James Bragdon-816 [Parents] was born about 1842 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. He was christened on 13 Mar 1843 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. He married Mary Elizabeth West-775 on 31 Dec 1861 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.
BAPTISM from Parish Records NRO Ref 17p/3 no. 347, surname spelled Brogden here.
CENSUS 1851 Ashton, FHL film 0087692 Enumerator 14, folio 327 page 5, no 18. Age 8.
CENSUS 1861 Ashtonwillage, FHL film 0542722 Enumerator 2, folio 13 page 6, no 21. Age 18, a railway labourer living with his widowed mother.
MARRIAGE from parish records NRO ref 17p/119 no.100, aged 19, bachelor labourer.
Mary Elizabeth West-775 [Parents] was born about 1844 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. She married James Bragdon-816 on 31 Dec 1861 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.
CENSUS 1861 Ashton village, FHL film 0542722 Enumerator 2, folio 10 page 1, no 1. Age 16, a live-in house maid on the farm of widow Linnell.
MARRIAGE from parish records NRO ref 17p/119 no.100, aged 17.
They had the following children:
F i Mary Jane Bragdon-1450 was christened on 22 Jun 1862 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.
BAPTISM from Parish Records NRO Ref 17p/3 no. 515.
John Moore-1451 was born before 1800 in , , England.
KNOWN from second marriage of his daughter, he was a labourer.
He had the following children:
F i Diana Moore-237
Thomas Dimmock-1452 was born before 1845 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England. He married Mary A-842.
KNOWN from the marriage of Frederick.
BIRTHPLACE from Judith Langhorn.
Mary A-842 was born before 1845 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England. She married Thomas Dimmock-1452.
NOTE name and birthplace from Jith Langhorn, birth date my estimate.
They had the following children:
F i Eliza A Dimmock-933 was born about 1863 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England.
NOTE data from Judith Langhorn who quotes the 1881 census.M ii William Frederick Dimmock-1394 F iii Florence Dimmock-3044 was born about 1879 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England.
NOTE data from Judith Langhorn who quotes the 1881 census.
Thomas Deacon-1453 was born before 1805 in , , England. He died before 1847.
KNOWN from marriage of Charlottee in 1847, he was already dead. It is possible that he was a son of James Deacon as his daughter was living with him and his wife in 1841.
He had the following children:
F i Charlotte Deacon-944
Robert Brandley-1426 was born before 1798 in , , England.
KNOWN from marriage of James, a labourer.
He had the following children:
M i James Brandley-1370
James Shakeshaft-28 [Parents] was born about 1847 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. He was christened on 15 Oct 1848 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. He died on 24 May 1932 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. He was buried on 28 May 1932 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. He married Mary Anne Jane Briscoe-191 on 15 Aug 1892.
Other marriages:Elmes, Clara
BAPTISM from parish records, NRO ref. 17p/3, no. 409.
CENSUS 1851 Ashton, FHL film 0087692 Enumerator 14, folio 325 page 2, no 5. Age 3, a scholar.
CENSUS 1861 Ashton village, FHL film 0542722 Enumerator 2, folio 11 page 3, no 9. Age 3 a scholar.
MARRIAGE from Parish records of St Peter, Stantonbury with New Bradwell. A bachelor ages 31, of New Bradwell, carpenter, son of James also a carpenter. Supplied by Frank Shakeshaft (email Feb 2010).
CENSUS in a Cottage at Ashton. index 1881 FHL Film 1341370 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1537 Folio 10 Page 2. Age 33, a carpenter and a builder.
NOTE (1886) a piece of wood was found in the 1990s in a Stoke Bruerne building being renovated. It was signed by Ben Tew, Tom Tew, parish clerk, and James Shakeshaft of Ashton, and dated Sept. 2 1886, and marked "a wet day". This could have been him or his father.
CENSUS 1891 Ashton, FHL film 6096299 RG12/1189, Enumerator 2, folio 12 page 6, no 41. Age 43, a carpenter and a widower.
CENSUS 1901 of Ashton, Northamptonshire, PRO ref RG13/1413, enumerator 2, folio 11, page 1, schedule 1, in cottages at the west end of the village, age 53, a carpenter.
MARRIAGE from parish records NRO ref 17p/119 no.179, aged 44 a widower and a carpenter
DEATH from gravestone as recorded in the NFHS booklet, grave no.134.
BURIAL Ashton Parish Records, NRO Ref. 17p/9 no. 771 aged 84.
Mary Anne Jane Briscoe-191 [Parents] was born about 1857 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. She was christened on 11 Apr 1858 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. She died on 10 Nov 1937 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. She was buried on 13 Nov 1937 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. She married James Shakeshaft-28 on 15 Aug 1892.
BAPTISM from Parish Records NRO Ref 17p/3 no. 487.
CENSUS 1861 Ashton village, FHL film 0542722 Enumerator 2, folio 11 page 3, no 8. Age 3.
CENSUS 1871 Ashton, FHL film 838793 Enumerator 2, folio 58 page 8, no 45, Carville's Yard. Age 13, no occupation listed.
MARRIAGE from parish records NRO ref 17p/119 no.119, aged 34, a cook who had been living in Didcott Barks, but assume she is the same person who has come home to marry. three forenames given here.
CENSUS 1901 of Ashton, Northamptonshire, PRO ref RG13/1413, enumerator 2, folio 11, page 1, schedule 1, in cottages at the west end of the village, age 43.
DEATH from gravestone as recorded in the NFHS booklet, grave no.134. On the kerb of the grave of her husband.
BURIAL from Ashton parish records, NRO ref. 17p/9 no.783, all three forenames listed here, aged 79..
They had the following children:
F i Clara May Shakeshaft-1749 M ii James Edwin Shakeshaft-1751 was christened on 7 Apr 1895 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. He died in 1982 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.
BAPTISM from parish records, NRO ref. 17p/3, no. 733.
CENSUS 1901 of Ashton, Northamptonshire, PRO ref RG13/1413, enumerator 2, folio 11, page 1, schedule 1, in cottages at the west end of the village, age 6.
DEATH from gravestone as recorded in the NFHS booklet, grave no.134, where he listed on one side of the kerb of his father's grave. only years listed 1895-1982.F iii Ethel Penelope Shakeshaft-1750 was christened on 7 Jun 1896 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.
BAPTISM from parish records, NRO ref. 17p/3, no. 741.
CENSUS 1901 of Ashton, Northamptonshire, PRO ref RG13/1413, enumerator 2, folio 11, page 1, schedule 1, in cottages at the west end of the village, age 4.F iv Margaret Mary Shakeshaft-1752
Francis William Crooke-1425 [Parents] was born about 1852 in , , England. He married Caroline Briscoe-744 on 21 Mar 1881 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.
MARRIAGE from parish records NRO ref 17p/119 no.157, a bachelor tailor aged 29.
Caroline Briscoe-744 [Parents] was born about 1855 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. She was christened on 15 Feb 1857 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. She married Francis William Crooke-1425 on 21 Mar 1881 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.
BAPTISM from Parish Records NRO Ref 17p/3 no. 474.
CENSUS 1861 Ashton village, FHL film 0542722 Enumerator 2, folio 11 page 3, no 8. Age 4.
CENSUS 1871in Ash Wood Lodge at Ashton, FHL film 838793 Enumerator 2, folio 61 page 14, no 72. Age 15, a live-in hand maid on the farm.
MARRIAGE from parish records NRO ref 17p/119 no.157, a spinster dressmaker aged 24.
They had the following children:
Robert Crooke-1232 was born before 1835 in , , England.
KNOWN from the marriage of his son, he may have been a printer, or something that looks like that as the marriage register is hard to read.
He had the following children:
M i Francis William Crooke-1425
John Brown-1454 was born before 1835 in , , England.
KNOWN from marriage of Charlotte, she was listed as of Hartwell, so he may have been from there. He was a labourer.
He had the following children:
F i Charlotte Brown-1037
Joseph Brown-488 [Parents] was born about 1810 in , , England. He married Harriett Chapman-1456 on 2 Mar 1869 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.
Other marriages:Unknown
KNOWN first from marriage of daughters in 1842 and 1851 (a labourer here), probably of Leicestershire.
MARRIAGE from parish records NRO ref 17p/119 no.117, a 60 year old widower, a labourer of Hartwell. It might or might not be the same person.
Harriett Chapman-1456 [Parents] was born about 1824 in , , England. She married Joseph Brown-488 on 2 Mar 1869 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.
Other marriages:Whitlock,
MARRIAGE from parish records NRO ref 17p/119 no.117, aged 45 a widow of Ashton in 1869.