Jane Ashby

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Descendant: William Francis

Census

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Birth

Jane Ashby was born in Nuffield in around 1780.

Marriage

She married John Francis a blacksmith in the parish of Nuffield, Oxfordshire, on the 15th June 1811. The witnesses were James Ashby and Elizebeth Turner.

Children

With John she had the following children:

• William Francis c. 25 Dec 1814
• Harriet Francis buried 21 Dec 1814.
• Henry Francis (baptised 13th September 1818, buried 12 Feb 1823)

On the night of the 6th June 1841 John Francis (54), a blacksmith, is living with his wife Jane (56) at Gangsdown Hill, Nuffield, Oxfordshire. Two doors away lives a William Francis (possibly their son) with his wife Sarah, along with their sons Henry (3), John (2) and William (5 months).

In 1851 Jane was widowed and living with her son William Francis and his family in Gangsdown Hill, Nuffield, Oxfordshire, she was 71 years old.

Death

Jane Francis was buried in Nuffield on the 27th March 1858 at the age of 79.

Other Records

Burial: Henry Francis son of John and Jane Francis in Nuffield on the 12th February 1823 at age 4 years and six months. An Elizabeth Francis from Rotherfield Greys was buried in Nuffield on the 15th May 1858 at the age of 64.