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KING, Asaph
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Name KING, Asaph Birth 1811 Benington, Lincolnshire, England
Gender Male Death 1887 Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire
Person ID I2536 Edgoose Last Modified 2 Feb 2026
Family MILAND, Sarah, b. Between 1800 and 1802, Brothertoft, Lincolnshire, England
d. 16 Apr 1873, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England
(Age 73 years) Marriage 20 Aug 1837 Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England
Children 1. KING, Sarah Jane, b. 1839, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England
d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F406 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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ASAPH KING 1811-1877
Asaph, son of Eldred Moore Ogle KING and Alice his wife, was baptised at Benington, Lincolnshire, on 31 March 1811.
(www.FamilySearch.org)
Sarah NEWTON, daughter of labourer William MYLAND, married Asaph KING at Long Sutton Parish Church in Lincolnshire on 20 August 1837. She was described as a 35 year old widow from Long Sutton. She made her mark. Asaph KING was a 26 year old bachelor, a Long Sutton gardener, and son of William KING, a weaver. Witnesses were Edward NEWTON and Mary MOULTON.
(GRO September Q 1837 Holbeach 14 466)
From the 1841 census of Camels Gate, Sutton St. Mary, Lincolnshire:
*Asaph KING, aged 30, agricultural labourer, born in Lincolnshire;
Sarah KING, aged 35, born in Lincolnshire;
Sarak KING, aged 1, born in Lincolnshire;
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John NEWTON, aged 15, born in Lincolnshire;
Joseph NEWTON, aged 12, born in Lincolnshire;
Mary NEWTON, aged 10, born in Lincolnshire;
John SMART, aged 60, NOT born in Lincolnshire.
(HO107/611/9/11)
From the 1851 census of Sutton St. Nicholas, Lincolnshire:
*Asaph KING, head, aged 40, gardener, born at Benington, Lincolnshire;
Sarah KING, wife, aged 48, born at Brothertoft, Lincolnshire;
Sarah Jane KING, daughter, aged 12, scholar at home, born at Long Sutton, Lincolnshire;
Joseph NEWTON, lodger, aged 21, unmarried, agricultural lbourer, born at Long Sutton, Lincolnshire.
(HO107/2097/345/5)
Sarah KING, wife of Asaph KING, gardener, died at Long Sutton on 16 April 1873 aged 72. (GRO June Q 1873 Holbeach 7a 233)
She was buried at Long Sutton on 20 April 1873.
(NBI)
Asaph KING was described as a 70 year old widower and gardener in the 1881 census of Little Common, Holbeach, Lincolnshire.
(RG11/3210/66/1)
The death of Asoph (sic) KING aged 77 was registered in 1887.
(GRO September Q 1887 Boston 7a 268)
NOTES & QUERIES:
1861 Census: Untraced.

