| Generation No. 1 | |||
| 1. Jasper Ashdown, carpenter was the son of Thomas Ashdown, wheelwright and Elizabeth Ashdown [Waters]. He was born 1820 at Withyham, Sussex | |||
| i | Emanuel who was born 1845 at Withyham, Sussex | ||
| He married Ann Golbey on 29th Aug 1847 at All Saints, Lewes, Sussex. She was born 1827 at Dorking, Surrey. They had the following children: | |||
| i | George who was born 11th May 1848 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 11th Apr 1852 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex | ||
| 2 | ii | Jasper who was born 13th Mar 1850 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 11th Apr 1852 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex | |
| iii | Sylva who was born 1852 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 11th Apr 1852 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex | ||
| 3 | iv | Anna who was born 1853 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 29th May 1853 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, baptised Anna but also known as Mary Ann; died 26th Jun 1937 Fordcombe, Kent; buried 26th Jun 1937 Fordcombe, Kent | |
| v | Sophia who was born 1855 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 24th Jun 1855 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex | ||
| vi | Lewis who was born 1857 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 25th Jan 1857 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex | ||
| vii | Elisabeth who was born 1859 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 27th Feb 1859 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex | ||
| viii | Phillis who was born 1861 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 24th Feb 1861 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex | ||
| ix | Ellen who was born 1863 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 29th Nov 1863 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex | ||
| 4 | x | John William who was born 1865 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 23rd Apr 1865 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex | |
| xi | James who was born 1867 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 2nd Apr 1867 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex | ||
| xii | William who was born 1868 at Withyham, Sussex | ||
| Generation No. 2 | |||
| 2. Jasper Ashdown, shoe maker was the son of Jasper Ashdown, carpenter and Ann Ashdown [Golbey]. He was born 13th Mar 1850 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 11th Apr 1852 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex | |||
| He married Eliza Fermor on 29th May 1875 at St. John's Chapel, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 1850 at Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | William Jasper who was born 1876 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 30th Apr 1876 St. John's Chapel, Withyham, Sussex | ||
| ii | Thomas James who was born 1877 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 25th Nov 1877 St. John's Chapel, Withyham, Sussex | ||
| iii | Harriett E. who was born 1880 at Withyham, Sussex | ||
| iv | Charles Henry who was born 2nd Aug 1881 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 4th Sep 1881 St. John's Chapel, Withyham, Sussex | ||
| v | Herbert John who was born 1883 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 29th Apr 1883 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex | ||
| vi | Eunice E. who was born 1887 at Speldhurst, Kent | ||
| vii | George V. who was born 1889 at Speldhurst, Kent | ||
| 3. Anna Hedges [Ashdown] was the daughter of Jasper Ashdown, carpenter and Ann Ashdown [Golbey]. She was born 1853 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 29th May 1853 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, baptised Anna but also known as Mary Ann; died 26th Jun 1937 at Fordcombe, Kent; buried 26th Jun 1937 at St Peter's Curch, Fordcombe, Kent | |||
| She married Samuel Hedges, farm labourer on 5th Oct 1873 at St. Michael's Church, East Peckham, Kent. He was born 1st Jul 1854 at Reigate, Surrey; christened 7th Oct 1860 at St. Michael's Church, East Peckham, Kent; died 2nd Apr 1933 at Fordcombe, Kent; buried after 2nd Apr 1933 at St Peter's Church, Fordcombe, Kent. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Bessie Emily who was born Jan to Mar 1875 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1875 Q1 Vol 2A Page 581; christened 12th Nov 1876 St. Gile's Church, Shipbourne, Kent; buried 21st Apr 1878 Crowborough, Sussex | ||
| ii | James William who was born 8th Feb 1877 at Shipbourne, Kent, registered at Malling District, Kent, ref: 1877 Q1 Vol 2A Page 578, baptism record names him Samuel presumably repeating his father's name; christened 11th Mar 1877 St. Gile's Church, Shipbourne, Kent | ||
| 5 | iii | Eleanor Bessie who was born 11th Oct 1879 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 2nd Nov 1879 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1942 Uckfield, Sussex | |
| 6 | iv | Edith Anne who was born 13th Mar 1882 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 9th Jul 1882 St. Gile's Church, Shipbourne, Kent | |
| 4. John William Ashdown, carpenter was the son of Jasper Ashdown, carpenter and Ann Ashdown [Golbey]. He was born 1865 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 23rd Apr 1865 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex | |||
| He married Elizabeth Page on 12th Feb 1887 at St. John's Chapel, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 1866 at Lingfield, Surrey. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Phyllis Dulcie Eleanor who was born 1889 at Withyham, Sussex | ||
| ii | Amy who was born 1890 at Withyham, Sussex | ||
| iii | Harriett Hate who was born 1893 at Withyham, Sussex | ||
| iv | John who was born 1899 at Withyham, Sussex | ||
| v | Voilet May who was born 1902 at Withyham, Sussex | ||
| Generation No. 3 | |||
| 5. Eleanor Bessie Ridley [Hedges] was the daughter of Samuel Hedges, farm labourer and Anna Hedges [Ashdown]. She was born 11th Oct 1879 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 2nd Nov 1879 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1942 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1942 Q4 Vol 2B Page 187 | |||
| She married Frederick Roland Spencer Ridley, grocer's porter on Oct to Dec 1903 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1903 Q4 Vol 2B Page 297. He was born Apr to June 1869 at Fair Warp, Maresfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1869 Q2 Vol 2B Page 117; died 29th Nov 1937 at Kent & Sussex Hospital, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Gladys who was born 1905 | ||
| ii | Mabel who was born 1907 | ||
| iii | Rowland who was born 1910 | ||
| 6. Edith Anne Baldwin [Hedges] was the daughter of Samuel Hedges, farm labourer and Anna Hedges [Ashdown]. She was born 13th Mar 1882 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 9th Jul 1882 at St. Gile's Church, Shipbourne, Kent | |||
| She married Frederick John Baldwin on 23rd Aug 1903 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent. He was born 19th Aug 1872 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1872 Q3 Vol 2A Page 540 | |||
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