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Richard Attfield's parents: Henry Attfield (1746-1821) and Mary Dee (1748-1813)
Elizabeth Ashenden's parents: Thomas Ashenden (1751?-1831) and Mary Hales (1760-1828)

Family of Richard Attfield and Elizabeth Ashenden

Husband: Richard Attfield (1787-1868)
Wife: Elizabeth Ashenden (1780-1852)
Children: Mary Attfield (1814-1879)
Anne Attfield (1815-1868)
Jane Attfield (1817-1843)
Henry Attfield (1819-1902)
Maria Attfield (1822-1855)
James Attfield (1825-1825)
Marriage 13 Apr 1813 St Lawrence, Thanet, Kent
Witnesses 13 Apr 1813 Thomas Ashenden, Jane Attfield

Husband: Richard Attfield

Name: Richard Attfield
Sex: Male
Father: Henry Attfield (1746-1821)
Mother: Mary Dee (1748-1813)
Note: Richard Attfield, apprenticed to William Spang (sic), Parish of Hampton, Middlesex, Tailor, payment date 3 Feb 1802
Ancestry.com. UK, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures, 1710-1811
Birth 9 Jun 1787 Chertsey, Surrey
Baptism 10 Jun 1787 (age 0) Chertsey, Surrey
Occupation (1) 3 Feb 1802 (age 14) Apprenticed to William Spong, tailor (see notes)
Occupation (2) 17 Feb 1814 (age 26) Tailor, 50 Googe Street, St Pancras (daughter Mary's baptism)
Occupation (3) 23 Jan 1820 (age 32) Tailor, Chertsey (son Henry's baptism register)
Will 11 Apr 1839 (age 51) Mentioned in will of Mary Giles
Census (1) 1841 (age 53-54) Tailor, Guildford Street, Chertsey
Occupation (4) 1849 (age 61-62) Tailor (Maria's marriage cert.)
Census (2) 1851 (age 63-64) Tailor, Guildford St, Chertsey
Occupation (5) 1851 (age 63-64) Tailor, Guildford Street, Chertsey (PO Directory)
Census (3) 1861 (age 73-74) Tailor, Guildford St (widower)
Death fact (1) 1868 (age 80-81) Death: 1868 Mar Qtr, Chertsey, 2a/18
Death fact (2) 1868 (age 80-81) Inscription on gravestone in churchyard at St Peter's Chertsey
Death 21 Jan 1868 (age 80) Chertsey, Surrey

Wife: Elizabeth Ashenden

Name: Elizabeth Ashenden
Sex: Female
Father: Thomas Ashenden (1751?-1831)
Mother: Mary Hales (1760-1828)
Birth 4 Nov 1780 Ramsgate, Thanet, Kent
Baptism 19 Nov 1780 (age 0) Ramsgate, Thanet, Kent
Census btw 1841 and 1851 (age 60-71) Shown in census, Guildford St, Chertsey
Death fact (1) 1852 (age 71-72) 1852 Sep Qtr, Chertsey, 2a/15
Death fact (2) 1852 (age 71-72) Cause of death: Paralysis. Present at death: Francis Eagle, Pyrcroft, Chertsey
Death fact (3) 1852 (age 71-72) Inscription on gravestone in churchyard at St Peter's Chertsey
Death 3 Sep 1852 (age 71) Guildford Street, Chertsey, Surrey
Burial 16 Sep 1852 St Peter, Chertsey (aged 73)

Child 1: Mary Attfield

Name: Mary Attfield
Sex: Female
Note: 18 July 1879. The Will of Mary Attfield formerly of Westcote Dorking and afterwards of Guildford Street Chertsey both in the County of Surrey but late of 45 Gayton Road Hampstead in the County of Middlesex Spinster who died 9 May 1879 at 45 Gayton Road was proved at the Principal Registry by Henry Attfield of Guildford Street Tailor the Brother the sole Executor. Personal Estate under £1,500.
Birth 1814 London
Baptism 17 Feb 1814 (age 0) St Giles in the Fields, Middlesex (mother named as Mary)
Census (1) 1841 (age 26-27) Possibly servant, Hove, Sussex
Census (2) 1861 (age 46-47) Servant (housemaid), Westcott, Dorking, unmarried
Fact1 22 Dec 1868 (age 53-54) Witness to marriage of brother Henry Attfield
Census (3) 1871 (age 56-57) Lodger, 5 Holly Hill, Hampstead (unmarried, no occupation recorded)
Residence 1879 (age 64-65) Formerly of Westcote, Dorking, and afterwards of Guildford St, Chertsey, but late of 45 Gayton Road, Hampstead, spinster
Death fact 1879 (age 64-65) 1879 Jun Qtr, Hampstead, 1a/459 (aged 65)
Cause of death (Facts Pg) 9 May 1879 (age 64-65) Shock after falling down steps
Death 9 May 1879 (age 64-65) 45 Gayton Road, Hampstead, Middlesex
Burial 15 May 1879 St John, Hampstead (aged 65)
Will 18 Jul 1879 (age 64-65) Probate, PR Fol.600, to Henry Attfield of Guildford St, tailor, brother (under £1500)

Child 2: Anne Attfield

Name: Anne Attfield
Sex: Female
Children: William Henry Rossiter Attfield (1855-1929)
Note: 2 December 1869. Letters of Administration of the Personal estate and effects of Anne Attfield late of Chertsey in the County of Surrey Spinster deceased who died 7 December 1868 at Chertsey aforesaid were granted at the Principal Registry to Mary Attfield of Westcott near Dorking in the County aforesaid Spinster and Henry Attfield of Chertsey aforesaid Tailor the Sister and Brother and only Next of Kin of the said Deceased they having been first sworn. Effects under £300.
Birth 29 Jul 1815 Chertsey, Surrey
Baptism 8 Oct 1815 (age 0) St Peter, Chertsey
Census (1) 1841 (age 25-26) Living with parents, unmarried
Census (2) 12 Mar 1849 (age 33) Witness to marriage of Maria & Richard Greenwood Benny
Census (3) 1851 (age 35-36) Living with parents at census, unmarried
Residence 22 Apr 1855 (age 39) Guildford Street, Chertsey, Surrey
Census (4) 1861 (age 45-46) Unmarried, living with father and son at census
Death fact (1) 1868 (age 52-53) Inscription on gravestone in churchyard at St Peter's Chertsey
Death fact (2) 1868 (age 52-53) 1868 Dec Qtr, Chertsey, 2a/25 (aged 53)
Death fact (3) 7 Dec 1868 (age 53) Cause of death: apoplexy
Death 7 Dec 1868 (age 53) Guildford Street, Chertsey, Surrey
Will 2 Dec 1869 (age 54) Admin, PR, to Mary Attfield of Westcott & Henry Attfield of Chertsey, tailor

Child 3: Jane Attfield

Name: Jane Attfield
Sex: Female
Birth 25 Feb 1817 Chertsey, Surrey
Baptism 31 Mar 1817 (age 0) St Peter, Chertsey
Death fact 1843 (age 25-26) 1843 Sep Qtr, Chertsey, 4/53
Death 6 Aug 1843 (age 26) Chertsey, Surrey
Burial 17 Aug 1843 St Peter, Chertsey (aged 26)

Child 4: Henry Attfield

Name: Henry Attfield
Sex: Male
Spouse: Matilda Rossiter (1823?-1891)
Birth 17 Dec 1819 Chertsey, Surrey
Baptism 23 Jan 1820 (age 0) St Peter, Chertsey
Census (1) 1851 (age 31-32) Tailor, living with cousin Charles Spong, 223 Tottenham Court Road (unmarried)
Census (2) 1861 (age 41-42) Tailor, lodger at 67 John St, St Pancras
Occupation 22 Dec 1868 (age 49) Tailor, Church Terrace (marriage cert.)
Census (3) 1871 (age 51-52) Tailor & grocer, 19 Guildford St, Chertsey
Fact1 18 Jul 1879 (age 59) Executor to will of sister Mary Attfield
Census (4) 1881 (age 61-62) Master tailor, Guildford St
Census (5) 1891 (age 71-72) Retired tailor, Eastworth
Census (6) 1901 (age 81-82) Retired tailor, 38 Eastworth Rd, Chertsey (widower)
Death fact (1) 1902 (age 82-83) 1902 Mar Qtr, Farnham, 2a/102
Death fact (2) 1902 (age 82-83) Inscription on gravestone in churchyard at St Peter's Chertsey
Death 23 Mar 1902 (age 82) Royal Deer Hotel, Farnham, Surrey
Probate 15 May 1902 (age 82) Probate, London (folio 594) to Elizabeth Annie Kimbell, wife of Albert Kimbell

Child 5: Maria Attfield

Name: Maria Attfield
Sex: Female
Spouse: Richard Greenwood Benney (1823?-1868)
Children: Albert William Attfield Benny (1851-1924)
Birth 6 Nov 1822 Chertsey, Surrey
Baptism 13 Dec 1822 (age 0) Chertsey, Surrey
Census (1) 1841 (age 18-19) Living with parents, unmarried
Census (2) 1851 (age 28-29) Wife in household
Death fact 1855 (age 32-33) 1855 Mar Qtr, Stoke Damerel, 5b/326
Cause of death (Facts Pg) 3 Feb 1855 (age 32) Cause of death: cutting her throat while insane
Death 3 Feb 1855 (age 32) Gloucester Street, Devonport, Devon

Child 6: James Attfield

Name: James Attfield
Sex: Male
Birth 29 Jul 1825 Chertsey, Surrey
Baptism 14 Aug 1825 (age 0) St Peter, Chertsey
Death 4 Oct 1825 (age 0) Chertsey, Surrey
Burial 14 Oct 1825 St Peter, Chertsey (aged 9 weeks)