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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: ryan37 on Friday 16 September 22 08:36 BST (UK)
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Posting on behalf of a friend :
I’v been doing research about a William Asham of Hull, who traded and fished in the Faroes til 1875 when he sold his shop and left wife and a kid. He had several smacks and was a known smuggler of brandy to Shetland and Orkney. I wonder where he did end up. As far as I know he
was born in Knottingley, England. 3. August 1828.
Hi folks can anyone help find more on William
Many thanks
Ryan
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Who was his wife?
Is the name also spelled Askham?
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The Baptism registers for the Chapelry of Knottingley shows that William was Baptised on the 3rd August 1828, his parents were John Farnell and Ann ASKAM. The father's profession is shown as that of a Mariner.
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Update
He had a wife from Yorkshire called Mary. And he had a child with a Faroese woman too, but she never left the Faroes.
He owned several ships and probably only was the master of some:
Price Arthur, Hero, The Bee, Sir Colin Campbell, Nisus, La Naide, Striver, St. Louis, L’etoile, Ellen & Ann and Julie or Julio
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The newspaper The Hull Packet published on the 12 November 1852 reported on the previous week's cases heard at the Hull Police Court. Amongst the cases was (held on the previous Wednesday):-
'WILLIAM ASKAM master of the Expert, from Riga, was fined £2 for smuggling 1 1/4 pound of tobacco. The captain alleged that it had been deposited in the locker by some of the crew without his knowledge.
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William married a Mary Warcup on the 5th July 1854 at Hornsea, Yorkshire. The marriage certificate shows that William's father was called John and he was a Mariner. Mary's father is shown as Isaac, a Miller.
Mary was the daughter of Isaac and Mary Warcup. She was Baptised at Skirlaugh on the 14th September 1834.
The National Probate Calendar shows that Mary Askam died on the 26 August 1912. She is described as a Widow living at 10 Atwick Road, Hornsea. Her estate was valued at £442 - 14 shillings - 7 pence.
A search of children of the marriage has drawn a blank.
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William Askam 1880
South Yorkshire Asylum, Admission Records.
William Askam
Birth 1831
Age 49
Occupation Hawker
Adm 10 April, 1880
Middlewood Hospital, Sheffield.
Cause of Insanity Not known
Outcome died 18 July 1880
Residence Knottingley
Could be a possibility.
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The 1881 Census records that Mary Askam, aged 46, was living with her parents at Hornsea. She is described as being married and being a Master Mariner's Wife.
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The 1891 Census records that Mary was living at Hornsea with her widowed father, Isaac. She is described as being 56 years old and married.
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The Poll Books and Electoral Registers for 1874 for Hornsea shows that William Askam was living at Westgate, Hornsea.
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The 1871 Census records that Mary was living at Rose Villa, High Street, Ferrybridge. She is described as being 36 years of age, married with the notation of 'Merchant's wife'. No mention of her husband, William.
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The 1861 Census records that Mary was living in Hull, she is described as being 26 years old and she was a 'Fish Merchant's Wife'. Living with her was her 15 year old sister, Hannah Warcup. No mention of her husband, William.
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Seamans ticket shows date of birth 12 December 1827 Knottingley.
Ticket no. 55576
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Thank you all so much for your excellent input today
Ryan
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Report from Paisley and Renfrewshire Gazette dated 6 July 1878
Scotch Bankrupts
William Askam, master mariner, presently residing at Kirkwall
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In the Faroes it is told that Askham went to Australia and became harbour master in Sidney, but I have not been able to find any trace of him there. Also I find this story to be unlikly because another Faroese man was in charge of the wharfs in Sidney around the same time. But still Askham may have gone down under.
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Hi folks
Can anyone link this post onto the Australian section of the forum?
Maybe someone will pick up the link to askham and Australia
Ryan
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Hi folks
Can anyone link this post onto the Australian section of the forum?
Maybe someone will pick up the link to askham and Australia
Ryan
He did indeed go to Australia - he was certainly living in Wollongong (New South Wales). (snippet image courtesy of Trove, a free web site to search)
If you click on the link below it will take you to Trove, Australian newspapers. If you type in William Askam in the 'phrase box' you should get about 11 hits.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/search/advanced/category/newspapers
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Thank you so much AllanUK. This is fantastic :)
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Apologies if this has already been said, but it there is a possible death for William Askam in Wallongong, NSW, in 1912. Father is named as John.
This is an index only, so how much more info is on the full record, I don't know.
A pdf of it can be ordered from:
https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/family-history-search
Just put his name, year of 1912, and father's name John. I had tried with mother's name of Ann, and it must not be on the record, as it wouldn't bring up the record.
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William married a Mary Warcup on the 5th July 1854 at Hornsea, Yorkshire. The marriage certificate shows that William's father was called John and he was a Mariner. Mary's father is shown as Isaac, a Miller.
Mary was the daughter of Isaac and Mary Warcup. She was Baptised at Skirlaugh on the 14th September 1834.
The National Probate Calendar shows that Mary Askam died on the 26 August 1912. She is described as a Widow living at 10 Atwick Road, Hornsea. Her estate was valued at £442 - 14 shillings - 7 pence.
A search of children of the marriage has drawn a blank.
Is it possiable to find out if Mary Askam was statet a widow because Askam was considered dead, or could they have been divorced and she remarried?
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Bredo said today :Is it possiable to find out if Mary Askam was statet a widow because Askam was considered dead, or could they have been divorced and she remarried?
William Askam was in Australia in 1886 -- My feeling is that he left his lawful wife Mary to fend for herself. I very much doubt that Mary would have tried to obtain a divorce (not easy for women at that time to divorce their husband). I believe that at some stage, Mary started to call herself a Widow for appearances sake.
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I have the same feeling. In 1883 Askam seems to have been onboard a steamship named Glanworth. It was built in Kinghorn for a Australian company. I might have been his way out. As passanger or as part of the crew.
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http://marinersandships.com.au/1882/12/094qui.htm
ASHAM, Wm. 3rd Mate 1882 Ship QUIRAING
Quiraing-
Steamship of Sydney, Mclean, Master, Burthen 1111 tons
From the port of Brisbane & Northern ports to Sydney, New South Wales, 19th December 1882
So a Coastal Steamer
Sue
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Perhaps you already have this marriage certificate?
6502/1889
ASKAM, William
COPE Ethel B
At ARMIDALE
William was advertising as seafood and fish merchant in the Armidale area. 1889
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/189968170
Sue
ADDING
Mrs ASKAM helped with the sales. 1888 (technically not Mrs ASKAM at this stage ;))
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/108111081
Shed died
Death Notice of Ethel ASKAM. 1937.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17383375
ASKAM Ethel
14409/1937
Aged 73 YRS at MARRICKVILLE
Her full name was Ethel Baynes COPE
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Here is a news item which again mentions the North Feroes connection.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/124509958
NSW Government Gazette shows William getting an auctioneers license (general) in 1888 at Newtown.
There was fish market at Newtown
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/107329200
Newton is a suburb of Sydney. He put it to use in selling some fishing requisites in 1888 whilst in Illawarra which is in the region of Wollongong.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/135706350
By 1896 ASKAM was in a partnership with WAITE at Bowral.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/112448671
W. ASKAM of Wollongong was a bit of an authority on shipping stories. 1905
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/132240582
Sue
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Hi folks
I would like to say , it is absolutely amazing the level of contribution provided to this post by you roots chatters
As this post was started for someone else im absolutely delighted at the interest shown , it is so good to see so much additions and great information submitted
Ryan
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Hello, my name is Turid Askham 63 year, i am from faroe island and William was my great-grandfather, what is yours connections to him?
It would be interesting to hear more about him and his relatives.