Hello Kate,
I just stumbled upon your request whilst looking up information on Bretforten Manor for my daughter who is going to a wedding in the village this coming weekend.
I am the granddaughter of Ethel Maud Ashwin whose family moved to South Australia where I was born. I have your Edward on my very extensive family tree.He was indeed born in 1790 and died in 1832. He lived at Cook Hill and had a son Martin. I am delighted to learn more about this branch of the family. Edward was one of 10 children. Manley1783-1863 marr Susannah George, (their son Manley had 6 children),Phoebe chr. 1786 marr Richard Fletcher, Thomas b.1788,died 1789, your Edward who died of black jaundice, John 1792-1797,Mary b 1795 marr Albert Robins Fletcher, Thomas c1798-1850 from Tower Hill,marr Anne Horton and had 7 children, William c 1801-1843 from Willersley,drowned in the Avon River, Charles died 1805, another Chatles born 1807.
Edward was the son of Thomas Ashwin who married Phoebe Cormel in 1783. He had a sister, Eleanor who died at birth or soon after in 1748 and a brother Manley who died in 1749.
Thomas was the son of Manley Ashwin born 1719. He married Mary Godfrey in 1746. He had 5 brothers and sisters. Thomas, baptised 1727 who married Anne ?,Elizabeth c. 1721, Esther c. 1723, William c. 1726 died 1727, and Richard.
Manley was the son of Thomas Ashwin of Tower Hill, Bidford. He was baptised in 1688 and married Hester Manley of Crowle, Worc. in 1719.Hester was the daughter of John (Job) Manley. Thomas had 5 siblings. Mary died 1690, Elizabeth born 1692 marr Robert Pickering, John 1695-1743 marr Martha,William c. 1647 d. 1748 marr Sarah Moore, Henry c. 1700 d. 1746 marr Mary. In have a whole list of John's and Henry's children.
Thomas was the son of Edward William Ashwin, yeoman who died November2, 1721. He was married to Elizabeth who died 1723.
He seems to have been the son of an earlier Edward married to a Barbara. Somewhere it has been found that this Edward was granted an estate at Cow Honeybourne by Members of the Inner Temple in 1593.
Obviously I have not done any of this research. It all comes from a tree handed down to me, and from the tree of a certain Linda whose husband is the great grandson of Martin Richard Ashwin upon whom I stumbled whilst looking for a B and B on the English coast!!
I am a bit busy with my elder daughter's wedding at the moment but I have a lot of information which all needs to be coordinated as obviously there is an error on my tree. You mentioned you were in Australia. We could possibly catch up there over the Christmas period.I live in France.
Susan
