Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Ash was born on 14 April 1833, in Lower Peover, Cheshire, England, his father, Isaac Ash Sr, was 37 and his mother, Mary Sant, was 37. He married Sarah Ann Hick on 1 December 1856, in Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Cheshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Aston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years. He died on 4 January 1907, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (52)
- Thomas Ash, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Thomas Ash, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- 1903 Thos Ash in entry for Elizth Ash Edwards, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
Spouse and Children
1833–1907 Male
1838–1911 Female
Children (12)
1857–1859 Male
1858–1903 Female
1861–1902 Male
1863–1954 Female
1865–1961 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1795–1871 Male
1796–1862 Female
Siblings (10)
1816–1865 Male
1818–1846 Female
1821–1821 Female
1822–1878 Male
1825–1826 Male
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World Events (8)
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Age 14
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Age 23
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English asche ‘ash tree’ (Old English æsc), hence a topographic name for someone living by an ash tree or a habitational name from any of the many places in southern and central England named with this word (Derbyshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Kent, Surrey, Shropshire, Somerset, and elsewhere).
Americanized form of German Asch and Esch , the latter ultimately also of Swiss German origin (see Oesch ).
Americanized form (translation into English) of French Dufresne , with the same meaning as 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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