Ashton Family

[bigjim]

Hi I am looking for any info on my gg grand parents  their name was Ashton  James William seems to have gone down the generations or at least as far as me any help is very much apreciated.
My g grandfather James William was born in Eynsham in c1845 but so far I havnt managed to access any records, anything available will get me started
Many thanks
Jim Ashton

[DebbieG]

Hi Jim

This may be him in 1861 RG9 0904 Fo 46
Eynsham - Bowles

George Ashton H Wid age 70 Ag Lab born ? c/b Cassington
Emma Ashton Dau U 29 Gloveress born Ensham
James Ashton Son 18 Ag Lab born Ensham
John Ashton Gson 4 born OXF Crawley

That is the only James Ashton of that age group in Oxfordshire in 1861

Debbie

[DebbieG]

Hi again

I had a look in the transcript for 1851 and found

George Ashton H Wid aged 60 Farm Lab born Kirtlingotn
Sarah Ashton Dau age 15 born Ensham
James Ashton Gson aged 8 scholar born Ensham

so now it says James is George Grandson

checked the register transcripts

baptism 1843 Jan 1st James Ashton son of Keziah Ashton (bron 1842 Dec 3rd)

Keziah was the daughter of George Ashton and his first wife Hannah baptised in 1820 in Ensham

I can not find a marriage or a burial for her in Ensham registers

Hope it helps

Debbie

[bigjim]

Hi Debbie
Thank you for your help, it certainly looks good and the dates seem to tie up, and the James's seem to go back another generation too .
I will go away and digest this info and see if I have any other questions for you
once again many thanks for your help
Best regards
Jim Ashton

[bigjim]

Hi Debbie
Thank you for your help on Tuesday last it is very interesting, I am wondering if you can help a bit further ??did Kesiah's son James have a father on his birth cert. and is it possible to see when George's wife Hannah died and where, I thought my end of our tree was complicated, but this is beginning to get just as intrigueing, and again what happened to John and who was his Mother, once again I donot seem able to access any records on then.
I know this is very cheeky but I realy do apreciate any help you can offer.
Once again Best Regards
Jim

[DebbieG]

Hi Jim

I am working from the transcripts of the baptism registers for the parish - not the civil registration documents - there is no father named on the baptism for James s/o Keziah - I don't know if you would be any luckier with the birth certificate - I have my doubts.

John was baptised 5th April 1857 the s/o Emma Ashton - again no father named

George's wife Hannah was buried in Eynsham in 1826 aged 33

Hope it helps

Debbie

[bigjim]

Once again Debbie many thanks for your help, I am beginning to think this is going to call for a visit to the area as soon as I have the time to get down there.
Thank you once again
very Best Regards
Jim

[bigjim]

Hi Again Debbie
I am back again like a bad penny,it would seem from what you have found That George was married more tham once and Emma & Sarah were from his second marrage do your records show "Who" and any dates, it is certainly begging to show there were an awfull lot of extreamly Randy young ladies in the early family, its not a modern trend after all.

I will now try to leave you in piece to get on with your own research,
Thank you again
Jim

[DebbieG]

Hi (again) Jim 

Yes George married 28th September 1828 in Eynsham
George Ashton wid to Elizabeth Harris sp
witnessed James Harris & Ann Harris

Elizabeth Ashton was buried in Eynsham in 1838 aged 37

Debbie