Henry Samuel Shepherd Ashby

1872–1953 (Age 80)
Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom

The Life of Henry Samuel Shepherd

When Henry Samuel Shepherd Ashby was born on 16 October 1872, in Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Shepherd Ashby, was 32 and his mother, Louisa Bolingbroke, was 32. He married Louisa Ellen Rasch in October 1899, in Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Essex, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Colchester Castle, Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom in 1911. He died in June 1953, in Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 80.

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Family Time Line

Henry Samuel Shepherd Ashby
1872–1953
Louisa Ellen Rasch
1879–1970
Marriage: October 1899
Ellen Ashby
1901–
Ethell Ashby
1902–
Elsie Hilda S Ashby
1904–1961
William Ashby
1906–
Eileen Jean Ashby
1916–2004

Spouse & Children

MARRIAGE
October 1899
Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom
children

(5)

  • Ellen Ashby

    Female1901–Female

  • Ethell Ashby

    Female1902–Female

  • Elsie Hilda S Ashby

    Female1904–1961Female

  • William Ashby

    Male1906–Male

  • Eileen Jean Ashby

    Female1916–2004Female

Parents & Siblings

  • William Shepherd Ashby

    Male1840–Male

  • Louisa Bolingbroke

    Female1840–Female

siblings

(6)

  • Rebecca Shepherd Ashby

    Female1866–Female

  • William Shepherd Ashby

    Male1868–Male

  • Emma Shepherd Ashby

    Female1870–1901Female

  • Henry Samuel Shepherd Ashby

    Male1872–1953Male

  • Ellen Louisa Shepherd Ashby

    Female1880–Female

+1 More Child

World Events (8)

1877 · Trial of Detectives

Age 5

The Trial of Detective, also known as the Turf Fraud Scandal, was a scandal involving 3 senior Scotland Yard detectives. It was a scam involving bets made on horse races. 
1884

Age 12

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1894 · Tower Bridge Completed

Age 22

Tower Bridge was completed in 1894. It is built across the Thames and is a suspension bridge. It has gothic towers on either side of it and is sometimes confused with the London Bridge. It is also the oldest bridge in London.

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 (3)

  • Henry S Ashley in household of William S Ashley, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Henry Samuel Shepherd Ashby, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
  • Henry Samuel Shepherd Ashby in entry for James Henry Robbins, "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997"

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