Born as William Astle 4Q 1852. Baptised as William Hassell 30 Oct 1853 at Whitwick. Except for the 1871 census, when he was again called William Astle, for the rest of his life, his name was reported as William Hassall. He married 13 May 1873 in Worthington to Alice Essex. Died 2Q 1913 in Kiveton Park, Yorkshire.