Brief Life History of Florence
When Florence Ashdown was born about 1866, in Dymchurch, Kent, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Ashdown, was 34 and her mother, Isabella Sharvell, was 34. She married Frederick C. Fries on 23 June 1890, in Tottenham, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. She died in 1930, in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 65, and was buried in Chingford, Waltham Forest, London, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Florence Ashdown, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Florence Ashdown, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Beatrice Florence Ashton, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1865– Male
1866–1930 Female
Parents and Siblings
1833–1905 Male
1833–1879 Female
Siblings (4)
1855–1930 Male
1861– Female
1866–1930 Female
1870– Female
World Events (8)
1868 · Abolition of Public Hangings at Newgate
Age 2
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 14
1884
Age 18
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, named in Old English with æscen ‘growing with ash trees’ + dūn ‘hill’. Perhaps also occasionally from Ashdown in Lenham, Kent.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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