Stephen Ashford

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looking at the children on the 1881 census

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK61-6JLJ

Albert was baptised in Tintern Wesleyan Methodist church 3 Aug 1876 son of Stephen Ashford & Emma - dob noted as 3 July 1876.

His birth registration Albert Ashford sept qtr 1876 Chepstow vol 11a pg 7 mmn Rowe
Also Thomas John Ashford sept qtr 1878 Kettering vol 3b pg 183 mmn Rowe

Possible marriage 25 March 1858 East Stonehouse
James Henry Rowe bach 24 dealer in hardware 2 Union Street father Robert Rowe labourer
Jane Drake widow 31 2 Union St father James Drake labourer
witnesses Elizabeth Gliddon & John Lamoureux

1861 census Menheniot Village, Cornwall RG9/1528 folio 8 pg 11
James Rowe head mar 27 lead miner
Jane wife 37
Emma J dau 8
Ruth dau 2
George Rowe son in law 15 mine labourer
all born Menheniot

Emma's birth should have been registered as Liskeard.

baptisms in Menheniot, mother Jane Drake
22 Feb 1843 Mary Anne
30 Nov 1850 Elizabeth Jane
1 Nov 1851 George
7 July 1852 Emma  - this baptism was Liskeard
26 July 1857 James Henry privately baptised, buried 23 Aug 1858 -  says she is married to James Henry Rowe but refused to say when & where. Jane Drake born 22 Feb 1818

1871 James Jane & Ruth are in Littleham, Devon RG10/2202 folio 20 pg 18. James is an excavator.
 

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parish register for baptism of James Henry, note about Jane Drake at bottom of page.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01qy4/

1851 census for Jane Drake

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGKJ-XP7

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Daughter Mary Ann is not with Emma and Stephen in 1881.
She is in the household of John and Ruth Wright, in Iver, Eton, Buckinghamshire.
Relationship is stated as niece.
Ruth is nee Rowe. Born Liskeard.

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so this census
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27Z-TC68

birth reg
Mary Ann Ashford jun qtr 1868 Keynsham vol 5c pg 751 mmn Drake

James Henry Wright dec qtr 1879 Kettering vol 3b pg 181 mmn Rowe
marriage reg Ruth Rowe dec qtr 1878 Kettering vol 3b pg 385 with John Wright on the same page

forgot this birth reg earlier
Stephen Ashford sept qtr 1872 Wellington vol 5c pg 347 mmn Rowe

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marriage 16 Nov 1878 Rushton parish church
John Wright 21 bach labourer Rushton father Henry Wright labourer
Ruth Rowe 19 spin Rushton father James Rowe labourer
witnesses Harriet Smith & Samuel Jones