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Sarah Jane Ashenhurst (1855 - 1939)

Sarah Jane Ashenhurst
Born in York Mills, Toronto, York, Canada Westmap
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Daughter of and
Sister of , and
Died at age 83 in Georgetown, Ontario, Canadamap
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Biography

Birth

Birth of Sarah Jane Ashenhurst
Date: 23 JUN 1855
Place: York Mills
City: Toronto
Province: Ontario
Country: Canada

Census Data

1861 Census[1] -- Peel, Township of Chinguacousy, District #3, 1 & 1/2 story log house, Poll:C-1062, p.47
Alexander Ashenhurst -- 39 -- 1822, Ireland, Labourer, Church of England
Isabella Ashenhurst -- 28 -- 1833, Ireland
James Ashenhurst -- 11 -- 1850, Upper Canada, attending school
Sarah J Ashenhurst -- 4 -- 1857, Upper Canada
William Ashenhurst -- 2 -- 1859, Upper Canada
According to the obituaries of Alexander Ashenhurst's children the family arrived in Esquesing in 1870, coming from York Mills. For at least 10 years previous they were registered in Chinguacousy (close to the boundary with Esquesing.) No record has been found for York Mills.
1871 Census[2] -- Peel, Township of Chinguacousy, District #39, Division 4, Sub District D, p.51, Family #181
Alexander Ashenhurst -- 48 -- 1823, Ireland, Farmer, Church of England
Isabella Ashenhurst -- 40 -- 1831, Ireland, Over 20 unable to write
James Ashenhurst -- 20 -- 1851, Ontario
Sarah J Ashenhurst -- 13 -- 1858, Ontario
William Ashenhurst -- 11 -- 1860, Ontario, attending school
Alexander Ashenhurst -- 8 -- 1963, Ontario, attending school
1881 Census[3] -- Halton, Esquesing, District#150, Sub-District G, Division 1, roll C_13258, Page: 24, Family No: 110
Alex Ashenhurst -- 61 -- 1820, b.Ireland, Church of England, Farmer
Ann Ashenhurst -- 37 -- 1844, b.England, Church of England
James Ashenhurst -- 24 -- 1857, b.Ontario, Farmer
Sarah J. Ashenhurst -- 20 -- 1861, b.Ontario
Wm. Ashenhurst -- 19 -- 1862, b.Ontario
Alex Ashenhurst -- 16 -- 1865, b.Ontario
1891 Census[4] - Halton, Esquesing Township, District #71, Division#2, roll T-6340, Family No: 22, April 8, 1891
James Ashenhurst -- 33 - 1858, Head, b.Ontario, Church of England, Farmer, Employer of 1
William Ashenhurst -- 26 - 1865, brother, b.Ontario
Sarah Ashenhurst -- 28 - 1863, sister, b.Ontario
Alexander Ashenhurst -- 71 - 1820, widowed father, b.Ireland
1901 Canadian Census - Esquesing Township, Halton County, Ontario[5] Automated Genealogy Link
Alex Ashenhurst -- 81 -- 25 Dec 1819 -- Ireland, Episcopal, Farmer
James Ashenhurst -- 40 -- 6 Dec 1860 -- Ontario, Episcopal, Farmer
William Ashenhurst -- 37 -- 8 Jun 1863 -- Ontario, Episcopal, Farmer
Sarah J Ashenhurst -- 34 -- 24 Jun 1866 -- Ontario, Episcopal
Matilda Coulter -- 35 -- 3 Sep 1865 -- Ontario, Niece, Disciple, Servant
James Coulter -- 16 -- 21 Oct 1884 -- Ontario, Nephew, Disciple, Servant
Shows neice Matilda A. Coulter (b. Sept 3, 1865) and nephew James A. Coulter (b. Oct 21, 1884) were also in residence. Both were listed as servants.
1911 Canadian Census - Esquesing Township, Halton County[6] Automated Genealogy Link
James Ashenhurst -- 50 -- Dec 1861 -- Ontario, Church of England, Farmer
William Ashenhurst -- 44 -- Jun 1867 -- Ontario, Church of England, Farmer
Sarah J Ashenhurst -- 41 -- Jun 1870 -- Ontario, Church of England, Housekeeper
Tillie Coulter -- 44 -- Sep 1867 -- Ontario, Niece, Church of England, On farm
Thomas Burte -- 14 -- Nov 1897 -- Ontario, adopted, Church of England, on farm
Stella Coulter -- 2 -- Oct 1908 -- Ontario, Church of England, cousin
1921 Canadian Census - Main Street, Georgetown, Halton, Ontario[7]
William Ashenhurst - 68 (1853) b. Ontario; Parents b. Ireland; o. Gentleman
Sarah J Ashenhurst (listed as wife) - 55 (1866) b. Ontario; Parents b. Ontario
Stella Coulter (daughter) - 12 (1909) b. Ontario; Parents b. Ontario
1931 Canada Census - Main Street, Georgetown, Halton, Ontario[8]
William Ashenhurst - 61 (1870) b. Ontario; Parents b. Ireland; o. Income; no radio; owns 8 room house worth $3500
Sarah Ashenhurst (sister) - 64 (1867) b. Ontario; Parents b. Ireland; o. homemaker
Stella Mae Coulter (adopted sister) - 22 (1909) b. Ontario; Parents b. Ontario; o. homemaker

Death

Death of Sarah Jane Ashenhurst [9]
Date: 24 March 1939
Place: Georgetown, ON, Canada
Cause: Chronic Nephritis due to endocarditis
Birth Date: 23 Jun 1855 (83y 9m)
Birth Place: Ontario
Father: Alexander Ashenhurst
Mother: Isabella Ashenhurst
Informant: Stella MacDonald, Main St., Georgetown
Burial: Hillcrest, Norval, March 27, 1939

Obituary

After a brief illness, Sarah Jane Ashenhurst passed away at the home on Main Street, South, Georgetown, Friday, March 24. The last of a family of four, deceased was born at York Mills 83 years ago, and was the daughter of the late Alexander Ashenhurst. At the age of 15, Miss Ashenhurst, with her parents, came to the Ashgrove district and 21 years ago she came to Georgetown where she remained until her death. She was a former member of the W. A. of Stewarttown and St. George's Church and a Christian woman beloved by all who knew her. (Source: Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), 29 Mar 1939, p. 4)[10]

Video

Here is a link to a YouTube video from December 2009, which shows the late Dr. Alex W. Ashenhurst (1940-2012) giving a brief history of the original Esquesing line of the Ashenhurst family at Hillcrest Cemetery in Norval Ontario, on the occasion of his sister Sandra MacKay-Szabo's burial.

Sources

  • WikiTree profile Ashenhurst-55 created through the import of Ashenhurst-Descendants.ged on Feb 6, 2012 by Graeme MacKay. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Graeme and others.
  1. ↑ "Ontario Census, 1861." index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed February 16, 2012. Entry for Ashenhurst; Peel, Township of Chinguacousy, District #3. Microfilm C-1062; Canada Board of Registration and Statistics, Public Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Canada.
  2. ↑ "Canada Census, 1871." Index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed February 16, 2012), entry for Ashenhurst; Peel, Township of Chinguacousy, District #39, Division 4, Sub District D, reference 181, page 51 Canadian film C_9958; National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
  3. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881." index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed February 16, 2012), entry for Ashenhurst; Halton, Esquesing, District#150, Sub-District G, Division 1, roll C_13258, Page: 24, Family No: 110, FHL microfilm 1375894; Public Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
  4. ↑ "Canada Census, 1891." index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed February 16, 2012), entry for Ashenhurst; Halton, Esquesing Township, District #71, Division#2, roll T-6340, Family No: 22, reference library and archives Canada film 30953_148142; National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  5. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901." index and images, entry for Ashenhurst; Halton, Esquesing Township, District #68, Sub District C-3, Page 7, Family No: 72, reference library and archives Canada film T-6470; National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; April 8-9
  6. ↑ District 76, Sub-District#3, Lot 11, Conc. 7
  7. ↑ July 6, 1920 Canadian Census, Page 17, Enumeration sub-district 31, Georgetown Village, District #86; Digital number 18 of 19
  8. ↑ {https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index1931?DataSource=Genealogy%7CCensus1931&ProvinceCode=ON&DistrictCode=1976&SubDistrictCode=45021& 1931 Canadian Census], Page 1, Electoral district 112 Halton; Enumeration sub-district 38, Georgetown Village; Digital number 2 of 28
  9. ↑ Archives of Ontario;Registrations of Deaths, 1869-1948 (MS 935, reels 1-694) Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS 935; Series: M047448; Reel: 624
  10. ↑ http://news.haltonhills.halinet.on.ca/90409/page/4?n=3&q=ashenhurst&docid=OOI.90409






Memories: 1
Enter a personal reminiscence or story.
G. MacKay
ALEX Jr. -- Well then uncle Will and aunt Jen – they’re buried in Norval cemetery.

ALEX Sr. -- Oh yes.

ALEX Jr. -- And he was a council man in Georgetown.

ALEX Sr. -- He was a councillor up in Georgetown. They moved to Georgetown when he retired and sold the property. They moved to Georgetown and they bought that place just south of that big house where John R Barbara died, there's a lower ravine in between.

ALEX Jr. -- Yeah, that's right. They both still exist.

ALEX Sr. – But they had Corstella, Stella Coulter, they sort of – she lived with them. Her aunt Tilly Coulter lived with them for a number of years. She was sort of, almost like a housekeeper I guess you would say, and Stella was her niece. But they, she died of a, I guess a carcinoma of the esophagus. There was a fellow by the name of Nielson, a chiropractor who looked after her. I guess he’s dead now.

ALEX Jr. – Sounds familiar, too.

ALEX Sr. – He’s was a bit of a quack, I think. But anyway they carried on and Stella lived with them and eventually my uncle Will died.

ALEX Jr. – What did he die of? When?

ALEX Sr. – I don’t know he died of, I think it might have been a C.A. of the prostate. And then…

ALEX Jr. – Was he very old when he died? When did he die, roughly?

ALEX Sr. – Well roughly speaking I think it must have been, oh around, must’ve been around 1940 or ’41 maybe.

ALEX Jr. – Oh that late?

ALEX Sr – Yeah. And then my aunt Jen, she stayed on and lived there with Stella, and she eventually died -- I think she must’ve died of mydiocardial failure. Then of course the estate was divided up and they sold that property for about $3300, I think, and Stella got a third, Izet got a third, and I got a third. But I should have bought the whole darn thing, you know. But we didn’t have any money at the time. They also owned some property which they sold to someone by the name of Cook, below the little stream, on the far side of the stream, they sold it to someone by the name of Cook, and…

ALEC Jr. – Whereabouts d’you mean, in Georgetown?

ALEC Sr. – In Georgetown, oh yes, it’s down the hill, there was a little crick that ran across there and they sold that and, but…

Source: Alexander E. Ashenhurst (1905-1987) in a conversation recorded in 1975 with his son Alec.

posted 18 Feb 2012 by G. MacKay   [thank G.]
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