The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Bethiah Mary Ashby [Bignell]
Generation No. 1
  1. Bethiah Mary Ashby [Bignell] She was born Oct to Dec 1855, registered at Epsom District, Surrey, ref: 1855 Q4 Vol 2a Page 4; died July to Sep 1935, registered at Bromley District, Kent, ref: 1935 Q3 Vol 2a Page 651, aged 77 years
  She married Thomas Omar Ashby on 14th Jan 1878 at Croydon, Surrey, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1878 Q1 Vol 2a Page 221. He was born 17th Oct 1856 at Warlingham, Surrey, registered at Godstone District, Surrey, ref: 1856 Q4 Vol 2a Page 126; christened 18th Jul 1861 at All Saints Church, Warlingham, Surrey, son of Aaron David Ashby (miller) and Martha Ashby; died July to Sep 1920, registered at Southwark District, London, ref: 1920 Q3 Vol 1d Page 32. They had the following children:
2 iThomas Omar who was born 4th May 1878, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1878 Q2 Vol 2a Page 250; christened 13th Jul 1878 St. John the Baptist, Croydon, Surrey; died 21st Sep 1953 Victoria, Australia, BDM 10885/1953
3 iiClaud W. who was born July to Sep 1880, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1880 Q3 Vol 2a Page 219; died Jan to Mar 1945
  iiiHubert Stanley who was born Jan to Mar 1883, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1883 Q1 Vol 2a Page 231; died July to Sep 1883
  ivDaisy Hilda Hypatia who was born Apr to June 1884, registered at Hastings District, Sussex, ref: 1884 Q2 Vol 2b Page 35; died Jan to Mar 1952 London
4 vDavid Ewart who was born 26th Jul 1886, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1886 Q3 Vol 2a Page 263; died 1977
  viRose Agnes Maud who was born Jan to Mar 1889, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1889 Q1 Vol 2a Page 261; died Apr to June 1894
5 viiEric Cecil who was born 1st Dec 1891, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1892 Q1 Vol 2a Page 211; died July to Sep 1969
  viiiMay Gertude who was born Jan to Mar 1896, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1896 Q1 Vol 2a Page 246; died Jan to Mar 1915
  ixLily Constance who was born July to Sep 1897, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1897 Q3 Vol 2a Page 269; died July to Sep 1898
  xNorman Victor who was born 21st Oct 1900, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1900 Q4 Vol 2a Page 254; died Apr to June 1983
6 xiLeonard who was born 17th Nov 1908, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1909 Q1 Vol 2a Page 337; died Oct to Dec 1982 London
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Thomas Omar Ashby was the son of Thomas Omar Ashby and Bethiah Mary Ashby [Bignell]. He was born 4th May 1878, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1878 Q2 Vol 2a Page 250; christened 13th Jul 1878 at St. John the Baptist, Croydon, Surrey; died 21st Sep 1953 at Richmond, Victoria, Australia, BDM 10885/1953
  He married Maria Harriet Bowall on Oct to Dec 1898, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1898 Q4 Vol 2a Page 1898. She was born 1876 at Southwark, London, registered at Camberwell District, London, ref: 1876 Q4 Vol 1d Page 855, daughter of George William Bowall and Eliza Robbins; died 1964 at Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia, BDM 20835/1964. They had the following children:
7 iThomas Richard who was born 13th Sep 1899 at Croydon, Surrey, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1889 Q4 Vol 2a Page 221; died 1962 Victoria, Australia, BDM 8003/1963
8 iiDorothy Ada who was born 15th Oct 1901 at Croydon, Surrey, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1901 Q3 Vol 2a Page 313; died 22nd Jun 1990 Victoria, Australia; buried 26th Jun 1990 Victoria, Australia
9 iiiMaurice Alfred who was born 9th Sep 1903 at Croydon, Surrey, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1903 Q4 Vol 2a Page 249; died 1971 Victoria, Australia, BDM 25689/1971; buried 17th Oct 1971 Victoria, Australia
10 ivIvy Winifred who was born 21st Feb 1907 at Croydon, Surrey, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1907 Q2 Vol 2a Page 252; died 1st Jul 1961 NSW, Australia, BDM 21566/1961
  vWilliam George who was born 1909 at Croydon, Surrey, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1909 Q4 Vol 2a Page 264; died 1931 Victoria, Australia, BDM 8088/1908; buried 1931 Victoria, Australia
   
  3. Claud W. Ashby was the son of Thomas Omar Ashby and Bethiah Mary Ashby [Bignell]. He was born July to Sep 1880, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1880 Q3 Vol 2a Page 219; died Jan to Mar 1945, registered at Islington District, London, ref: 1945 Q1 Vol 1b Page 276
  He married Maria Jacoba on 1909 to 1910. She was born c 1885
   
  4. David Ewart Ashby was the son of Thomas Omar Ashby and Bethiah Mary Ashby [Bignell]. He was born 26th Jul 1886, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1886 Q3 Vol 2a Page 263; died 1977
  He married Edith Mary Bignell on Oct to Dec 1916 at Forest Hill, London, registered at Kensington District, London, ref: 1916 Q4 Vol 1a Page 232. She was born c 1890
   
  5. Eric Cecil Ashby was the son of Thomas Omar Ashby and Bethiah Mary Ashby [Bignell]. He was born 1st Dec 1891, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1892 Q1 Vol 2a Page 211; died July to Sep 1969, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1969 Q3 Vol 5a
  He married Ella Constance Susan Stevens on 29th Jan 1916 at Christ Church, Croydon, Surrey. She was born c 1895
   
  6. Leonard Ashby was the son of Thomas Omar Ashby and Bethiah Mary Ashby [Bignell]. He was born 17th Nov 1908, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1909 Q1 Vol 2a Page 337; died Oct to Dec 1982 at Forest Hill, London, registered at Camberwell District, London, ref: 1982 Q4 Vol 11 Page 1449
  He married Angela Sargent on 1935 at Forest Hill, London, registered at Bromley District, Kent, ref: 1935 Q3 Vol 2a Page 2309. She was born c 1910
   
Generation No. 3
  7. Thomas Richard Ashby was the son of Thomas Omar Ashby and Maria Harriet Ashby [Bowall]. He was born 13th Sep 1899 at Croydon, Surrey, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1889 Q4 Vol 2a Page 221; died 1962 at Victoria, Australia, BDM 8003/1963
  He married Margaret Agnes Buck on 1926 at Victoria, Australia, BDM 8003/1963. She was born c 1900
   
  8. Dorothy Ada Fenwick [Ashby] was the daughter of Thomas Omar Ashby and Maria Harriet Ashby [Bowall]. She was born 15th Oct 1901 at Croydon, Surrey, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1901 Q3 Vol 2a Page 313; died 22nd Jun 1990 at Victoria, Australia; buried 26th Jun 1990 at Springvale Cemetery, Springvale, Victoria, Australia
  She married William Sheriton Fenwick on 1924 at Victoria, Australia, BDM 4866/1924. He was born c 1900
   
  9. Maurice Alfred Ashby was the son of Thomas Omar Ashby and Maria Harriet Ashby [Bowall]. He was born 9th Sep 1903 at Croydon, Surrey, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1903 Q4 Vol 2a Page 249; died 1971 at Lilydale, Victoria, Australia, BDM 25689/1971; buried 17th Oct 1971 at Springvale Cemetery, Springvale, Victoria, Australia
  He married Mona Victoria Forward on 1929 at Victoria, Australia, BDM 4049/1929. She was born c 1905
   
  10. Ivy Winifred Heather [Ashby] was the daughter of Thomas Omar Ashby and Maria Harriet Ashby [Bowall]. She was born 21st Feb 1907 at Croydon, Surrey, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1907 Q2 Vol 2a Page 252; died 1st Jul 1961 at Lewisham, NSW, Australia, BDM 21566/1961
  iWilliam George
  iiStanley James
  She married George Henry Heather. He was born 2nd Jul 1892 at Bloomfield, Victoria, Australia, son of George Swain Heather and Caroline Jane Walton, BDM 29179/1892; died 3rd May 1960 at Concord, NSW, Australia, BDM 011157/1960. They had the following children:
  iJune
  iiJohn Alexander who was born 24th Aug 1937 at Como, NSW, Australia; died 23rd May 1990 NSW, Australia; buried after 23rd May 1990 NSW, Australia
11 iiiAlfred Linsay who was born 13th May 1941 at Cronulla, NSW, Australia; died 6th Mar 1982 NSW, Australia, BDM 6089/1982
   
Generation No. 4
  11. Alfred Linsay Heather was the son of George Henry Heather and Ivy Winifred Heather [Ashby]. He was born 13th May 1941 at Cronulla, NSW, Australia; died 6th Mar 1982 at Miranda, NSW, Australia, BDM 6089/1982
  He married Dawn Adams on 5th Jan 1977
   

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