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This synopsis was reviewed and updated in July 2019 by The Geneal Geologist - Origin
of family name probably comes from a place derived from "ash"
(tree) + "ford" (shallow river crossing), assumed to be of local
origin near a river passing through the area
The
head of the tree appears to be Thomas ASHFORD (c1770-1836, although
age at death suggesting a YOB of 1779 may not necessarily be correct), gun lock filer, & Elizabeth WALKER (c1775-1833) who
married 16 Jul 1793 at Aston Juxta Birmingham. Thomas may be one of the
following: ·
s/o
James & Ann* c. 23 Mar 1770, Aston Juxta Birmingham; ·
s/o
Joseph & Hannah c. 17 May 1773, Birmingham St Philip; ·
s/o
Edward & unknown c. 1770, Aston Juxta Birmingham; ·
s/o
William & Lydia HORTON, c. 7 Dec 1765 Handsworth St Mary; * atDNA – A DNA tester reports a match to a descendant of
Phoebe d/o James & Ann, who also matches two children of Thomas &
Elizabeth, thereby implying the most likely parents of Thomas are James &
Ann. If one family, Joseph, Edward & William could be Thomas’ brothers,
so may share common (single family) ancestry and other options remains open
while the sample size remains small. Thomas
& Elizabeth
appear to have had 19 known children (at Birmingham St Philip (St P) & St
Martin (St M)). Any of the boys appear to have extensive families in the
Aston & Birmingham areas based on top down analysis of census data,
however others lack data and are assumed to have died young or possibly
emigrated. The family were part of the Birmingham gun trade. As
several ASHFORD families were present in the area with similar names, caution
about any assumptions is advised as other researchers may interpret the data
differently, however church records that include “of Thomas & Elizabeth”
and “father Thomas ASHFORD” for children of the correct age are the basis of
any assumptions in this pedigree. atDNA may eventually resolve the
phylogenetic tree for the family. In
general, the Birmingham area is serviced by multiple registration districts
as it is situated at the junction of 3 major counties (Birmingham & Aston
in Warwickshire and Kings Norton (part of Worcestershire and including
outlying villages of Harborne & Edgbaston, etc.) and Handsworth (part of
Staffordshire and included in the West Bromwich RD). Several marriages took
place in these neighbouring areas which are all now part of Greater
Birmingham. Based on baptismal information, the family were in
Henrietta Street in 1816, then Hospital Street in the period 1817-1822; the
part of Aston immediately NNW of central Birmingham. Early C19th marriages
were probably mostly within the area's gun trade. Due to many references,
some facts cannot be truly verified. I am open to alternative data and
research that can prove otherwise. The children of Thomas & Elizabeth
shown in purple, below, are indicated as being atDNA matches, implying they
are siblings. Match detail has not been verified. Children known not to have
survived childhood are in italics. · 1. William ASHFORD (1793 St P). Family detail not known
after the 1841 census (trade not readable). His first wife has not been
located by which he had 3 children. He then married Phoebe WHEELER
(c1801- ). Children: o
Eli
ASHFORD
(1829-70). Not found in 1861 but died in Kings Norton RD; o
Philip
ASHFORD
(1830); o
George
ASHFORD (1833-
). No record after 1841; o
William
ASHFORD
(1842-51) by Phoebe; · 2. Joseph ASHFORD (1795 St P – 1859), French Plater = Elizabeth
ROWLINSON (1792-1859). Children: o
Sarah
ASHFORD (1816)
= Charles BOLT or BOTT based on her presence on the 1841 family census
and her son John BOTT as a grandchild on both 1841 & 1851 census.
No further history known; o
Harriet
ASHFORD
(1821-38); o
Joseph
ASHFORD
(1824-27, confirmed by burial record); o
Thomas
ASHFORD (1833-
), Nail Cutter = Eliza RUSHTON (1832-88) in 1854 Kings Norton. Children: § Jane Ann ASHFORD (1854-1939) = Harry WEET in
1889 Aston; § Henry ASHFORD (1857- ), Nail Cutter = Emma HUGHES
(1858) in 1876 Aston. Children: § Albert ASHFORD, Tack Maker (1877-1953). Although
recorded on his own in 1901 (probably place of work), the 1911 census
confirms his earlier marriage to Nellie Selina HOLMES in 1895. In 1901
Nellie and son Harry were visiting her in-laws Henry & Emma who had moved
to Deptford, London. Their Handsworth born children: § Gladys Nellie ASHFORD (1896-1994) = Albert Ernest G
MARLOW in 1923 Aston; § Millicent Rose ASHFORD (1897) = Robert W LAWRENCE in
1920; § Albert Harry ASHFORD (1900). History unknown; § Kate Elizabeth ASHFORD (1901) = Frank G HEWINS in
1929; § Leslie Victor ASHFORD (1902-75); § Dorothy Irene ASHFORD (1906-87) = Ernest J HARRIS in
1930; § Gilbert Hughes ASHFORD (1908-82) = Mabel A C NORRIS in
1936 Surrey; § Henry ASHFORD (1879-80); § Rosina ASHFORD (1888), probably = 1909 in either
Islington or Greenwich, London; § George ASHFORD (1859), Machinist’s Engineer = Eliza
Sarah ANSELL in 1879. Children: § George Henry ASHFORD (1881); § Eliza Jane ASHFORD (1882); § Howard ASHFORD (1898-1975); § Albert ASHFORD (1859), unmarried in 1891, Stamper.
Later history unknown; § William Edwin ASHFORD (1861-1914) = Theresa M GLASBY (1857-1940)
in 1881. Children; § Theresa Catherine ASHFORD (1882-1936) = Richard HIPKISS
in 1907; § Ada Emily ASHFORD (1887-1977) = Henry DARWIN in
1906; § Amy Ellen ASHFORD (1888-1964) = Ernest COOKSEY
(1881-1956) in 1909; § Elsie May ASHFORD (1894-1972), unmarried; § Albert John ASHFORD; (1868). Last recorded in 1881 aged
13: § Arthur John ASHFORD (1871) = Eliza Jane HARTWELL in
1893. Couple not found on further records, so presumed to have emigrated; o
Elizabeth
ASHFORD
(1836-36) · 3. Mary Ann ASHFORD (c1796) = gunmaker
Joseph Alexander SANDERS
on 5 Dec 1814 at Edgbaston St Bartholomew. The Elizabeth ASHFORD who
was a marriage witness is almost certainly her mother, as her younger sister
would not be of age. My 3xGGPs. Mary Ann SANDERS nee ASHFORD · 4. Elizabeth ASHFORD (1799 St M). No further records; · 5. Lydia ASHFORD (1802 St M, d. Oct 1841 Westminster, London) = at
age 14 to David PRESCOTT, gun polisher, on 31 Dec 1817 St P. Family in Soho (London gun
trade), Middlesex by 1841 census; · 6. Charlotte ASHFORD (1805 St M-1886, Woolwich, Kent) = Charles
PORTLOCK (1806-79) in 1825 Handsworth. The PORTLOCK family were part of
the London gun trade. Census records provide the family connections. This
branch has an atDNA match to a descendant of Phoebe ASHFORD d/o James
& Ann, above; · 7. Lucy ASHFORD
(1807 St M) married John GREATOREX in 1827 Aston. No further history
known; · 8. Sarah ASHFORD
(1809 St M). No further records; · 9. Caroline ASHFORD (1810 St M). No further records; · 10. Thomas ASHFORD (1813 - presumably died young but refer to family
below); · 11. Jane ASHFORD (1813-13); · 12. Thomas William ASHFORD (1814 St P) = Catherine HOLLOWAY in Apr 1837.
In 1851 census his wife is given as “Caro” which has caused some confusion.
After exhaustive research, it is assumed to be “Cath” or “Cate” or similar,
since there is no record of a second marriage to a Caroline. The family may
have emigrated after 1851 due to lack of records for all except for one son.
Providing a second name for Thomas is an indicator that an earlier child with
that name died young. Recorded children: o
Betsy ASHFORD (1838-38); o
Sarah ASHFORD (1838) possibly = in 1858 Birmingham to William
GRIFFITHS but no father mentioned in index. Nothing conclusive after 1851
census as there are 2 possible Sarah's born 1836 in the area in 1861; o
Emma Amelia ASHFORD (1839-91) = William TALBOT in 1858. The
couple are not recorded after 1861 census and may have emigrated; o
Thomas Matthew
ASHFORD (1841-c94), Brewer = widow of John
BIRCH, Rebecca BIRCH (formerly Rebecca MILLS) in 1882.
Children: § Thomas John ASHFORD (1883-1961) = Amy TONKS in 1908. Children: § Thomas John ASHFORD (1909-72) = Emily CLARKE in 1934. Children: § Frederick W ASHFORD (1934); § Leslie ASHFORD
(1935); § Joan M ASHFORD
(1936); § Jean D ASHFORD
(1939); § Dorothy A ASHFORD
(1945); § James William ASHFORD (1920-80); § John Edward ASHFORD (1885-1949) = Catherine JACKSON in 1906.
Children: § Alfred Thomas ASHFORD (1906); § John Lewis ASHFORD (1911-95) = Dorothy Sallie BEADLES in 1939.
Child: § Peter John W ASHFORD (1943-2009) = Cynthia D KNOWLES (1945) in
1966 and Carole A DAVIS (1952) in 1978 in Cheltenham, GLS. 2 children
from each marriage: § Simon Alexis ASHFORD (1967); § Zoe Rachel ASHFORD (1969); § David John W ASHFORD (1980); § Mary Hannah ASHFORD (1982); § Rebecca Catherine ASHFORD (1887) = Charles NEWEY (1883-1947) in 1904; § James ASHFORD
(1889). No records after 1901; § Matthew Albert ASHFORD (1891-1901); § Robert Frederick ASHFORD (1893-94); o
John Edward ASHFORD (1841) possibly = Bessie (1891 census),
possibly Elizabeth WELLS in 1871. No clear records after 1851; · 13. Louisa ASHFORD (1816 St P - 1840) = William GODWIN in 1838
Aston; · 14. Hannah ASHFORD (1817-18); · 15. George ASHFORD (1818-56), Gun Finisher; Living with his brother
Joseph and wife Elizabeth in Birmingham in 1841; · 16. Henry ASHFORD
(1819-77) = Sarah Ann RAWLEY (1821-99) in 1844 Aston. Children: o
Elizabeth ASHFORD (1845-97) = 1866 in Birmingham to Edmund Smith
BEDFORD (1842-1917); o
Henry Thomas
ASHFORD (1848). Possibly died in Dec 1861.
Possibly a twin with Sarah Ann; o
Sarah Ann ASHFORD (1848), possible a twin with Henry above. In 1871
was an unmarried Dressmaker with 3 y.o. daughter Lily ASHFORD (1868); o
Alfred ASHFORD (1850-90). Gunsmith in 1871, is not recorded in
1881 and could match the Q1 1890 death; o
Clara ASHFORD (1854-1923) = in 1882 to William BRYANT
(1858); o
Eliza ASHFORD (1856). Nothing certain after 1881 when she was a
servant in Islington, London; o
Emma ASHFORD (1858-1861 or 1865); · 17. James ASHFORD
(1822-84) = Lucy CASHMORE (1825-1901) in 1846 Birmingham. Children: o
Charles ASHFORD (1847) = Amanda HUDSON (1848-1907) in 1870
Birmingham. Children: § Edwin Arthur ASHFORD (1872) = Lucretia HANSON in 1896 King's
Norton. Child: § Dorothy Emily ASHFORD (1903-89), unmarried; § Albert E ASHFORD
(1876) possibly = in 1911 West Bromwich to Alice BINGHAM or Laura J
BROUGHTON. In 1901, he was a Leather Stitcher living with his brother
& wife; § Ada ASHFORD (1877)
= Herbert Arthur GREENWAY in 1901 King's Norton; § Charles ASHFORD
(1891). Nothing known after 1901; o
Louisa ASHFORD (1849) = in 1869 King's Norton to Henry SHIRLEY.
Couple presumably emigrated as are not found on subsequent records; o
James ASHFORD (1850-1929), Photographic Cabinet Maker = Amelia
MILES in 1877 Birmingham. Children: § Howard ASHFORD
(1878-78); § Amelia ASHFORD
(1879) = 1906 in Aston, Reginald Harold READ; § Arthur ASHFORD
(1882), Photographic Cabinet Maker, single and at home in 1911; o
Selena ASHFORD (1856-1933), unmarried 45 y.o. living with married
sister Emma SUTTON and family, including mother Lucy in 1901; o
Arthur ASHFORD (1858-69); o
Mary Ann ASHFORD (1861-1910), unmarried 40 y.o living with married
sister Emma SUTTON in 1901; o
Emma ASHFORD (1863) = William SUTTON in Sep 1892; o
Florence ASHFORD (1865) = 1891 to Hubert FOWLER; · 18. Charles ASHFORD (1826-60), Cabinet & Box Maker = Mary
(possibly Mary CROSS in 1844). Children include: o
Ann ASHFORD (1848). In 1861, she was living with her widowed
mother with James & Lucy. No further history known; · 19. William ASHFORD (1828), a Coachmaker in 1841 living with two older
cabinet making brothers (James & Charles) in Hospital Street. No further
history known. May have been the William (s/o Thomas) who = Emma BUTCHER
(d/o Paul) in 1848 St P or Emma HODGETTS (d/o Thomas) in 1850
Harborne. On 1851 census three Williams of correct age are married to an
Emma, Hannah & Mary (but not the same trade as 1841); The outline above is indicative only
and not necessarily fully correct or complete. |
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