The Aston Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Aston family.

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The Aston Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Aston
1841 Census158
1851 Census953
1861 Census1885
1871 Census2898
1881 Census3871
1891 Census5245
1901 Census5949

Most Frequent Forenames for the Aston Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
William Aston 13 66 125 204 243 307 341
Mary Aston 12 70 134 220 258 301 263
John Aston 11 47 100 160 199 254 281
Elizabeth Aston 5 46 86 118 151 185 182
Sarah Aston 6 48 94 121 137 171 155
Thomas Aston 7 40 85 109 129 174 168
George Aston 8 28 56 97 129 157 161
James Aston 2 30 65 88 111 147 143
Joseph Aston 3 22 48 60 95 113 125
Henry Aston 10 27 50 75 91 101 99
Edward Aston 5 24 41 59 66 85 85
Alice Aston 0 2 21 48 70 101 108
Charles Aston 3 15 26 40 67 103 95
Emma Aston 1 20 38 53 67 77 80
Samuel Aston 2 21 30 62 76 64 81
Eliza Aston 6 27 51 49 60 67 68
Annie Aston 0 2 8 27 65 88 131
Ann Aston 9 39 57 72 51 58 31
Jane Aston 3 13 33 49 53 71 56
Alfred Aston 2 10 19 38 47 64 74

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Aston family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and many more...


Etymology and History of the Surname: Aston

View Name: ASTON.

ASTON

Derivation:
An Anglo-Saxon name meaning 'enclosed ash tree settlement' or 'ash enclosure'.

History:
An occupational or topographocal name for someone that lived in a settlement enclosed by ash trees or that had a lot of ash trees growing in it. Could also be used to describe somebody who worked with ash trees or maintained them.

Linked Surnames:
Ashcroft, Ash, Ashberry, Ashburner, Ashby, Ashburner, Ashdown, Asher, Ashenden, Ashford, Ashforth, Ashington, Ashley, Ashman, Ashmore, Ashmoor, Aston, Ashwell

 


The Homeland Handbooks: Newquay
Published in 1930, this is a guidebook to Newquay in Cornwall - the references to individuals are in the many advertisements for hotels, etc.

 

Knebworth House, the 'stately home of rock' in the 1851 Census
The 1851 Census includes the records for Knebworth House, the 'stately home of rock', which has welcomed acts such as Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and Queen.

 

Possible Pitfalls in Using the Census
Many people don't realise that the census page images we see are actually transcripts of the household census forms, the details were copied into the books by the enumerators.

 

Who was W.P. Phillimore?
Phillimore has played a huge part in the transcription and printing of marriage register, and by the time he died he had covered over 1200 parishes.