John Asbridge, hat manufacturer, and son of William Asbridge, also a hat manufacturer,
lived in Cockermouth between about 1775 and 1843. He was twice married, first to Mary Brown in 1804
and then to Ann Wrangham in 1829, Mary having died whilst giving birth to twins (John and Mary) in 1805.
From the second marriage came Ann in 1831. John's sister, Isabella, married William Hall of Leeds,
also a hat manufacturer, in 1799 and John was co-bounder for the bond for this marriage. William Hall, 27 to Isabella Asbridge, 21 in Cockermouth in 1799
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The Leeds Intelligencer & Yorkshire General Advertiser
Vol LXXVL no 3846
Thursday March 20 th 1828
Page 1 column 3
All persons who are indebted to the estate of the late Mr Willaim Hall of Leeds wool merchant are required immediately to pay their respected debt into the hands of Brooke & Hall of Basinghall Street, and creditors of the same are requested to send an account of their respected claims.
--- same date March 20 th 1828
Page 3 last column on the right.
Deaths
On Saturday, much Respected, aged 58, Mr W'm Hall Woolstaple. formally a Hatter of this Town (Leeds)
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By the Marriage Bond Allegation 3 rd Jan 1812 For William Hall & Mary Taylor by licence
William Hall was 40 years old in 1812 = born 1772
Mary Taylor was 23 years old in 1812 = born 1789