William Austin
William Austin.
born 1813 Croxton.
baptised at Eccleshall Trinity Church 27th June 1813.
died 27th March 1876 Napley Heath.
married 5th April 1836 St Marys Mucklestone.
Mary Dunn.
born 1812 Pipe Gate.
Died 15th January 1898.
William Austin was born in 1813 in the small rural village of Croxton in
Staffordshire very close to the Shropshire border. He married
Mary Dunn who was
born in Pipe Gate in 1812. They got married on Tuesday 5th April 1836 at St Mary’s
church in Mucklestone. They had at least eight children. The couple never moved
far from Mucklestone and Williams job is described in the census records of 1861
and 1871 as a stonemason. William Austin died on Monday 27th March 1876 in
Napley Heath. The 1881 census records show Mary Austin now aged 69 and a widower
living in Napley Heath with her daughter Anne and grandson
Hanry, this must be
Joseph Henry. Her occupation is stated as a dressmaker.
Mary Austin died on
Saturday 15th January 1898 probably in Napley Heath.
William's children.
William and Mary’s Eight children.
| Joseph Dunn Austin | born Jan 2nd 1837 in Leycette. Christened 31st December 1837 in Mucklestone. |
| William Austin | was christened on 14th November 1841 at Mucklestone. |
| John Austin | was christened on 24th September 1843 at Mucklestone. |
| Ellen Austin | born 1840 in Napley Heath. |
| Henry Austin | was christened on 21st September 1845 at Mucklestone and died 30th December 1855. |
| Edward Austin | was christened on 28th May 1848 at Mucklestone. |
| James Austin | was christened on 21st April 1850 at Mucklestone. |
| Anne Austin | was christened on 29th August 1852 at Mucklestone. |
Extracts from Census Records 1841— 1881.
For William and Mary Austin .
1841 Census Records.
| 1841 Census Records | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwelling | Name | Age | Occupation |
| Near to Windy Harbour Farm | William Austin | 25 | Agricultural Labourer |
| 0 | Mary Austin | 25 | 0 |
| 0 | Joseph Austin | 4 | 0 |
| 0 | Ellen Austin | 1 | 0 |
1851 Census Records.
| 1851 Census Records, Dwelling: 69 Muxton Road | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Age | Occupation | Where born |
| William Austin | 38 | Labourer | Muxton |
| Mary Austin | 40 | 0 | Muxton |
| Ellen Austin | 11 | Scholar | Muxton |
| William Austin | 9 | Scholar | Muxton |
| John Austin | 7 | Scholar | Muxton |
| Henry Austin | 5 | Scholar | Muxton |
| Edward Austin | 3 | 0 | Muxton |
| James Austin | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Muxton is the old name for Mucklestone.
1861 Census Records.
| 1861 Census Records Dwelling : Bye Road | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Age | Occupation | Where born |
| William Austin | 48 | Stone Mason | Croxton |
| Mary Austin | 49 | Dress Maker | Pipe Gate |
| Edward Austin | 13 | Scholar | Mucklestone |
| James Austin | 11 | Scholar | Mucklestone |
| Ann Austin | 9 | Scholar | Mucklestone |
The 1861 Census records show Ellen Austin age 21, she is unmarried and working as a Dairy Maid for Joshua Pemlett and Mary Pemlett at The Griffin Arms in Norton in Hales .
1871 Census Records.
| 1871 Census Records, Dwelling : Little Manchester | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Where born |
| William Austin | 57 | Head | Stone Mason | Croxton |
| Mary Austin | 59 | Wife | 0 | Pipe Gate |
| Ann Austin | 18 | Daughter | 0 | Mucklestone |
| Henry Austin | 5 | Grandson | Scholar | Norton in Hales |
1881 Census Records.
| 1881 Census records. Dwelling : Napley Heath | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Where born |
| Mary Austin | 69 | Head | Dressmaker | Pipe Gate |
| Ann Austin | 28 | Daughter | Dressmaker | Napley Heath |
| Hanry Austin | 15 | Grandson | Farm Labourer | Norton in Hales |
| Richard Malkin | 23 | Lodger | Farm Labourer | Norton in Hales |
This last census record from 1881 shows that William had died and also that
Joseph Henry was living with his Grandmother although the spelling of his name
on the census is Hanry.
This census also shows that Richard Malkin was a lodger, by 1885
Anne and
Richard were married the marriage taking place at Mucklestone St Mary in 1885.
William and Mary’s Grave Stone.
William Austin
Of Napley Heath
Who died March 27th 1876
Aged 62 Years
Also
Mary Austin
Wife of the above
Who died January 15th 1898
Aged 86 Years
Thy will be done
1891 Census Records.
| 1891 Census records. Dwelling : Napley Heath | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Relation | Condition | Age | Age | Occupation | Where born |
| Mary Austin | Head | Widow | 0 | 79 | Dressmaker | Salop Pipe Gate |
| Anne Malkin | Dau | Marr | 0 | 38 | Dressmaker | Napley Heath |
| Richard Malkin | Son in law | Marr | 33 | 0 | Agricultural Labourer | Salop Bellsport |
1901 Census Records.
| 1901 Census records. Dwelling : Norton road. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Relation | Condition | Age | Age | Occupation | Where born |
| Richard Malkin | Head | Marr | 43 | 0 | Waggoner on farm | Norton in Hales |
| Anne Markin | Wife | Marr | 0 | 48 | 0 | Mucklestone |
Note the misspelling of Anne's name Markin.
1911 Census Records.
| 1911 Census records. Dwelling : Napley Lodge Farm, Norton in Hales | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Relation | Condition | Age | Age | Occupation | Where born |
| Richard Malkin | Head | Marr | 53 | 0 | Waggoner on farm | Salop Norton road |
| Anne Malkin | Wife | Marr | 0 | 58 | 0 | Staffs Napley Heath |
