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Title: John Aspell
Post by: termite53 on Thursday 28 October 10 13:20 BST (UK)
I'm looking for any information on a John Aspell, he was I think an Architect and designed some of the houses on the mentmore estate owned by the Rothchildes in the mid 1800's.
Many thanks
Title: Re: John Aspell
Post by: termite53 on Thursday 28 October 10 13:27 BST (UK)
He was clerk of works too
Title: Re: John Aspell
Post by: patrish on Thursday 28 October 10 15:15 BST (UK)
Think that will be impossible without some further information
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Post by: Ruskie on Thursday 28 October 10 15:25 BST (UK)
I had a quick look on the 1881 census and can't see a likely candidate. I don't suppose you have any idea of his date and place of birth?
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Post by: nanny jan on Thursday 28 October 10 15:35 BST (UK)

A long shot.............have you contacted the Rothschild Archive?

http://www.rothschildarchive.org.



Nanny Jan
Title: Re: John Aspell
Post by: Dazey999 on Thursday 28 October 10 15:35 BST (UK)
I think this might be him in 1891 at Mentmore Estate:
RG12; Piece: 1266; Folio 62; Page 8
John Aspell, 38, Estate Clerk of Works, b. ...ford (?) Leicestershire
wife Maria, 37, b. Leicester
John W Aspell, son, 14, b. Leicester
Wilhelmina, dtr, 13, b. Loughborough
George, son, 6, b. West Dean, Sussex
Josephine, dtr, 8, b. West Dean, Sussex

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Post by: Dazey999 on Thursday 28 October 10 15:38 BST (UK)
and in 1901
RG13; Piece: 1509; Folio: 46; Page: 9
Mentmore Square

John C Aspell, 48, Estate Clerk of Works, b. Draford, Leicestershire
Maria
John W
George J
Samuel (9) b. Mentmore
Title: Re: John Aspell
Post by: Dazey999 on Thursday 28 October 10 15:40 BST (UK)
They were in Edmonton/Tottenham in 1881 (John C Aspell) b.1853 DESFORD, Leicestershire
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Post by: Dazey999 on Thursday 28 October 10 15:41 BST (UK)
John Crowson Aspell
Parents: George Aspell & Sarah Crowson
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Post by: Ladyhawk on Thursday 28 October 10 16:08 BST (UK)
Quote from: Dazey999 on Thursday 28 October 10 15:41 BST (UK)
John Crowson Aspell
Parents: George Aspell & Sarah Crowson

extracted christening

John Crowson ASPELL
10/08/1853 Groby, Leicester
Ann Jane, Mary Georgiana & Caroline also christened at the same time
Elizabeth 6/4/1855

John Crowson ASPELL married
Maria WINTERHALDER Jun q 1875 Leicester
Title: Re: John Aspell
Post by: termite53 on Thursday 28 October 10 17:05 BST (UK)
Many thanks all for the information, lots to go on now
Title: Re: John Aspell
Post by: Ladyhawk on Thursday 28 October 10 17:08 BST (UK)
"Devey was replaced by John Aspell, the Mentmore Clerk of Works who had worked under Devey. Aspell continued building at Mentmore, but in a prettified version of Devey's style.

see link to aritcle below

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Devey

2.4.2 THE CICERO YARD
John Aspell, who continued building estate cottages in
Buckinghamshire after Devey’s death......

http://www.epsom-ewell.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/43298718-40B7-40DC-A099-41F6225510B6/0/DesignandAccessequestrianApril2010.pdf