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Title: Place:Somerton surname:Ashley
Post by: Majge on Tuesday 16 January 07 13:51 GMT (UK)
Please can any one help? ::)

My 3rd Great grandfather is a VILE ASHLEY born:1818/1825 Somerton (obviously dates vary with census's & marriage cert)
who I have found in the 1861,1871,1881, & his death in 1889.

according to his marriage certificate in 1853 Somerton, his father is ROBERT ASHLEY who is a labourer

I was wondering if anyone would possibly try & locate a possible VILE & ROBERT in the 1841 & or 1851

and/or Somerton's Parish Records.

the only other confusing factor is that VILE's eldest daughter
(my 2nd Great Grandmother) MARY JANE ASHLEY b:1855 is on the 1861 census with her maternal Grandparents & states her birthplace as IRELAND (I lose her in 1871) then she gets married & in 1901 she states IRELAND as her birthplace, yet all her siblings have theirs as SOMERTON

Many thanks
Maria
Title: Re: Place:Somerton surname:Ashley
Post by: Joburg on Tuesday 16 January 07 17:55 GMT (UK)
Hi,
   The child on the 1861 census with the Pivott family is Elizabeth Ashley aged 6 born Ireland?????

Regards

Joburg
Title: Re: Place:Somerton surname:Ashley
Post by: Majge on Tuesday 16 January 07 19:37 GMT (UK)
Yes I know  ;)
 ??? Mary Jane has a sister named Eliza who is with her parents in 1861, so I am assuming the Grandparents may have said her name in mistake, considering her mothers name is Elizabeth. The Pivotts family are actually the Pevit.
I thought the witnesses to their marriage may prove useful but it transpires it is a John & Hannah Lambert (I have found a marriage that looks possible Langport March 1840 John Lampert & Hannah Taylor . I had hoped that Hannah may have been vile's sister!  :-\)

Thanks for your query