| Generation No. 1 | |||
| 1. Harriott Ashby [Ashdown] was the daughter of James Ashdown, labourer and Sarah Ashdown [Boorman]. She was born Sep 1787 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 18th Sep 1787 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex; died Jan 1830 at Frant, Sussex, aged 42 years; buried 28th Jan 1830 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex | |||
| She married Samuel Ashby on 14th Jul 1806 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 1774 at Frant, Sussex; christened 19th Jun 1774 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of Richard Asby and Sarah Asby. They had the following children: | |||
| 2 | i | James who was born 1808 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 14th Feb 1808 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of Samuel Ashby and Harriet Ashby | |
| ii | Frances who was born 1809 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 26th Dec 1809 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of Samuel Ashby and Harriet Ashby; died Apr 1810 Frant, Sussex, aged 5 months; buried 22nd Apr 1810 Frant, Sussex | ||
| Generation No. 2 | |||
| 2. James Ashby, baker was the son of Samuel Ashby and Harriott Ashby [Ashdown]. He was born 1808 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 14th Feb 1808 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of Samuel Ashby and Harriet Ashby | |||
| He married Eliza Avis on 5th Nov 1834 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent. She was born 1812 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children: | |||
| 3 | i | James who was born 22nd Feb 1835 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 10th Mar 1835 Lady Huntingdons Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, son of James Ashby and Eliza Ashby, ceremony performed by John Finley | |
| 4 | ii | Henry who was born 1837 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent | |
| iii | Ann who was born 1840 at Kent | ||
| 5 | iv | William who was born 1844 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent | |
| v | Susan who was born 1847 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent | ||
| Generation No. 3 | |||
| 3. James Ashby, grocer was the son of James Ashby, baker and Eliza Ashby [Avis]. He was born 22nd Feb 1835 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 10th Mar 1835 at Lady Huntingdons Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, son of James Ashby and Eliza Ashby, ceremony performed by John Finley | |||
| He married Esther Powell on July to Sep 1855, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1855 Q3 Vol 2a Page 609. She was born 1833 at Frant, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Esther Ruth who was born 1857 at Battersea, London | ||
| ii | Priscilla who was born 1860 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent | ||
| iii | George who was born 1862 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent | ||
| iv | James who was born 1863 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent | ||
| v | Alice Elizabeth who was born 1865 at Bidborough, Kent; christened 24th Sep 1865 St. Lawrence's Church, Bidborough, Kent | ||
| vi | Frederick who was born 1868 at Bidborough, Kent | ||
| vii | John William who was born 1871 at Bidborough, Kent | ||
| 4. Henry Ashby, railway signalman was the son of James Ashby, baker and Eliza Ashby [Avis]. He was born 1837 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent | |||
| He married Phoebe Carr on 25th Dec 1862 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. She was born 1841 at Frant, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Harry who was born 1868 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent | ||
| ii | James E who was born 1872 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent | ||
| iii | Alfred who was born 1880 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent | ||
| 5. William Ashby, painter was the son of James Ashby, baker and Eliza Ashby [Avis]. He was born 1844 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent | |||
| He married Elizabeth Taylor on Apr to June 1872, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1872 Q2 Vol 2a Page 833. She was born 1847 at Pembury, Kent; christened 30th May 1847 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent, daughter of Thomas Taylor and Jane Taylor. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Florence who was born 1873 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent | ||
| ii | Edith who was born 1875 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent | ||
| 6 | iii | Edwin James who was born 1876 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 29th Oct 1876 St. Peter's Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent | |
| iv | Gertrude A. who was born 1878 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent | ||
| Generation No. 4 | |||
| 6. Edwin James Ashby was the son of William Ashby, painter and Elizabeth Ashby [Taylor]. He was born 1876 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 29th Oct 1876 at St. Peter's Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent | |||
| He married Sarah Ann Southerton on 2nd Jun 1900 at Trinity Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, witnesses William Ashby & John Brooks. She was born 29th Jun 1870 at Brighton, Sussex; christened 5th Nov 1891 at St. Thomas' Church, Groombridge, Kent and Sussex | |||
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