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Descendant's report for Joseph Ashby, merchant
Generation No. 1
  1. Joseph Ashby, merchant He was born c 1791 at Stratford, Essex, son of Joseph Ashby; died Nov 1860 at Greenwich Market, Greenwich, Kent; buried 10th Nov 1860 at Greenwich Market, Greenwich, Kent
  He married (1) Christiana on c 1815. She was born c 1795. They had the following children:
  iJoseph who was born 1818 at Ratcliffe, Stepney, London; christened 24th Feb 1818 Ratcliffe, Stepney, London
  iiLydia who was born 1819 at Southwark, London
  He married (2) Jane on 21st Dec 1824. She was born 1790; died 11th Nov 1846 at No 24 Market Greenwich, registered at Greenwich District, Kent, ref: 1846 Q4, Age 56 years; cause of death: chronic bronchitis. They had the following children:
  iHannah who was born 1826 at Ratcliffe, Stepney, London; christened 9th Jul 1826 Ratcliffe, Stepney, London
  iiWilliam Henry who was born 1829 at Ratcliffe, Stepney, London; christened 25th Oct 1829 Spitalfields, Stepney, London
  He married (3) Caroline Martin on 3rd Jan 1847 at St. Saviour, Southwark, London, registered at Southwark District, London, ref: 1847 Q1, witnessed by George Warne and Wm. Henry Ashby. She was born c 1820, daughter of Edward Marti. They had the following children:
2 iEdward who was born 24th Sep 1847 at Greenwich Market, Greenwich, Kent; christened 20th Oct 1847 St. Alphage, Greenwich, Kent
3 iiCharles who was born 26th Feb 1849 at Greenwich, Kent; died 23rd Mar 1905
  iiiDavid who was born Dec 1850 at Market Place, Greenwich, Kent
4 ivCpl. George who was born 7th Jan 1852 at Greenwich, Kent; died 3rd Aug 1940 South Australia, aged 85 years; buried after 3rd Aug 1940 South Australia
  vAlbert who was born Dec 1853 at Greenwich, Kent
5 viAlexander who was born Dec 1855 at Greenwich, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Edward Ashby was the son of Joseph Ashby, merchant and Caroline Ashby [Martin]. He was born 24th Sep 1847 at Greenwich Market, Greenwich, Kent; christened 20th Oct 1847 at St. Alphage, Greenwich, Kent
  He married Hepzibah Emma Martin on July to Sep 1868, registered at Camberwell District, London, ref: 1868 Q3 Vol 1d Page 864. She was born 1847 at Bow, London
   
  3. Charles Ashby was the son of Joseph Ashby, merchant and Caroline Ashby [Martin]. He was born 26th Feb 1849 at Greenwich, Kent; died 23rd Mar 1905
  He married Ellen Cass on 30th Jul 1867, registered at Bromley District, Kent, ref: 1867 Q3 Vol 2a Page 495. She was born c 1850
   
  4. Cpl. George Ashby, seaman was the son of Joseph Ashby, merchant and Caroline Ashby [Martin]. He was born 7th Jan 1852 at Greenwich, Kent; emigrated 2nd Jan 1882 to Ladysmith, South Africa; emigrated 15th Jun 1886 to South Australia, from South Africa; died 3rd Aug 1940 at Rosewater, South Australia, aged 85 years; buried after 3rd Aug 1940 at Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia
6 iEleanor Amy
  He married Emma Ashby on 26th Dec 1881 at Church of All Saints, Upper Norwood, Surrey. She was born 6th Feb 1858 at Milton, Gravesend, Kent; emigrated 2nd Jan 1882 to Ladysmith, South Africa; emigrated 15th Jun 1886 to South Australia, from South Africa; died 3rd Nov 1934 at Rosewater, South Australia, aged 77 years; buried after 3rd Nov 1934 at Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia. They had the following children:
7 iAlexander Thomas who was born 26th Mar 1883 at Ladysmith, South Africa
   
  5. Alexander Ashby was the son of Joseph Ashby, merchant and Caroline Ashby [Martin]. He was born Dec 1855 at Greenwich, Kent
  He married Emily Appleyard on 21st Aug 1878, registered at Leeds District, Yorkshire, ref: 1878 Q3 Vol 9b Page 435. She was born c 1860
   
Generation No. 3
  6. Eleanor Amy Price [Ashby] was the daughter of Cpl. George Ashby, seaman and Emma Ashby [Ashby].
  She married Robert Price
   
  7. Alexander Thomas Ashby was the son of Cpl. George Ashby, seaman and Emma Ashby [Ashby]. He was born 26th Mar 1883 at Ladysmith, South Africa
  He married Amy Elizabeth Stone
   

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