Families of Ashton (by Roade), Northamptonshire,England


John Thomas-3816 was born in 1849. He died in 1928. He married Margaret Hannah Ellis-3817.

NOTE information from Ruth Bird, (July 2003).

Margaret Hannah Ellis-3817 was born in 1856. She died . She married John Thomas-3816.

NOTE information from Ruth Bird, (July 2003).

They had the following children:

  F i Gertrude Alice Dorcas Thomas-3802

Thomas Henry Kerr-3806 [Parents] was born in 1887 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He died 1 on 28 Aug 1926 in Queensland, Australia.

NOTE all information supplied via a GEDCOM file from Bruce Kerr (email May 2003).

He had the following children:

  M i Living
  F ii Living

Joseph Andrew Gillespie Kerr-3805 was born in 1858 in Newry, Louth, Ireland. He died on 1 Sep 1918 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He married Ellen Clark-3815 in 1882 in , Queensland, Australia.

Other marriages:
Jones, Ada

NOTE all from Bruce Kerr (email July 2003. 28 June 1876 - Left Greenock, Scotland aboard"Famenoth", Free Passage, bound for Australia. (Ship "Famenoth", Arrived Brisbane Australia, 4 November..

Ellen Clark-3815 died on 6 Nov 1886 in , Queensland, Australia. She married Joseph Andrew Gillespie Kerr-3805 in 1882 in , Queensland, Australia.

NOTE all information from Bruce Kerr (email July 2003. Her parents were James Clarke and Mary Matilda Dillart.


John Glenn-1172 was born about 1816 in Hartwell, Northamptonshire, England. He married Elizabeth-1173.

Other marriages:
, Hannah

CENSUS 1841 of Roade, LDS film no.438873, enumerator 4, folio 10, page 13. Age 20, an ag. lab.

CENSUS 1851 Ashton, FHL film 0087692 Enumerator 14, folio 335 page 21, no 80. Age 34, an ag. lab.

NOTE the two marriages are linked by the children in the two censuses.

Elizabeth-1173 was born about 1814 in Hackleton, Northamptonshire, England. She married John Glenn-1172.

Other marriages:
Harris,

CENSUS 1851 Ashton, FHL film 0087692 Enumerator 14, folio 335 page 21, no 80. Age 36.

They had the following children:

  M i William Glen-274
  M ii Joseph Glenn-878
  M iii George Glenn-1175 was born about 1848 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1851 Ashton, FHL film 0087692 Enumerator 14, folio 335 page 21, no 80. Age 2.
  F iv Elizabeth Glenn-1176 was born about Mar 1851 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1851 Ashton, FHL film 0087692 Enumerator 14, folio 335 page 21, no 80. Age 1 month.

William Geary-2824 was born before 1700 in , , England. He married Mary Shakeshaft-3825 on 9 Nov 1747 in Alderton, Northamptonshire, England.

Other marriages:
Cooper, Alice

MARRIAGE (1720) from Ashton Parish Records, NTO ref. 17p/10. Both of the parish. Surnamed Gary here.

MARRIAGE (1747) from Alderton Parish Records, NRO ref. 7p/15. by bans listed as William Geary of Ashton. Day of month unsure. This marriage unknown from other sources but his first wife had died.

Mary Shakeshaft-3825 was born before 1727 in , , England. She married William Geary-2824 on 9 Nov 1747 in Alderton, Northamptonshire, England.

MARRIAGE from Alderton Parish Records, NRO ref. 7p/15. marriage by banns, listed as of the parish of Alderton.


John Dunsby-2123 [Parents] was christened on 16 Oct 1808 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. He died on 18 Dec 1881 in Newtown (Queens), New York, USA. He was buried in New York, New York, USA. He married Frances Pennington-3820 in , New York, USA.

BAPTISM from Ashton parish records, NRO ref.17p/19, no numbers here.

NOTE in 1830 he appears in a city directory and from this entry it is assumed he went alone to USA (Robert Becker). Robert reports that he does not yet (Jan 2004) know the marriage date.

DEATH from Robert W Becker (email Dec 2003 & Jan 04), this is taken from the cemetery records not the gravestone..

NOTE Robert says he was a carpenter, building small wooden fram houses fgor new immigrants in the 1830s

BURIAL He is buried with his wife, his son and his son's wife. A birth date which is the same as his baptismal date is listed in the records of the cemetery. Dates are not shown on his gravestone.

Frances Pennington-3820 was born on 4 Jan 1809 in , , England. She died on 17 Feb 1880. She married John Dunsby-2123 in , New York, USA.

NOTE detail from Robert Becker (email Jan 2004). She was probably from Knaresborough and went to the states with her parents.

NOTE Robert Becker lists two children, and many other descendants.


William Dunsby-3824 was born before 1740 in , England. He married Anne Denton-3821 on 9 Oct 1760 in Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire, England.

BIRTH set from marriage date, but see note below which indicates he was an adult by 1737.

MARRIAGE Stoke Bruerne Parish Ch. Northants Rec.Off.no. 303P/20 no.20 labourer of the parish.

NOTE listed as of Shutlanger for baptism of the first Sarah, but of Stoke for her death and the baptism of the remaining children.

NOTE the scrapbook of Ashton (pg 46) lists a William Dunsby in 1737 buying land, and another (or the same) William taking over the land from Ann Dunsby widow of John in 1775 after she had died. They assume this William was the father of Denton.

Anne Denton-3821 was born before 1740 in , England. She married William Dunsby-3824 on 9 Oct 1760 in Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire, England.

MARRIAGE Stoke Bruerne Parish Ch. Northants Rec.Off.no. 303P/20 no.20 spinster of the parish. Listed as Deaton alias Denton. She signed her name

They had the following children:

  M i Denton Dunsby-1880

William Jelly-3818 [Parents] was born in 1749 in , , England. He died in 1802. He married Mary Cook-3827 on 20 Apr 1774 in Alderton, Northamptonshire, England.

KNOWN from marriage of his son, a farmer, possibly of Alderton.

NOTE Dorothy Mowlam (email Mar 2004) gives the other details here.

Mary Cook-3827 was born about 1750 in , , England. She married William Jelly-3818 on 20 Apr 1774 in Alderton, Northamptonshire, England.

DATA from Dorothy Mowlam (email Mar 2004), birth my estimate..

They had the following children:

  M i John Jelley-2206

William Jelly-3828 was born in 1717 in Duston, Northamptonshire, England. He married Sarah Wollifer-3829 on 26 Mar 1744 in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England.

Other marriages:
Woodord, Mary

DATA from Dorothy Mowlam (email Mar 2004), who links him to the Ashton marriage and his son already in the Ashton records. She spells his surname Jelley, but I have regularised it for indexing purposes.

SECOND MARRIAGE from Ashton Parish Records, NRO ref. 17p/10. Surname Jelley here also. Thanks to Dorothy Mowlam for linking this marriage to this family.

NOTE Dorothy Mowlam (email Mar 2004) states that his parents were John Gelly and Ann who married 31 Dec 1704 at Duston.

Sarah Wollifer-3829 was born before 1724 in , , England. She died in 1745. She married William Jelly-3828 on 26 Mar 1744 in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England.

DATA from Dorothy Mowlam (email Mar 2004). birth estimate mine. Her surname may be Willifer.

They had the following children:

  M i William Jelly-3818

William Jelly-3828 was born in 1717 in Duston, Northamptonshire, England. He married Mary Woodord-3830 on 14 Sep 1746 in Alderton, Northamptonshire, England.

Other marriages:
Wollifer, Sarah

DATA from Dorothy Mowlam (email Mar 2004), who links him to the Ashton marriage and his son already in the Ashton records. She spells his surname Jelley, but I have regularised it for indexing purposes.

SECOND MARRIAGE from Ashton Parish Records, NRO ref. 17p/10. Surname Jelley here also. Thanks to Dorothy Mowlam for linking this marriage to this family.

NOTE Dorothy Mowlam (email Mar 2004) states that his parents were John Gelly and Ann who married 31 Dec 1704 at Duston.

Mary Woodord-3830.Mary married William Jelly-3828 on 14 Sep 1746 in Alderton, Northamptonshire, England.

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