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	Manchester Religious and Lancashire Philanthropists have included Bishop James Fraser, Sir Ashton Lever, Cardinal ...
		Born on the 5th March 1729 of Lady Darcy Lever of Alkrington, and baptised at Middleton Church, Ashton Lever was born into landed gentry and occupants of Akrington Hall - a family of considerable local wealth and power.
		Lever's predilection for horse racing led him to be active in re-establishing the Manchester Races at Kersal Moor in 1761.
		Lacking the firm hand of a father, in his youth Ashton was somewhat of a wastrel, such that his courtship of Mary Assheton, the eldest daughter and heiress of Sir Ralph Assheton of Middleton came to nothing when her father refused consent to their marriage.
	www.manchester2002-uk.com /celebs/philanthropy4.html (2008 words)

	Ashton Blackburne's Place in American Ornithology
		Ashton's older brothers remained settled as gentlemen in the Liverpool-Warrington area, but he seems to have been an ad- venturer and emigrated to America.
		Her sister, Dorothy Ashton, was the mother of Sir Ashton Lever (1729-1788), a pioneer in the development of natural history museums (Ripley 1969).
		Ashton Blackburn; who added to the skill and zeal of a sportsman, the most pertinent remarks on the specimens he collected for his worthy and philosophical sister." Mrs.
	elibrary.unm.edu /sora/Auk/v092n03/p0607-p0610.html (2423 words)

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		The style of Greeneâs dedications to Ashton Lever suggests their mutual sympathy and close friendship: âTo you, my kind friend, by whose encouragement I was instigated, and by whose good offices I was enabled, to commence Virtuoso, I, once more, dedicate a descriptive catalogue of the Lichfield Museum.â (1782).
		The third edition of Greeneâs Catalogue was dedicated, as well as to Ashton Lever, to âMr Pennant, immortalized by his various, faithful, and splendid publications, in Antiquities and Natural Historyâ.
		Some of them were given to Greene by Ashton Lever, others were presented âby the Right Honourable the Earls of Uxbridge and Donegall.â A âFeathered necklace called Erei worn by the females of Sandwich Islandâ and some other objects were presented by Anna Seward.
	www.search.revolutionaryplayers.org.uk /content/files/28/28/301.txt (4069 words)

	John Latham (ornithologist) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Unfortunately it was too late, as Johann Friedrich Gmelin had already published his own version of Linnaeus' Systema Naturæ in which he gave a scientific name to Latham's species; taking into account the rules of nomenclature, Gmelin has priority.
		Latham maintained a regular correspondence with Thomas Pennant, Joseph Banks, Ashton Lever and others.
		He was elected to the Royal Society in 1775, and also took part in the creation of the Linnean Society.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Latham_(ornithologist) (352 words)

	Greater Manchester Gazetteer "I-L"
		From 1847 onwards various boroughs were established in the area of Ashton under Lyne township and in 1894 several urban districts.
		The remaining area of the former Ashton under Lyne township was divided in 1894 into the townships, or civil parishes of Alt, Bardsley, Crossbank, Hartshead, Little Moss, Waterloo and Woodhouses which together formed Limehurst Rural District.
		In 1954 it was dissolved and its area divided between Ashton under Lyne Borough and Droylsden and Failsworth Urban Districts.
	www.gmcro.co.uk /guides/gazette/gazzi.htm (1608 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Wales \| Life for 'savage' farm murders
		Cartwright, who was 20 at the time of the attacks on 14 May, 2002, then repeatedly stabbed Joseph Ashton in the kitchen.
		He then strangled her and covered her body with silage before entering the farmhouse where he saw Joseph Ashton, who was staying at the farm.
		The defendant said Joe Ashton had asked him where Elsie Davies was.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/wales/2939197.stm (542 words)

	1788
		Sir Ashton Lever,Knt., of Alkrington, died at the Bull’s Head Inn, Manchester, February 1.
		Financial difficulties induced Sir Ashton to part with this collection, and Parliament authorised a lottery for the purpose in 1785.
		It has been surmised that Sir Ashton’s death was due to poison self-administered.
	www.mancuniensis.info /Chronology/Chronology1788M.htm (642 words)

	Reese Catalogue 239 - Section VI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Lever first put his vast collection of natural history and "curiosities" on display in Leicester Square in 1773.
		Sir Ashton Lever himself was "A virtuoso...anticipating wide public interest he moved his collection from Alkrington Hall Manchester to London.
		An autodidact whose father was a fan painter, she began working for Sir Ashton Lever in 1777, illustrating objects in his famous museum.
	www.reeseco.com /cat239/239f.htm (6423 words)

	Poetry Notes
		Sir Ashton Lever, of Alkrington, is still represented in these old stories as the accepted lover (accepted by the lady) of Miss Assheton, eldest daughter, and with her sister Eleanor, co-heiress of Sir Raphe Assheton, lord of all the lands of Middleton, Thornham, Pilsworth, Unsworth, Radcliffe, Great and Little Lever, and Ainsworth.
		Sir Ashton Lever was the first Knight of his name, and the last.
		However it was, the breaking off of the match has always been considered by the residents of the district as unfortunate to both the properties; that of Middleton might certainly as well have been annexed to Hanover as to Gunton.
	www.gerald-massey.org.uk /bamford/c_notes.htm (3010 words)

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		The details relating to Alice Tonge (Ashton Tonge¹s mother) were established from the records of Eccles parish church (for childrens¹ baptisms) and from the records of St. Paul¹s church, Peel, Little Hulton held by Bolton Metro.
		Alice¹s first child, Ashton, is shown in the Eccles parish register as being ³Ashton Tonge, son of Orlando and Alice Tonge².
		It seems probable that the family was based in the Little Lever district of Bolton in the 1500s and branches spread via Farnworth to Little Hulton and on into Worsley, Swinton, Winton and Eccles and also to Breightmet and Bolton.
	www.ualberta.ca /~btonge/JamesTonge.html (1911 words)

	GENUKI: Lancashire Gazetteer, Joseph Aston, 1808
		W.D. ASHTON in Makerfield, (or in the Willows) 71/2 miles N. of Warrington, a considerable village in the parish of Winwick, under which it has a Chapel of ease, patron, Rector of Winwick.
		Ashton Moss, a large moss in the parish of Ashton-under-line.
		The Chapels of Hey or Lees, and Mosley (Patron, the Rector of Ashton) and Stayley-bridge, Patron, the Earl of Stamford and Warrington, are all in this parish, which contains the following townships or hamlets, viz.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/LAN/Gazetteer/A.htm (950 words)

	The Badminton Library of Archery: The Royal Toxophilite Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Sir Ashton Lever was taken ill while sitting as a magistrate at Manchester on January 23, 1788, and died a few hours afterwards.
		Sir Ashton Lever, who in all probability was himself feeling the want of the outdoor exercise to which he had formerly been accustomed, seeing the good effect archery had had on Mr.
		In 1787 H.R.H. the Prince of Wales accepted the office of patron, and occasionally shot with the society, and in 1788, on the death of Sir Ashton Lever, the Earl of Aylesford was elected president, hut only held the office a short time, being succeeded by the Duke of Norfolk.
	www.xs4all.nl /~marcelo/archery/library/books/badminton/docs/chapter14/chapter14_1.html (1546 words)

	The Badminton Library of Archery: The Royal Toxophilite Society
		Sir Ashton Lever was taken ill while sitting as a magistrate at Manchester on January 23, 1788, and died a few hours afterwards.
		Sir Ashton Lever, who in all probability was himself feeling the want of the outdoor exercise to which he had formerly been accustomed, seeing the good effect archery had had on Mr.
		In 1787 H.R.H. the Prince of Wales accepted the office of patron, and occasionally shot with the society, and in 1788, on the death of Sir Ashton Lever, the Earl of Aylesford was elected president, hut only held the office a short time, being succeeded by the Duke of Norfolk.
	www.archerylibrary.com /books/badminton/docs/chapter14/chapter14_1.html (1546 words)

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		Wada Daihachi in the 17th century shot 8133 arrows down the corridor in twenty-four consecutive hours, averaging five shots a minute, and in 1852 a modern archer made 5583 successful shots in twenty hours, or over four a minute.
		The Toxophilite Society was founded in 1781; for though in the north archery had long been practised, its resuscitation in the south really dates from the formation of this club by Sir Ashton Lever.
		This society received the title of " Royal " in 1847, though it had long been patronized by royalty.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /correction/edit?locale=en&content_id=4319 (4515 words)

	The Book of Archery. Section VII.Societies of modern archers. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		It is remarkable that Sir Ashton Lever, to whose zealous exertions the revival of archery in the metropolis may be partly attributed, should have been a Lancashireman.
		Waring, who may justly be styled the father of modern archery, resided with Sir Ashton Lever at Leicester House Having, by continual application to business contracted an oppression upon his chest, he resolved to try the effect of the bow in affording relief.
		Accordingly he made it a regular exercise, and in a short time derived great benefit from the use of it; and ascribes his cure, which was perfect, solely to the use of archery.
	www.xs4all.nl /~marcelo/archery/library/books/book_of_archery/chapter07/chapter7.html (1693 words)

	Ashton Under Lyne - Family History, Genealogy, Surnames and Local History.
		Looking for information on my Grandfather John James Sterndale who was born 3/2/1871 and lived in Ashton Under Lyne before emigrating to the U.S. He married Jane Elizabeth Walton born 8/29/1870 also of Ashton Under Lyne.
		In 1927 my mother went to live with a family called Riley in Boyds Bulding Gorsey Lane Ashton under Lyne,she was aged 14.Also at this address was a boy named Charlie Riley who had also been taken in by this family.
		Does any one know of this man who may still be alive today.I would love to know what happened to him.An elderly genleman who knew him when they were young said he was very kind and always smiling.
	www.curiousfox.com /history/lancashire_3.html (2906 words)

	Manchester City Council: Planning: Stevenson Square Conservation Area (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In the mid-18th century, the land lying between Ancoats Lane and the old daub holes was owned by Sir Ashton Lever.
		Conceding to the pressure of property developers, Lever eventually sold the land to William Stevenson.
		Numbers 8-14 Lever Street also form a group of Georgian houses, larger and more elaborate than 69-77, with two having acanthus leaf capitals and fluted entablature on the Tuscan pilaster door cases.
	www.manchester.gov.uk /planning/heritage/conservation/stevenson.htm (2430 words)

	NAS - Species FactSheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The call is a low-pitched, staccato trill that is slow and often likened to the sound of a distant tractor (Conant and Collins, 1998; Lever, 2001).
		The tadpoles are fl dorsally, with a venter (belly) that is silvery white with fl spots (Ashton and Ashton, 1988).
		marinus (Zug and Zug, 1979; Frost, 1985, 2000; Easteal, 1986; Lever, 2001).
	nas.er.usgs.gov /queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=48 (2728 words)

	The Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis Fulva): Discovery of the Species and Other Historical Notes
		Much of Forster's collection had by then passed into the famous private museums of Joseph Banks and Ashton Lever to which Latham had free access.
		Banks and Lever eventually held most of the skins and paintings from the three Cook expeditions (Sharpe 1906, Ly- saght 1959, Stresemann 1975, Medway 1979, 1981).
		It appears that Banks gave various specimens to Lever (Medway 1979); thus, the bird could have been in Lever's possession when Latham examined it.
	elibrary.unm.edu /sora/Auk/v110n01/p0136-p0141.html (4571 words)

	Leicester Square, North Side, and Lisle Street Area: Leicester Estate: Leicester House and Leicester Square North Side ...
		In that year it was taken over by Ashton Lever, a gentleman from Alkrington near Manchester.
		Lever was a naturalist who had collected an enormous number of natural history objects and exhibited them at his home.
		James Parkinson was the holder of the winning ticket, but the museum continued at Leicester House until Sir Ashton's death in 1788.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=41120 (18484 words)

	Lord Ashton Series - TTLG Forums
		You'll find them here In the archery practice area, go inside the gate and to the left there is a small lever.
		You’ll see the lever opened a banner on the wall and exposed a secret hiding place.
		I did the entire Lord Ashton series in almost one sitting...
	www.ttlg.com /forums/showthread.php?t=102458 (1279 words)

	Business Designs
		Fully upholstered chair with non-tilting seat, lever operated tension adjustable permanent contact back.
		Separate lever operated seat height adjustment and concealed back height adjustment.
		You need only one lever and one wheel to adjust the chair so that it follows your every movement.
	www.businessdesigns.co.uk /buy_product.php?cat_id=13&prev_id=5 (607 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		From these specimens, another artist, Sarah Stone, made a career of drawing additional illustrations for books and scientific periodicals of the time.
		Born in 1760, what began as an amateur's hobby, eventually evolved into a full-time career illustrating the collection of Sir Ashton Lever, and eccentric collector of just about anything the swam, flew, or crawled across the face of the earth.
		In 1806, when Sir Ashton died, his possessions were sold to museums all over the world.
	users.1st.net /jimlane/1999arch/3-17-99.htm (575 words)

	Dorning Rasbotham, English painters, portrait artists, artists biography, history of paintings, famous paintings, ...
		One of his sons, another Dorning Rasbotham, is associated with Alkrington Hall, Middleton, Rochdale, Lancashire, a noble brick building surrounded by a park of 80 acres (324,000 m²), whose architect was Giacomo Leoni (1686-1746).
		In 1845 the hall and estate were sold by Doming Rasbotham – the nephew of John Lever (of the Sir Ashton Lever family) to the Lees brothers of Clarksfield, Oldham, Lancashire, for £57,550.
		The paintings are the excellent portrayal of the events and scenes that we see around us.
	www.reviewpainting.com /Dorning-Rasbotham.htm (278 words)

	The Dance Displays
		They dance in the North West tradition - that is clog dancing as performed by the mill workers of Lancashire on high days and holidays.
		Dances include Silverdale, Little Lever, Ashton and Tingley, plus many "new" dances.
		Originally a ladies' side it became "mixed" when one or two of the husbands expressed an interest in joining in.
	www.btinternet.com /~radical/lichfolk/display.htm (752 words)

	UK-GolfGuide.com: : Golf Clubs within a 30 mile radius of Great Lever and Farnworth Golf Club Ltd, Bolton in England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Please bear in mind that the distances are as the proverbial crow flies and it may be that the odd mountain or expanse of water will make some of the mileages a tad less than precise!
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		If you know that any of the information shown is inaccurate or out of date, please tell UK-GolfGuide so that we can update our files.
	www.uk-golfguide.com /england/25724_local_courses.html (1395 words)

	The Empire Theatre, Leicester Square - May 2004 Special Feature
		The play given was Addison's " Cato," the Prince's eldest son, afterwards George III, sustaining the character of Portius.
		Leicester House was subsequently, occupied by private persons and then passed into the hands of Sir Ashton Lever, who there opened his "Holophusikon," which was a museum of curiosities of all kinds, including all the objects of interest collected by Captain Cook.
		He at first charged five shillings and threepence admission, then half-a-crown; but all to no purpose, the show was a failure.
	www.arthurlloyd.co.uk /Archive/May2004/Page1.htm (897 words)

	Registration Districts in Lancashire
		Alkrington (1837-49), Alt, Ashton under Lyne, Audenshaw, Bardsley, Chadderton (1837-49), Clayton (1837-95), Crompton (1837-49), Crossbank, Denton, Droylsden, Hartshead, Haughton, Hurst, Lees, Little Moss, Micklehurst (from 1894), Middleton (1837-49), Mossley, Oldham (1837-49), Royton (1837-49), Thornham (1837-49), Tonge (1837-49), Waterloo, Woodhouses.
		Sub-districts : Ashton in Makerfield; Aspull; Billinge; Hindley; Pemberton; Standish; Upholland; Wigan.
		Abram, Ashton in Makerfield, Aspull, Billinge, Billinge Chapel End, Billinge Higher End, Blackrod, Dalton, Haigh, Hindley, Ince in Makerfield, Orrell, Parbold, Pemberton, Shevington, Standish with Langtree, Upholland, Wigan, Winstanley, Worthington, Wrightington.
	www.toxteth.net /districts/lancashire.htm (1591 words)

	Kelley Workshop
		Loutherbourg made use of Sir Ashton Lever's Holophusikon, "a private museum of natural history and ethnographic specimens in Leicester House," to give an authentic quality to the work's props.
		Lever was "one of the great collectors in eighteenth-century England," and his collection included items from all three of Cook's voyages (94).
		As Joppien tells us, "There can be little doubt that Loutherbourg actually visited Lever's museum, since a number of weapons in his sketch were exhibited there." Sarah Stone's sketchbook of the collection, now in the British Museum, helps to confirm this (95).
	www.wisc.edu /english/tkelley/NASSR (5690 words)

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