a1. THOMAS ASHTON Born.c.1818 in Hyde,Cheshire.England.He married. MARY ANN ? c.1840 in Wakefield,Yorkshire.England.
Occupation Tin and Iron plate worker. They had the following children.
a2. MARY ELIZABETH ASHTON
a3. JOHN ASHTON
a4. MARTHA ANN ASHTON
a5. JANE ASHTON
a2. MARY ELIZABETH ASHTON.Daughter of THOMAS ASHTON & MARY ANN ?.Born.c.1842.Christened.30 Jan 1842 at Monk Bretton,Yorkshire,England.
She married CHARLES DRYDEN (Links to the Website of Geoff Potter and the Dryden Family Tree)
They had the following children.
EMMA DRYDEN.born.c.1860
ELLEN DRYDEN.born.c.1867
CHARLES DRYDEN.born.c.1869
CHRISTIANA DRYDEN.born.c.1872
CHRISTOPHER DRYDEN.born.c.1875
ALICE DRYDEN.born.c.1877
CLARA DRYDEN.born.c.1879
a3. JOHN ASHTON.Son of THOMAS ASHTON & MARY ANN ?.Born.08 Feb 1849 at Barnsley,Yorkshire,England.Christened.04 Mar 1849 at St Mary's Church,Barnsley,Yorkshire,England.
Occupation:Bleacher/Cotton Calenderer.
He married JANE LOCKWOOD daughter of GEORGE LOCKWOOD & ELIZA FEARN on the 14 Oct 1866 at St Mary's Church,Barnsley,Yorkshire,England.
They had the following children.
a6. JANE ASHTON
a7. ALFRED ASHTON
a8. AUGUSTA ASHTON
a9. JOHN THOMAS ASHTON
a10. MARY ANN ASHTON
a11. WALTER ASHTON
a12. ADA ASHTON(photo)
a13. LUCY ASHTON
---. ELIZA ASHTON.Born.c.1883
---. ALBERT ASHTON.Born.c.1888
a4. MARTHA ANN ASHTON.Daughter of THOMAS ASHTON & MARY ANN ?.Born.c.1851.Christened.25 May 1851 at St Mary's Church,Barnsley,Yorkshire,England.
a5. JANE ASHTON.Daughter of THOMAS ASHTON & MARY ANN ?.Born.c.1860 at Barnsley,Yorkshire,England.She is recorded on the 1861 census
but there is no mention of her on the 1871 census when she would have been 11 years of age.
a6. JANE ASHTON.Daughter of JOHN ASHTON & JANE LOCKWOOD.Born.c.1868.at Barnsley,Yorkshire,England.
a7. ALFRED ASHTON.Son of JOHN ASHTON & JANE LOCKWOOD.Born.c.1869 at Barnsley,Yorkshire,England. Occupation Factory Labourer.
He married HANNAH BROOKS on the 09 Feb 1890 at St Mary's Church,Barnsley,Yorkshire,England.
The daughter of JOSEPH BROOKS a Coal miner from Old Town Barnsley.The witnesses at their wedding were
JOHN BROOKS & JANE BROOKS, brother & sister of the bride.
a8. AUGUSTA ASHTON.Daughter of JOHN ASHTON & JANE LOCKWOOD.Born.c.1871 at Barnsley,Yorkshire,England.
She married JOHN KENDELL a Coal miner from Barnsley,on Christmas day 1901 at St Mary's Church Barnsley,Yorkshire,England.
The witnesses at their wedding were WALTER ASHTON & MARY ANN ASHTON brother & sister of the bride.
a9. JOHN THOMAS ASHTON.Son of JOHN ASHTON & JANE LOCKWOOD.Born.c.1873 at Barnsley,Yorkshire,England.
a10. MARY ANN ASHTON.Daughter of JOHN ASHTON & JANE LOCKWOOD.Born.c.1878 at Barnsley,Yorkshire,England.
a11. WALTER ASHTON.Son of JOHN ASHTON & JANE LOCKWOOD.Born.c.1880 at Barnsley,Yorkshire,England. Occupation Journalist.
He married FLORANCE BOOKER on the 27 Aug 1902 at St Mary's Church Barnsley,Yorkshire,England.
a12. ADA ASHTON.Daughter of JOHN ASHTON & JANE LOCKWOOD.Born 11 Aug 1890 at Barnsley,Yorkshire,England.
She married GEORGE ARTHUR KNOWLES son of WILLIAM KNOWLES & KATE SPINK on the 27 Jan 1910 at St Mary's Church,Barnsley,Yorkshire,England.
They had one child.
a14. GEORGE WILLIAM KNOWLES
a13. LUCY ASHTON.Daughter of JOHN ASHTON & JANE LOCKWOOD.Born.c.1893 at Barnsley,Yorkshire,England
She married ARDUS MILNER on the 22 Aug 1914 at St Mary's Church,Barnsley,Yorkshire,England.
a14. GEORGE WILLIAM KNOWLES.Son of GEORGE ARTHUR KNOWLES & ADA ASHTON.Born.18 Oct 1911 at Barnsley,Yorkshire,England.
He married MAVIS ETHEL TURNER daughter of HARRY TURNER & ETHEL HARTSHORN on the 17 Oct 1942 at St Mary's Church,Barnsley,Yorkshire,England.
They had four children,one of whom is me!.
PETER KNOWLES
If you make a connection to the Ashton Family,then please E.mail me. Peter Knowles
