WASNEY. FENCE END.
Posted: 22 Apr 2012, 10:05
WASNEY. FENCE END.
Hi Stanley,
I thought that other contributors might like to know a bit more about the Wasney family of Fence End, as far as our knowledge goes.
William Atkinson Wasney was born in Kingston Upon Hull, ca 1769 the eldest child of Thomas Wasney a grocer of Hull and Mercy Atkinson his wife. The Atkinson family were from Knottingley and were very well to do. Wiliam Atkinson Wasney attended school at Beverely and was admitted to Trinity College Cambridge in 1786 as a pensioner (i.e an ordinary fee paying student). He graduated BA in 1791 and MA in 1794.
He was licenced by the Archbishop of York in 1791 to the Curacy at Thorpe Bassett and in 1814 to the Curacy at Marton in Craven and the Rectorship at Bracewell. It is also thought that he was connected to the church in Thornton and in Earby.
On 19th October 1796 William Atkinson Wasney married Ellen (Ellin) Wilkinson the daughter of William Wilkinson at Thornton Parish Church and it seems to be as a result of this marriage that they came into the possession of the Estate at Fence End. This is the extent of our knowledge of the Wilkinson link at the moment.
William Atkinson Wasney and his wife had 4 known children, William Atkinson, John Wilkinson, Ellen Elizabeth and Lydia. It seems that with his growing family, William Atkinson Wasney was also busy in building up his estate and he also leased land in the Thornton area. There are a lot of family papers, which show a number of transactions, held at the Leeds Archive.
Of his children, William Atkinson the younger seems to have died young as we can find no mention of him after his christening in Thornton in 1789. John Wilkinson Wasney followed his father to Cambridge but attended St Catherine's where he was admitted penisoner 9th December 1816 he attained his BA 1822 and was then admitted to Lincolns Inn 11th February 1818 where he was called to the Bar. He followed his father in adding to the estate after his father's death in 1842. John Wilkinson Wasney never married and according to some correspondence between his sister Ellen and a friend was called Wilkinson in the family not John. It also appears from the correspondence that John Wilkinson Wasney was a hunting gentleman often riding out with Lord Harwood.
The two sisters, Ellen and Lydia did not marry either . We find Lydia in 1841 at Burton Crescent, St Pancras, Marylebone at the age of 40 a visitor to John & Margaret Wikinson and their daughter Ellen. Lydia's death is registered in London jin the June quarter of 1862. Ellen resided with her brother at Fence End, but it appears from correspondence that she she travelled to friends in Lincolnshire and the East Riding. Ellen died at the age of 82 on 29th January 1880 and is buried in the churchyard at Thornton in Craven.
John Wilkinson Wasney died 16th March 1884 and is also buried in the churchyard at Thornton in Craven. His grave stone and that of sister Ellen can still be seen there, but we have yet to find the resting place of their parents. As a matter of interest this Wasney family was also connected to the parish Church at Knottingley and there are a number of monuments there which relate to the Wasney and the Atkinson families. John Wilkinson Wasney was a donor to that church for an extension to be built and that is commemorated on the exterior of the church building. [Posted on OGFB 28/03/07]
With the passing of John Wilkinson Wasney it appears that the name Wasney died out as a surname, but it was carried forward as a second name to a number of descendents in the female line which is how my husband's grandfather came to be called William Wasney Heseltine.
Tricia
Hi Stanley,
I thought that other contributors might like to know a bit more about the Wasney family of Fence End, as far as our knowledge goes.
William Atkinson Wasney was born in Kingston Upon Hull, ca 1769 the eldest child of Thomas Wasney a grocer of Hull and Mercy Atkinson his wife. The Atkinson family were from Knottingley and were very well to do. Wiliam Atkinson Wasney attended school at Beverely and was admitted to Trinity College Cambridge in 1786 as a pensioner (i.e an ordinary fee paying student). He graduated BA in 1791 and MA in 1794.
He was licenced by the Archbishop of York in 1791 to the Curacy at Thorpe Bassett and in 1814 to the Curacy at Marton in Craven and the Rectorship at Bracewell. It is also thought that he was connected to the church in Thornton and in Earby.
On 19th October 1796 William Atkinson Wasney married Ellen (Ellin) Wilkinson the daughter of William Wilkinson at Thornton Parish Church and it seems to be as a result of this marriage that they came into the possession of the Estate at Fence End. This is the extent of our knowledge of the Wilkinson link at the moment.
William Atkinson Wasney and his wife had 4 known children, William Atkinson, John Wilkinson, Ellen Elizabeth and Lydia. It seems that with his growing family, William Atkinson Wasney was also busy in building up his estate and he also leased land in the Thornton area. There are a lot of family papers, which show a number of transactions, held at the Leeds Archive.
Of his children, William Atkinson the younger seems to have died young as we can find no mention of him after his christening in Thornton in 1789. John Wilkinson Wasney followed his father to Cambridge but attended St Catherine's where he was admitted penisoner 9th December 1816 he attained his BA 1822 and was then admitted to Lincolns Inn 11th February 1818 where he was called to the Bar. He followed his father in adding to the estate after his father's death in 1842. John Wilkinson Wasney never married and according to some correspondence between his sister Ellen and a friend was called Wilkinson in the family not John. It also appears from the correspondence that John Wilkinson Wasney was a hunting gentleman often riding out with Lord Harwood.
The two sisters, Ellen and Lydia did not marry either . We find Lydia in 1841 at Burton Crescent, St Pancras, Marylebone at the age of 40 a visitor to John & Margaret Wikinson and their daughter Ellen. Lydia's death is registered in London jin the June quarter of 1862. Ellen resided with her brother at Fence End, but it appears from correspondence that she she travelled to friends in Lincolnshire and the East Riding. Ellen died at the age of 82 on 29th January 1880 and is buried in the churchyard at Thornton in Craven.
John Wilkinson Wasney died 16th March 1884 and is also buried in the churchyard at Thornton in Craven. His grave stone and that of sister Ellen can still be seen there, but we have yet to find the resting place of their parents. As a matter of interest this Wasney family was also connected to the parish Church at Knottingley and there are a number of monuments there which relate to the Wasney and the Atkinson families. John Wilkinson Wasney was a donor to that church for an extension to be built and that is commemorated on the exterior of the church building. [Posted on OGFB 28/03/07]
With the passing of John Wilkinson Wasney it appears that the name Wasney died out as a surname, but it was carried forward as a second name to a number of descendents in the female line which is how my husband's grandfather came to be called William Wasney Heseltine.
Tricia