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1 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.

2 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.

3 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.