Nat Gould

Frances Fernihough 1763-1815

Ashbourne Church

Frances Fernihough was born in 1763 at Ashbourne in Derbyshire, the daughter of Josiah Fernihough and his wife Elizabeth (maiden surname unknown), and was baptised there on 28 October 1763.

On 10 January 1788 she was married to Richard Askey at Ashbourne by licence. He was born in 1758 at Mapleton in Derbyshire, the son of Richard Askey and his wife née Sarah Maddock. He was baptised at Mapleton on 9 April 1758 (1).

Richard Askey remained in possession of his family property in Mapleton but moved to live in nearby Ashbourne. They had the following children:

Richard Askey. His birth date is unknown, but he was presumably the eldest surviving son (1).

Sarah Askey. She was born on 12 March 1789, and baptised on 20 March 1789 at Ashbourne.

John Askey. Born in 1791, he died in 1806 and was buried at Ashbourne on 23 October 1806.

Elizabeth Askey. She was born on 24 January 1797, and died in 1799. She was buried at Ashbourne on 28 February 1799.

Frances Askey. She was born on 7 January 1800, and baptised on 17 January 1800 at Ashbourne (2).

Thomas Askey 1803-1867. He married Hannah Hambleton 1807-1867 on 29 September 1834 at Ellastone in Staffordshire. She was was born in 1807 at Milldale in Alstonefield parish in Staffordshire, the daughter of William Hambleton and his wife née Martha Sheldon. They lived all their married life in Milldale.

William Askey. He was born on 5 March 1809, and baptised on 14 April 1809.

Their mother Frances Askey née Fernihough died in 1815. The funeral took place on 9 May 1815 at Ashbourne parish church.

Her husband Richard Askey died on 7 June 1820, and was buried in Mapleton churchyard.

(1) No entry for his baptism has been found in the Ashbourne registers or the Bishops' Transcripts. The administration bond for the estate of his father describes Richard as being a "yeoman" and "the Natural and lawful son of the said deceased". He may have married a wife named Ann, as there is an entry in the Ashbourne baptism register for "John son of Richard & Ann Haskey, Smith's Yard, Farmer" under 21 August 1822.
(2) She was known in the family as Fanny, and lived as a spinster in the house of an Ashbourne tailor John Gettliffe and his wife Nanny. He was a signatory to the bond for her father’s estate, and so the two families were evidently connected.