Families of Ashton (near Roade), Northamptonshire,England


William Mills [Parents] was christened on 18 Sep 1814 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. He married Mary Beirs on 22 May 1848 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Ashton parish records, NRO ref.17p/3, no. 15.

MARRIAGE from Ashton parish records, NRO ref.17p/119, no. 45, a 32 year old bachelor, a labourer of Ashton.

Mary Beirs [Parents] was born about 1820 in , Northamptonshire, England. She married William Mills on 22 May 1848 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.

MARRIAGE from Ashton parish records, NRO ref.17p/119, no. 45, a 28 year old spinster of Ashton.


James Beirs was born before 1822 in , , England.

KNOWN from marriage of daughter in 1848 when he was listed as a labourer.

He had the following children:

  F i Mary Beirs was born about 1820.

George Mills [Parents] was christened on 5 Sep 1813 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. He married Sarah before 1837.

BAPTISM from Ashton parish records, NRO ref.17p/3, no. 4, listed as Georg Mills.

KNOWN from baptism of twin children in 1838 when the family was listing at Newton near Warrington, Lancashire. He was a labourer on the Railway. They both died within 8 weeks.

Sarah was born about 1812 in , , England. was buried on 5 Apr 1838 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. Sarah married George Mills before 1837.

BURIAL from Ashton parish records, NRO ref 17p/9, no.192, twins had been born about 7 weeks earlier, and she was buried with the second. They came from Newton in Lancashire but her husband worked on the railway so was either working near Ashton or they originally came from Ashton.

They had the following children:

  F i Eliza Mills was born about Feb 1838 and was christened on 22 Mar 1838 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. was buried on 5 Apr 1838 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Ashton parish records, NRO ref.17p/3, no. 283.

BURIAL from Ashton parish records, NRO ref 17p/9, no.191, aged 7 weeks, parents listed, home listed as Newton near Warringtron, Lancashire.
  M ii John Mills was born about Feb 1838 and was christened on 22 Mar 1838 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. was buried on 25 Mar 1838 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Ashton parish records, NRO ref.17p/3, no. 284.

BURIAL from Ashton parish records, NRO ref 17p/9, no.189, age 6 weeks, parents listed as of Newton, Lancs.

Richard Tew was christened on 10 Jan 1796 in Stoke Bruerne, Northants, England. He married Hannah Mills on 21 Aug 1831 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM Stoke Bruerne Par.Church, Northants Rec.Off.Ref.303P/11. numbers are not given in this register.

MARRIAGE Stoke Bruerne Parish Church Ref.No.303P/14 No. 96. To Anne Hawkins (see Stoke Bruerne file.)

MARRIAGE Ashton Parish Ch. Northants Rec. Off. ref.17p/4. no.202. Listed as of Stoke Bruerne, a labourer, bachelor (though he is obviousbly a widower.)

CENSUS 1841 Stoke Bruerne, Northants. Film no. 438873, page 4. Age 45, Occupation agricultural labourer.

NOTE see Stoke Bruerne file for his ancestry and descendants.

Hannah Mills [Parents] was born about 1805 in , Northamptonshire, England and was christened on 27 Feb 1803 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. She married Richard Tew on 21 Aug 1831 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Ashton parish records, NRO ref. 17p/19, not numbered.

MARRIAGE Ashton Parish Ch. Northants Rec. Off. ref.17p/4. no.202. A spinster of the parish.

CENSUS 1841 Stoke Bruerne, Northants. Film no. 438873, page 4. Age 35, born in county.

NOTE at the baptism of William (the 3rd child) the mother is listed as Anne, but the other three are listed as children of Hannah, so this is assumed to use of a shorter version of the name.

NOTE see Stoke Bruerne file for her children.


William Pittam was born before 1815 in , , England. He married Ann.

KNOWN from baptism of son, where he is listed as "late of Towcester". He was a draper.

Ann was born before 1815 in , , England. She married William Pittam.

KNOWN from baptism of son.

They had the following children:

  M i Henry Pittam was christened on 18 Jun 1835 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from parish records, NRO ref. 17p/3, no. 245.

Mary Ann Richardson [Parents] was christened on 20 Aug 1829 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. She was married was not married.

BAPTISM from parish records, NRO ref. 17p/3, no. 144, surname Richarson.

She had the following children:

  M i John Richardson was christened on 6 Aug 1854 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Ashton Parish Church records. NRO. ref.17p/3. no. 454., son of Mary Ann Richardson of Ashton.

CENSUS 1861 Ashton village, FHL film 0542722 Enumerator 2, folio 15 page 10, no 55. Age 8, a nephew staying with Joseph Darby.

CENSUS 1881 on CD. At 133 Great Holme St, Leicester St Mary, Leicester, England. FHL Film 1341758 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 3176 Folio 79 Page 14. Age 26, a baker, lodging with another baker's family.

James Shouler was born about 1773 in , , England. was buried on 11 Apr 1814 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. James married Mary Marriott on 15 Oct 1801 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.

Other marriages:
Penn, Mary
, Mary

BIRTH year from age at death.

MARRIAGE (1801) from Ashton Parish Church records. NRO. ref.17p/4. no. 124.

MARRIAGE (1810) from Ashton Parish Church records. NRO. ref.17p/4. no. 147 a widower.

NOTE at baptism of George in 1802 he is listed as a mason.

BURIAL from Ashton parish records, NRO ref. 17p/9 no.6, aged 41, a stone mason.

Mary Marriott [Parents] was christened on 6 Jan 1780 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. was buried on 2 Oct 1810 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. Mary married James Shouler on 15 Oct 1801 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Ashton parish records, NRO ref 17p/19, not numbered.

MARRIAGE from Ashton Parish Church records. NRO. ref.17p/4. no. 124.

BURIAL from Ashton parish register, NRO ref. 17p/19, not numbered. The date is unclear, she could have been buried on the 2nd, which is the day after James' baptism, or the 22nd the same day as James' burial.

They had the following children:

  M i George Shouler was born about 1803 and was buried on 18 Mar 1880.
  F ii Elizabeth Shouler was christened on 18 Jul 1804 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. was buried on 19 Jan 1845 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Ashton parish register, NRO ref. 17p/19, not numbered.

CENSUS 1841 Lay Close, Ashton, FHL film 0438873 Enumerator 2, page 9. Born in county, age 30, a lace maker, living with John Marriott, who was twice her age.

BURIAL from Ashton parish records, NRO ref. 17p/9 no.264, aged 40, listed as Betsy Shouler, if this is her.
  F iii Diana Shouler was christened on 23 Nov 1806 and was buried on 18 May 1875.
  F iv Mary Shouler was born on 28 Jun 1808 and was buried on 24 Jan 1881.
  M v James Shouler was christened on 1 Oct 1810 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. was buried on 22 Oct 1810 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Ashton parish register, NRO ref. 17p/19, not numbered. The day of the month is unclear.

BURIAL from the same source.

James Shouler was born about 1773 in , , England. was buried on 11 Apr 1814 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. James married Mary Penn on 16 Dec 1810 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.

Other marriages:
Marriott, Mary
, Mary

BIRTH year from age at death.

MARRIAGE (1801) from Ashton Parish Church records. NRO. ref.17p/4. no. 124.

MARRIAGE (1810) from Ashton Parish Church records. NRO. ref.17p/4. no. 147 a widower.

NOTE at baptism of George in 1802 he is listed as a mason.

BURIAL from Ashton parish records, NRO ref. 17p/9 no.6, aged 41, a stone mason.

Mary Penn [Parents] was christened on 12 Mar 1772 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. was buried on 11 Feb 1812 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. Mary married James Shouler on 16 Dec 1810 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Ashton Parish records, Bishop's Transcripts, LDS film no. 1952292.

MARRIAGE from Ashton Parish Church records. NRO. ref.17p/4. no. 147. Her husband was a widower so she could have been older. This was only a few months after the death of his first wife leaving him with children.

BURIAL from Ashton parish register, NRO ref. 17p/19, not numbered. wife of James a mason.

NOTE it is possible that the baptism and marriage are for different people, but it is highly likely that they are the same.


Charles Smith was born before 1804 in , , England. He married Elizabeth Blunt on 26 May 1822 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.

MARRIAGE from Ashton Parish Church records. NRO. ref.17p/4. no. 182, he was of East Haddon, both here and six years later when a son was baptised in Ashton. A shoemaker then.

Elizabeth Blunt [Parents] was christened on 25 Dec 1801 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. She married Charles Smith on 26 May 1822 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Ashton parish records, NRO ref. 17p19, numbers not given here.

MARRIAGE from Ashton Parish Church records. NRO. ref.17p/4. no. 182.

They had the following children:

  F i Amelia Smith was christened on 18 May 1823 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Ashton Parish Church records. NRO. ref.17p/3. no. 109.
  M ii Elijah Smith was christened on 1 May 1828 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Ashton Parish Church records. NRO. ref.17p/3. no. 165, the family were at East Haddon.

Uriah William Blunt [Parents] was born about 1857 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England and was christened on 27 Feb 1870 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. He married Emma Stimpson on 15 Oct 1877 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1861 Ashtonwillage, FHL film 0542722 Enumerator 2, folio 12 page 5, no 18. Age 3

BAPTISM from Parish Records NRO Ref 17p/3 no. 566, baptised with brother, marked as Illigitimate..

CENSUS 1871 Ashton, FHL film 838793 Enumerator 2, folio 55 page 3, no 10, on main road. Age 13, an Agricultural Labourer.

MARRIAGE from Ashton Parish Records, NRO ref. 17p/119 no. 143 listed as illigitimate but age given as 20 (? to match bride) which disagrees with age at batpism 7 years earlier. A bachelor, a labourer of Ashton.

NOTE in 1878 he was listed as a railway labourer on the birth certificate of his daughter.

NOTE Judith Langhorn reports that in the 1891 census, the family was in Wimbledon, London. He was a coal merchant.

Emma Stimpson [Parents] was born about 1857 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. She married Uriah William Blunt on 15 Oct 1877 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1861 Ashton, FHL film 0542722 Enumerator 2, folio 17 page 14, no 72. Age 3.

CENSUS 1871 Ashton, FHL film 838793 Enumerator 2, folio 60 page 12, no 65, on the third main road in the village. Age 13 a lace scholar.

MARRIAGE from Ashton Parish Records, NRO ref. 17p/119 no. 143 aged 20 a spinster of Ashton.

NOTE Judith Langhorn reports that in the 1891 census, the family was in Wimbledon, London.

They had the following children:

  F i Emma Gertrude Blunt was born on 20 Jan 1878 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.

BIRTH from Judith Langhorn who has the certificate. (registered by his mother 6 March 1878).

NOTE Judith Langhorn reports that in the 1891 census, the family was in Wimbledon, London.
  M ii John Brice Blunt was born about May 1880 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England.

BIRTH from St Catherine's index as reported by Judith Lanhorn. The middle name is the maiden name of his maternal grandmother.

NOTE Judith Langhorn reports that in the 1891 census, the family was in Wimbledon, London.
  F iii Ada Blunt was born about 1882 in , Surrey, England.

DATA from Judth Langhorn from the 1891 census.

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