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     Edward Aston is the son of William Aston.¹
     He lived at Milwich, Staffordshire, England^G.¹

     William Aston is the son of Sir Walter Aston and Elizabeth Leveson.¹
     He lived at Milwich, Staffordshire, England^G.¹

     Walter Aston was born on 24 February 1712 at St. Gile's-in-the-Fields, London, England^G.¹ He was the son of Walter Aston and Penelope Whitfield.¹ He married Anne Wright.¹ He died on 25 March 1763 at age 51.¹ He died intestate and his estate was administered to his widow on 11 April 1763.¹
     He was the cook for Sir Charles Mordaunt, Bt. in 1755.¹ He was styled as Lord Aston of Forfar between 1755 and 1763, however his claim to this title fails as he is the descendant of the 4th son of the 1st Lord's grandfather, while other descendants of the second son survived (probably unknown to Philip.)¹

     Anne Wright married Walter Aston, son of Walter Aston and Penelope Whitfield.¹ She died on 11 August 1764.¹ She died intestate and her estate was administered to Frances Wright, her mother on 1 October 1764.¹
     Her married name became Aston.¹

     Edward Aston is the son of Edward Aston.¹

     Walter Aston, 7th Lord Aston of Forfar was born on 10 October 1732.¹ He was the son of Edward Aston and Anne Bayley.¹ He married Anne Hutchinson, daughter of Peter Hutchinson, on 28 May 1766.² He died on 29 July 1805 at age 72 at Bolton Row, Piccadilly, London, England^G.¹ He was buried at Grosvenor Chapel, St. George Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ His will was proven (by probate) in February 1806.¹
     In 1768 his vote at the election of Scottish Representatives was objected to, on the grounds that he was not on the Union Roll.¹ In 1769 King George III granted him a pension of £300 per year on the Scottish establishment, under the name Walter, Lord Aston, Baron of Forfar.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Lord Aston of Forfar [S., 1627] in February 1769.¹ He was a watchmaker.¹
     Gentlemen's Magazine wrote that "his Lordship, who had been engaged in trade in the early part of his life ... was an inoffensive man of rather a convivial turn."¹

     Anne Bayley was the daughter of Thomas Bayley.¹

     Thomas Bayley lived at Stafford, England^G.¹

     Peter Hutchinson lived at Gales, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Reverend Walter Hutchinson Aston, 8th Lord Aston of Forfar was born on 15 September 1769.² He was the son of Walter Aston, 7th Lord Aston of Forfar and Anne Hutchinson.¹ He was baptised at St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ He married Elizabeth Haines, daughter of Reverend Nathan Haines and Susan Chudleigh, on 14 June 1802 at St. Mary's, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England^G.¹ He died on 21 January 1845 at age 75 at Tardebigge, Worcestershire, England^G, without issue.¹ His will was proven (by probate) in April 1845.¹ He was buried at Tardebigge, Worcestershire, England^G.¹
     He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 12 June 1789.¹ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1793 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1796 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He succeeded as the 8th Lord Aston of Forfar [S., 1627] on 29 July 1805.² In 1819 he presented a petition to the Crown, claiming the Barony of Aston of Forfar.¹ He was the Vicar in 1821 at Tardebigg, Worcestershire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Worcestershire.¹
     On his death the Barony of Aston of Forfar became extinct. However Cokayne believes that a male heir of the 1st Lord Aston exists. If so, this makes the titles of the 6th, 7th and 8th Lords incorrect.³