The Family of James and Susannah Ashbey of Tansley and Brackenfield

Susannah Noble’s birth was registered in the Chesterfield district in the December quarter 1878, a daughter of Jonathan and Susannah Noble.

 

In the 1881 census at 23 Friday Yard, Wessington, Susannah Noble was a boarder aged 2 and born at Wessington with the family of Joseph Kiddy, a merino framework knitter.

 

In 1891 she was with her father and in 1901 with her half-brother George.

 

She married James Ashbey in the Chesterfield district in the June quarter 1901.

 

In the 1911 census, at Moorside Farm, Tansley, Matlock, in 7 rooms, James Ashbey was aged 40 a farmer born at Dorissthorpe (?), Leics.  His wife, Susannah was aged 32 and born at Wessington.  They had been married for 9 years and had had 4 children one of whom had died.  The remaining three were Nellie Elizabeth Noble Ashbey aged 6, Harold Noble Ashbey aged 4 and Susan Noble Ashbey aged 1, all born at Tansley.  There was a general domestic servant, Edith Riley aged 17 born at Wessington and a waggoner on farm, Gervase Edward Taylor aged 16 born at Matlock. 

 

James Ashbey died 1 November 1949 (registered in the Chesterfield district aged 78).  He was of Church Farm, Brackenfield, Derbys.  Probate was granted 27 January 1950 to Harold Noble Ashbey and George William Statham, farmers.

 

Susannah Ashbey, widow of the same address, died 26 June 1962.  Administration was granted 26 July 1962 at London to Nellie Elizabeth Handford, married woman.

 

James and Susannah’s children were:

 

1.      Joseph Noble Ashbey (1903 – 1908), birth registered in the Belper district in the March quarter 1903.  His death was registered in the Bakewell district in the September quarter 1908 aged 5.  He was buried in Holy Trinity, Tansley, churchyard 5 July 1908.

2.      Nellie Elizabeth Noble Ashbey (1904 – 1998), birth registered in the Bakewell district in the September quarter 1904.  She married John W Handford.  In 1939 she (date of birth 2 July 1904) was with her father James and 3 others in the Chesterfield RD.  John W. Handford appeared to be at a different address.  No children have been found.  Nellie Elizabeth Noble Handford died 23 November 1998 (registered in the Chesterfield district with a date of birth of 2 July 1904) and probate was granted 8 April 1999 at Leeds.

3.      Harold Noble Ashbey (1906 – 2001), birth registered in the Bakewell district in the December quarter 1906.  On 6 June 1930, he, with Edward Ashbey, witnessed a brewer’s lorry being driven very fast down a hill at Brackenfield.  It failed to negotiate a corner and crashed into the wall of Brackenfield church.  He and Edward gave evidence at the driver’s trial who was acquitted of driving whilst drunk (Derbyshire Times 28 June 1930).  He (elder son) married Annie Hopkinson, of Woodhead Farm, Clay Cross, in Clay Cross church, February 1937.  His best man was his brother, Mr E. Ashbey and the couple were to live at Shirland (Derbyshire Times 12 February 1937).  In 1939 he (birth year 1906) was living (Harold M in the index) with Annie and one other whose record is closed, in the Chesterfield RD.  Harold Noble Ashbey died 15 January 2001 (birthdate 30 August 1906 and registered in the Chesterfield district) and probate was granted 7 September 2001 in Manchester.

4.      Susan Noble Ashbey (1909 – 1999), birth registered in the Bakewell district in the September quarter 1909.  In 1939 she appeared as Susan N. Towndrow (Ashby) in the household of James Ashbey with a date of birth of 22 August 1909.  She married John Towndrow in the Chesterfield district in the June quarter 1940.  Her death was registered in the December quarter 1999 with a date of birth of 22 August 1909.

5.      James Edward Noble Ashbey (1913 – 1991), birth registered in the June quarter 1913 in the Chesterfield district.  He was known as Edward.  In 1930, he and Harold (see above) gave evidence at a trial.  In 1939 he (birth year 1913) was with his father in the Chesterfield RD.  James’s death was registered in the June quarter 1991 in the Chesterfield district, with a date of birth of 10 April 1913.

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Posted January 2016