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Thomas Askwith (b. 1765, d. August 06, 1833)

Thomas Askwith (son of Thomas Askwith) was born 1765 in Greenwick Farm, Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire, England, and died August 06, 1833. He married Elizabeth Bows on January 30, 1805 in Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire, England.

Notes for Thomas Askwith:
In Bishop Wilton I stayed at High Belthorpe Livery, Bishop Wilton, York YO421SB Tel 01759 368238. A single was 23.50 per night, served breakfast. Although a wonderful rural retreat it is not professional. If you are going to BW, better off staying at the Fleece Inn which is 25.00 for a single and 40.00 for a double (their prices include breakfast too).
The Fleece Inn is where I ate my lunches and dinners and the food was good. (Fleece Inn, 47 Main Street, Bishop Wilton, York YO42 IRU Tel: 01759 368251).

The church in BW is called St. Edith and when I went there I found 3 Askwith gravestones:

In affectionate remembrance of John Askwith of Kirby Underdale
Who died July 10, 1873 aged (8?)7 years and Esther Mary wife of the above who died January 10, 1885(?) 81(?) years. This gravestone had carvings of ivy and berries and had more written at bottom which was illegible.

Here lieth interred the mortal remains of Thomas Askwith of Greenwick in this parish who died August 6, 1833 aged 67 years. Also Jane daughter of the above who died an infant. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord. Also Elizabeth wife of the above Thomas Askwith who died March 9, 1859 aged 87 years. For I know my Redeemer liveth. JobXIX.25:

In loving memory of William Askwith of Calliswold born July 11, 1837 died August 21, 1902. His end was peace.

The area around, Bishop Wilton, Bugthorpe, Great Givendale and Kirby Underdale is under Lord Halifax. I called the estate (368-219)and found out that they don't keep records for more than 50 years and anything older would be found in the Borthwick Institute in York. I learned that Calliswold is a Halifax farmhouse, but I don't think Little Greenwick is owned by Halifax. Calliswold is 3 ½ miles E/NE, it formerly belonged to the 5 Sisters of York.

Also I ran into a wonderful older woman who invited me into her home for tea. She had a very old Kelley's Directory from 1889, from that I found the following:

· William Askwith of Caliswold, Bishop Wilton (I was told the farm is now habitated by one Mark Stringer)
· John Asquith, Yearsley, Easingwold
· Thomas Asquith, Oulston, Easingwold
· George Wells, Harker, Kirillington, Bedale
· Thomas Mitchel, Kirby Underdale (could this be from the infamous Mitchel family?)
· Mrs. Askwith, Weaversthorp
· William E. Askwith, 4 Belgrave Terrace, Scarborough.
· Mrs. Mary Ann Askwith, shopkeeper and post receiver, Bugthorpe

This wonderful woman who was in her eighties said she remembered a Mrs. Askwith that may have been out of the Scarborough area and may have had some type of affiliation with the Jebson family and met her many years ago through a Bertha Beedham.

I went to the churchyards of Great Givendale, Kirby-Underdale and Bugthorpe….no tombstones with Askwith name, however, I am told a lot of the stones have sunk or broken.

Another woman I ran into (85 years old,cleaning St. Ediths), said that in the earlier part of century a man came to town talking all the young men into moving to Australia and Canada and she felt sure that the Askwith men may have disappeared if not by death then moving from the country.

Last Friday I attempted to go to Pocklington to the registrar's office, a Mrs. Mary Dove 01759-303614, however as I arrived at 12:30pm, I was most disconcerted to find out they are only open on Fridays from 9:30 - 12 noon. For anyone else doing research, this is their hours:
Monday 10-12noon, 2pm-4pm
Wednesday 9:30am to 12 noon
Friday 9:30am to 12 noon Saturday, by appointment only.

The vicar for that Bishop Wilton area is James Finnemore (368-230).

I tried to visit Naburn, however, for those of you that didn't hear, York was having the worse flooding since the 1600's and Naburn unfortunately was underwater. So I continued on to Askwith. Askwith is such a pretty little hamlet, but with no church of it's own. I asked around and found out that a lot of the residents of Askwith are buried in Weston.

Weston - just a little southeast of Askwith, apparently one of churchyards that people from Askwith are buried in. - None by Askwith family name buried there.
Next to church is a large home owned by Colonel Dawson called Weston Hall. The church was built in 1686. Some of the names on tombstones were Greenwoods, Crooks, D(P)awsons, Atkinson, Proctor, Smith, Whitaker, Simpson, Illingworth, Skirrow, Moss & Farmer.

That's all to report for now folks. When I get a chance I will load up the pictures I have of the 3 Askwith gravestones.

- Holly, 11.6.00

yeoman (of the guard): member of military corps attached to the Brit. household who serve as ceremonial attendants of the sovereign and as warders of the Tower of London ie a beefeater.

GREENWICK, a single house in the parish of Bishop Wilton, and wapentake of Harthill, 5 miles NE. of Pocklington."

More About Thomas Askwith:
Baptism: September 27, 1765, Bishop Wilton 10 miles from York, England.
Burial: Unknown, St. Edith churchyard, Bishop Wilton.

More About Thomas Askwith and Elizabeth Bows:
Single: January 30, 1805, Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire, England.

Children of Thomas Askwith and Elizabeth Bows are:

+Thomas Askwith, b. Bet. 1815 - 1860, d. date unknown.
Jane Askwith, d. date unknown, As infant.