Emily NUNN

Emily NUNN

Female 1850 - 1928  (78 years)


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  • Name Emily NUNN 
    Birth 19 Feb 1850  Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Chevington OPR No 755:
      10 Mar 1850 born 19 Feb 1850 Emily dau of Sarah Nunn of this parish
    Gender Female 
    Census 1851  Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1861  East Road, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1871  29 Cemetery Rd, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1871 census for 29 Cemetery Rd, Bury St Edmunds:
      William Aston, head, aged 39, photographer, born Scotland
      Emily Aston, wife, aged 22, born Chevington
      William Aston, son, 3 months, born Bury St Edmunds
      Samuel Nunn, grandfather*, widower, aged 77, retired gardener, born Chevington
      *Emily's grandfather.

    Census 1881  29 St Andrew St, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1881 census for 29 St Andrew St, Bury St Edmunds:
      William Aston, head, married, aged 48, photographer, born, Scotland,
      Emily Aston, wife, aged 31, born, Chevington
      William Aston, son, aged 10, scholar, born Bury St Edmunds
      Emily Aston, dau, aged, 8, scholar, born Bury St Edmunds
      Edith Aston, dau, aged 8, scholar, born Bury St Edmunds
      Edwin Aston, son, aged 6, scholar, born Bury St Edmunds
      Allan Aston, son, aged 4, scholar, born Bury St Edmunds
      Gordon Aston, son, aged 3, born Bury St Edmunds

    Census 1891  83 St John's St, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1891 census for 83 St John's St, Bury St Edmunds:
      Emily Aston, head, widow, aged 41, fancy draper, born Chevington
      William Aston, son, single, aged 20, photographer, born Bury St Edmunds
      Emily Aston, dau, single, aged 18, draper's assistant, born Bury St Edmunds
      Edith Aston, dau, single, aged 17, draper's assistant, born Bury St Edmunds
      Edwin Aston, son, single, aged 16, junior clerk, born Bury St Edmunds
      Allan Aston, son,aged 14, scholar, born Bury St Edmunds
      Gordon Aston, son aged 13, scholar, born Bury St Edmunds
      Gertrude Aston, dau, aged 3, born Bury St Edmunds

    Census 1901  111 Queen's Cross, Dudley, Worcestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1901 census for 111 Queen's Cross, Dudley:
      William Norman, head, married aged 52, baker and confectioner, own account at home, born Nottingham
      Emily Norman, married aged 50, confectioner and habberdasher, own acocunt at home, born Chevington, Suffolk
      Gordon Aston, son, single, aged 23, shop assistant, born Bury St Edmunds
      Gertrude Aston, dau, aged 13, born bury St Edmunds

    Census 1911  72 Oxford St, Bilston, Staffordshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1911 census 72 Oxford St Bilston Staffordshire
      RG number: RG14 Piece: 17117 Reference: RG14PN17117 RG78PN1054 RD369 SD7 ED6 SN11
      Name Relation Condition / Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where born Image
      PICKERILL, Daniel Head Married M 70 1841 Kent Dealer Drapery Dudly Worcester
      PICKERILL, Emily Wife Married 9 years F 61 1850 Kent Dealer Chevington Suffolk
      ASTON, Allan Son Single M 34 1877 Labourer Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
      ASTON, Gertrude Daughter Single F 23 1888 Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
      Registration District: Wolverhampton Sub District: Bilston Enumeration District: 6 Parish: Bilston Address: 72 Oxford St Bilston Staffordshire County: Staffordshire

    Census 1921  16 St Ann's Rd, Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1921 Census Of England & Wales for 16 St. Ann's Road, Willenhall, Staffordshire, England
      First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Sex Birth year Age in years Birth place Occupation Employer
      Gordon Aston Head Male 1876 44 Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England Grocer Manager Maghole Fingle Ltd
      Emily Pickerell Mother Female 1850 71 Chevington, Suffolk, England Home Duties -
      May Aston Daughter Female 1908 13 Willenhall, Staffordshire, England - -
      Evelyn Aston Daughter Female 1916 5 Willenhall, Staffordshire, England - -

    Death 10 May 1928  4 Rosetta Rd, Peebles, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
      PICKERILL, EMILY, aged 76, F, year 1928, ref 768 / 38, at PEEBLES
      1928 deaths in the district of Peebles
      Emily Pickerill, widow of 1st. William Aston, artist. 2nd. William Norman. 34d. Daniel Pickerill, draper. 10 May 1928 at 7.50pm at 4 Rosetta Rd, Peebles, female, 76 years, dau of John Nunn, deceased, and Sarah Nunn, M.S. ----, deceased. Cause: Auricular fibrillation. Informant Edith Ferguson, daughter.

    Burial 25 May 1928  Peebles, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The Forfar Herald and County Advertiser, Friday 25 May 1928
      PICKERILL.-At 4 Rosetta Road, Peebles, on the 10th May, Emily Pickerill, widow of William A. Aston, artist, of Forfar and Bury St Edmunds.-Deeply regretted.

    Notes 
    • Bury Free Press 30 June 1894, p. 5:
      The affairs of Mrs. Aston. - The day fixed for the first meeting of the creditors in the bankruptcy of Emily Aston, widow, 7, Meat Market, Bury St. Edmunds, was Friday, at the offices of the Official Receiver (Mr. F.Messent), Ipswich, but no creditors attended. The gross liabilities are 678 pounds 13 shillings and threepence, expected to rank 598 pounds, 13 shillings and threepence, and the deficiency 597 pounds 7 shillings and sevenpence, the assets consisting of good book debts, 5 shillings eightpence, and doubtful 2 pounds 5 shillings and 11pence, estimated worth 1 pound. The official receiver states that the debtor's husband died about two years ago, and the photographic business was then carried on for the benefit of the debtor by her son until his death last autumn. The debtor attributes her failure to the illness and death of her son, and also to losses incurred through sending out a traveller with drapery. Many of the creditors are professional money-lenders, with whom the debtor's transactions appear to have extended over a considerable period. Early last month one of the creditors execution, and to get the bailiff out of the house the bankrupt have a bill of sale over her stock-in-trade and furniture. If this document is valid she has so managed her affairs that one or two of her creditors have been paid in full, and the others can never receive anything. She has kept an account of her daily takings in the fancy business but no account with her creditors. On July 6th the public examination will take place at Bury.



      Bury Free Press 14 July 1894, p. 3.
      The affairs of Mrs. Aston. - The gross liabilities were shown as 678 pounds 13 shillings and threepence, expected to rank 598 pounds, 13 shillings and threepence, and the deficiency 597 pounds 7 shillings and sevenpence, the assets consisting of good book debts, 5 shillings eightpence, and doubtful 2 pounds 5 shillings and 11pence, estimated worth 1 pound. The Official Receiver states that the debtor's husband carried on business as a photographer for many years, the debtor also keeping a small fancy shop. Her husband died about five years ago, and the photographic business was then carried on for the benefit of the debtor by her son until his death last autumn. The debtor attributes her failure to the illness and death of her son, and also to losses incurred through sending out a traveller with drapery. Many of the creditors are professional money-lenders, with whom the debtor's transactions appear to have extended over a considerable period. Early last month one of the creditors issues execution, and to get the bailiff out of the house the bankrupt gave a bill of sale over her stock-in-trade and furniture. If this document is valid she has so managed her affairs that one or two of her creditors have been paid in full, and the others can never receive anything. She has kept an account of her daily takings in the fancy business, but no account either of her expenditure or of her transactions with her creditors-Debtor now stated that when her son died in December, the photographic business was let. To carry on that business she had to spend a good deal of money. As to the deficiency of 600 pounds, she did not think she owed much at the beginning of 1893. Owing to financial embarrassment she had had transactions with advertising money lenders, and she had had to pay them at the rate of 30 pounds for 20 pounds. Executions had been put in, the first being in April. She had given a bill of sale to the Bedfordshire Loan Company because she was two instalments back with them and they had pressed for their money, and execution resulted. Before then she had been advised to file her petition. The first time she had she had recourse to money lenders was about a year and a half ago. She thought that at that time she could have paid her creditors in full. About last Christmas she knew that she could not pay them in that way, but thought she could be instalments.-It transpired that after the bill of sale creditors had been satisfied only 17 shillings was left for the benefit of the estate. -Mr. J.W.Greene appeared for the petitioning creditor.-The examination was closed.

    • There is a possibility that Emily had a base child herself. See the following entry.
      Chevington OPR: No 262 20 Apr 1866 born 18 Feb 1866 Eliza dau of Emily Nunn of this parish.
      I am yet to find any other record of this Eliza Nunn, so there is a possibility she died as an infant or was assumed into another family.

    Person ID I4913  Warren Nunn's family tree
    Last Modified 16 Apr 2024 

    Mother Sarah NUNN,   b. 7 Sep 1828, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1911, Wilton Cottage, Rosetta Rd, Peebles, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Family ID F1468  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 William ASTON,   b. Abt 1832, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Nov 1888, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 14 Nov 1869  St Mary, St Georges in the East, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1869 marriage solemnized at the parish church of St Mary, St Georges in the East, Middlesex.
      No 211, 14 Nov 1869, William Ashton, of full age, widower, photographer, of 11 Lucas St, son of James Ashton, farmer and Emily Nunn, of full age, spinster, of 11 Lucas St, dau of George Nunn, carpenter. Witnesses John Hillier, Emma Bedford Hillier.
      NOTE: There are some questions about details on this if this is the same couple who set up a photographic business in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. If so, William Ashton then dropped the "h" from his surname and becomes known as William Aston. Also note that Emily Nunn gives her father's name as George Nunn, carpenter, which is a puzzle because her mother was Sarah Nunn, daughter of Samuel Nunn and Susan Gilby. Emily is found with her grandfather Samuel Nunn on the 1851 census (along with her mother Sarah) and, on the 1871 census, Samuel Nunn is with her and William in Bury St Edmunds. As to Emily's parentage, it's possible she simply made up her father's name to avoid the shame that she was a base child. The other possibility is that a George Nunn was in fact her father. But the available records for Emily Nunn born 1850 in Chevington, or nearby, point to the fact that this Emily Nunn is the base child of Sarah Nunn.
      Another fact is that both woman died at the same address in Peebles, Scotland, Sarah aged 82 in 1911 and Emily aged 78 in 1928. On top of that, Sarah was housekeeper to John Ferguson, who was married to her granddaughter Edith Aston!

    Children 
     1. William ASTON,   b. 23 Dec 1870, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1893, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years)
     2. Emily ASTON,   b. 8 Aug 1872, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1963, Harverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     3. Edith ASTON,   b. 10 Nov 1873, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1935, Nursing Home, Tweed Green, Peebles, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     4. Edwin ASTON,   b. 17 Nov 1874, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Sep 1925, Merton, Surrey, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     5. Allan ASTON,   b. 29 May 1876, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1953, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     6. Gordon ASTON,   b. 15 Jul 1877, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1971, Walsall, Staffordshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     7. Gertrude ASTON,   b. 24 Sep 1887, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jun 1973, Fairmile Nursing Home, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F1904  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2025 

    Family 2 William NORMAN,   b. Abt 1848, Nottingham, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1901, Staffordshire, United Kingdom, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Family ID F1906  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2025 

    Family 3 Daniel PICKERILL,   b. Abt 1841, Worcestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1917, Peebles, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 1902  England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2508  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2025 

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