William Anstey (b 1787)

Father of Eleven

The entirety of the Stoke Gifford Anstey pedigree has now been mapped out and the lives of all of the early Stoke Gifford Ansteys, including William Anstey (b 1787), is known in great detail. They are all thoroughly documented in the book

‘ANSTEY: The Stoke Gifford Branch‘

This is the fourth book co-authored by Gary and Tom, the first edition of which was privately printed in September 2019. Further research for the second edition is currently under way, for eventual publication and sale on Amazon, subject to there being enough demand to cover the costs of publication (anybody interested in being contacted when this second edition is available for purchase, please contact us at research@theansteystory.com).

It is intended that much of the contents of this book will be uploaded to this Anstey project website over time for all to enjoy.

William Anstey and his wife Hannah Crook married in St James, Bristol on 3 February 1812; they had eleven children being:

• John Anstey (baptised 21 June 1812 in Iron Acton, remained in South Gloucestershire);
• William Anstey (baptised 6 February 1814 in Iron Acton, died an infant on 17 February 1814);
• Thomas Anstey (baptised 12 March 1815 in Iron Acton, remained in South Gloucestershire);
• Hannah Anstey (baptised 28 December 1817 in Winterbourne, migrated to America);
• William Anstey (baptised 6 January 1822, aged 2, in Winterbourne, migrated to America);
• Caroline Anstey (baptised 6 January 1822 in Frampton Cotterell, remained in South Gloucestershire);
• George Anstey (baptised 28 December 1823 in Frampton Cotterell, remained in South Gloucestershire);
• Henry Anstey (baptised 7 May 1826 in Frampton Cotterell, remained in South Gloucestershire);
• Emma Anstey (baptised 13 April 1828 in Frampton Cotterell, migrated to America);
• Catherine Anstey (baptised 12 September 1830 in Frampton Cotterell, migrated to America); and
• Robert Anstey (baptised 27 February 1837 in Stoke Gifford, migrated to America);

Note: We will add much more detail on the lives of this family presently.