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William Leggo Ashford 1875–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1875

Birth Location: St Martins Scilly, Cornwall, England

Death Date: Mar 1960

Death Location: Scilly Islands, Cornwall, England

Father: Robert Ashford

Mother: Elizabeth Hocking

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gibson, Rosaline Pender

Children(s): Rosemary Ashford, Sylvia Ashford, Patricia Ashford, William Ashford

William Leggo Ashford was born in 1875 in St Martins Scilly, Cornwall, England, the child of Robert Ashford And Elizabeth Leggo Hocking. In 1881, William Leggo Ashford resided in Scilly Islands St Martin, Cornwall, England. In 1891, William Leggo Ashford resided in Scilly St Martin, Cornwall, England. William Leggo Ashford married Elizabeth Lillian Lillian Gibson, Rosaline Mary Pender, and had children including Patricia Florence Mary Ashford, Rosemary Jane Ashford, Sylvia Elizabeth Ashford, William Thomas Leggo Ashford. William Leggo Ashford passed away in 1960 in Scilly Islands, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • William Leggo Ashford was born in 1875 in St Martins Scilly, Cornwall, England, the child of Robert Ashford And Elizabeth Leggo Hocking.
  • In 1881, William Leggo Ashford resided in Scilly Islands St Martin, Cornwall, England.
  • In 1891, William Leggo Ashford resided in Scilly St Martin, Cornwall, England.
  • William Leggo Ashford married Elizabeth Lillian Lillian Gibson, Rosaline Mary Pender, and had children including Patricia Florence Mary Ashford, Rosemary Jane Ashford, Sylvia Elizabeth Ashford, William Thomas Leggo Ashford.
  • William Leggo Ashford passed away in 1960 in Scilly Islands, Cornwall, England.

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Children(s)

William Ashford's Ancestors

Self
William Ashford
1875–1960
Birth Place: St Martins Scilly, Cornwall, England
Parents
Robert Ashford
1842–1931
St Martins, Scilly, Isles of Scilly, England
Elizabeth (Leggo) Hocking
1846–1906
St Just, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ashford's Descendants

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William (Leggo) Ashford (26 Feb 1875–Mar 1960) m. Elizabeth (Lillian (Lillian)) Gibson (April 1874–6 Jul 1926) m. Rosaline (Mary) Pender (18 May 1902–22 NOV 1970)
  1. 1. Rosemary (Jane) Ashford 1938–2005
  2. 2. Sylvia (Elizabeth) Ashford 1929–1997
  3. 3. Patricia (Florence Mary) Ashford 1931–1993
  4. 4. William (Thomas Leggo) Ashford 1937–2006

William Ashford's Timeline

7 Records

1875
26 Feb 1875
Birth of William Leggo Ashford in St Martins Scilly, Cornwall, England
St Martins Scilly, Cornwall, England
1881
1881
Age 6
William Leggo Ashford resided here in Scilly Islands St Martin, Cornwall, England
Scilly Islands St Martin, Cornwall, England
1891
1891
Age 16
William Leggo Ashford resided here in Scilly St Martin, Cornwall, England
Scilly St Martin, Cornwall, England
1901
1901
Age 26
William Leggo Ashford resided here in St Martins, Cornwall, England
St Martins, Cornwall, England
1911
1911
Age 36
William Leggo Ashford resided here in Temperance Hotel, Princes St, Penzance, Cornwall, England
Temperance Hotel, Princes St, Penzance, Cornwall, England
1939
1939
Age 64
William Leggo Ashford resided here in Cornwall, England
Cornwall, England
1960
Mar 1960
Age 85
Death of William Leggo Ashford in Scilly Islands, Cornwall, England
Scilly Islands, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1875
    Event Place: St Martins Scilly, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 14074; Schedule Number: 155
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1862; Folio: 34; Page: 7; GSU roll: 6096972
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2352; Folio: 42; Page: 6; GSU roll: 1341565
    [4] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 7a; Page: 52
    [5] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2259; Folio: 59; Page: 5
    [6] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [7] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1016750F

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Scilly Islands St Martin, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2352; Folio: 42; Page: 6; GSU roll: 1341565

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Scilly St Martin, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1862; Folio: 34; Page: 7; GSU roll: 6096972

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: St Martins, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2259; Folio: 59; Page: 5

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Temperance Hotel, Princes St, Penzance, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 14074; Schedule Number: 155

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946, UK, City and County Directories, 1600s-1900s
    [2] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1016750F

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1960
    Event Place: Scilly Islands, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 7a; Page: 52

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