This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ashdown Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/7aB.2ACEAE/837 Message Board Post: Can anyone help me?...My friend in England is searching for her Ashdown roots on her dad's side...she can trace her Ashdowns back to a William Ashdown , born I believe approx.1814 in Sussex, England, married in approx. 1841....does any of this ring a bell in anyone's family tree?....she has tried very unsuccessfully to trace farther back...it is our hope that some branch of the family came to Canada and might hold some info....thanks

Hi, The surname Ashdown returned 62 matches on the 1881 census This from the 1881 Canadian Census for William Ashdown born in England (birth abt. 1819): Census Place: Winnipeg, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada Source: FHL Film 1375918 NAC C-13282 Dist 183 SubDist C Div 5 Page 30 Family 109 Sex Marr Age Origin Birthplace William ASHDOWN M M 62 English England Occ: Book Keeper Religion: Episcopal Jane ASHDOWN F M 59 English England Religion: Episcopal Emma ASHDOWN F 17 English O <Ontario> Religion: Episcopal Good luck! Susan Gowen http://clix.to/susan ----- Original Message ----- From: <jadasmum@rogers.com> To: <CANADA-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 10:34 AM Subject: [CGW] Ashdowns > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Ashdown > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/7aB.2ACEAE/837 > > Message Board Post: > > Can anyone help me?...My friend in England is searching for her Ashdown roots on her dad's side...she can trace her Ashdowns back to a William Ashdown , born I believe approx.1814 in Sussex, England, married in approx. 1841....does any of this ring a bell in anyone's family tree?....she has tried very unsuccessfully to trace farther back...it is our hope that some branch of the family came to Canada and might hold some info....thanks >