Author. Born Albert Stanley Jasper, but always known as Stan. He had a difficult childhood, suffering at the hands of his alcoholic father. By aged 15 he was described in the census as a "wood machinist". He ran a moderately successful manufacturing business, until it was forced to close down in the credit squeeze of the 1950s. His son persuaded him to write down his childhood memories, which eventually was published as 'A Hoxton Childhood'. (Not to be confused with 'Clouds of Glory: A Hoxton Childhood' by Bryan Magee.)
The success of that book encouraged him to write 'The Years After', which was found among his papers after his death and was published 2017.
Albert Stanley Jasper was born on 14 July 1905 in Witham Street, Hoxton, London, the fifth of the six children of William Charles Jasper (1870-1926) and Johanna Jacobe Francesca Haykins (1871-1946). His birth was registered in the 3rd quarter of 1905 in the Shoreditch Registration District, London. On 28 July 1905 he was baptised in St Anne's Church, Hoxton, where in the baptismal register his date of birth is confirmed, that his family were living at 4 Witham Street, Hoxton and that his father was a carman.
On 13 September 1909 he was entered into Hammond Square School (later renamed as Burbage Infants School), Hoxton Street, Hackney, where the admission register shows he was living at 3 Clinger Street, Hoxton and that he stayed in this school until 31 March 1913 when he was transferred to their Boys School.
He was shown on the census return form that was completed by his father on 2 April 1911 as aged 5 years. He was living in two rooms within 37 Wilmer Gardens, Hoxton, with his parents and his four surviving siblings: Marie Johanna Jasper (1896-1976); Florence Louisa Jasper (1898-1948); Herbert Edwin Jasper (1899-1950) and Amelia Doris Jasper (1910-1987). His father described himself as a timer merchant's porter and stated that his wife was Dutch, having been born in Holland. He also stated that his wife had given birth to six children, but that only five were still alive.
When his father completed his census return form on 19 June 1921 he described his son as aged 15 years, 11 months who was currently out of work having been a woodwork machinist and the family of four were living in two rooms within 13 Parkhurst Road, Walthamstow, Essex (now Greater London). His father described himself as an out of work timber porter. His mother was shown as an out of work dressmaker and his sister, Amelia Doris Jasper, was in whole time education.
On 31 July 1926 he married Lilian May Childs (1903-1984) in St Mary the Virgin Church, Walthamstow. They had three children: Stanley Royston Jasper (1927-2005); Ronald Albert Jasper (1930-2012) and Terence Robert Frederick Jasper (1936-2021).
When the England and Wales Register was compiled on 29 September 1939 he was shown as a wood machinist and a full time member of the Auxiliary Fire Service based at H Camp, Walthamstow. He was living at 15 Elphinstone Road, Walthamstow, with his wife and their three children.
Electoral registers from 1964 to 1970 show him and his wife listed at 37 First Avenue, Walthamstow.
His death, aged 65 years, on 31 August 1970 was registered in the 3rd quarter of 1970 in the Waltham Forest Registration District, Greater London.
He is shown as "A S Jasper" on the memorial plaque in First Avenue, London, E17.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk and Andrew Behan.
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