Samuel Horrox
(1796-1872)
Mary Dawson
(Abt 1797-)
William Lee
(Abt 1806-)
Mary
(Abt 1806-)
Edward Horrox
(1824-1869)
Ann Lee
(1829-1886)
Mary Ann Horrox
(1848-1930)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William Ashfield

Mary Ann Horrox 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 25 Mar 1848, Middleton, LAN, England, GBR 1 2 4
  • Marriage (1): William Ashfield in 1877 in , Schuylkill, PA
  • Died: 2 Sep 1930, Mahanoy City, Schuylkill, PA at age 82 2 4
  • Buried: 5 Sep 1930, Mahanoy City: German Protestant Cemetery, Schuylkill, PA 2 4

   FamilySearch ID: LD7Z-H2W.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1851 in Middleton, LAN, England, GBR. 5 The 1851 England census recorded in Middleton, Lancashire: Edward Horrocks, coal miner, 26, living with wife Ann, hand loom weaver, 22; Mary A., 3; and William, 1 month old. Also in the home is a lodger, Leah Box, silk winder, 22; and servant Mary Murphy, 14. Everyone was born in Middleton, Lancashire except Edward in Heap, Lancashire.

2. Census in 1861 in Whitefield, LAN, England, GBR. 1 The 1861 England Census recorded living at 105 Little Ireland Road in Whitefield hamlet, Pilkington civil parish in All Saints ecclesiastical parish in Lancashire county: Edward Horrox, coal miner, 36; his wife, Ann, cotton spinner, 32; daughter Mary A., cotton spinner, 13; William, scholar, 10; and James, scholar, 8. Edward was born in Heywood, Lancashire, and all others in Middleton, Lancashire.

3. She immigrated on 21 Mar 1865 to New York, New York, NY. 3 Arriving in New York on the ship City of Washington in steerage class were Ann Horrox, 35, wife, with daughter Mary Ann, 14, spinster; William, 11; and James, 9. Everyone was born in England. The ship departed from Liverpool, England, and Queenstown, Ireland.

4. Census in 1870 in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill, PA. 6 The 1870 U.S. census recorded in Mahanoy City: Ann Horrax, 40, keeping house, living with her son William, laborer, 19; James, laborer, 17; son Alphie, 4; and daughter Mary A., 23. Also in the home is Thos. E. Jackson, age 2, born in Pennsylvania. Everyone else was born in England.

5. Census in 1900 in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill, PA. 7 The 1900 census recorded renting a home at 702 West Spruce Street in Mananoy City: William Ashfield, laborer in coal mine, 65, born Oct 1834, living with wife Mary A., 52, Mar 1848; Edward, 22, Apr 1878; Robert T., 20, May 1880; Catherine A., 16, Aug 1883; Annie, 12, Jun 1887; and John, 10, May 1890. The parents and their parents were born in England, and their children in Pennsylvania. William immigrated in 1873 and became a US citizen. Mary A. immigrated in 1865.

6. Cause of Death: chronic myocarditis, 2 Sep 1930, Mahanoy City, Schuylkill, PA. 2

7. Residence: 702 W. Spruce St., Mahanoy City, PA on 2 Sep 1930 in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill, PA. 2


Mary married William Ashfield in 1877 in , Schuylkill, PA. (William Ashfield was born in Oct 1834 in , , , ENG, died on 8 Apr 1910 in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill, PA 8 9 and was buried in Mahanoy City: German Protestant Cemetery, Schuylkill, PA 8.)


Sources


1 Ancestry.com, 1861 England Census (Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861.), Class: RG 9; Piece: 2858; Folio: 14; Page: 21; GSU roll: 543039. Household 105 for Edward Horrox.

2 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate 86035. Mrs. Mary A. Ashfield. Father Edward Horrox. Mother Anne Lee. Informant George Ashfield.

3 Ancestry.com, New York, U.S., Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 (Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; (National Archives Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Supplemental Manifests of Alien Passengers and Crew Members Who Arrived on Vessels at New York, New York, Who Were Inspected for Admission, and Related Index, compiled 1887 - 1952; (National Archives Microfilm Publication A3461, 21 rolls); RG 85, Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C.), Year: 1865; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237; Microfilm Roll: 249; Line: 2; List Number: 175. Image 405 of 496.

4 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218916337.

5 Ancestry.com, 1851 England Census (Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England.), Class: HO107; Piece: 2242; Folio: 331; Page: 18; GSU roll: 87257-87258. Image 19 of 48.

6 1870 United States Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mahanoy, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1450; Page: 393B; Image: 17; Family History Library Film: 552949.

7 1900 United States Census, William Ashfield, Mahanoy City.

8 John Ambrosia, Cemetery Sexton, "Burial Records for the German Protestant Cemetery Mahanoy Township, PA" (http://usgwarchives.net/pa/schuylkill/germanprotcem.htm), 15 Apr 1910, Wm. Ashfield, GR. 1 Lot 12 Sec 9.

9 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate 38690 Wm Ashfield, age 75, born in England, d. 8 Apr 1910, parents unknown, informant H. Clifford, Mahanoy City.



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