Families of Ashton (by Roade), Northamptonshire,England


Uriah John Blunt-1343 [Parents] was born about 1825 in , Northamptonshire, England. He was christened on 28 Apr 1825 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. He married Mary-3384.

BAPTISM from Parish Records NRO Ref 17p/3 no. 134.

CENSUS 1841 Vale Farm, Ashton, FHL film 0438873 Enumerator 2, page 16, folio 11. Born in county, age 15, a male servant.

CENSUS 1881 on CD. At 52 Tat Bank Rd, Oldbury, Worcester, England. FHL Film 1341681 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2839 Folio 48 Page 3. Age 52, a timber yard worker. Spelled Urias.

NOTE Judith Langhorn (email 15 Oct 2001) says he was also known as Uriah John and some times just as John (as in his burial record - though not on his death certificate).

Mary-3384 was born about 1830 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England. She married Uriah John Blunt-1343.

CENSUS 1881 on CD. At 52 Tat Bank Rd, Oldbury, Worcester, England. FHL Film 1341681 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2839 Folio 48 Page 3. See note on Uriah. Age 50.

They had the following children:

  F i Mary Blunt-3388
  M ii William Blunt-3385 was born about 1860 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England.

CENSUS 1881 on CD. At 52 Tat Bank Rd, Oldbury, Worcester, England. FHL Film 1341681 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2839 Folio 48 Page 3. Age 20, an unemployed carpenter.
  F iii Lavinia Blunt-3386 was born about 1867 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England.

CENSUS 1881 on CD. At 52 Tat Bank Rd, Oldbury, Worcester, England. FHL Film 1341681 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2839 Folio 48 Page 3. Age 13, a scholar.
  M iv Arthur Edwin Blunt-3387 was born about 1874 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England.

CENSUS 1881 on CD. At 52 Tat Bank Rd, Oldbury, Worcester, England. FHL Film 1341681 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2839 Folio 48 Page 3. Age 6. A scholar. Here named Edwin.

NOTE Judith Langhorn (email 15 Oct 2001) says he was christened Arthur Edwin, but also called Arther Ernest.

Underhill-3389 was born about 1855 in , , England. He married Mary Blunt-3388.

KNOWN from wife and children in 1881 census.

Mary Blunt-3388 [Parents] was born about 1857 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England. She married Underhill-3389.

CENSUS 1881 on CD. At 52 Tat Bank Rd, Oldbury, Worcester, England. FHL Film 1341681 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2839 Folio 48 Page 3. . Age 23. No occupation given. Two children are here with her but no husband.

They had the following children:

  F i Jane Underhill-3390 was born about 1878 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England.

CENSUS 1881 on CD. At 52 Tat Bank Rd, Oldbury, Worcester, England. FHL Film 1341681 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2839 Folio 48 Page 3. See note on Uriah. Age 2, with grandfather's family.
  F ii Sybil Underhill-3391 was born about Mar 1881 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England.

CENSUS 1881 on CD. At 52 Tat Bank Rd, Oldbury, Worcester, England. FHL Film 1341681 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2839 Folio 48 Page 3. See note on Uriah. Age 1 month.

Thomas Shakeshaft-1191 [Parents] was christened on 13 Oct 1811 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. He died on 9 Oct 1887 in Ashton,Northamptonshire,England. He was buried on 11 Oct 1887 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. He married Maria Welsh-1238 about Nov 1872 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.

Other marriages:
Blunt, Mary

BAPTISM from Ashton parish register, NRO ref. 17p/19, not numbered.

CENSUS 1841 The Lane, Ashton, FHL film 0438873 Enumerator 2, page 1. Born in county, age 25.

MARRIAGE (1844) from Frank Shakeshaft who quotes 3rd quarter 1844, at St Pancras ref. 1/359.

CENSUS 1851 (from Frank Shakeshaft -email Jan 2010) at 23 unreadable, Holburn ?St Andrews, West London. PRO ref HO107/1527, folio 6, page 4, sch. 12. Age 39, a carpenter.

!CENSUS 1861 (from Frank Shakeshaft -email Jan 2010) at 8 Dover Street,Northampton St Giles. PRO ref RG9/934, folio 53, page 24, sch. 145. Age 49, a boot blocker.

CENSUS 1871 (from Frank Shakeshaft -email Jan 2010) at 8 Dover Street,Northampton St Giles. PRO ref RG10/1481, folio 77, page 33, sch. 182. Age 59, a boot blocker.

MARRIAGE (1872) from Frank Shakeshaft who quotes 4th quarter 1872, at Northampton ref.3b/218.

CENSUS 1881 on CD. 8 Dover Street, Northampton St Giles, Northampton, England. FHL Film 1341372 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1544 Folio 81 Page 27. Age 69, a shoe blocker.

DEATH from gravestone as recorded in the NFHS booklet, grave no. 66. and from Frank Shakeshaft who quotes 4th quarter 1872, in Potterspury registration district (which covers Ashton) ref.3b 15, aged 76,

BURIAL from Ashton parish records, NRO ref. 17p/9 no.580, aged 76. listed as resident of Ashton.

Maria Welsh-1238 [Parents] was born about 1820 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. She was christened on 11 Jun 1820 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. She died about Nov 1887 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. She married Thomas Shakeshaft-1191 about Nov 1872 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.

Other marriages:
Elmes, Jabez

BAPTISM from Ashton parish records, NRO ref. 17p/3, no. 72.

CENSUS 1841 The Green, Ashton, FHL film 0438873 Enumerator 2, page 7, folio 7. Born in county, age 20.

MARRIAGE from Ashton parish records, NRO ref. 17p/119, no. 26, a 23 year old spinster of Ashton.

MARRIAGE (1872) from Frank Shakeshaft who quotes 4th quarter 1872, at Northampton ref.3b/218. FreeBMD gives surname as Elmes as the other lady on this page was Elizabeth. I am assuming that she was Widow Maria Elmes at this time as everything else fits.

CENSUS 1881 on CD. 8 Dover Street, Northampton St Giles, Northampton, England. FHL Film 1341372 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1544 Folio 81 Page 27. Age 60.

DEATH from Frank Shakeshaft who quotes 4th quarter 1887, at Northampton ref . 3b/27, aged 66.


Thomas Clarke-986 [Parents] was born on 13 Jul 1826 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. He was christened on 11 Sep 1826 in Towcester Methodist Circuit. He died in 1882. He married Ellen-3393.

BIRTH & BAPTISM from Towcester Methodist records as researched by Mary Taylor. (e-mail 14 Jan 2001).

CENSUS 1841 The Lane, Ashton, FHL film 0438873 Enumerator 2, page 2. Born in county, age 14.

CENSUS 1851 Ashton, FHL film 0087692 Enumerator 14, folio 326 page 3, no 10. Age 24, unmarried ag.lab.

CENSUS 1881 on CD. At The Marsh, Preston Wynne, Hereford, England. FHL Film 1341624 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2590 Folio 90 Page 3. Age 54, an ag. lab.

DEATH date from Peter Clark (email Apr 2013)

Ellen-3393 was born about 1828 in Preston Wynne, Herefordshire, England. She married Thomas Clarke-986.

CENSUS 1881 on CD. At The Marsh, Preston Wynne, Hereford, England. FHL Film 1341624 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2590 Folio 90 Page 3. Age 52.

They had the following children:

  F i Selina Clarke-3394 was born about 1866 in Preston Wynne, Herefordshire, England.

CENSUS 1881 on CD. At The Marsh, Preston Wynne, Hereford, England. FHL Film 1341624 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2590 Folio 90 Page 3. Age 14.

Josiah Stimpson-448 [Parents] was born about 1855 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. He married Elizabeth Scott-3395.

CENSUS 1861 Ashton, FHL film 0542722 Enumerator 2, folio 17 page 14, no 72. Age 5.

CENSUS 1871 Ashton, FHL film 838793 Enumerator 2, folio 60 page 12, no 65, on the third main road in the village. Age 15, a farmer's boy.

CENSUS 1881 on CD. At Lily St, Wolstanton, Stafford, England. FHL Film 1341648 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2704 Folio 31 Page 55. Age 25, a potter.

DEATH Beth Hunt has found a NSW death registration in 1903 that has the correct parents.

Elizabeth Scott-3395 was born about 1849 in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England. She died on 3 May 1944 in Perth, West Australia, Australia. She married Josiah Stimpson-448.

MAIDEN name from Beth Hunt (email June 2007).

CENSUS 1881 on CD. At Lily St, Wolstanton, Stafford, England. FHL Film 1341648 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2704 Folio 31 Page 55. Age 31.

DEATH from Beth Hunt (email June 2007), who quotes the West Australian newspaper 6 May. Died at her late residence, Duncraig Rd., Applecross, grandmother of 6, great grandmother of 4..

They had the following children:

  F i Gertrude Stimpson-3396
  F ii Minnie Stimpson-3397

George Clarke-987 [Parents] was born on 15 Jan 1835 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. He was christened on 13 May 1837 in Towcester Methodist Circuit. He died in 1902 in Hereford, Herefordshire,England. He married Charlotte Simminds-3398 in 1877 in Hereford,Herefordshire,England.

Other marriages:
Hands, Maria

BIRTH & BAPTISM from Towcester Methodist records as researched by Mary Taylor. (e-mail 14 Jan 2001).

CENSUS 1841 The Lane, Ashton, FHL film 0438873 Enumerator 2, page 2. Born in county, age 6.

CENSUS 1851 Ashton, FHL film 0087692 Enumerator 14, folio 326 page 3, no 10. Age 16, an ag.lab.

MARRIAGE 1857 in Birmingham. (information from Peter Clark)

CENSUS 1861 Tupeley, Herefordshire, age 26, head of house (information from Peter Clark email April 2013).

CENSUS 1871 at Withington, Herefordshire, age 37, head of house (information from Peter Clark).

MARRIAGE 1877 Hereforshire ( (information from Peter Clark who gives both places).

CENSUS 1881 on CD. At Shucknall, Weston Beggard, Hereford, England. FHL Film 1341624 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2590 Folio 38 Page 2. Age 47, occupation listed as Maddler (Artz). The age is one year off previous census records, but his brother is also in Herefordshire so this is likely to be him.

CENSUS 1891 at Shucknall Hill, Herefordshire, age 55.

CENSUS 1901 at Weston Beggard, Hereforshire age 66, head of house (information from Peter Clark)

DEATH in Hereford age listed as 66. (information from Peter Clark)

Charlotte Simminds-3398 was born about 1837 in Weston Beggard, Herefordshire, England. She died in 1888. She married George Clarke-987 in 1877 in Hereford,Herefordshire,England.

NOTE the following data came from Peter Clarke (email April 2013) 1841 census age 3 at Lugwardine, Herefordshire, married 1877 in Herefordshire, 1891 census at Shucknall Hill age 51, census 1901 at Weston BNeggard age 62, census 1911 at Llanwedn and Christchurch, Monthoughshire age 73 a widow, death 1888. A third child is also listed Lilyan(Lillian) 1884-1974.

CENSUS 1881 on CD. At Shucknall, Weston Beggard, Hereford, England. FHL Film 1341624 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2590 Folio 38 Page 2. Age 44, a dressmaker.

They had the following children:

  F i Jane Clarke-3400 was born about 1877 in Weston Beggard, Herefordshire, England.

CENSUS 1881 on CD. At Shucknall, Weston Beggard, Hereford, England. FHL Film 1341624 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2590 Folio 38 Page 2. Age 3.
  F ii Amy Clarke-3401 was born about Nov 1880 in Weston Beggard, Herefordshire, England.

CENSUS 1881 on CD. At Shucknall, Weston Beggard, Hereford, England. FHL Film 1341624 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2590 Folio 38 Page 2. Age 5 months.

Elias Baldwin-3243 [Parents] 1 was born on 8 Mar 1803 in Potterspury, Northampton, England. He died on 30 Dec 1864. He married Mary Ann-3116 in 1823/1843 in , Northampton, England.

Other marriages:
Robinson, Sarah

NOTE tasklen from Ancestral File on CD.

Mary Ann-3116 1.Mary married Elias Baldwin-3243 in 1823/1843 in , Northampton, England.


Elias Baldwin-3243 [Parents] 1 was born on 8 Mar 1803 in Potterspury, Northampton, England. He died on 30 Dec 1864. He married Sarah Robinson-3146.

Other marriages:
, Mary Ann

NOTE tasklen from Ancestral File on CD.

Sarah Robinson-3146 1.Sarah married Elias Baldwin-3243.


George Baldwin-3205 [Parents] 1 was christened on 15 Jan 1815 in Potterspury, Northampton, England. He married Susannah-3127 in 1835/1845 in , Northampton, England.

NOTE tasklen from Ancestral File on CD. See also the father of Elizabeth Baldwin in the Stoke Bruerne file.

Susannah-3127 1.Susannah married George Baldwin-3205 in 1835/1845 in , Northampton, England.


William Henry Linnell-1913 [Parents] was born on 13 Feb 1865 in Yardley Gobion, Northamptonshire, England. He died on 15 Sep 1953 in Canterbury, Kent, England. He married Katy Malins-3097.

BIRTH from David Linnell (email Nov 2001).

CENSUS 1881 from CD at Home Farm,Addington, Buckingham, England. Source:FHL Film 1341359 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1485 Folio 155 Page 14, aged 16, a farmer's son.

DEATH from David Linnell (email Nov 2001).

Katy Malins-3097 was born about 1865 in , , England. She married William Henry Linnell-1913.

NAME from David Linnell (email Nov 2001). Birth date my estimate.

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