Emily Marcella (Cornwall) Ashenhurst (1866 - 1940)

Born 14 Nov 1866 in Oakville, Halton, Canada West

Ancestors

Wife of Alexander Ashenhurst — married 22 Jun 1887 in Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 9 Jan 1940 at age 73 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Emily Ashenhurst was born to Edward Cornwall and Matilda (McCleary) on November 14, 1866, in Oakville, Ontario. She was one of 6 children: Helen Cornwall (1857-1857); William Edward Cornwall (1858-1925); Izet Cornwall (1860-1880); George Alexander Cornwall (1863-1931); and James Leonard Cornwall (1869-1941).

Alexander Ashenhurst and Emily Cornwall were married^[1] in Oakville, Ontario at the residence of Emily's mother, Matilda Cornwall, on June 22, 1887. He is listed as living in Oakville in 1888, returning to Toronto a year later and beginning the Ashenhurst's 20 year residence on Amelia Street. The Ashenhursts had two children, Izet Isabella (Leggett), and Alexander Edward.

Emily died on January 9, 1940 at her daughter Izet's home at 235 Riverside Drive, outlasting her husband by 8 years, she is buried beside him at Park Lawn Cemetery. Summary by G. Patrick MacKay.

Birth

Birth of Emily Marcella Cornwall

Date: November 14, 1866 (According to stone marker)

Place: Oakville, Trafalgar, Ontario, Canada West

Marriage

Marriage between Alexander Ashenhurst and Emily Cornwall^[2]

Date: June 22, 1887

Place: Mother's residence, Oakville

Religion: Church of England

Groom: Alexander Ashenhurst

Age: 25 (1852)

Birthplace: Esquesing, Halton County, Ontario

Residence when married: Toronto, Ontario

Occupation: Book Keeper

Father: Alexander Ashenhurst

Mother: Isabel Ashenhurst

Bride: Emily Marsella Cornwall

Age: 20 (1867)

Birthplace: Toronto Twp.

Residence: Oakville

Father: Edward Cornwall

Mother: Matilda Cornwall

Witnesses: Jno Kelly, Toronto; Barbara King, Oakville

Census Data

1871 Census - Oakville, Dwelling 106, District #38 Halton, Sub-District C, Page 28^[3]

Edward Cornwall -- 70 -- 1801, b. Ireland, Farmer, Church of England

Matilda Cornwall -- 38 -- 1833, b. Ireland

William E. Cornwall -- 12 -- 1859, b. Ontario

Izet Cornwall -- 10 -- 1861, b. Ontario

George A. Cornwall -- 8 -- 1863, b. Ontario

Emily Cornwall -- 4 -- 1867, b. Ontario

James L. Cornwall -- 1 -- 1870, b. Ontario

1881 Census^[4] - Oakville, Halton, District #150, Sub District D, Household 264, p. 61

Edward Cornwall -- 75 -- 1796, b. Ireland, Church of England, Occupation:

Matilda Cornwall -- 46 -- 1835, b. Ireland, Church of England, Occupation:

William E. Cornwall -- 22 -- 1859, b. Ontario, Church of England, Occupation: Finisher

George A. Cornwall -- 18 -- 1863, b. Ontario, Church of England, Occupation: Tinsmith

Emily M. Cornwall -- 14 -- 1867, b. Ontario, Church of England, Occupation: Student

James L. Cornwall -- 11 -- 1870, b. Ontario, Church of England, Occupation: Student

Mary A. O'Neil -- 23 -- 1858, b. Ontario, Roman Catholic, Occupation: Servant

1891 Census^[5] - East Toronto, District # 119, S. District 24 St. David's Ward, April 1891

Alex Ashenhurst -- 28 -- 1863, Head, b.Ontario, religion: Church of England, Bookkeeper, father b: Ireland, mother b.: Ireland

Emily Ashenhurst -- 24 -- 1867, wife, b.Ontario, father's birthplace: Ireland, mother's birthplace: Ireland

Matilda Cornwall -- 56 -- 1835, widowed mother-inlaw, b.:Ireland, father's birthplace: Ireland, mother's birthplace: Ireland

Leonard Cornwall -- 21 -- 1870, single brother-inlaw, b.:Ontario, Machinist, father's birthplace: Ireland, mother's birthplace: Ireland

Izet Ashenhurst -- 0 -- 1891, single daughter, b.:Ontario, father's birthplace: Canada, mother's birthplace: Ireland

1901 Census^[6] -- Toronto East, District#117, Sub-District Ward 2, sub-District B-42, Page 11, Family No: 129. April 12.

Alexander Ashenhurst -- 38 - 21 Jun 1862 - b.Ontario, Church of England, head, Accountant. Earnings: $1200.

Emily N Ashenhurst -- 34 - 14 Nov 1866 - b.Ontario, Church of England, Wife

Izet Ashenhurst -- 10 - 26 Mar 1891 - b.Ontario, Church of England, daughter, in school

Leonard Cornwall -- 31 - 15 Oct 1869 - b.Ontario, Church of England, Machinist R, Brother-in-law

1911 Census - 39 Langley, Toronto, Ontario^[7]

Alex Ashenhurst -- 45 (June 1865) b.Ontario, Anglican, Office Manager Sheet Metal Works, Earnings $2000

Emily "Annette" Ashenhurst -- 44 (Nov 1866) b.Ontario, Anglican

Izet I. Ashenhurst -- 20 (Sept 1890) b.Ontario, Anglican, Music

Alex Ashenhurst -- 5 (Sept 1905) b.Ontario, Anglican

James L. Cornwall -- 39 (Oct 1871) b.Ontario, Anglican

1921 Canadian Census - 39 Langley Avenue, Toronto East, Ward 1, Ontario (Single brick home 8 rooms occupied)^[8]

Alex Ashenhurst - 58 (1863) b. Ontario; Parents b. Ireland; O. Fin. Sect'y, Sir E. Kemp; Earnings: $2400

Emily M. Ashenhurst- 53 (1868) b. Ontario; Father b. Ireland; Mother b. Ontario

Izet I. Ashenhurst - 27 (1874) b. Ontario

Alex E. Ashenhurst - 15 (1906) b. Ontario

James L. Cornwall (brother-in-law) - 50 (1871) b. Ontario; Father b. Ireland; Mother b. Ontario; o. Unemployed

Death

Death of Emily Marcella Ashenhurst^[9]

Death Date: 9 Jan 1940

Death Place: 235 Riverside Drive, Swansea, York, Ontario, Canada

Cause: Lobar Pneumonia of 15 days and Chronic myocarditis of several years

Gender: Female

Age: 72

Birth Date: 14 Nov 1867

Birth Place: Ontario

Father: Edward Cornwall, b. Ireland

Mother: Matilda Cornwall, b. Ontario

Marital status: widowed

Informant: Mrs. W.C. Leggett, daughter, 235 Riverside Drive

Burial: Park Lawn, Toronto

Burial

Burial of Emily Marcella Ashenhurst

Place: Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario

Plot location: 'E' Tier 9, Lot S or 5 29

Findagrave link

Death Notice

At the residence of her daughter, Mrc. W. C. Leggett, 235 Riverside Drive. Tuesday morning, January 9, 1940. Emily Marcella Cornwall, beloved wife of the late Alexander Ashenhurst, and mother of Mrs. W. C. Leggett and Doctor A. E. Ashenhurst. Funeral (private) from above address on Thursday, at 3 p.m. Interment in Park Lawn Cemetery. (Source: Globe & Mail – Jan 10, 1940)

Recollections

Alexander E. Ashenhurst (1905-1987) and Lois H. (Brown) Ashenhurst (1910-1992) in a conversation recorded in 1975 with their son Alex (1940-1912). Transcribed by G. Patrick MacKay:

ALEX Sr. – My mother’s people are all buried up in Erindale.

ALEX Jr. – What’s her maiden name?

ALEX Sr. – Cornwall. And if you go up the hill at St. Peter’s Anglican church there, at Erindale and Mississauga Road, you know, Dundas and Mississauga, go up there, and if you look around you’ll see a couple of flat stones, like they used to bury them under in the the olden days, and my grandfather Cornwall and his wife and their children are all buried there including my uncle Leonard, and my aunt Izet, and I think there was an aunt Helen and maybe two or three others.

LOIS – She was an infant, Aunt Helen.

ALEX Sr. – Yeah. My grandfather Cornwall, he first married someone named Adamson, and I think they had property around Erindale somewhere, and – but then he remarried my grandmother, and he, he must have had six or seven children. And he was an old man when he got married, he must have been pretty good. And uh…

LOIS – Cut that out.

ALEX Sr. – (Laughter) No kidding…

LOIS – He sat in his wheel chair and he threw his shoe at the kids

ALEX Sr. – …my uncle George, my uncle Will, My uncle Leonard, and my mother, and her name is Emily, and sister, whose name was Izet, but he had a couple of other kids I think, you know…

LOIS -- …he’d take his shoe off…but he had about six farms…

ALEX Sr. -- …and he was an old family guy

ALEX Jr. – Oh, he was a farmer, though?

ALEX Sr. – He left them all a farm, when he died he left them all a farm, but I think my mother got gyped out of that somewhere, I think. They sort of took the girls, I guess. Eventually she got some sort of settlement but she wasn’t too happy about it. That’s about what it was.

Lois Ashenhurst couldn't stand her mother-in-law, Emily. According to Alec W. Ashenhurst in a recording from January 16, 2010:

"My dad was a doctor and was looking after my grandfather's health. When he died the grandma started screaming at my father saying, 'you killed him, you killed him, you killed him, I know you did!", and this is what really turned off my mother. So I guess she was a real bitch."

Video

The Ashenhursts

Here is a link to a 2016 YouTube video that chronicles Alexander Ashenhurst, and his son, featuring a 1973 recorded interview of Alexander E. Ashenhurst and his wife, Lois. Includes memories told by Alec Ashenhurst, Peter Joyce and Danford MacKay.

Sources

• WikiTree profile Cornwall-175 created through the import of CornwallDescendants.ged on Feb 6, 2012 by G. MacKay Ahnentafel GM-13. See the Changes page for the details of edits by G and others.

1. ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927." Database and images, FamilySearch: accessed February 14, 2012. Entry for Alexander Ashenhurst and Emily Marselle Cornwall, married 22 June 1887; citing Marriage Records, FHL film 1870217; registration 004438.
2. ↑ Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928. MS932, Reels 1-833, 850-880; registration 004438. Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
3. ↑ Year: 1871; Census Place: Oakville, Halton, Ontario; Roll: C-9956; Page: 29; Family No: 109.
4. ↑ 1881 Canadian Census - Place: Esquesing, Halton, Ontario; Roll: C_13258; Page: 24; Family No: 110.
5. ↑ "Canada Census, 1891." index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed February 17, 2012), entry for Ashenhurst; East Toronto, District # 119, S. District 24 St. David's Ward, roll T-6340, Family No: 22, reference library and archives Canada film 30953_148142; National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
6. ↑ 1901 Canadian Census - Place: Toronto (East/est) (City/Cité) Ward/Quartier No 2, Toronto (east/est) (city/cité), Ontario; Page: 11; Family No: 129.
7. ↑ 1911 Canadian Census - Place: Ward 1, Toronto East, Ontario; Page: 2; Family No: 19 - District #125, Sub-District #35
8. ↑ Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 89; Census Place: Ward 1, Toronto East, Ontario; Page Number: 8.
9. ↑ Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948; Collection: MS 935; Series: M047749; Reel: 655; Certificate Number: 040350