Westoning in 1762 [P30/13/1/3]; - family of Stephen and Elizabeth Asprey are referred to in parish registers from 1777 to 1832, Stephen was a hemp spinner, was Overseer in 1791 and Constable in 1782 and 1791, his will of 1820 is in Bedfordshire & Luton Archives & Records Service; he was fined for building a hovel on manorial waste in 1777, extending his front garden in 1778 and building a hog sty in 1782; he was also fined for an encroachment at Slutts End [i.e. Woburn Street] in 1788; - Joseph Asprey, their son was baptised in 1785 and Guardians accounts of 1821 [P30/12/3] note a journey to apprehend him after leaving his children

22 Feb 1998

From: 1762 To: 1998

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Underwood, Andrew Grimmer,
Asprey, David,
Asprey, Stephen,
Asprey, Elizabeth,
Asprey, Joseph,
Asprey, Samuel

Overseers, Settlement, ropemaker, early constables, hemp spinner, Ampthill Manor, Stephen will: Asprey, pigs, baptism, AMPTHILL, WESTONING, Ampthill Sluts End