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John Tankard Ashley 1857 – 1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Sep 1857

Birth Location: Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 6 Apr 1930

Death Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Stephen Ashley

Mother: Mary Tankard

Spouse(s): Marian Weatherill

Children(s): Stephen Ashley, William Ashley, Maude Ashley, Edgar Ashley

John Tankard Ashley was born in 1857 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Stephen Parkinson Ashley and Mary Ann Tankard. John Tankard Ashley married Marian Elizabeth Weatherill, and had children including Stephen Parkinson Ashley, William Weatherill Ashley, Maude Marian Ashley, Edgar Weatherill Ashley. John Tankard Ashley passed away in 1930 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • John Tankard Ashley was born in 1857 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Stephen Parkinson Ashley and Mary Ann Tankard.
  • John Tankard Ashley married Marian Elizabeth Weatherill, and had children including Stephen Parkinson Ashley, William Weatherill Ashley, Maude Marian Ashley, Edgar Weatherill Ashley.
  • John Tankard Ashley passed away in 1930 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Ashley's Ancestors

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John Ashley
1857 – 1930
Birth Place: Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Stephen Parkinson Ashley
1835 – 1876
Little Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire
Mary (Ann) Tankard
1835 – 1919
Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Ashley
1815 – 1871
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Mary Parkinson
1813 – 1895
Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
John Tankard
1781 – 1860
Horton, Yorkshire, England
Amelia Galloway
1810 – 1886
Bowling, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Ashley
1789 – 1857
Hannah Lister
1791 – 1850
Stephen Parkinson
– 1844
Mary
John Galloway
1775 – 1854
Susannah Popplewell
1777 – 1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph POPPLEWELL
1747 – 1798
Jane RYDER
1749 – 1807

John Ashley's Descendants

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John (Tankard) Ashley (1 Sep 1857 – 6 Apr 1930) m. Marian (Elizabeth) Weatherill (Mar 1864 – 25 Nov 1912)
  1. 1. Stephen (Parkinson) Ashley (17 Jun 1883 – Jan 1964) m. Elsie (Nora) Ashley (31 Oct 1895 – Mar 1976) m. Annie (McGregor) Selkirk (Abt 1887 – 28 Jul 1918)
    1. 1. John (Tankard) Ashley (20 Jun 1909 – 6 Apr 1930)
  2. 2. William (Weatherill) Ashley (5 Nov 1884 – 21 Jan 1889)
  3. 3. Maude (Marian) Ashley (9 Feb 1887 – 2 May 1952) m. William (Edward) Fearnley (27 Jul 1872 – 8 Aug 1932)
  4. 4. Edgar (Weatherill) Ashley (10 Sep 1891 – 27 Nov 1958) m. Winifred (Bella) Cadman (5 Dec 1891 – Jun 1971)
    1. 1. Betsie Ashley (Abt 1915 – 1 Jun 1921)
    2. 2. Raymond (Morton) Ashley (5 Dec 1916 – 1 Apr 2001) m. Margaret (Ruth) Charity (4 Aug 1920 – 1 Nov 2008)

John Ashley's Timeline

3 Records

1857
1 Sep 1857
Birth of John Tankard Ashley in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1882
7 Mar 1882
Age 25
John Tankard Ashley was married in Bradford, Yorkshire West Riding
Bradford, Yorkshire West Riding
1930
6 Apr 1930
Age 73
Death of John Tankard Ashley in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1857
    Event Place: Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1882
    Event Place: Bradford, Yorkshire West Riding

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1930
    Event Place: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

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