| William Ashfield
(1834-1910) |
William Ashfield 1 2
FamilySearch ID: LB4B-N4N. Noted events in his life were: 1. He immigrated Arrived on the City of Montreal from Liverpool, England on 15 May 1872 to New York, New York, NY. 3 Wm Ashfield, 38, laborer 2. Census in 1900 in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill, PA. 4 The 1900 census recorded renting a home at 702 West Spruce Street in Mananoy City: William Ashfield, laborer in coal mine, 65, born Oct 1834, living with wife Mary A., 52, Mar 1848; Edward, 22, Apr 1878; Robert T., 20, May 1880; Catherine A., 16, Aug 1883; Annie, 12, Jun 1887; and John, 10, May 1890. The parents and their parents were born in England, and their children in Pennsylvania. William immigrated in 1873 and became a US citizen. Mary A. immigrated in 1865. 3. Cause of Death: rheumatism, 8 Apr 1910, Mahanoy City, Schuylkill, PA. 2 4. Occupation: watchman on 8 Apr 1910 in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill, PA. 2 5. Obituary: Republican & Herald: William Ashfield, a well known resident of Mahanoy City, died yesterday. He is survived by his wife and several children. On 9 Apr 1910 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 5 William married Catherine Latham. (Catherine Latham was born in 1835 in , , , ENG and died in 1877 in , Schuylkill, PA.) William next married Mary Ann Horrox, daughter of Edward Horrox and Ann Lee, in 1877 in , Schuylkill, PA. (Mary Ann Horrox was born on 25 Mar 1848 in Middleton, LAN, England, GBR,6 7 8 died on 2 Sep 1930 in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill, PA 7 8 and was buried on 5 Sep 1930 in Mahanoy City: German Protestant Cemetery, Schuylkill, PA 7 8.) |
1 John Ambrosia, Cemetery Sexton, "Burial Records for the German Protestant Cemetery Mahanoy Township, PA" (http://usgwarchives.net/pa/schuylkill/germanprotcem.htm), 15 Apr 1910, Wm. Ashfield, GR. 1 Lot 12 Sec 9.
2 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1971 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate 38690 Wm Ashfield, age 75, born in England, d. 8 Apr 1910, parents unknown, informant H. Clifford, Mahanoy City.
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Ancestry.com, New York, U.S., Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 (Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; (National Archives Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Supplemental Manifests of Alien Passengers and Crew Members Who Arrived on Vessels at New York, New York, Who Were Inspected for Admission, and Related Index, compiled 1887 - 1952; (National Archives Microfilm Publication A3461, 21 rolls); RG 85, Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C.), Wm Ashfield, age 38, Arrival 15 May 1872 in New York from Liverpool.
4 1900 United States Census, William Ashfield, Mahanoy City.
5 Republican and Herald (Pottsville, PA) (www.republicanherald.com), 9 Ap 1910, page 4.
6 Ancestry.com, 1861 England Census (Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861.), Class: RG 9; Piece: 2858; Folio: 14; Page: 21; GSU roll: 543039. Household 105 for Edward Horrox.
7 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1971 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate 86035. Mrs. Mary A. Ashfield. Father Edward Horrox. Mother Anne Lee. Informant George Ashfield.
8 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218916337.
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