My earliest known Ashby ancestor is:
who would have been born around 1786
Born: circa 1786
Died: Sunday 29 May 1825, Preston, Harrow, Middx
Married: Wednesday 27 September 1815, St Mary le Bon, Marylebone, Middx
Christened: Sunday 28 August 1796, St Mary-le-bon, Middx
Buried: Saturday 1 July 1876, Harrow, Middx
Following the death of James Ashby in 1825, Ann married William WHITE
Christened: Sunday 4 August 1816, Paddington, Middx
Died: Wednesday 21 January 1891, Acton, Middx
Married: Monday 1 April 1844, Battersea, Surrey
Christened: Sunday 29 December 1816, Sherfield on Loden, Hants
Died: Wednesday 12 November 1884, Acton, Middx
Thomas ASHBY
Christened: Sunday 2 November 1817, Harrow, Middx
Buried: Monday 3 November 1828, Harrow, Middx
William
Christened: Sunday 28 November 1819, Harrow, Middx
Married: Sunday 8 October 1848, St Mary's, Paddington
Born circa 1829, Twickenham, Middx
Known Children:
James, Born circa 1850, Greenford, Middx
Emma, Born circa 1851, Greenford, Middx
George, Born circa 1853, Harrow, Middx
Ann, Born circa 1855, Harrow, Middx
Willie, Born circa 1859, Harrow, Middx
Lydia ASHBY
Christened: Sunday 21 July 1822, Harrow, Middx
Married: Sunday 18 January 1852, Trinity Church, St Marylebone, Middx
John ASHBY
Christened: Sunday 26 September 1824, Harrow, Middx
Buried: Saturday 11 August 1838, Sudbury
Born: Saturday 15 March 1845, Chelsea, Middx
Died: Monday 19 May 1919, Westgate on Sea, Kent
Married: Sunday 25 March 1866, St Paul's Church, Hammersmith
Born: Saturday 4 November 1843, Risby, Suffolk
Died: Sunday 10 January 1915, Westgate on Sea, Kent
William ASHBY
Born: c.1848
Lydia ASHBY
Born: Sunday 10 February 1850, Kensall Town, Middx
Married: circa 1876
Born circa 1852, Kensington
Known Child:
William, Born circa 1877
Mary Ann ASHBY
Born: circa 1853
Following the death of James Ashby in 1825, Ann Ashby married William White, presumably between 1826 and 1830.
William WHITE was christened on 10th September 1785 at Akeley, Bucks
They had three children which have been identified from the 1841 census
Emma WHITE
Born: circa 1830
Anne WHITE
Born: circa 1833
Harriet WHITE
Born: circa 1836
The 1851 census shows Lidia Asby [sic] and Emma White (half sisters) as house servants to a solicitor
and his family at 13 Camden Street, St.Pancras
The 1841 census shows William & Ann White (previously Ashby) with their three children living in the Hamlet of Sudbury
in the Parish of Harrow.
| William White | 51 | Ag Lab | Not born in county |
| Ann White | 45 | [blank] | Born in county |
| Emma | 11 | | Born in county |
| Anne | 8 | | Born in county |
| Harriet | 5 | | Born in county |
The 1851 census shows James & Sarah Ashby with two of their three children living at Frant Cottage, Kensal Town
| James Ashby | Head | Marr | 32 | Gardener | Middx, Sudbury |
| Sarah Ashby | Wife | Marr | 31 | [blank] | Hampshire |
| William Ashby | Son | Un | 3 | | Middx, Kensall[sic] Town |
| Lydia Ashby | Dau | Un | 1 | | Middx, Kensall[sic] Town |
Their eldest daughter is not shown, and was located in Sudbury, Middx. (HO 107 170)
| William White | Head | Marr | 60 | Ag Labourer | Bucks, Akeley |
| [...?] White | Wife | Marr | 51 | [blank] | Middx, N. Kensington |
| Emma Ashby | Grandchild | | 6 | | Middx, Chelsea |
Note: The first name of Mrs White is unreadable; it is assumed that she was the widow of James Ashby neé Ann Harrodine
The 1861 census shows William Ashby & Ann (neé Abby) with their family at Forty Farm, Wembley
| William Ashby | Head | Marr | 42 | Farm Bailiff of 315 acres employing
7 men, 2 women & 1 boy | Middx, Harrow |
| Ann Ashby | Wife | Marr | 32 | Bailiff's wife | Middx, Twickenham |
| James Ashby | Son | | 11 | Scholar | Middx, Greenford |
| Emma Ashby | Dau | | 10 | Scholar | Middx, Greenford |
| George Ashby | Son | | 8 | Scholar | Middx, Harrow |
| Ann Ashby | Dau | | 6 | Scholar | Middx, Harrow |
| Willie Ashby | Son | | 2 | | Middx, Harrow |
Note: So far it has not been possible to locate James & Sarah Ashby in the 1861 census
The 1871 census shows James & Sarah Ashby with two children living at 5 Hanbury Terrace, Acton
| James Ashby | Head | Marr | 52 | Laundrey [sic] Man | Middx, Harrow |
| Sarah Ashby | Wife | Marr | 50 | Laundress | Hampshire |
| Lydia Ashby | Dau | Un | 21 | Laundress | Middx, Chelsea |
| Mary Ann Ashby | Dau | Un | 18 | Laundress | Middx, Chelsea |
Note: At this time, Kensal Town was a detached part of the Parish of Chelsea
The 1881 census shows James & Sarah Ashby have moved to 238 Hanbury Road, Acton
| James Ashby | Head | Marr | 64 | Laundry Man | Harrow |
| Sarah Ashby | Wife | Marr | 62 | Laundress | Hampshire, Sherfield |
| Mary Ann Ashby | Dau | Un | 28 | Laundress | Kensal Green |
Updated: 20th November 2006
Reformatted: 3rd December 2006
