The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. Mary Ann Ashby [Taylor] was the daughter of Michael Angelo Taylor, butcher and farmer and Lucy Taylor [Ashby]. She was born 1821 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 25^th Nov 1821 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, daughter of Michael and Lucy Taylor; died 1889 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
	She married Frederick Ashby, flour factor on 19^th Feb 1844 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, married by Charles Hardinge. He was born 3^rd Dec 1818 at Westerham, Kent, son of William Ashby (millwright) & Susannah Ashby. They had the following children:
2	i	George who was born Jan to Mar 1845 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1845 Q1 Vol 5 Page 540; died 1899
	ii	Samuel who was born 1851 at England
	iii	Mary Ann who was born 1853 at Greenwich, Kent

Generation No. 2
	2. George Ashby, baker was the son of Frederick Ashby, flour factor and Mary Ann Ashby [Taylor]. He was born Jan to Mar 1845 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1845 Q1 Vol 5 Page 540; emigrated 1876 to South Africa, on board SS Anglican to Cape and then SS Natal to Durban; died 1899 at Wesselsneck
	He married Lucy Ashby on 9^th Dec 1866 at St Leonards, Shoreditch, London, witnesses: Alexander Edwin Ashby and Clara Orchard. She was born July to Sep 1841 at Croydon, Surrey, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1841 Q3 Vol 4 Page 67; emigrated 1876 to South Africa, on board SS Anglican to Cape and then SS Natal to Durban. They had the following children:
3	i	Leonard Frederick who was born Oct to Dec 1869, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1869 Q4 Vol 2a Page 177; died 1932 Zambia
	ii	Edwin/Edward who was born 1871
4	iii	Sidney Howard who was born 1874 at West Ham, Essex; died 25^th Sep 1941 South Africa
	iv	Charles who was born 1875 at At Sea; died 15^th Nov 1877 South Africa
5	v	William who was born 17^th May 1878 at Point, Durban, South Africa; died 1958 South Rhodesia
6	vi	George who was born 1879 to 1880 at Natal, South Africa; died 1967 South Africa

Generation No. 3
	3. Leonard Frederick Ashby was the son of George Ashby, baker and Lucy Ashby [Ashby]. He was born Oct to Dec 1869, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1869 Q4 Vol 2a Page 177; emigrated 1876 to South Africa, on board SS Anglican to Cape and then SS Natal to Durban; died 1932 at Zambia
	He married (1) Nellie Francis Ashby on 14^th Dec 1895. She was born 12^th Jul 1879 at Addington, Durban, South Africa; died 21^st Oct 1909 at Durban, South Africa. They had the following children:
7	i	Lucy Clara who was born 1896; died 1954
8	ii	Frederick Guide Edwin George who was born 1900; died 1967
	iii	Leonard Alexander who was born 1902; died 1922
9	iv	Winifred Diana Orchard who was born 1903
	He married (2) Florence Agnes Crosley on after 1910. She was born 19^th Aug 1891, daughter of James Crosley & Rose Francis Nunn. They had the following children:
	i	James William who was born 11^th Jun 1911 at South Africa
	ii	Florence Lucy who was born 12^th Jun 1914 at South Africa
	iii	Leonard Herbert who was born 9^th Sep 1916 at South Rhodesia; died 1976 Rhodesia
	iv	Laurence Crossley who was born 1^st Dec 1919
	v	Violet Winifred Audrey who was born 15^th Sep 1922
	vi	Leslie Victor who was born 19^th Sep 1928 at Rhodesia
	vii	Hope Valerie who was born 22^nd Sep 1930

	4. Sidney Howard Ashby was the son of George Ashby, baker and Lucy Ashby [Ashby]. He was born 1874 at West Ham, Essex; emigrated 1876 to South Africa, on board SS Anglican to Cape and then SS Natal to Durban; died 25^th Sep 1941 at Natal, South Africa
	i	Ronald
	He married Anne Caroline Fry on 19^th Nov 1902

	5. William Ashby was the son of George Ashby, baker and Lucy Ashby [Ashby]. He was born 17^th May 1878 at Point, Durban, South Africa; died 1958 at Bulawayo, South Rhodesia
	He married Ethel May Crosley on 15^th Nov 1916. She was born 15^th Aug 1893 at Hlabisa, Zululand, Natal, South Africa, daughter of James Crosley and Rose Frances Nunn; died 1963 at Bulawayo, South Rhodesia. They had the following children:
	i	William who was born Oct 1917 at Zululand, Natal, South Africa; died 1982 Zimbabwe
	ii	George who was born 1919 at Zululand, Natal, South Africa; died n/k Zimbabwe
	iii	Joyce Caroline Rose who was born 1921 at Natal, South Africa; died 20^th Aug 2012 Switzerland
	iv	Dorothy who was born 1923 at South Rhodesia
	v	Mavis Irene who was born 28^th Nov 1926 at Gutu, South Rhodesia
	vi	Iris who was born 16^th Jun 1930
10	vii	Edward Roland who was born 23^rd Apr 1932 at Gutu, Victoria Province, South Rhodesia; died 19^th Aug 2008 South Africa

	6. George Ashby was the son of George Ashby, baker and Lucy Ashby [Ashby]. He was born 1879 to 1880 at Natal, South Africa; died 1967 at Natal, South Africa
	i	Joyce; died 1928, ?
	ii	Lucy
	iii	Florence
	iv	Alice
	v	…
	He married Josephine Gama. They had the following children:
	i	Kate Edith who was born 1915
	ii	Violet Eunice who was born 1924 at Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa

Generation No. 4
	7. Lucy Clara Field [Ashby] was the daughter of Leonard Frederick Ashby and Nellie Francis Ashby [Ashby]. She was born 1896; died 1954
	i	Rex
	ii	Trevor
	iii	Cynthia
	iv	Valerie
	She married William Ernest Field on 30^th Dec 1915 at Durban, South Africa. He was born c 1895. They had the following children:
	i	Norman Alexander who was born 31^st Mar 1918; died n/k New Zealand

	8. Frederick Guide Edwin George Ashby was the son of Leonard Frederick Ashby and Nellie Francis Ashby [Ashby]. He was born 1900; died 1967
	He married Violet Rose Weaver. She was born Sep 1908 at Bristol, Gloucester; died 1967 at South Africa

	9. Winifred Diana Orchard Crosley [Ashby] was the daughter of Leonard Frederick Ashby and Nellie Francis Ashby [Ashby]. She was born 1903
	She married Herbert Crosley. He was born 1897, son of James Crosley and Rose Francis Nunn

	10. Edward Roland Ashby was the son of William Ashby and Ethel May Ashby [Crosley]. He was born 23^rd Apr 1932 at Gutu, Victoria Province, South Rhodesia; died 19^th Aug 2008 at Johannesburg, South Africa
	He married Juliana Angela MacKay on 14^th May 1960 at Bulawayo, South Rhodesia. She was born 25^th Nov 1941 at Umtali, South Rhodesia, daughter of Archibald Martin MacKay and Anne Elizabeth Smit. They had the following children:
	i	Trevor Glen who was born 20^th Jul 1961 at Bulawayo, South Rhodesia
	ii	Living who was born 1963
	iii	Living who was born 1969