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Family of John ASHPLANT

Partner: John ASHPLANT (1845-1901)
Partner: (unknown)
Children: Bessie ASHPLANT (1879-1968)
Charles ASHPLANT (1881- )
Fred ASHPLANT (1882-1936)
John ASHPLANT (1884-1966)
William ASHPLANT (1885- )
Florrie ASHPLANT (1888- )
Edith Ann ASHPLANT (1890-1974)
Thomas ASHPLANT (1892- )
Charles ASHPLANT (1893-1974)
Annie ASHPLANT (1894- )
Arthur ASHPLANT (1897-1982)
Status: Separated
Marriage 23 Nov 1878 Crediton , Devon, England
At the Registry Office, Crediton

Partner: John ASHPLANT

Name: John ASHPLANT1
Sex: Male
Father: John ASHPLANT (c. 1815-1897)
Mother: -
Birth 1845 Wembworthy, Devon, England
Stone, Wembworthy
Occupation Agricultural Labourer, Railway Labourer.
Census 30 Mar 1851 (age 5) Wembworthy, Devon, England2
Stone Cottage, Wembworthy
Census 7 Apr 1861 (age 15) Wembworthy, Devon, England3
Wenbworthy Down, Bridgereave, Wembworthy
John is a servant for Farmer James Harvey, next door to his parents .
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 23) Lapford, Devon, England4
Burridge Moor, Lapford
John is a lodger with a John and Sarah Way
Occupation 1871 (age 23) agricultural labourer; Lapford, Devon, England
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 32) Crediton , Devon, England5
Blatherstone, Crediton
John is with Mary Ann and baby Bessie. For some reason his place of birth is recorded as Kennerleigh.
Occupation 3 Apr 1881 (age 32) agricultural labourer; Crediton , Devon, England5
Census 5 Apr 1891 (age 44) Crediton , Devon, England6
Blagdon Place Cottage, Crediton
John and Mary Ann are with all the children. Mary Ann's mother is next door, with Florence Heard aged 5, illegitimate daughter of Maria Heard.
Occupation 5 Apr 1891 (age 44) agricultural labourer; Crediton , Devon, England6
Death 10 Mar 1901 (age 54) Crediton , Devon, England
Cause: a blow to the head accidentally sustained on the railway line of the LSWR, Crediton. He had been working on the railway at Cowley Bridge and lodging nearby.
Inquest held on 11th March 1901. John's body was found beside the
Burial 14 Mar 1901 (age 54) Crediton , Devon, England

Child 1: Bessie ASHPLANT

Name: Bessie ASHPLANT1
Sex: Female
Spouse: Henry JACKMAN (1884-1961)
Birth 24 Nov 1879 Crediton , Devon, England
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 1) Crediton , Devon, England5
Blatherstone, Crediton
Census 5 Apr 1891 (age 11) Crediton , Devon, England6
Blagdon Place Cottage, Crediton
Census 31 Mar 1901 (age 21) Clifton Bristol, Gloucestershire, England7
37 Caledonia Place, Clifton, Bristol
She is in the house of John and Maria (nee Chudleigh) Wilson, where she is described as niece. She is in fact the great niece of Maria Chudleigh.
Occupation 31 Mar 1901 (age 21) General Domestic Servant; Clifton Bristol, Gloucestershire, England7
Occupation Sep 1902 (age 22) General Domestic Servant; Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Census 2 Apr 1911 (age 31) Bratton Clovelly, Devon, England8
Railway Cottages No 1 Beaworthy, Bratton Clovelly
Census 29 Sep 1939 (age 59) Crediton , Devon, England9
10 Oxford Terrace, Mill Street, Crediton
Occupation 29 Sep 1939 (age 59) Household duties; Crediton , Devon, England9
Death 1968 (age 88-89) Crediton , Devon, England

Child 2: Charles ASHPLANT

Name: Charles ASHPLANT1
Sex: Male
Birth Q3 1881 Crediton , Devon, England

Child 3: Fred ASHPLANT

Name: Fred ASHPLANT1
Sex: Male
Spouse: Ellen LEACH (1884-1977)
Birth Sep 1882 Crediton , Devon, England
Occupation General Labourer
Census 5 Apr 1891 (age 8) Crediton , Devon, England6
Blagdon Place Cottage, Crediton
Census 2 Apr 1911 (age 28) Crediton , Devon, England10
4 Gregory's Court, Bowden Hill, Crediton
Fred and Ellen are together.
Death 20 Apr 1936 (age 53) Crediton , Devon, England

Child 4: John ASHPLANT

Name: John ASHPLANT1
Sex: Male
Birth Q2 1884 Crediton , Devon, England
Occupation Mason's Labourer, Quarryman
Census 5 Apr 1891 (age 6) Crediton , Devon, England6
Blagdon Place Cottage, Crediton
Census 31 Mar 1901 (age 16) Crediton , Devon, England11
Blagdon Place, Crediton
Occupation 31 Mar 1901 (age 16) Mason's Labourer; Crediton , Devon, England11
Death 14 Jun 1966 (age 82) Exeter, Devon, England
Cause: Stroke
Address: 8 Oxford Terrace
At the City Hospital

Child 5: William ASHPLANT

Name: William ASHPLANT1
Sex: Male
Birth Q4 1885 Crediton , Devon, England
Occupation Shop Porter
Census 5 Apr 1891 (age 5) Crediton , Devon, England6
Blagdon Place Cottage, Crediton
Census 31 Mar 1901 (age 15) Crediton , Devon, England11
Blagdon Place, Crediton
Occupation 31 Mar 1901 (age 15) Shop Porter; Crediton , Devon, England11
Census 2 Apr 1911 (age 25) Crediton , Devon, England12
8 Market Street, Crediton
William is boarding with eli Buzzacott and his family.
Occupation 2 Apr 1911 (age 25) Grovers Assistant; Crediton , Devon, England12

Child 6: Florrie ASHPLANT

Name: Florrie ASHPLANT1
Sex: Female
Birth Q2 1888 Crediton , Devon, England
Census 5 Apr 1891 (age 3) Crediton , Devon, England6
Blagdon Place Cottage, Crediton
Census 1901 (age 13) Exeter, Devon, England
The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital
Florrie was a patient in hospital
Occupation 1911 (age 23) Domestic Servant Parlour Maid; Chawleigh, Devon, England
Census 2 Apr 1911 (age 23) Chawleigh, Devon, England
Old Hall, Chawleigh
Florrie is in service with Mr and Mrs Rowe.

Child 7: Edith Ann ASHPLANT

Name: Edith Ann ASHPLANT1
Sex: Female
Birth 10 Feb 1890 Crediton , Devon, England
Blagdon Place, Crediton
Census 5 Apr 1891 (age 1) Crediton , Devon, England6
Blagdon Place Cottage, Crediton
Census 31 Mar 1901 (age 10) Crediton , Devon, England13
Crediton Union Workhouse
Edith was in the workhouse with her brother Charles
Census 2 Apr 1911 (age 21) Herne Bay, Kent, England14
Glencoe, Glen Avenue, Herne Bay
Edith was in service for Mr and Mrs George Nightingale. he was an advertisement canvasser.
Occupation 2 Apr 1911 (age 21) General Domestic Servant; Herne Bay, Kent, England14
Census 29 Sep 1939 (age 49) St Marylebone, London, England15
65 Wimpole Street
Occupation 29 Sep 1939 (age 49) Working Housekeeper; St Marylebone, London, England15
Death 6 Apr 1974 (age 84) Crediton , Devon, England
St Laurence Care Home, Churchill Drive
Probate 18 Jun 1974 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
She died in the care home, St Lawrence, Churchill Drive, Crediton. Her effects were valued at £613.

Child 8: Thomas ASHPLANT

Name: Thomas ASHPLANT1
Sex: Male
Birth Q2 1892 Crediton , Devon, England
Occupation Gas Works Labourer
Census 31 Mar 1901 (age 8) Crediton , Devon, England11
Blagdon Place, Crediton
Census 2 Apr 1911 (age 18) Crediton , Devon, England16
Glencreedy Cottages, Mill Street, Crediton
Occupation 2 Apr 1911 (age 18) Gas Works Labourer; Crediton , Devon, England16

Child 9: Charles ASHPLANT

Name: Charles ASHPLANT1
Sex: Male
Birth 19 Dec 1893 Crediton , Devon, England
Posbury
Census 31 Mar 1901 (age 7) Crediton , Devon, England13
Crediton Union Workhouse
Charles was in the workhouse with his sister Edith
Census 2 Apr 1911 (age 17) Upton Hellions, Devon, England17
Longbarn
Emigration 31 Mar 1922 (age 27) from Crediton , Devon, England to Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
10 Oxford Terrace, Mill Street, Crediton
He sailed from London, 3rd Class on the Orient Line's R.M.S. Orsova, and gave his occupation as labourer. He arrived in Fremantle on 4 May 1922.
Occupation Railway Repairer
Death 23 Jan 1974 (age 80) Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

Child 10: Annie ASHPLANT

Name: Annie ASHPLANT1
Sex: Female
Birth 1894

Child 11: Arthur ASHPLANT

Name: Arthur ASHPLANT1
Sex: Male
Birth 11 Jun 1897 Posbury-Crediton , Devon, England
Occupation Book seller, Miner, Farmer, Soldier
Census 31 Mar 1901 (age 3) Crediton , Devon, England11
Blagdon Place, Crediton
Census 2 Apr 1911 (age 13) Crediton , Devon, England16
Glencreedy Cottages, Mill Street, Crediton
Occupation 2 Apr 1911 (age 13) Book Seller; Crediton , Devon, England16
Death Jan 1982 (age 84) Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Note on Marriage

Separated from March 1899 because of John's ill treatment of his wife.

Note on Husband: John ASHPLANT

In 1891 and 1901 the family are at Blagdon Place Cottage, Crediton.

On 8th July 1899 John Ashplant's failure to pay maintenace for two of his children in the workhouse was raised at the Workhouse Board meeting.

On 3rd Feb 1900 the Board resolved to summons John for failure to pay 5s maintenance for his inmate children. He had also refused to remove them from the workhouse.

Th papers to instigate the prosecution were authorised on June 23rd 1900.

He was imprisoned three times for failing to pay the maintenance of his children, and had been released from prison only shortly befor his death.

Sources

1www.heardfamilyhistory.org.uk. This GEDCOM is predominantly the work of Nick Heard, but it incorporates the collaborated work of many other family historians. You are welcome to use the information herein but please acknowledge the source. Every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate, but any use you make of it is entirely at your own risk. (c) Nick Heard 2009
2Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
John Ashplant Head Mar 35 Agricultural Labourer Winkleigh, Devon, England
Elizabeth Ashplant Wife Mar 35 Coldridge, Devon, England
Ann Ashplant Dau Unm 8 Scholar Wembworthy, Devon, England
John Ashplant Son Unm 5 Scholar Wembworthy, Devon, England
Charlotte Ashplant Dau Unm 2 Wembworthy, Devon, England
HO107/1886 Folio 13 Page 5. Cit. Date: 30 March 1851. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
31861 census. RG09/1470 Folio 99 Page 8.
41871 Census. RG10/2158 Folio 75 Page 12.
5Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
John Ashplant Head Mar 32 Agricultural Labourer Wembworthy, Devon, England
Mary Ann Ashplant Wife Mar 29 Shobrooke, Devon, England
Bessie Ashplant Dau Unm 1 Crediton , Devon, England
RG11/2230 Folio 15 Page 7. Cit. Date: 3 April 1881. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
6Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
John Ashplant Head M 44 Agricultural Labourer Wembworthy, Devon, England
Mary Ann Ashplant Wife M 38 Shobrooke, Devon, England
Bessie Ashplant Dau S 11 Scholar Crediton , Devon, England
Fred Ashplant Son S 8 Scholar Crediton , Devon, England
John Ashplant Son S 6 Scholar Crediton , Devon, England
William Ashplant Son S 5 Scholar Crediton , Devon, England
Florrie Ashplant Dau S 3 Crediton , Devon, England
Edith Ann Ashplant Dau S 1 Crediton , Devon, England
RG12/1760 Folio79 Page 7. Cit. Date: 5 April 1891. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
7Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
John Wilson Head M 71 On their means Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England
Maria Wilson Wife M 66 Coleford, Devon, England
Bessie Ashplant 21 Servant Crediton , Devon, England
William Henry Elston 17 Solicitor's Clerk Clifton Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
RG13/2368 Folio 70 Page 12. Cit. Date: 31 March 1901. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
8Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Henry Jackman Head Mar 27 Platelayer Crediton Registration District, Devon, England
Bessie Jackman Wife Mar 31 Crediton , Devon, England
Florence Annie Jackman Dau Unm 6 mths Crediton Registration District, Devon, England
RG14/13119 RG78/757 RD280 SD1 ED2 SN7. Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
9Text From Source: Name of person,Status,Gender,Birthdate,Condition,Occupation,Comments
Henry Jackman,,M,15 Oct 1884,M,Lengthsman, Railway,
Bessie Jackman,,F,24 Nov 1879,M,Household duties,
William H Jackman,,M,28 Nov 1915,S,Bricklayer,
10Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Fred Ashplant Head Mar 28 Crediton , Devon, England
Ellen Ashplant Wife Mar 28 Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England
RG14/13195 RG78/764 RD281 SD3 ED8 SN66. Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
11Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Mary Ann Elstone Head M 48 Sweet factory worker Shobrooke, Devon, England
John Ashplant Son S 16 Mason's Labourer Crediton , Devon, England
William Ashplant Son S 15 Shop Porter Crediton , Devon, England
Thomas Ashplant Son S 8 Scholar Crediton , Devon, England
Arthur Ashplant Son S 3 Posbury-Crediton , Devon, England
RG13/2129 Folio 77 Page 6. Cit. Date: 31 March 1901. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
12Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
William Ashplant Head Mar 25 Grovers Assistant Crediton , Devon, England
RG14/13194 RG78/764 RD281 SD3 ED7 SN175. Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
13Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Edith Ann Ashplant Head S 10 Scholar Crediton , Devon, England
Charles Ashplant Bro S 7 Scholar Crediton , Devon, England
RG13/2129 Folio 15 Page 22. Cit. Date: 31 March 1901. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
14Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Edith Ann Ashplant Head Unm 21 General Domestic Servant Crediton , Devon, England
RG14/4358 RG78/176 RD59 SD2 ED7 SN125. Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
15Text From Source: Name of person,Status,Gender,Birthdate,Condition,Occupation,Comments
Edith Ann Ashplant,,F,10 Feb 1890,S,Working Housekeeper,
16Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Mary Ann Elstone Head Mar 58 Shobrooke, Devon, England
Thomas Ashplant Son Unm 18 Gas Works Labourer Crediton , Devon, England
Arthur Ashplant Son Unm 13 Book Seller Posbury-Crediton , Devon, England
RG14/13195 RG78/764 RD281 SD3 SN236. Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
17Text From Source: Census England 1911
Address: Longbarn
Place: Upton Hellions, Devon, England

Name,Relation,Sex,Age,Married,Years,Chd Born,Chd Living,Chd Died,Occupation,Industry,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Nationality,Infirmity
Charles Ashplant,Servant,M,17,S,,,,,,,,,Posbury, Crediton, Devon, England,,