Mary Ann Ashdown (1864–1933) • FamilySearch

Mary Ann Ashdown

1864–1933 (Age 69)
Keymer, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

The Life of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Ashdown was born in 1864, in Keymer, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Ashdown, was 44 and her mother, Mary Ann Howell, was 42. She lived in Spithurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Falmer, Sussex, England, United Kingdom in 1891. She died on 2 December 1933, in Sussex, England, at the age of 69.

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Spouse & Children

Parents & Siblings

Thomas Ashdown

1820–1899

Mary Ann Howell

1822–

George Washington Ashdown

1843–1934

Albert Ashdown

1854–

Henry Ashdown

1856–

John Alexander Ashdown

1859–1943

Thomas Ashdown

1845–

Ingram Ashdown

1850–

Joseph William Ashdown

1852–1941

Susan Elizlabeth Ashdown

1861–1909

Mary Ann Ashdown

1864–1933

Alice Lucy Ashdown

1866–1929

Henry Ashdown

1871–

Parents & Siblings

Thomas Ashdown
Male1820–1899Male
Mary Ann Howell
Female1822–Female

siblings

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George Washington Ashdown

Male1843–1934Male

Thomas Ashdown

Male1845–Male

Ingram Ashdown

Male1850–Male

Joseph William Ashdown

Male1852–1941Male

Albert Ashdown

Male1854–Male

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World Events (6)

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

Age 16

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1884

Age 20

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1904 · The Entente Cordiale

Age 40

The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

Name Meaning

Ashdown

Mary

Ann

English: habitational name from Ashdon in Essex, Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, or Ashdown in Berkshire (now lost). The first two are named from Old English æscen ‘growing with ash trees’ + dūn ‘hill’. The last may be from an Old English personal name Æsc or Old English æsc ‘ash tree’ + dūn ‘hill’.

Sources (3)

Mary A Ashdown in household of Thomas Ashdown, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
Mary A Ashdown in household of Thomas Ashdown, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
Mary Anne Ashdown, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

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