Astley, Walter (Asteley), gent. Christ Church, matric. 2 April, 1691; B.A. 1695, rector of Standon, co. Stafford, 1707. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Astley, William (or Ashley), of co. Lancaster, gent. Brasenose Coll., matric. 5 May, 1598, aged 18; B.A. from St. Mary Hall 23 Oct., 1601.
Astley, William, s. William, of London, arm. Queen's Coll., matric. 25 May, 1666, aged 16, B.A. 8 Feb., 1669-70; M.A. from Hart Hall 1672.
Aston, Antony, s. John, of Gretton, co. Gloucester, pleb. Gloucester Hall, matric. 21 Oct., 1636, aged 17; B.A. 9 May, 1640, M.A. 1 Feb., 1642-3, rector of Little Comberton, co. Worcester, 1644. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Aston, Sir Arthur, created D. Med. 1 May, 1644 (son of Sir Arthur, of Fulham, Middlesex), royalist general, commanded the dragoons at Edghill fight, governor of the Reading garrison, and of the Oxford garrison, and afterwards governor of Drogheda, where he 'was hewen in pieces, and his brains beat out of his head with his wooden leg,' Sept., 1649. See Fasti, ii. 77. [5],
Aston , 'Deverox,' of co. Stafford, militis fil. Christ Church, matric. 28 July, 1587, aged 16; son of Sir Walter, died unmarried.
Aston, Edward, gent. Pembroke Coll., matric. 25 July, 1655; of Lincoln's Inn, 1655, as son and heir of John, of Ludlow, Salop, arm. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Aston, Edward, s. Walter, of Wollaston, co. Stafford, gent. Brasenose Coll., matric. 5 July, 1667, aged 14; B.A. 1671, one of these names rector of Kemberton, Salop, 1690. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Aston, George (? Ashton), 'Eq. aur. fil.' Lincoln Coll., B.A. sup. 19 June, 1629.
Aston, Gervase, of co. Lincoln, 'cler. fil.' Magdalen Coll., matric. 10 Nov., 1615, aged 16. [10],
Aston, Hugh (Ashden), B.A. disp. 20 March, 1505-6, M.A. sup. 25 March, 1505-6, licence 30 Oct., 1507, as Austen, incept. as Austell (? sup. for B.Mus. 20 Nov., 1510), preb. of York 1515, archdeacon of the West Riding of York 1516, until his death in Dec., 1522. See Fasti, i. 20.
Aston, James, s. Edmund, of Hereford (city), pleb. St. John's Coll., matric. 12 July, 1639, aged 17; B.A. 20 April, 1643, fellow 1642, ejected 1648, created M.A. 17 June, 1646, a captain in the King's Army, Canon of Wells 1668, rector of Dowlish Wake, Somerset, 1670, and of Puckington 1673, rector of Rampisham, Dorset, 1677, born 3 July, 1621. See Robinson, i. 139; Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus; Burrows, 198; & Fasti, ii. 95.
Aston, John, of Salop, arm. Brasenose Coll., matric. 28 March, 1617, aged 15.
Aston, Philip, 1653. See Elston.
Aston, Richard, of co. Stafford, pleb. Merton Coll., matric.-entry under date 20 Dec., 1577, aged 13. [15],
Aston, Richard, pleb. Pembroke Coll., matric. 17 March, 1653-4.
Aston , Robert; fellow or scholar of New Coll. in or before 1564, ? barrister of Gray's Inn 1581, and younger brother of Sir Edward Aston, of Tixall, co. Stafford. See Foster's Judges and Barristers.
Aston, Sir Roger, created M.A. 30 Aug., 1605 (natural son of John, 2s. of Richard Aston, of Aston, in Cheshire), knighted 18 April, 1603, groom of the bedchamber to James I., and also to his father and his grandfather, master of the great wardrobe; of Gray's Inn 1603, died 23 May, 1612, buried in Cranford church, Middlesex. See Fasti, i. 315.
Aston, (Sir) Thomas, of Cheshire, arm. Brasenose Coll., matric. 4 May, 1599, aged 17; B.A. 18 June, 1602, of Aston, Cheshire, admitted to Gray's Inn 1603, knighted 18 April, 1603, died in 1613, father of George. See Gray's Inn Reg., ed. Foster.
Aston, Thomas, of Surrey, gent. Corpus Christi Coll., matric. 7 April, 1609, aged 16; bar.-at-law of the Inner Temple 1620, of Farnham. See Foster's Judges and Barristers. [20],
Aston, Thomas, born in Salop, arm. Brasenose Coll., matric. 28 March, 1617, aged 16; B.A. 8 July, 1619 (son of John Aston, of Aston, Cheshire, by Maud his wife, daughter of Robert Nedham, of Shenton, Salop), 'a high-flown monarchist,' of Lincoln's Inn 1620, created a baronet 25 July, 1628, raised a party of horse, slightly wounded, died at Stafford 24 March, 1645-6. See Ath., iii. 184.
Aston , Thomas (or Ashton); St. John's Coll., matric. 17 March, 1653-4.
Aston, Thomas Fitz Richard, s. Richard, of London, gent. Merton Coll., matric. 22 Oct., 1680, aged 16; of the Middle Temple 1682. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Aston, William, of co. Stafford, mil. fil. University Coll., matric.-entry under date 1574, aged 19; perhaps of Milwich, co. Stafford, buried at Tixall 6 May, 1628, and brother of Devereux. See O.H.S., i.
Aston, William, created M.A. 1 Nov., 1642, 'William, son and heir of John, of Tixall, co. Stafford, gent., admitted to Gray's Inn, 1639.' See Foster's Gray's Inn Reg. [25],
Aston, William, s. John, of Acton Piggot, Salop, pleb. St. Alban Hall, matric. 3 March, 1665-6, aged 19; one of these names vicar of Wroxeter, Salop, 1681. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Astry, Francis, y.s. James, of London, equitis. Brasenose Coll., matric. 28 May, 1692, aged 15, B.A. 1 Feb., 1695-6; fellow of Merton Coll. Feb., 1698-9, M.A. 1702, B. & D.D. 1715, rector of Cornwell, Oxon, 1705, dom. chaplain to Dr. John Robinson (bishop of London) 1714, rector of St. Martin's, Ludgate, London, 1714-17, treasurer of St. Paul's 1715, preb. 1718, rector of Orsett, Essex, 1717, and of St. James's, Garlick, Hythe, 1720, born in London 21 Aug., 1676, died 30 Oct., 1766. See Rawlinson, ii. 242, xvi. 99, & xviii., 236.
Astrey, Francis, s. F., of Oxford (city), gent. Merton Coll., matric. 3 Feb., 1701-2, aged 15; fellow 1700, B.A. 1706, M.A. 1708, vicar of Neen Savage, Salop, 1711-54.
Astrey, (Sir) James, s. Francis, of Harlington Woodend, Beds, arm. Brasenose Coll., matric. 14 July, 1671, aged 16; B.C.L. 2 Aug., 1677, high sheriff Beds 1682, bar.-at-law of the Middle Temple 1683, a master in chancery, 1683-94, knighted at Whitehall 20 Nov., 1683, died 15 Nov., 1709. See Fasti, ii. 361; & Foster's Judges and Barristers.
Astry, James, s. James, of Harlington Woodend, Beds, eq. aur. Brasenose Coll., matric. 25 Aug., 1691, aged 16; secretary of the comptrollers of the army accounts 1712, buried 19 Oct., 1716. [30],
Astry, Luke, B.A. from Queen's Coll., Cambridge, 1606, incorp. as M.A. 9 July, 1611.
Astry, Luke, s. S[amuel], of Henbury, co. Gloucester, equitis. Hart Hall, matric. 17 Nov., 1690; of Lincoln's Inn, 1692, died 7 May, 1701. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Astyn, James, gent. Queen's Coll., matric. 10 Nov., 1654; son and heir of Edward, of city of Oxford, gent., bar.-at-law of Gray's Inn 1664. See Foster's Judges and Barristers.
Aswell , See Ashwell.
Atewe, Richard, B.A. 13 June, 1544, as 'Nicholas.' See O.H.S., i. [35],
Atey , See Atye.
Atfeild, Ambrose, B.A. from Balliol Coll. 2 Aug., 1651, M.A. 6 April, 1654, fellow 1655, vicar of St. Leonard, Shoreditch, 1666, rector of St. Mary, Somerset, with St. Mary, Mounthaw, London, 1676, preb. of St. Paul's 1683, died before 1 April, 1684. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus & Burrows, 104, 164, 199.
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