Margaret Astbury

Margaret Beattie Astbury

Born: 25 February 1891, Newcastle under Lyme 

Father: Leonard James Astbury (b. 1857)

Mother: Jessie Ann Astbury (b. 1856) – born in Natal, South Africa 

Brothers: Frank Astbury (b. 1889), Charles Norman Astbury (b. 1894)

Sisters: Constance Jessie Astbury (b. 1888)   

In 1891 – 

She is at 10 Legge Street, Newcastle under Lyme. Her father is listed as ‘Schoolmaster’. Margaret, her mother and her siblings (Constance and Frank) are unlisted.

In 1901 – 

She is at 30 Swan Terrace, Market Drayton. Her mother is listed as widow and ‘Dressmaker’. Margaret and her siblings, Jessie and Charles, are unlisted. There is a boarder, Edward Myatt (b. 1878) is listed as ‘Sewing Machine Agent’. 

In 1911 –  

She is at East View, 12 London Road, Newcastle under Lyme. Her mother is listed as a widow and ‘Housekeeper’. Her sister, Constance, is listed as ‘Dressmaker’. Margaret is listed as ‘Elementary School Teacher’. Her brother, Charles, is listed as ‘Clerk is Estate Office’. 

In 10/15 – 

PT at Bridgemere C. of E.

Qualification: Oxford Senior 1910.

In 10/17 – 

Appointed to Central Council, Polesworth, Tamworth. 

In 1921 – 

She is at 20 Upton Park, Slough. Her brother, Charles, is listed as ‘Lead Agent’. Her mother and sister, Constance, are unlisted. Margaret is listed as ‘School Mistress’. There is a boarder, Winston Hugh Rowe (b. 1900), listed as ‘Articled Pupil to Forestry Profession’. 

In 1926 – 

She arrives in Southampton from New Zealand. Her mother and sister, Jessie, is listed as ‘Dental Nurse’. Margaret is listed as ‘Teacher’. Her brother, Charles, is listed as ‘Land Agent’. 

In 1943 – 

She is at 10 Park Street, Wellington. She is listed as ‘Spinster’. 

d.          2 May 1983, Wellington, New Zealand