Herbert William Ashby
1889–1963 (Age 74)
Molong, New South Wales, Australia
The Life of Herbert William
When Herbert William Ashby was born in 1889, in Molong, New South Wales, Australia, his father, William Henry A. C. Ashby, was 28 and his mother, Louisa Matilda Pears, was 21. He died in 1963, in Auburn, New South Wales, Australia, at the age of 74.
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Family Time Line
William Henry A. C. Ashby
1861–
Louisa Matilda Pears
1868–1945
Herbert William Ashby
1889–1963
Walter Henry Ashby
1891–1936
Myrtle J. Ashby
1892–
Mabel Elsie Ashby
1894–1957
Freida May Ashby
1896–1975
Leslie Reuben George Ashby
1897–1975
Dorothy Pearl Ashby
1899–1982
Ruby Irene Ashby
1901–1987
Parents & Siblings
- William Henry A. C. Ashby
1861–Male
1868–1945Female
siblings
(8)
1889–1963Male
- Walter Henry Ashby
1891–1936Male
- Myrtle J. Ashby
1892–Female
1894–1957Female
- Freida May Ashby
1896–1975Female
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World Events (8)
1892
Age 3
Coolgardie gold-field is discovered.
1901
Age 12
First Federal election.
1911
Age 22
Canberra is founded and designated as the capital. The Federal Capital Territory is established as an area of two 360 square kilometers in the Yass-Canberra district.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the numerous places in northern and eastern England called Ashby, from Old Norse askr ‘ash’ or the Old Norse personal name Aski + býr ‘farm’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
- Legacy NFS Source: Herbert William Ashby - Government record: birth-name: Herbert William Ashby
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