John Ashton b. 30 Jul 1909 57 Hope Street, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England d. Apr-Jun 1948 District Sheffield: The Maw family

1909 - 1948 (38 years)

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Name	John Ashton
Birth	30 Jul 1909	57 Hope Street, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England [1, 2]
	First name(s)John Last nameAshton Birth registration year1909 Registration quarter3 Mother's maiden nameWhitehead DistrictEcclesall Bierlow CountyYorkshire CountryEngland Volume9C Page479 Record setEngland & Wales Births 1837-2006 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Births Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England © brightsolid online publishing ltd First name(s)John Last nameAshton Birth year1909 Birth date30 Jul 1909 Baptism year1909 Baptism date17 Aug 1909 Baptism placeSheffield, Cathedral Church of St Peter & St Paul DenominationAnglican Father's first name(s)John Father's last name- Mother's first name(s)Priscilla CountyYorkshire (West Riding) CountryEngland ArchiveSheffield Archives & Local Studies Archive referencePR-138-2-61 Page209 Record setYorkshire Baptisms CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryParish Baptisms Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom Transcription © Findmypast
		I83419 - Birth & Baptism John Ashton 30071909-17081909 I83419 - Birth & Baptism John Ashton 30071909-17081909
Christening	17 Aug 1909	Cathedral Saint Peter & Saint Paul, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England [2]
	First name(s)John Last nameAshton Birth year1909 Birth date30 Jul 1909 Baptism year1909 Baptism date17 Aug 1909 Baptism placeSheffield, Cathedral Church of St Peter & St Paul DenominationAnglican Father's first name(s)John Father's last name- Mother's first name(s)Priscilla CountyYorkshire (West Riding) CountryEngland ArchiveSheffield Archives & Local Studies Archive referencePR-138-2-61 Page209 Record setYorkshire Baptisms CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryParish Baptisms Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom Transcription © Findmypast
		I83419 - Birth & Baptism John Ashton 30071909-17081909 I83419 - Birth & Baptism John Ashton 30071909-17081909
Gender	Male
Census	19 Jun 1921	19 Nicholson Road, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England [3]
	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 [3]
	At School
	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	D244809136EB40C0A366079324CEDD2CE625
Death	Apr-Jun 1948	District Sheffield [4]
	First name(s)John Last nameAshton SexMale Birth year1910 Age38 Death quarter2 Death year1948 DistrictSheffield CountyYorkshire Volume2D Page35 CountryEngland Record setEngland & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 CategoryBirth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records SubcategoryCivil Deaths & Burials Collections fromGreat Britain, England
Person ID	I83419	The Maw Family Tree
Last Modified	18 Dec 2025

Father	John Ashton, b. Abt 1878, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
Mother	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 [5, 6]
	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
Family ID	F29684	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary Clarke, b. 21 Oct 1912 d. Apr-Jun 1974, District Sheffield (Age 61 years)

Marriage Jan-Mar 1931 District Ecclesall Bierlow [7]

First name(s)John
Last nameAshton
Marriage quarter1
Marriage year1931
Registration month-
MarriageFinder™John Ashton married one of these peopleMary Clarke
Spouse's last nameClarke
DistrictEcclesall Bierlow
District number-
CountyYorkshire
CountryEngland
Volume9C
Volume as transcribed9C
Page number544
Record setEngland & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
CategoryBirth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
SubcategoryCivil Marriage & Divorce
Collections fromGreat Britain, England

Children

1. Doreen Ashton, b. 5 Jun 1931, District Ecclesall Bierlow

d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F29689 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 18 Dec 2025

Sources

[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 479 (Reliability: 3).
[S431] Yorkshire Baptisms Transcription, gbprs_yorkshire_englyor1d_pr-138-2-61_00213 (Reliability: 3).
[S830] The National Archives, 1921 England Census (19 June 1921), (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/1921-census), GBC_1921_RG15_22898_0151 (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 Sheffield - Volume 2d Page 35 (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).
[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 544 (Reliability: 3).

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