I wish you well,in trying to track Ashby's from Aldbury,as far as I can remember,they appeared in the 1700's and I could not find out where from. Aldbury is a small village and has not changed much over last 100 years. Researching Ashby from Watford and surrounding districts. Watford is 10 or so miles,from Aldbury Nick Ashby Sharon Starkey wrote: >Would anyone have knowledge of the family of Walter ASHBY (b. 1843 at Aldbury, Herts) who was a farmer of 500+ acres at Studham from about 1875? His wife was Eliza BAILEY (b.1846 at Studham, d.1899 Studham). They were married at Studham October 17, 1871. > >Children of Walter and Eliza Ashby were: > Gertrude J. Ashby, b. 1873 Aldbury > William Henry Ashby, b 1875 Aldbury > Florence Lizzie Ashby, b. 1879 Studham, Herts > John Ashby, b. 1880 Studham > Thomas Ashby, 1883 Studham > Annie Ashby, 1884 Studham > Marion Ashby, 1886 Studham > Daisy Ashby, 1889 Studham > >Florence Lizzie Ashby married Frank Thomas King in 1906 at St. Mary the Virgin parish church at Oxford University. In 1912 they emigrated to Canada. Florence died in Alberta, Canada in 1938. Florence Ashby and Frank King were my grandparents. > >I have no knowedge of the members of the family of Florence Ashby aside from the above vital statistics, and I would be very interested to know anything about her family. > > >Thankyou for any information. > >Sharon Starkey, nee King >Vancouver Island, BC, Canada > > >==== ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE Mailing List ==== >For any updates our info about the status of this list go to >http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com > > > > > >