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Julie Preston
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From: Larry Best
To: POWYS-L(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 1:23 AM
Subject: Charles Ashton
Re:: ASHTON OF CARNO OR TEFEGLWYS
I am very interested in KEVIN EDWARDS comments about our common bond of Charles Ashton. I
see him struggling to confirm our Charles Evans..1st wife that is my Grt Grt Grandma.
My Ann Evans is definately sister ot 1/2 sister to his... as shown on the 1861/1871
census...She live as a widow with Daniel and Elizabeth Davis in 1861 and Ann's
daughter Mary then Lewis lived with them in 1871 as a widow.
I already had my Ann Ashton daughter of Charles Ashton who was born 3 April 1791
Trefeglwys to be Ann Rees...he married her 17 May 1817 Trefeglwys. I was sent by family
who researched it carefully and had dates and marriage ceriticates etc. to prove it. I
wish I could remember my source but my old computer crashed taking with it that source
information..
Knowing where the Charles Ashton lived through the years may help.. 1841 census had
him living @ Glennafin-ucha Trefeglwys.. This a a definate.. Daniel and Elizabeth Davies
are on it.
1841 Census Parish of Trefeglwys
Dwelling Place Gribinfach { I have no idea where this is]
Charles Ashotn Head male married 44 carpenter Y Tef
Eliabeth Ashton female carpenters wife 16 Y Tef
Thomas Ashton male...son 13
Jane Ashton female born 1831
To my knowledge this is the same family as the following
and Elizabeth Davies is this wife.
1851 Census Parish Of Trefeglwys
1851 Census Parish Of Trefeglwys
Dwelling Place Glennafin-ucha
Dwelling Place :Trysan
Charles Ashton Head male 54 Trefeglwys Carpenter
Richard Evans head Male 33 Farmer 33 Trefeglwys 33 acres
Elizabeth Ashton wife female 36 Trefeglwys
Ann Ashton wife female 34 Carno
Charles Ashton son. 2 Trefeglwys
Mary Evans daughter 8 Trefeglwys scholar
Daniel Ashton son-in-law 27 Trefeglwys ag labourer
Richard Evans son 6 Trefelwys [this is my Gt Grandpa]
Elizabeth Ashton married[ daughter ] 26 Carno.
Charles Evans son 3 Trefeglwys
Annie Evans daughter 1 Trefeglwys
NOTE: I had the information that shows this is the right Evans family for myself..as
Richard Charles Evans story was written up years ago for us.
NOTE: THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE of RICHARD EVANS AND ANN ASHTON on 12 February 1842 @
Church of Llandinam..states her father was Charles Ashton ; carpenter and Evan Evans was
a farmer.
NOTE: Ann Evans Birth Certificate it states that Ann Ashton is the mother and that Richard
Evans was a weaver @ Trysarn Trefeglwys .
MARIAGE BANNS BETWEEN DANIEL DAVIES AND ELIZABETH ASHTON states that Charles Ashton was
her father...he lived at Glen-uchaf and was a carpenter.
1861 census shows that Kevin's Elizabeth and my Ann are family as Ann is listed as
Daniel Davies widowed sister-in-law living with them..and in 1971 Ann Evans Daughter Mary
Lewis is a widow and living with the daniel Davies listed as a widowed niece.
Cher'rie -D Evans is my cousin from the USA and until I rea this article of Kevin;s
search I was not aware that Ann Ashton was born in Penrhyddian Carno. I know she has
purchased the birthcerificates/ marriage certifiactes of family..
Does Trefeglwys not border Carno to the south-west? And did peope not migrate back and
forth between areas in Wales where the work was? Is it not true that the first baby was
oftern born in the Mother's parents home in those days as I was told whole researching
another Welsh branch?
In fact I found hat person who married into the Evans family...born in Llanbrynmair yet
lived all her life in Carno..All the rest of her siblings were born in Carno.
Richard Evans is the son of Evan Evans of Trefeglways and he was a farmer with 33
acres...if that will help.
I would like very much to hear from Kevin and other in these families and compare what we
have gathered up today ldbest(a)persona.ca
Thank you
..