John Ashton

Abt 1878 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	John Ashton
  Birth	Abt 1878	Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Census	19 Jun 1921	19 Nicholson Road, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England   [1]
  	First name(s)      Last name      Relationship to head      Sex      Birth year      Age in years      Birth place      Occupation      Employer John      Ashton      Head      Male      1879      42      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      Spring Knife Grinder      Joseph Rodgers Cutlery Manufacturers Lucilla      Ashton      Wife      Female      1877      44      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      -      - May      Frith      Step-daughter      Female      1900      21      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      Domestic Service      Private Herbert      Herring      Step-son      Male      1903      18      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      Motor Mecanic      Out Of Work Recles & Co John St Doris      Ashton      Daughter      Female      1907      14      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      Domestic Service      Private John      Ashton      Son      Male      1908      12      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      -      - Cyril      Ashton      Son      Male      1910      10      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      -      - James      Frith      Grandchild      Male      1920      -      Bolton, Lancashire, England      -      -
  		UK Cens 1921 - GBC_1921_RG15_22898_0151 UK Cens 1921 - GBC_1921_RG15_22898_0151
  Occupation	19 Jun 1921	19 Nicholson Road, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England   [1]
  	Spring Knife Grinder at Joseph Rodgers Cutlery Manufacturers
  	First name(s)      Last name      Relationship to head      Sex      Birth year      Age in years      Birth place      Occupation      Employer John      Ashton      Head      Male      1879      42      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      Spring Knife Grinder      Joseph Rodgers Cutlery Manufacturers Lucilla      Ashton      Wife      Female      1877      44      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      -      - May      Frith      Step-daughter      Female      1900      21      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      Domestic Service      Private Herbert      Herring      Step-son      Male      1903      18      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      Motor Mecanic      Out Of Work Recles & Co John St Doris      Ashton      Daughter      Female      1907      14      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      Domestic Service      Private John      Ashton      Son      Male      1908      12      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      -      - Cyril      Ashton      Son      Male      1910      10      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      -      - James      Frith      Grandchild      Male      1920      -      Bolton, Lancashire, England      -      -
  		UK Cens 1921 - GBC_1921_RG15_22898_0151 UK Cens 1921 - GBC_1921_RG15_22898_0151
  _UID	824D6E6CB0704D28BF7BB586CFCC79733AD3
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I83415	The Maw Family Tree
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	John Ashton,   b. Est 1850   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F29685	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Priscilla Rhodes Whitehead,   b. Between Jul and Sep 1881, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England d. Apr-Jun 1917, District Ecclesall Bierlow (Age ~ 31 years)
  Marriage	26 Dec 1901	St Matthias, Summerfield Street, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England   [2, 3]
  	First name(s)Priscilla Last nameWhitehead Birth year1881 Age20 ResidenceSheffield Marriage year1901 Marriage date26 Dec 1901 Marriage placeSheffield, St Matthias Spouse's first name(s)John Spouse's last nameAshton Spouse's age23 Spouse's residenceSheffield Father's first name(s)Tom Father's last nameWhitehead Spouse's father's first name(s)John Spouse's father's last nameAshton CountyYorkshire (West Riding) CountryEngland ArchiveSheffield Archives & Local Studies Archive referencePR-58-2-2 Event typeMarriages Event year range1895-1905 Page175 Record setYorkshire Marriages CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryParish Marriages Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom Transcription © Findmypast First name(s)Priscilla Last nameWhitehead Age20 SexFemale Marital statusSpinster Birth year1881 Marriage year1901 Marriage date26 Dec 1901 Marriage placeSheffield, St Matthias, Summerfield Street DedicationSt Matthias, Summerfield Street DenominationAnglican Father's first name(s)Tom (Dec) Father's occupationSurgical Instrument Maker Spouse's first name(s)John Spouse's last nameAshton Spouse's age23 Spouse's occupationChair Maker Spouse's statusBachelor Spouse's birth year1878 Spouse's father's first name(s)John Spouse's father's occupationGrinder CountyYorkshire (West Riding) CountryEngland RepositorySheffield Archives Record setYorkshire Marriages CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryParish Marriages Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom Sheffield & District Family History Society copyright Sheffield & District Family History Society First name(s)John Last nameAshton Marriage quarter4 Marriage year1901 Registration month- MarriageFinder™John Ashton married one of these peoplePriscilla Whitehead, Alice Lawson DistrictEcclesall Bierlow District number- CountyYorkshire CountryEngland Volume9C Volume as transcribed9C Page number735 Record setEngland & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 CategoryBirth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records SubcategoryCivil Marriage & Divorce Collections fromGreat Britain, England
  		M29684 - Marriage John Ashton & Priscilla Whitehead 26121901 M29684 - Marriage John Ashton & Priscilla Whitehead 26121901
  Children	1. Annie Ashton,   b. Jul-Sep 1902, District Ecclesall Bierlow d. Yes, date unknown   2. Doris Ashton,   b. Apr-Jun 1907, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   3. John Ashton,   b. 30 Jul 1909, 57 Hope Street, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England d. Apr-Jun 1948, District Sheffield (Age 38 years)   4. Cyril Ashton,   b. 15 Nov 1911, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England d. Aug 2001, District Chesterfield (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F29684	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Lucilla,   b. Abt 1877, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F29687	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S830] The National Archives, 1921 England Census (19 June 1921), (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/1921-census), GBC_1921_RG15_22898_0151 (Reliability: 3). [S451] Transcription © DC Thomson Family History, Yorkshire Marriages Transcription, gbprs_yorkshire_englyor1d_pr-58-2-2_00179 (Reliability: 3). [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Ecclesall Bierlow - Volume 9c Page 735 (Reliability: 3).