Brief Life History of William
When William Ashby was born on 4 June 1854, in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Samuel Ashby, was 35 and his mother, Hannah Ward, was 28. He married Sarah Elizabeth Markham on 25 October 1878, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He immigrated to New York County, New York, United States in 1868 and lived in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States in 1880 and Benjamin, Utah, Utah, United States in 1900. In 1854, at the age of 0, his occupation is listed as labourer in Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. He died on 22 January 1920, in Maeser, Uintah, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Maesar-Fairview Cemetery, Maeser, Uintah, Utah, United States.
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- William Ashby, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- William Ashby, "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- William Sr. Ashby, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of numerous places in northern and eastern England called Ashby, from Old Norse askr ‘ash’ (or in one instance possibly from the Old Norse personal name Aski) + bȳ ‘farm’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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ELIAS ASHBY Elias Ashby was born 26 Dec 1899 at Lake Shore, Utah, the son of William and Sarah Elizabeth Markham Ashby. When he was two years old the family moved to Vernal, Uintah, Utah, having bee …
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