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George ASHTON
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Name George ASHTON Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1853 - Age 6 in the 1860 census, aged 17 in the 1870 census
Birthplace given as Canada in 1860 census, Atlantic Ocean (Eng) in 1870.
Gender Male Adopted Bef 1860 By George Vogwell and his wife Maria - With George and Maria Vogwill by the time of the 1860 census, and still shown living with them in the 1870 census.
Mary Ann, sister of George Vogwill, was apparently a widow with 5 children, and George and Maria took care of George as "Mary Ann was not straightforward enough to suit George".
(The adoption may have been informal)
Occupation 1870 Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA
Gardener Died Yes, date unknown
Siblings3 brothers and 2 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch
John ASHTON, b. Abt 1823, Hockadon, Devon, England
, d. Bef 1860 (Age ~ 36 years) (Father) 
Elizabeth JORDAN, b. Est 1732, d. Yes, date unknown (2 x Great Grandmother)
Person ID I13495 All Last Modified 10 Aug 2018
Father John ASHTON, b. Abt 1823, Hockadon, Devon, England
, d. Bef 1860 (Age ~ 36 years) Mother Mary Ann VOGWELL, b. 11 Dec 1824, Peter Tavy, Devon, England
, d. Yes, date unknown
Other Partners: Smith LOGANMarried Sep Q 1847 Stoke Damerel Reg Dist, Devon, England
[1] - GRO ref: ASHTON, John to VOGWILL, Mary Ann q3 1847 Stoke Damerel RD 9 472
(p. 473 had marriages in Tavistock RD, so John and Mary Ann's marriage must have been both late in quater 3 i.e. late September and in the register office or registrar attended a marriage in a non C of E church)
Family ID F5833 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- Age 6 in the 1860 census, aged 17 in the 1870 census
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Occupation - Gardener - 1870 - Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA 

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Sources - [S165] Vogwill info from Emily (Vogwill) Warriner via Marian Raynham, Marian Ray, p. 4 (Reliability: 2).
"Mary Ann ... Married John Ashton."

