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The Ann Ash Family Bible

This bible was handed down to me from one of my grand-parents. It contains information about Ann Ash and her family. I have now been able to tie this in with my own family - Ann Ash remarried after her first Husband, Edwin Roylance, died. She married my great-grandfather, Nathan Foden (his second marriage).

The Ash family lived in the Newbold/Astbury/Brereton areas. Ann Ash, a Sunday School teacher, writes that this is her book, it was presented to her in 1832. Ann records her own family's details including the numerous stillborn siblings. Edwin Roylance was her husband.

The images below are fragments from the bible.

Fragment	Transcription
	Ann Ash Her Book August 4 1835
	Edwin Roylance Born July 16 Baptised Sept 10 1815 Dyed Novbr 23 1875
	Ann Ashs Book August 4th 1835 Ann Ash
	Ann Daughter of William And Sarah Ash
	William Son of William and Elisabeth Ash of Newbold Astbury was Baptised in Astbury Church September 15th 1793 Sarah Daughter of Jacob and Hannah Chaddock Was Born May 1 1793 was Baptised in Newchappel May 2 Alan Son of William and Sarah Ash was Born May 19th 1818 - 20 Minutes Past two in the Morning Ann Daughter of William and Sarah Ash Aforesaid was Born March 7th 1820 Twenty Minutes before two in the morning
	Henry Son of William and Sarah Ash Aforesaid was born November 18th 1821 20 Minutes before 10? at night Deceased Henry Son of William and Sarah Ash Aforesaid was born November 7th 1822 25 Minutes past 4 in the Morning Deceased Peter Son of William and Sarah Ash Aforesaid was born April 26th 1825 20 Minutes past 4 in the morning Deceased Elizabeth Daughter of William and Sarah Ash Aforesaid was born February 6th 1828 at 6 O Clock in the Morning Deceased
	Harriet Daughter of William and Sarah Ash aforesaid was Born July 26th 1830 at 6 O Clock at Night Sarah Daughter of William and Sarah Ash Aforesaid was Born August 14th 1832 at 30 Minutes past 6 at Night Emma Daughter of William and Sarah Ash Aforesaid was Born August 14th 1834 at 30 Minutes past 1 at Noon Maria Daughter of William and Sarah Ash aforesaid was Born August 28th 1836 at half past eight in the Morning
	June 24 1832 Presented to Ann Ash By the Rev E Royds ??? ??? ??? and good attendance as a Sunday School Teacher

Some of this information has been checked in Parish Records and is summarised as follows: (Red = corresponds with an entry in the Ann Ash Bible)

Astbury - Astbury Baptisms
DATE	NAME	SON/DAUGHTER OF	OF	OCCUPATION
15 Sep 1793	William	William & Elisabeth Ash	Newbold
13 Apr 1817	Joseph	William & Sarah Ash	Somerford Booths	Labourer
26 Mar 1820	Ann	William & Sarah Ash	Somerford	Labourer
9 Dec 1821	Henry	William & Sarah Ash	Somerford	Labourer
24 Nov 1822	Henry	William & Sarah Ash	Brereton	Labourer

Astbury - Congleton Baptisms
DATE	NAME	SON/DAUGHTER OF	OF	OCCUPATION
1 Jan? 1813	John	William & Sarah Ash	Congleton	Labourer
31 Dec 1817	Elizabeth	William & Sarah Ash	Congleton	Labourer
14 Jun 1818	Allen	William & Sarah Ash	Somerford Pl???	Labourer
13 Aug 1820	Joseph	William & Sarah Ash	Congleton	Labourer

It looks like there are 2 William and Sarah Ash families at this time, one being based in Congleton and the one that interests us based in Somerford and then moving to Brereton. I have a note that the Rev E Royd did work in Brereton so that makes sense.

This assumption being the case, I wonder why Joseph Ash, baptised in 1817, was not recorded in Ann's Bible?

It is interesting to note that the stillborn children were baptised.

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