A bit of mystery still to be clarified. In the 1851 census, there is an Edward Astle (b1823) living with an aunt Mary Astle. In the 1861 census, there is an Edward Astle living with brother William Astle and his then wife Hannah Higgins in Worthington. After that, not sure what happens to him, nor where he is in 1841 census. Concerning his birth, there is an Edmund Astle b6 Apr 1823 in Aston, parents William and Elizabeth. So perhaps there is confusion concernng his name: Edmund or Edward?