Sydney Aston (buried 1970)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Aston
First name: 
Sydney
Other Christian names: 
Clement
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
Unknown
Burial number: 
1948
Born: 
11/3/1881
Died: 
19/03/1969
Buried: 
28/06/1970
Occupation: 
Clergyman
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
NB
Cemetery row: 
15
Cemetery plot: 
2
what3words location: 
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The headstone
Endowed grave: 
No
Headstone description: 
None found - listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves
Headstone inscription: 
Was he moved to be with Clara his wife?

Life story

Life story

Sydney was born in Saltley, Warwickshire, the son of Richard and Temperance. He was baptised at Duddleston on 23rd January 1884. His father was a rule manufacturer. On 21st May1896, Sydney was baptised for the second time at St Matthew's Church, Duddleston. He was intending to take Holy Orders. Sydney married Clara Ellen Elizabeth Hawkins at Rugby in 1908. Their son Richard was born on 9th April 1909. By 1911, Sydney had his own parish and over the next few years, he was curate at Bedworth and Little Packington in Warwickshire. In 1935, Sydney was Vicar of Coughton and stayed here until retirement in 1951. He and Clara moved to Worthing, living at Ramsey Hall in Byron Road. This was a home for retired clergymen. Clara died in Worthing Hospital on 31st July 1952. Sydney died on 19th March 1969.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
11/03/1881
Address at birth: 
Saltley, Warwickshire, England
Marriage
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Clara Ellen Elizabeth
Spouse one last name: 
Howkins
Marriage one date: 
00/00/1908
Marriage one address: 
Lilbourne, Warwickshire, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
19/03/1969
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Ramsay Hall, Byron Road, Worthing, Sussex, England
Obituary

The Birmingham Post 24th March 1969.

Obituary Canon S C Aston.

Canon Sydney Clement Aston, a Canon Emeritus of Coventry Cathedral has died at Worthing. He was 88.

Canon Aston became Curate at Bedworth, Warwickshire, then in the Worcester diocese in 1912. After the restoration of the Coventry diocese in 1918, he held appointments at Coventry, Packington, Coughton and Bishops Pachbrook. He became a Honorary Canon of Coventry Cathedral in 1949 and retired in 1952.

Personal effects
Probate pounds: 
£2,884

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1881 census: 

2 The Laurels, Highfield Road, Saltley

Thomas aged 34, rule maker. Temperance aged 30. Ida aged 4. Sydney aged 1 month. Eliza Philips aged 36, monthly nurse

1891 census: 

2 The Laurels, Highfield Road, Saltley

Thomas aged 44, rule manufacturer. Temperance aged 40. Ida aged 14. Sydney aged 10. Connie aged 8

1901 census: 

125 Bloomsbury Street, Aston, Birmingham

Thomas aged 54, viewer at rule factory. Temperance aged 50. Ida aged 24. Sydney aged 20, clerk in overseas office. Connie aged 18.

1911 census: 

3 Drummond Street, Aldercar, Langley Mill, Notts

Sydney aged 30, clergyman in established church. Clara aged 40. Richard aged 1. Plus 1 servant

1921 census: 

Living at The Perting, Little Packington, Warwickshire.

Sidney Clement Aston Head Male 1881 40 Saltley, Warwickshire, England Clerk In Holy Orders -
Clara Ellen Elizabeth Aston Wife Female 1871 50 Lilbourne, Northamptonshire, England Housewife -
Elizabeth Pennell Servant Female 1905 15 Buckinghamshire, England Housemaid
1939 register: 

Coughton Vicarage, Redditch, Worcs.

Sydney Aston: Vicar of Coughton. Clara Aston: Unpaid domestic duties. Temperance Aston: incapacitated. Ida Aston; (sister) Unpaid domestic duties. Plus 1 servant.

Miscellaneous information

Leamington Spa Courier 7th December 1951

"Retirement of Canon S C Aston"

Canon S C Aston is resigning the living of Bishops Pachbrook as from the end of January and is going to live in retirement on the South Coast.

The greater part of his ministry has been spent in the Coventry diocese to which he came with the late Dr Yeatman Biggs. He was a munitions area chaplain during the 1914-1918 war. Canon Aston has held livings successively in Whyken (where he formed the parish of Stoke Heath), Great and Little Packington and Coughton. He has devoted much energy to the work of the Diocesan Welfare Council in which he held the respective offices of Secretary, Treasurer and Chairman.